ICAO Technical Advisory Group on Traveller Identification Programme
The ICAO TRIP Programme is supported by the Technical Advisory Group on Traveller Identification Programme (TAG/TRIP, formerly TAG/MRTD), which is an advisory group appointed by the ICAO Secretary General. The TAG/TRIP consists of government and private sector experts, and exercises a dual function within the TRIP Programme: it (i) establishes policy recommendations and proposals, and (ii) develops, establishes and maintains TRIP standards and specifications.
The TAG/TRIP also supports the ICAO Secretariat work through its two working groups:
- The New Technologies Working Group (NTWG): responsible for research, analysis and reporting on new technologies available today or in the future for use in MRTDs, including the development of MRTD specifications contained in Document 9303; and
- The Implementation and Capacity Building Working Group (ICBWG): assists the Secretariat and its international and regional partners in implementing all the education, promotion, assistance and capacity building demands channelled through the ICAO Secretariat.
Terms of reference. The TAG/TRIP is appointed by the Secretariat, which reports on its progress to the Air Transport Committee. The TAG/TRIP develops specifications for machine readable passports, visas and official travel documents and guidance material to assist States in implementing these specifications and exploiting modern techniques in inspection systems.
TAG/TRIP Members and Observers
Members:
| Ms. A. Moores |
Australia |
| Mr. M. Myre |
Canada |
| Vacant |
Chile |
| Mr. W. Xiaobo |
China |
| Vacant |
Czech Republic |
| Mr. P. Butor |
France |
| Mr. V. Rosahl |
Germany |
| Mr. R. Swaminathan |
India |
| Mr. J. Nugent |
Ireland |
| Mr. A. Endo |
Japan |
| Mr. B. Poletti |
Luxembourg |
| Ms. G.M. Keijzer-Baldé |
Netherlands |
| Mr. D. Philp |
New Zealand |
Mr. J. Wariya |
Nigeria |
| Vacant |
Portugal |
| Mr. Y. Valentinovich Vzilter |
Russian Federation |
| Mr. F. J. Aranda |
Spain |
| Mr. L. Bjöhle |
Sweden |
| Mr. R. Vanek |
Switzerland |
| Mr. A. Brown |
United Kingdom |
| Mr. M. Holly |
United States |
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Observer organizations:
| Airports Council International (ACI) |
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) |
| International Air Transport Association (IATA) |
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) |
| European Union (EU) |
International Organization for Migration (IOM) |
| International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) |
Organization of American States (OAS) – Inter-American Committee on Terrorism (CICTE) |
| International Labour Organization (ILO) |
United Nations (UN) |
Secretary: Chief, Facilitation Section
First meeting held: 16-20 January 1986
Most recent meeting held: TAG/MRTD/22, 21-23 May 2014
Next meeting: TAG/TRIP/1 (formerly TAG/MRTD), 30 March to 1 April 2016
Becoming a TAG/TRIP member. A government agency interested in becoming a member is requested to send a formal nomination letter addressed to the ICAO Secretary General, attaching a Curriculum Vitae of the expert whom is being nominating as a Member of the TAG/TRIP.
