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April 12, 2011

10:30 AM – RFID Basics [ Video ] — Mark Roberti • RFID Journal

General Session
5:00 PM – Lessons Learned From Experienced End Users [ Video ] — Mark Roberti • RFID Journal | Mike Haley • BP | Carlo K. Nizam • Airbus | Kathy Smith • U.S. Department of Defense

RFID in Health Care
11:30 AM – Nursing Facility Adopts RFID for Memory-Impaired Residents — Al Arzola • TLC Care Center
12:15 PM – Mission Hospital Improves Equipment Utility Rate and Saves $150,000 [ Video ] — Michael Kohler • Mission Hospital—Mission Viejo and Laguna Beach
1:45 PM – Nyack Hospital Improves Medication Compliance With RFID [ Video ] — Joseph Pinto • Nyack Hospital
3:30 PM – RFID-Enabled Journal Helps Patients Track Pain at Meridian Health [ Video ] — Sandra Elliot • Meridian Health

RFID in Construction
11:30 AM – Welcome and Introduction [ Video ] — Todd Sutton • FIATECH
11:35 AM – Tags—Live: Smash, Bash and Attach [ Video ] — Dr. Pat King • Technologies ROI, LLC | Francis Rabuck • Bentley Systems
12:15 PM – Leveraging Passive RFID to Re-Engineer Project Execution Processes [ Video ] — Todd Sutton • Zachry Construction Corp.
1:45 PM – Tool Management Using RFID [ Video ] — Dean Perry • ToolHound
2:30 PM – RFID for Access Control on Construction Sites [ Video ] — Firas Hijazi • Consolidated Contractors Co.
3:30 PM – Looking Ahead—Exploring RFID and Related Emerging Technologies for Construction [ Video ] — Francis Rabuck • Bentley Systems

RFID in Energy
11:30 AM – Oil and Gas—Global RFID Deployments in 2011 [ Video ] — Sam Falsafi • Oil & Gas RFID Solution Group Consortium | Konrad Konarski • Oil & Gas RFID Solution Group Consortium
12:15 PM – Using RFID to Improve Operations in the Utilities Industry [ Video ] — Barry Breede • Sustainable Management Systems
1:45 PM – Improving Safety in the Natural Gas Industry With RFID [ Video ] — Ian Patterson • Viridis Technologies
3:30 PM – Oil and Gas—Preventing Disaster Using RFID [ Video ] — Sam Falsafi • Oil & Gas RFID Solution Group Consortium | Konrad Konarski • Oil & Gas RFID Solution Group Consortium

RFID for Food and Agriculture
12:15 PM – Monitoring Fresh Produce Temperatures During Shipping [ Video ] — Dr. John M. Ryan • Hawaii State Department of Agriculture
1:45 PM – DOD RFID Shelf-Life Study, Phase II: Adaptive and Dynamic Shelf-Life Estimation [ Video ] — Jean-Pierre Emond • University of South Florida Polytechnic | Ismail Uysal, Ph.D. • University of South Florida Polytechnic
2:30 PM – Using RFID to Track Temperature and Fermentation at a Winery [ Video ] — Archana Yarlagadda • Cypress Semiconductor
3:30 PM – COLCAFE S.A.S Case Study [ Video ] — Andrés Felipe Murillo Rengifo • COLCAFE S.A.S

RFID for IT Professionals
11:30 AM – RFID Visibility Data for Business Applications [ Video ] — Ken Traub, PhD. • Ken Traub Consulting, LLC
12:15 PM – RFID Data-Capture Software [ Video ] — Ken Traub, PhD. • Ken Traub Consulting, LLC
1:45 PM – Putting It Together: Architecture, Product Selection and IT Governance [ Video ] — Ken Traub, PhD. • Ken Traub Consulting, LLC
2:30 PM – RFID Tag-Data Standards [ Video ] — Ken Traub, PhD. • Ken Traub Consulting, LLC
3:30 PM – RFID Data-Capture Standards: LLRP and ALE — Ken Traub, PhD. • Ken Traub Consulting, LLC

RFID Journal University
11:30 AM – The Physics Behind RFID [ Video ] — Peter Basl, Ph.D. • McMaster RFID Applications Lab
12:15 PM – Legislation and Standardization [ Video ] — Peter Basl, Ph.D. • McMaster RFID Applications Lab
1:45 PM – Live Demo: RFID in the Real World — Peter Basl, Ph.D. • McMaster RFID Applications Lab
2:30 PM – Real-World Considerations — Peter Basl, Ph.D. • McMaster RFID Applications Lab
3:30 PM – Building an RFID Business Case — Pankaj Sood • McMaster RFID Applications Lab; Cambridge University

RFID for Warehouse and Inventory Management
11:30 AM – RFID Best Practices for Inventory Management — Ygal Bendavid, PhD • Academia RFID
12:15 PM – Is RFID the Right Choice for Your Business? —Ygal Bendavid, PhD • Academia RFID
1:45 PM – How to Build Your Own Inventory-Management RFID Portal —Ygal Bendavid, PhD • Academia RFID
2:30 PM – Getting Your Project Started and Initiating Your RFID Business Case —Ygal Bendavid, PhD • Academia RFID
3:30 PM – Developing an RFID Business Case and Calculating the ROI —Ygal Bendavid, PhD • Academia RFID

RFID in Apparel Workshop
11:30 AM – RFID and Privacy: What You Need to Tell Your Customers and the Media [ Video ] — Elizabeth Board • GS1 | David Frail • Avery-Dennison | Kirk Koehler • Wal-Mart Stores | Elliot Maxwell • e-Maxwell & Associates | Lisa Sandberg • GS1 US | Jill West • Impinj, Inc.
1:45 PM – Apparel Source-Tagging Study—Comprehensive Use Cases [ Video ] — David Cromhout • University of Arkansas
2:30 PM – Update on the Item Level RFID Initiative [ Video ] — Joseph Andraski • VICS | Patrick Javick • GS1 US
3:15 PM – Retail/Supplier Panel: RFID in the Supply Chain [ Video ] — Mark Roberti • RFID Journal | Myron Burke • Wal-Mart Stores | Jay Craft • VF Jeanswear, LP | Chuck Lasley • Dillard's

The Internet of Things
11:00 AM – Europe's Commitment to RFID and the Internet of Things [ Video ] — Ian Smith • AIM UK
11:15 AM – Internet of Things Around the World — Ian Smith • AIM UK
11:40 AM – Network RFID—Automatic Data Capture and Identification Meets the Internet [ Video ] — Dr. George Roussos • Birkbeck College, University of London
12:05 PM – Sensory Technologies and Networking — José Roberto de Almeida Amazonas • EPUSPo
2:15 PM – Cloud Computing [ Video ] — José Roberto de Almeida Amazonas • EPUSPo
2:40 PM – Web-based System for Monitoring the Location, Security and Status of Hazardous Materials Transported by Rail [ Video ] — Craig Casto • Dow Chemical
3:30 PM – What the Internet of Things Means for Standards [ Video ] — Stephen Halliday • High Tech Aid

RFID-Enhanced Social Networking
11:30 AM – Next-Generation Social Media and RFID — Patrick Sweeney • ODIN
12:15 PM – Boosting Sales With RFID [ Video ] — Jeff Sommers • Izzy's Ice Cream Café

April 13, 2011

General Sessions
8:30 AM – Moving the Industry Forward: The Item-Level RFID Initiative [ Video ] — Dr. Bill Hardgrave • Auburn University
— Myron Burke • Wal-Mart Stores | Steve Karrmann • JC Penney Company, Inc. | Chuck Lasley • Dillard's | Pam Sweeney • Macy's
9:55 AM – From Innovation to Solutions—Expanding the Application of RFID [ Video ] — Gene Delaney • Motorola Solutions

Visibility and Traceability
1:30 PM – Using EPCIS Data Sharing for Full Supply Chain Visibility [ Video ] — Ken Traub, PhD. • GS1 EPCglobal US

Retail/Apparel
10:40 AM – Getting the Business Case Right for RFID in Retail [ Video ] — Larry Arnstein • Impinj, Inc.
1:30 PM – Using RFID to Improve Order Management and Inventory Accuracy [ Video ] — Oswaldo Romero Martinez • Liverpool
3:10 PM – How Gerry Weber Is Using RFID to Reduce Theft and Boost Efficiencies [ Video ] — Christian von Grone • GERRY WEBER INTERNATIONAL AG

Manufacturing/Operations
1:30 PM – Improving Inventory Control in the Packaging Industry [ Video ] — Jeff Stacy • Sonoco
2:20 PM – Using RFID to Deliver Value to the Manufacturing Process [ Video ] — Pavlo Protopapa • Diacor International Ltd.—Steinmetz Diamond Group
3:10 PM – Tracking Tool Data and Usage, and Reducing Human Error With RFID [ Video ] — Jerry Scherer • FANUC FA America

How to Deploy RFID
1:30 PM – Error Proofing Warehouse Operations With RFID-Enabled Lift Trucks [ Video ] — Toby Rush • Rush Tracking Systems
2:20 PM – Choosing the Right RFID Tool-Tracking Systems to Save Time and Money [ Video ] — Maurizio Turri • University of Arkansas
3:10 PM – How to Keep RFID Data Secure [ Video ] — Michael McCartney • RFID Security Alliance | Louis Parks • RFID Security Alliance

Defense/Security
1:30 PM – Marine Corps Increases Asset Visibility With Passive UHF RFID [ Video ] — Lyle Layher • U.S. Marine Corps

Health Care/Pharmaceutical
1:30 PM – Disney Cancer Center Uses RFID to Enhance Patient Experience [ Video ] — Ray Lowe • Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
2:20 PM – Texoma Medical Center Reduces Costs by Managing Assets With RFID [ Video ] — Gregg Stepp, CMRP • Texoma Medical Center
3:10 PM – RFID Increases Profits for Pharmaceutical Distributor [ Video ] — Federico van Gelderen • Axxa Pharma

Supply Chain/Logistics
1:30 PM – RFID Delivers ROI within Months for Food Producer [ Video ] — Eduardo J. Valdes • GRUMA S.A.
2:20 PM – Saving Time and Improving Efficiencies by Locating Tools With RFID [ Video ] — Carl Closmore • Medtronic

Aviation/Aerospace
1:30 PM – RFID Saves Time, Improves Safety at NASA's Kennedy Space Center [ Video ] — Philip Lintereur • Boeing
2:20 PM – Aerospace and Defense Manufacturer Streamlines Supply Chain With RFID [ Video ] — Jeremy Mercer • Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing
3:10 PM – Lufthansa Technik Saves by Using RFID for Logistics and Maintenance [ Video ] — Carsten Sowa • Lufthansa Technik

Solution Provider Sessions
10:40 AM – How RFID Solutions Drive New Business Benefits — Michael Liard • ABI Research [ Video ] | Darryn Prince • MTI [ Video ] | Prasad Putta • OATSystems, a Division of Checkpoint Systems [ Video ]
10:40 AM – Getting the Business Case Right for RFID in Retail [ Video ] — Larry Arnstein • Impinj, Inc.
10:40 AM – RFID: Solutions for Daily Life [ Video ] — Victor Vega • NXP Semiconductors