Dear Colleagues: On the October 3-4, 2005, a workshop on security standardization will be held in Geneva. The workshop, which is being organized by the ITU-T Study Group 17, aims to bring together key security standardization organizations to gain a better understanding of each group's focus and capabilities. We recognize that there have been (and in some cases continue to be) misunderstandings between the various standards development organizations, but we hope the workshop may help overcome some of these misunderstandings. Although the workshop is being organized by the ITU-T, we very much want to ensure that it is of equal value to all participating organizations. To that end we have invited ISO, the IETF, and a number of other organizations to participate in both the planning and in the presentations. I have attached a copy of the latest version of the draft program for your review. The program is still under development and your feedback is invited. I hope you will be able to joins us and participate in this event. Mike Harrop