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Announcing RFID Institute
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Cynthia Hodgson)
Mon Sep 12 20:35:31 2005
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Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:08:38 -0400
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From: Cynthia Hodgson <chodgson@NISO.ORG>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and the Texas Center
for Digital Knowledge at the University of North Texas are bringing you a
2-day Institute on RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). We have tapped an
array of experts to examine the use of RFID in business and the library and
book world to inform you about the benefits and opportunities this
technology offers and the standards needed to maximize performance. RFID
goes way beyond replacing a barcode -- this is about transforming the
business! Join us in October! The Institute will be held at the University
of North Texas (Denton, Texas) on October 25-26. 2005.
The RFID Institute will examine current issues in global RFID,
interoperability standards, and ROI, as well as implementations in industry,
manufacturing, distribution, and information centers/libraries. The large
number of suppliers and RFID solutions companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth
area are contributing to this program. Participants will also include NISO
members from information centers, information technology, publishers,
libraries, and booksellers.
* Discover the value proposition that justifies the expense of RFID
technology and calculate the return on investment.
* Explore the standards needed to maximize the implementation
opportunities in the library and book industry.
* Understand the challenges to item level encoding; what practices can
safeguard patron privacy.
* Learn about multiple RFID applications in commercial settings to
uncover new ideas -- what lessons can be trail blazers? You will also learn
about library implementations and applications in circulation, inventory,
and collection management.
Librarians in leadership and planning roles, systems vendors, publishers and
booksellers, and RFID hardware and software vendors are all invited to learn
and contribute to the dialogue.
Early registration closes September 23rd. For details about the program,
speakers and location, and to register please visit the event website:
http://www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/RFID-05-wkshp.html
Cynthia Hodgson
National Information Standards Organization
Email: chodgson@niso.org
Phone: 301-654-2512
