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Our April 10 pre-conferences include RFID Journal University—for those relatively new to RFID—and six in-depth seminars for EPC developers, investors, those in the health care, commercial aviation and packaging and printing industries and those with an interest in critical intellectual property issues.
RFID Journal LIVE! formally opens with a keynote address by Tom Ridge, former Secretary of Homeland Security, who will address the importance of technology in protecting the homeland.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 10THAgenda At A Glance » |
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11:15 am
Pre-conference Seminars begin |
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General Session: RFID Basics This session will provide a basic introduction to the fundamentals of RFID. The difference between different classes of tags will be explained, including active and passive systems. The need for additional IT systems to build upon RFID in real-world applications will be highlighted. A very brief overview of the EPC Network – the latest standardization effort in this area – will be given. Finally, the relationship between different standards in the area of RFID and EPC, including the latest EPC generation 2 standard, will be presented.
Speaker:
Alan Thorne, Associate Director, The Auto-ID Lab at the University of Cambridge |
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11:55 am
General Session: RFID Business Benefits Why is RFID suddenly the hot technology, and why EPC in particular? This session will explain the market forces that are driving RFID and EPC adoption, and why certain business sectors are leading the way. It will look at the potential business benefits in key operational areas, provide an overview of the benefits that the technology is likely to bring to a whole range of industries, and update delegates with the latest plans and deployments from leading companies around the world.
Speaker:
Mark Roberti, Founder and Editor, RFID Journal |
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12:15 pm
Pre-conference Seminars continue in breakout rooms with working lunch
This pre-conference is designed for those relatively new to RFID who want to understand the terminology and how RFID systems work, before participating in the main conference. Presenters will explain how RFID can improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, increase security and boost profits for companies.
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One of the critical requirements for broad adoption of the EPCglobal Network is the availability of standards-based applications that make use of RFID information to improve business processes. The EPC Developers Conference, sponsored by VeriSign, is a one-day conference for in-house developers and independent software vendors focused on creating applications that turn the evolutionary technologies of EPC and RFID into practical, real-world solutions for inventory, asset and supply chain management solutions. |
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* Please note that The EPC Developers Conference follows its own agenda; beginning at 10:00 am.
The health care and pharmaceutical industries are moving quickly to examine the potential benefits that RFID offers in the supply chain. This pre-conference, sponsored by Unisys, will look at tracking pallets, cases and unique items in the health care and pharmaceutical industry supply chains. Speakers will address the special deployment challenges faced by companies in these industries, including the need to create an electronic pedigree for some drugs and the challenges of tagging medical objects in hospitals.
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This pre-conference is designed to give investors a deeper understanding of the burgeoning RFID market, including the short- and medium-term trends in the industry; which areas of the market will be dominated by incumbents; and which areas still present opportunities for startups.
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RFID is going to have a profound impact on the packaging and printing industries. Packaging companies must develop new methods of integrating tags directly into their products, while printing companies certainly will print antennas for RFID tags with conductive inks. This pre-conference explores the changes that are in store. Speakers will address the specific issues that packaging and printing companies need to understand to meet the challenges ahead.
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The two giants in airplane manufacturing, The Boeing Company and Airbus, are working together to promote the adoption of RFID technology within the commercial aviation industry. This will affect suppliers of commercial airplane parts and could provide benefits for the entire aviation and aerospace industries. What RFID guidelines have Boeing and Airbus established? What internal benefits can suppliers achieve? This pre-conference will examine the business case for the use of RFID in the aviation industry by both manufacturers and suppliers and will provide a roadmap for RFID implementation.What internal benefits can they achieve? Presented in cooperation with The Boeing Company and Airbus.
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Patents and patent strategy have become critical issues for RFID vendors and others in the RFID community. RFID end users need to understand the patent landscape to ensure that they are not committing to technologies that pass through intellectual property minefields. This pre-conference, hosted by the Intellectual Property Society (www.ipsociety.net), explores critical intellectual property issues that companies selling, deploying and investing in RFID technologies face today.
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5:30 pm
Pre-conference Seminars end |
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6:00 pm
RFID Journal LIVE! 2005 Main Conference commences | Welcome
Speaker:
Mark Roberti, Founder and Editor, RFID Journal |
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6:05 pm
Opening Keynote: The Importance of Technology in Protecting the Homeland
Speaker:
Tom Ridge, former Secretary of Homeland Security |
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6:55 pm
Welcoming Remarks |
| by Accenture, Cornerstone Sponsor of RFID Journal LIVE! 2005 |
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7:00 pm
Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall |
| Sponsored by Accenure |
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9:00 pm
Reception Ends
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