2006 Biometric Consortium Conference and Biometrics Technology Expo

[Sara Caswell <sara.caswell@nist.gov>]

2006 Biometric Consortium Conference and Biometrics Technology
Expo

September 19-21, 2006 

Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland USA

Conference Registration: 
Fees: Regular - $495.00 USD  
      Student - $250.00 USD (active student ID
required) 

Conference Internet Web Site:

http://www.biometrics.org/bc2006/

Anticipated Attendees:
We anticipate 800-1000 attendees at the Conference with representatives
from over 60 federal agencies, 300 commercial vendors, and 25
universities.  Attendees will include government executives and
program managers, biometric technology vendors, system integrators,
commercial technology users, researchers, and policy makers. 

2006 Program:
The two and one-half day 2006 Biometric Consortium Conference will
address the latest trends in biometrics research, development, and
application on biometric technologies.  Over 100 experts from
government, industry, and academia will addresses the important role that
biometrics can play in the identification and verification of individuals
in this age of heightened security and privacy by examining
biometric-based solutions for homeland security (airport security, travel
documents, visas, border control, prevention of ID theft) as well as the
utilization of biometrics in other applications such as point of sale and
large-scale enterprise network environments. 

Proposed Sessions:
• Executive Office of the President (EOP) of the United States, National
Science & Technology Council (NSTC) Subcommittee on Biometrics
• Department of Defense (DoD) Biometrics 
• Department of Justice (DoJ)
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
• Biometric solutions and applications 
  o Large scale biometric implementations and other
applications
  o Advances in biometric technologies, e-Authentication, and
security of biometrics
  o Biometrics-based enterprise solutions
• Biometric standards: status, impact, and adoption
  o Biometric performance and conformance evaluation
  o Biometric-enabled system requirements

The Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR), a National
Science Foundation (NSF) Industry/University Cooperative Research Center
(IUCRC) will again conduct the Biometrics Symposium.  The Biometrics
Symposium provides a forum for the dissemination and exchange of basic
and applied scholarly research leading to applications of biometrics. See

http://www.citer.wvu.edu/bsym2006/

The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA)
will manage the 2006 Biometrics Technology Expo.  AFCEA is a
non-profit international association, with over 31,000 members and is
dedicated to supporting global security by providing an ethical
environment that encourages a close cooperative relationship among civil
government agencies, the military, and industry.  See

http://www.biometricstechexpo.com/
 
2006 Biometric Consortium Conference Sponsors: 
• National Institute of Standards & Technology
(NIST)

   

• National Security Agency (NSA)
• Department of Defense Biometrics (DoD)

      

        

• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• National Institute of Justice
(NIJ)

   

        

• General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Technology
Strategy
• Maritime Administration-US Dept. of Transportation (DOT)
• Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Research and Innovative
Technology Administration-US Dept. of Transportation (DOT)

2006 Biometric Consortium Conference Supporting Organizations: 
• The Executive Office of the President (EOP) of the United States,
National Science & Technology Council (NSTC), Subcommittee on
Biometrics

    

• The Biometric Knowledge Center of The NSF Center for Identification
Technology Research (CITeR)
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• BioAPI Consortium 
• The Biometric
Foundation

      

        

        

        

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• International Biometrics Industry Association (IBIA)
• InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards
(INCITS)
• National Biometric Security Project
(NBSP)

    

        

Further Information:
Please contact Matt Lake, Booz Allen Hamilton, at 301-821-8209 or email
bc2006info@biometrics.org for more information.