Robert C. Cresanti, Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology and Privacy
to Keynote
MANHASSET, N.Y., June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- CMP Technology today announced
the launch of RFID World Boston, a new conference and tradeshow that will
bring together industry leaders, end-users and technologists who are using,
building, leveraging, and driving radio frequency identification (RFID)
technology (http://www.rfid-world.com/boston). Scheduled for September 19-20,
2007, at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA, the event will have
three major components: an educational conference, including both
traditional seminar formats and elements of peer-to-peer learning; a
tradeshow featuring the sellers of RFID tools, technologies, services, and
infrastructure; as well as networking events designed to bring the global
RFID community together. The conference program will focus on the issues of
security, privacy and authentication of RFID and advanced track and trace
technologies.
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Robert C. Cresanti, Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology and
Chief Privacy Officer of The Department of Commerce will kick-off the
conference with a keynote on Wednesday September 19. Other confirmed
speakers to date include Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies
at The Cato Institute; Elliot Maxwell, Fellow, Communications Program,
Johns Hopkins University; Lauren Scott, Founder and CEO, Lauren Scott
California; In K. Mun, Ph.D., VP, Research & Technology, Eastern Group,
HCA, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center; Dr. John D. Halamka, Chief
Information Officer, Harvard Medical School.
The event will be co-located with the Embedded Systems Conference, the
industry's largest international embedded technical conference and
exhibition. The Software Development Best Practices Conference, a strategic
forum for senior software developers and NFC Boston, focused on the Next
Wave in Connectivity and Commerce also produced by CMP Technology. The
combined events billed at TechMash Boston 2007 are expected to host a grand
total of more than 200 exhibiting companies and over 5,000 attendees.
"We are very excited about the RFID Boston show because we're using
this event as a stage to look at the critical issues surrounding RFID
security, privacy and authentication," said Robert Keenan, Group Director,
RFID for CMP Technology. "RFID has become an essential tool in
anti-counterfeiting and product authentication, brand protection, securing
the enterprise, and protecting consumer privacy in both the public and
private sectors. At RFID Boston, we will examine the issues surrounding
RFID security, privacy, and authentication and deliver an event that
provides end users with real-life solutions to their RFID challenges."
Attendees will include C-level executives, directors, managers and
engineers involved in the use of RFID to secure the enterprise,
authenticate products flowing through the supply chain (e-pedigree), and
protecting consumer privacy. Topics covered in the educational tracks
include:
-- Pharmaceutical E-Pedigree and Anti-counterfeiting
-- Hospital and Healthcare Patient Safety
-- Transportation and Logistics
-- Brand Protection for Consumer Products and Electronics
-- The Expanding Role of RFID in Securing the Enterprise
-- Using RFID in Personal Identification and Privacy Protection
For a full list of conference details, please visit:
http://www.shorecliffcommunications.com/BOSTON/program.asp
RFID World Boston joins CMP's portfolio of RFID products which also
includes the annual RFID World Las Vegas March 17-19, 2008 at the MGM Grand
Hotel which brings together the most innovative and successful RFID
industry figures and companies. Attendees include industry pioneers who
provide examples of business models, development paradigms, and strategies
to enable mainstream businesses and new arrivals to the RFID market to take
advantage of the new generation of services and opportunities.
To register for RFID World Boston, visit
http://www.rfid-world/boston/registration.
For more information on exhibiting or sponsorship opportunities,
contact Ron Bardach, event sales director of the CMP Technology's RFID
World at (516) 467-8436 or rbardach@cmp.com.
About CMP Technology (http://www.cmp.com)
CMP Technology is a marketing solutions company serving the technology
industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information
brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than
any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of
access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and
buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is
a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com),
a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services
with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.
Contact: Linda Uslaner
luslaner@cmp.com
(516) 562-7685
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