2006 Biometric Consortium Conference and Biometrics Technology Expo

Dates: September 19 - 21, 2006
Location: 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
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
Large scale biometric implementations and other applications
Advances in biometric technologies, e-Authentication, and security of biometrics
Biometrics-based enterprise solutions
Biometric standards: status, impact, and adoption
Biometric performance and conformance evaluation
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 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 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.