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NFC Forum Innovation Awards Open for Submissions
The NFC
Forum announced today a call for entries for the NFC
Forum Innovation Awards to recognize innovative Near Field
Communications (NFC) products, services and applications worldwide.
Companies and developers using NFC in new, disruptive and innovative
ways can submit
award entries showcasing their work for the chance to win in one of
three award categories and participate in the NFC
Forum's Members Meeting Awards Reception on March 14, 2017 in Las
Vegas. Finalists receive two nights paid hotel room in Las Vegas, award
trophy, global recognition and networking opportunities. There is no
cost to enter the competition, and the deadline for award submissions is
January 11, 2017.
Examples of NFC Innovation areas include, but are not limited to,
connected home, smart health, smart consumer, automotive, "NFC for
Good," Internet of Things, gaming, connected retail and transportation.
Award submissions should feature NFC modes including host card emulation
and peer-to-peer use cases as well as read/write use cases based on NFC
Forum tags. Award categories are:
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Most Innovative NFC Product, Service, or Implementation
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Best Mobile App using NFC
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Best NFC Startup
Award Program Offers Global Opportunities Entrants benefit
from global media coverage, interest from industry leaders and venture
capitalists, and the opportunity to share ideas and forge relationhips
with industry luminaries from the world's leading mobile device,
semiconductor, payment, consumer electronics manufacturers, and solution
providers including Apple, DNP, Google, MasterCard (News - Alert), NXP Semiconductors,
Samsung, Sony, STMicroelectronics, Qualcomm and VISA. For more
information and to enter: https://nfcforum.secure-platform.com/a
All entries are reviewed, judged and award winners are selected by an
independent group of global industry professionals. NFC Forum (News - Alert) Innovation
Award Winners and Finalists will receive their awards at the NFC Forum
Members meeting Awards Reception at the Green Valley Ranch in Las Vegas,
NV from 6 pm - 8 pm on March 14, 2017.
NFC Forum Innovation Award Sponsorship Opportunities Sponsorship
opportunities for the NFC Forum Innovation Awards Competition are
available. Sponsorship benefits include increased brand visibility on
marketing materials and in all phases of the competition - pre-event,
on-site and post event visibility -- as well as being positioned as
innovators and thought leaders in the space. For more information,
visit here: http://nfc-forum.org/global-nfc-innovation-awards-sponsorship-opportunity/
About the NFC Forum The NFC Forum's (www.nfc-forum.org)
mission is to advance the use of Near Field Communication technology by
developing specifications, ensuring interoperability among devices and
services, and educating the market about NFC technology. The Forum's
global member companies are currently developing specifications for a
modular NFC device architecture, and protocols for interoperable data
exchange and device-independent service delivery, device discovery, and
device capability. The NFC Forum's Sponsor members include Apple Inc.,
Broadcom Corporation, Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd., Google, Inc., Intel,
MasterCard Worldwide, NXP Semiconductors (News - Alert), Qualcomm, Samsung, Sony
Corporation, STMicroelectronics, and Visa Inc.
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