Latest biometric advances focus of September conference
Baltimore conference sponsored by 17 government agencies, including NIST
If you are interested in the direction of biometric research and development, as well as the application of biometric technologies in many important government programs and commercial settings, then you may want to attend the Biometric Consortium Conference 2007 which will be held on 11-13 September in Baltimore, Maryland. The conference will be sponsored by seventeen federal and private organizations, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Organizers expect about 1,000 attendees and features 100 speakers, 60 representatives of local, state, and federal agencies, and about 75 exhibitors.
Topics on the agenda include biometric-based government efforts and initiatves, including solutions for homeland security applications such as airport security, travel documents, visas, and border control; prevention of ID theft; advanced biometric systems; biometric interoperability and performance; national and international standards development efforts and adoption of biometric standards; research and evaluation of biometric technologies, commercial applications, user requirements and technological issues; and security of biometrics in government and commercial implementations and initiatives.
For information and registration, see the conference Web site.
