The National Notary Association's 2001 Conference Set to Tackle Tough Technology Issues; Prestigious Slate of Speakers to Focus on ``Technology With Trust'' and other Timely Notarial Topics.Business Editors CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2001 The National Notary notary or notary public Public officer who certifies and attests to the authenticity of writings (e.g., deeds) and takes affidavits, depositions, and protests of negotiable instruments. Association's 23rd annual conference will feature a slate of top-notch legal, technological and notarial no·tar·i·al adj. 1. Of or relating to a notary public. 2. Executed or drawn up by a notary public. no·tar experts who will address important and timely topics affecting the future of the notary profession nationwide. This landmark event, set for Montreal, June 27-30, will explore how notaries can utilize the benefits of new electronic technologies while still ensuring the integrity of notarial transactions for the public good. The opening general session of the conference, "Merging Trust with Technology," will be presented by Tom Melling, vice president, secretary and general counsel for ELF Technologies, a certification authority See CA. and application service provider for the legal industry. Melling's session will address the importance of quickly integrating the office of notary into the rapidly growing field of e-commerce transactions in order to maintain public trust and the challenges facing that integration. Melling is the vice chair of the Washington State Bar Committee on the Law of Commerce in Cyberspace Coined by William Gibson in his 1984 novel "Neuromancer," it is a futuristic computer network that people use by plugging their minds into it! The term now refers to the Internet or to the online or digital world in general. See Internet and virtual reality. Contrast with meatspace. and an active member of the Information Security Committee of the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law . With degrees in law and civil engineering, Melling frequently writes and speaks on electronic signatures, technology security, electronic contracting and public infrastructures. The second general session, "The Technological Options: How Trustworthy?" will be presented by a panel of experts on electronic signatures and Internet encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. technologies. The two confirmed panelists are author, attorney and computer programmer John Messing of Law-on-Line, and Rod Beatson, vice president of Business Development for Cyber SIGN Inc., a company specializing in electronic signature capture and verification. This panel will address issues related to transaction security technologies and whether or not these technologies assure such basic notarial responsibilities as signer awareness, willingness and personal identity. New e-commerce technologies will be explained and the role of the notary in each discussed. Michael Closen, professor of law at the John Marshall School of Law, will moderate this session. In addition to the two key general sessions, the conference will also feature 10 breakout workshop sessions and four optional programs tailored to meet the professional education needs of notaries and those who use notaries in daily transactions. Tour packages are also available for sightseeing in the Montreal area. For more information, go to the National Notary Association's Web site at www.nationalnotary.org. The National Notary Association The National Notary Association is an American nonprofit organization which provides education to and about notaries public. It was established in 1957 by Raymond C. Rothman. [1] External links
NNA National Newspaper Association NNA Nissan North America Inc. NNA National News Agency (Lebanon) NNA Nebraska Nurses Association ) has been the primary source for notary education, service and advocacy in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. since 1957, and is the largest and oldest notarial organization of its kind. Since its inception, the NNA has been the leader in establishing procedures and ethical guidelines for notaries and addressing the issues notaries care about. With headquarters in Chatsworth, the NNA has 166,000 members nationwide. |
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