Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

CTST 2009

Monday, November 10, 2008

Dates: May 4 - 7, 2009
Venue: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
URL: http://www.ctst.com/CTST09

Description: The CTST 2009 Conference and Exhibition is the premier advanced payments and security conference in the Americas. For seventeen years CTST has been the definitive forum for networking and information sharing among major innovators, system integrators, industry reps and consultants from around the world. Exhibiting at CTST is the most cost-effective way to reach your customers, potential partners and prospects face-to-face. It’s an opportunity to demonstrate your technology and products, as well as be positioned as industry leaders on the show floor visited by 1,700+ payment and security professionals. [end] 

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