[October 19, 2004] NCSC and RFID Journal Co-Host World's First Major RFID Seminar on How RFID Addresses Supply Chain and Homeland Security Threats ANNAPOLIS, Md. --(Business Wire)-- Oct. 19, 2004 -- Leading Global Cargo Security and RFID Groups Convene 22 Authorities on Real-Time Security Solutions from Industry, Government, and Solution Providers The National Cargo Security Council, the leading organization for supply chain security professionals, announces the world's first comprehensive seminar focused on how Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and related wireless technologies are helping to combat a wide range of commercial cargo and Homeland Security threats, including terrorism. NCSC is joining with RFID Journal, www.rfidjournal.com, a leading media enterprise covering the RFID industry, to co-host the seminar, and the publication's executive editor, Mark Roberti, will be a featured speaker at the event. Slated for Dec. 5-7, 2004 at the Long Beach (CA) Hilton, the seminar will include eight sessions on real-world, real-time solutions leveraging RFID and other Automatic Identification and Data Collection technologies, such as sensors, biometrics and satellite tracking systems. The comprehensive program features 22 world-renowned experts from international manufacturers and shippers, leading consultancies and universities, government and law enforcement agencies, as well as RFID software and hardware providers. Speakers are confirmed from a wide range of organizations such as Target Corp., International Paper, Hasbro, Starbucks, Hutchison Port Holdings, Stanford University, Deloitte, AIDC100, RFID Journal and Savi Technology, including many others. Attendees will visit the Port of Long Beach for a half-day tour and to see how RFID-enabled solutions are being deployed in an innovative, real-time system to track trucks entering and exiting terminal facilities. Early on, consenting attendees will be "RFID tagged" and, at a post-seminar report, learn where they have been during the two days of the program. An exhibit area will feature leading RFID solution providers, and a number of them will be given the opportunity to address to attendees how their technology helps enhance cargo security. "Recent RFID mandates by the U.S. Department of Defense, Federal Drug Administration and major retailers, including Wal-Mart and Target, have spotlighted the potential of this technology to optimize how assets are tracked and managed throughout the global supply chain," said Seminar Chairman Mark Nelson of Savi Technology. "Since '9/11' three years ago, RFID technology also has been playing an increasing role in supply chain security, from E-Seals being used on containerized cargo to the authentication of healthcare products from their source to their destination." "This is the first time experts from the user and provider communities have come together to share their insights on how RFID is being implemented right now for real-world supply-chain and homeland security programs," Nelson added. "A lot of attention has been focused on RFID's ability to help companies track goods in their supply chain, but RFID does a lot more," said Roberti of the RFID Journal. "This event will focus on an area that is of critical interest to all businesses and government officials -- using RFID to help ensure the integrity of shipments and to prevent the global supply chain from being used as an instrument of terror." "For three decades NCSC has helped to lead the war against cargo crime; more recently we've partnered with 25 government agencies and associations to thwart terrorists' use of a container or truck to deliver a weapon of mass destruction," said NCSC Chairman David Jones of Tommy Hilfiger USA, Inc. "In our ongoing commitment to educate those concerned about the threats of cargo theft, terrorism, smuggling and counterfeit goods, NCSC annually develops and presents seminars, roundtables and conferences such as this one in December on RFID." For more information, contact NCSC at 3 Church Circle - Suite 282, Annapolis, Md. 21401-1933; phone (410) 571-7913; fax (410) 571-8294; e-mail [email protected]; web site at www.cargosecurity.com. About NCSC The National Cargo Security Council, www.cargosecurity.com, based in Annapolis, MD, is a professional association of 1,100 cargo-transportation and security professionals from the entire logistics spectrum: air, truck/rail, maritime and intermodal. NCSC members are committed to assuring the safe and secure movement of the nation's commerce. About RFID Journal RFID Journal is the world's RFID authority. In print, online and at its executive conferences, the RFID Journal focuses on one thing: helping companies cut costs and boost revenue by deploying RFID technologies. More than 100,000 people turn to RFID Journal each month for reliable information. For more information, or to subscribe, visit http://www.rfidjournal.com. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]