Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

The Future of Secure Documents

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Dates: September 8-10, 2008
Venue: Crowne Plaza
Location: Chicago, IL
URL: http://www.securedocumentsconference.com/
Contact: Jeremy Powell, jpowell@intertechusa.com

Description: Running for the sixth time, The Future of Secure Documents 2008 will examine the most recent technology advances and explore how they can be successfully implemented as part of an integrated document protection strategy. Experts from the all over the world will give practical case studies while developers will present their latest innovations to answer the industry’s needs. This event is a unique opportunity to learn about the law enforcement views, existing technical innovations, technologies in the pipeline and their emerging applications. To view the full program please visit: http://www.securedocumentsconference.com/ [end] 

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