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2010 Biometric Consortium Conference & Technology Expo

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Dates: September 21 - 23, 2010
Location: Tampa, FL
Venue: Tampa Convention Center
URL: http://events.jspargo.com/biometrics10/ or http://www.biometrics.org/

Description: We are pleased to announce that the 2010 Biometric Consortium Conference and Biometric Technology Expo will be held again in the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL, USA on September 21 - 23, 2010. On-line attendee and housing registration will be available in mid-2010.

Supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Security Agency (NSA), the Biometrics Consortium Conference is focused on Biometric Technologies for Defense, Homeland Security, Identity Management, Border Crossing and Electronic Commerce.

The Conference will be two and a half days of presentations, seminars and panel discussions with the participation of internationally recognized experts in biometric technologies, system and application developers, IT business strategists, and government and commercial officers.

On-site exhibit space reservations for the 2010 event were a great success with nearly 50% of the expo space already booked. Organizations may reserve space for the technology expo now. [end] 

The July meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a list of audio and accompanying PowerPoint slides (in pdf format).

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Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has announced an award of $50,000 to the University of Kent in the UK to support its Biometric Grand Challenge competition, a contest that recognizes innovative work by doctoral degree candidates in the biometric sector.

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Sisvel US and the RFID Consortium announced that Electronic and Telecommunications Research Institute has joined the RFID Consortium and will participate in the it’s joint licensing program for patents necessary to the ultra-high frequency RFID standard.

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Dates: March 23 - 26, 2010

Location: Las Vegas, NV

Venue: Sands Expo and Convention Center

URL: http://www.iscwest.com/

Description: Join end-users of security, system integrators, dealers/installers and manufacturers from around the world at the one event that connects the entire security industry.  

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In order to share information about various deployments and uses of PIV credentials there will be an information sharing day for federal officials on Aug. 4. The purpose of the ICAM Information Sharing Day is to provide an forum for agencies to understand and share information related to implementation activities being taken by early adopters of ICAM programs.

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Dates: December 7 - 9, 2010

Location: Paris, France

Venue: Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center

URL: http://www.cartes.com

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