RFID Exhibition & Policy Primer
Wednesday, March 9, 2005
9:00 am -- 1:00 pm
Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902
Washington, DC
Overview | Demonstrators | Panelist Biographies | One-Pagers | Media Advisory | Video
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is already becoming a powerful presence in many large public enterprises and federal agencies, and even in smaller-scale operations, like a growing number of libraries and inventory-intensive small businesses.
The Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee is organizing an RFID Technology Exhibition & Policy Primer for Members of Congress and staff.
9 am to 10:30 am: A policy primer panel discussion will introduce policymakers to the associated policy considerations that may include privacy, security, health, and spectrum. The panel will feature:
- Elliot Maxwell (moderator), Fellow, Center for the Study of American Government, Johns Hopkins and Distinguished Research Fellow, eBusiness Research Center, Pennsylvania State University Bio
- Paula Bruening, Staff Counsel, Center for Democracy & Technology Bio
- Dan Caprio, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy and Chief Privacy Officer Bio
- Alan Estevez, Assistant Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Supply Chain Integration Bio
- Sandra Hughes, Global Privacy Executive, Procter & Gamble and Co-Chair, EPCglobal Public Policy Working Group Bio
The panel discussion will commence with member comments from Senator Conrad Burns, Chairman, Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, and will conclude with remarks from Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee.
10:30 am to 1 pm: A technology exhibition will follow the policy primer portion of the event. We will have over 50 demonstrations from RFID technologies that illustrate the gamut of the marketplace: from tags, readers, and printers to integrated systems that tie together to create RFID solutions. All attendees are welcome to explore the many RFID exhibitions throughout the room. The Internet Caucus Advisory Committee has assembled an unprecedented number of RFID exhibitors that reflects the breadth and depth of this burgeoning marketplace.
To RSVP for this event, please call 202-638-4370, ext 288, or send an e-mail to rsvp@netcaucus.org. Please include your name, office, and contact information.
Please contact Charles Willson at 202-638-4370 or cwillson@netcaucus.org if you have any questions.
This event is hosted jointly by the Internet Caucus and its Co-Chairs, Senators Burns and Leahy and Congressmen Goodlatte and Boucher, and the Chair of the Wireless Task Force, Congressman Honda.