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 Getting Started Track
With different frequencies, protocols and standards, RFID can be baffling for those who are just beginning to learn about the technology and its potential business applications. RFID Journal LIVE! 2006 is the only conference and exhibition that will give you the knowledge and confidence you need to determine where, when and how to invest in RFID. In this track, you'll learn:
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The fundamentals of the different RFID technologies |
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Where and how your company can benefit from RFID |
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The potential ROI of various applications |
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Benchmarks for the cost of system components |
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Who the leading vendors are and how they can help you |
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How to choose the right company to advise you on how and where to deploy |
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How to pick the proper equipment |
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The right questions to ask hardware providers |
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Marlo Brooke
President
Avatar Partners |
Craig Harmon
President & CEO
Q.E.D. Systems |
Mary Catherine O'Connor
Associate Editor
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Toby Rush
President
Rush Tracking Systems |
Louis Sirico
RFID Industry Evangelist |
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Getting Started Track Sessions
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| Tuesday, May 2 |
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| 11:15 am |
What Is RFID and How Does It Work?
This primer explains the basic types of RFID systems, including active tags, passive tags, sensors and beacons and real-time locating systems. It also explains the different frequencies used and how the behavior of radio waves at those frequencies determines which technology is appropriate for certain applications.
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Insights into the fundamentals of RFID technologies |
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Deploy RFID With an ROI
RFID projects can achieve an ROI. Learn step-by-step how your company can achieve an ROI with RFID. You'll learn where to find value and how to avoid the pitfalls others have made.
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Calculating costs of RFID deployments |
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Specific steps to achieve a measurable ROI |
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Is RFID Right for My Business?
RFID can be applied in a wide variety of applications in a wide variety of companies in a wide variety of industries. The session examines what types of businesses are likely to see the most benefits from using RFID for specific applications.
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Where, when and how your company can benefit from RFID |
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Insights into the potential ROI of each application |
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Moving Beyond Slap-n-Ship to Online RFID Solutions
In this session, attendees will learn how, as the demand for RFID compliance increases, solutions will be required to keep up with increased production rates that exceed "slap-n-ship" capabilities. They will be introduced to the many options used to achieve these application rates including using programmed tags from "slap-n-ship" solutions to applying automatically; programming, validating and applying tags on-line; printing, programming and validating tags on-line; integrated tags; and ink jet dual technology systems.
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Craig Heidorn, Product Manager, Diagraph |
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Kent Swart, Chief RFID Architect, Diagraph |
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| Wednesday, May 3 |
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Competitive Advantage from Innovative Adoption: Lessons Learned
from RFID Initiatives Across the Globe
This session will be a panel discussion with industry experts from the retail, manufacturing, aerospace, health care, transportation/logistics and oil/gas/chemicals industries on lessons learnt from innovative adoption of RFID by enterprises in North America, Europe and Asia.
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| | Terri Crawford, Vice President & COO, Franwell |
| | Patrick King, Ph.D., Global Electronics Strategist, Michelin |
| | Puneet Swahney, Global Program Manager, CHEP |
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Shashi Shekhar Vempati, Principal Architect & Head of RFID
Technology Practice, Infosys Technologies |
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What Do I Need And How Much Will It Cost?
A successful RFID system includes many different components. This session explains what they are and what each component is likely to cost.
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Damon Bramble, Gen. Mngr., RFID Solutions Center, Alien Technology |
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Mike Kuhno, RFID Solutions Specialist, Accu-Sort Sstems |
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Patrick Sweeney II, President & CEO, Odin Technologies |
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Kenneth Traub, Ph.D., CTO, RFID & Edge Servers, BEA Systems |
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Complete description of a typical RFID system |
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Benchmarks for the cost of each component |
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Who Can I Turn to For Help?
Choosing the right company to advise you on how and where to deploy readers, and to integrate those readers with middleware and your backend system, is critical. This session explains the options available to companies that need help deploying an RFID system.
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Knowledge of the services provided by integrators and consultants |
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Insight into who the leading players are and how they can help you |
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What Questions Should I Ask Hardware Providers?
It's critical to choose the right RFID tags for your products and readers that will not only work in your facilities but that can be managed cost effectively and be upgraded on the fly. This session looks at the dos and don't of choosing hardware providers.
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10 questions to ask hardware providers |
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Insights into who the leading providers are and how they can help you |
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How to pick the right equipment for your needs |
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Information Technology:
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Link Map EPCs to other industry parts numbering schemes |
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Choose the right middleware for your needs |
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Integrate RFID data with existing inventory management systems |
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Set up an RFID network architecture that will scale |
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Operations:
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Systematically choose the right RFID applications |
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Choose the right RFID tags for your products |
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Launch a carefully planned field trial with measurable results |
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Learn when and how to set up an internal lab to test applications |
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Supply Chain:
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Learn how to become compliant with retail mandates |
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Benefit from tracking goods internally |
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Secure cargo with electronic RFID seals |
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Choose the right technology for your supply chain applications |
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Warehouse Management:
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Improve inventory accuracy |
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Overcome challenges of deploying in noisy warehouse environments |
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Reduce safety stocks through better visibility |
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Learn from the experience of early adopters |
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| One Event That Meets All Your Business Needs |
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See studies presented by early adopters sharing insights |
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Hear top-quality speakers detailing what works—and what doesn't |
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Touch the latest RFID products that could benefit your business |
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Network with your peers across major industries |
RFID Journal LIVE! 2006 is produced by RFID Journal, the World's RFID Authority.
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