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Full details of the forthcoming RFID Journal Live! 2005 have been published by the event's organiser, RFID Journal, with the promise of pre-conference seminars digging deeply into RFID in the healthcare and aviation industries, and a special focus on EPC application development, RFID basics, and investment opportunities.
The third annual executive conference in April 2005 in Chicago, USA, will include presenters and panellists from companies at the forefront of deploying RFID systems, as well as experts on many of the issues surrounding RFID deployments. According to Mark Roberti, founder and editor of RFID Journal, the company has only recruited speakers who are both objective and well informed.
From item-level tagging to privacy, from RFID at major international retailers to the US Department of Defense, from compliance to EPC standards, the conference promises to deal with the troublesome issues facing those involved with - or deploying - the technology.
The agenda has been split into five tracks (by subject): RFID in retail, manufacturing, logistics, core technologies, and building the business case for RFID.
More than 80 speakers will participate in the 2005 programme including:
· John Clarke (CTO, Tesco Stores);
· Ken Douglas (Technology Director, BP Oil International);
· Mark Engle (Director - IT, Campbell Soup Company);
· Alan Estevez (Asst. Deputy Undersecretary for Supply Chain Integration, US DoD);
· Sandy Hughes (Global Privacy Executive, Procter & Gamble);
· Murdo Munro (VP Mobile/Wireless, MasterCard International);
· Mike O'Shea (Director - RFID Strategies & Technology, Kimberly-Clark);
· Paul Saffo (Research Director, Institute for the Future).
The event will also feature a wide array of sessions with topics including:
- RFID and the Future of Business: Futurist Paul Saffo will explain how RFID fits into the general trend of computers sensing, managing and responding to real world events.
- The State of EPC Adoption: The Electronic Product Code has implications for many industries beyond retail and consumer packaged goods - but what are they?
- DoD Marches Toward Adoption: Find out where the US DoD roll-out stands, how it will progress and the impact it will have on suppliers.
- Compliance vs. Internal Benefits: Many manufacturers are struggling to meet RFID tagging mandates from major retailers and the US Department of Defense. How can they save money internally to offset the cost of compliance?
- The Importance of Privacy: What should companies do to protect the privacy rights of their customers?
- The Human Side of Managing Technological Innovations: A change management expert will explain how organisations can prepare to embrace the changes.
The pre-conference workshops will provide an opportunity to attend a single intensive seminar focused on a particular industry sector or issue. Full details of the conference and pre-conference seminars have been made available on the RFID Journal Live! web site.
Source: RFID Journal
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