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OMNICARD 2010 - unique atmosphere, proven quality
January 19th – 21st - Berlin
The world of smart solutions
The ultimate conference for the smart card / smart objects community
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Berlin, November 2009 - The smart card, which began its triumphal progress over 30 years ago as a prepaid telephone card, has now evolved to become a smart object and, in many ways, has liberated itself from the old card format. Today, complex system solutions, the so-called smart secure solutions with advanced security requirements and multi-faceted applications architecture, are at the centre of ambitious projects.
In January, for the seventeenth time, OMNICARD will be providing a comprehensive overview of the worldwide activities of the smart card and smart objects sector. The conference is an authoritative annual platform for the regular exchange of knowledge and experience. Specialists and management representing suppliers meet up with decision makers from the fields of industry and politics, and from regulatory and standardisation authorities. And researchers, representatives of employers’ federations and consultants are equally keen to take advantage of all that the conference has to offer. In addition to round-the clock networking, the annual highlights include controversial panel discussions and the best of keynote speakers.
The venue for OMNCIARD 2010 is the Grand Hotel Esplanade, which, as in the past, will contribute enormously to the traditionally good atmosphere at this leading event of its kind in central Europe.
OMNICARD is particularly appreciated as a networking event: three days and especially the long evenings are a perfect opportunity to make new contacts and renew existing ones. Again and again OMNICARD is the place where the foundation stone for major projects and decisions is laid.
We are currently expecting Dr. Hans Bernhard Beus, Permanent Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior, to open OMNICARD 2010 and to introduce the central topic, the electronic ID card. In the course of the conference, political, technical and commercial issues related to the eID will be discussed in four major forums and in additional workshops.
In a keynote entitled “Emotional boosting – the special art of customer seduction”, best-selling author, Dr. Hans-Georg Häusel, will deal with the latest insights in the field of neuroscience and speak about how they can be put to use in sales and marketing.
Other major themes include NFC and the Payment Services Directive (PSD). Prominent speakers have agreed to take part in the discussions. In addition, the future of the good old classic smart card will be discussed by leaders of the world’s four largest card manufacturers.
OMNICARD 2010 will also address topics such as RFID, the electronic passport worldwide, the electronic health card, ePayment, eGovernment and Security.
Basic data
.:: Over 400 delegates
.:: About 80 speakers
.:: Simultaneous translation
.:: 15 major forums
.:: 15 workshops
.:: Special exhibition
Sponsors
.:: Bundesdruckerei GmbH
.:: Sagem Orga
Patron
.:: Dr. Hans Bernhard Beus
Parliamentary Permanent Secretary
German Federal Ministry of the Interior
The conference committee
Frank Braatz, Claudia Eckert, Frank Gillert, Michael Hegenbarth, Stephan Klein, Thomas Koelzer, Bernd Kowalski, Thomas Krebs, Pablo Mentzinis, Lutz Martiny, Herbert Nebel, Heinz Thielmann
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Contact
inTIME berlin
Plüschowstrasse 5 b
D-14167 Berlin
FON +49 / (0)30 / 80 90 58 14
FAX +49 / (0)30 / 80 90 58 15
contact@omnicard.de
The world of smart solutions
The ultimate conference for the smart card / smart objects community
OMNICARD 2008 - January 16th – 18th in Berlin
The smart card, which began its triumphal progress over 30 years ago as a prepaid telephone card, has now evolved to become a smart object which, in many cases, has liberated itself from the card format. Today, complex system solutions, the so-called smart secure solutions with advanced security requirements and multi-faceted applications architecture, are at the centre of ambitious projects.
Next January, for the fifteenth time, OMNICARD will be providing a comprehensive overview of the worldwide activities of the smart card and smart objects sector. The annual event of the smart card sector has taken a step forward and next year will be meeting under the motto “The world of smart solutions”. The conference offers a credible annual platform for a regular exchange of knowledge and experience. Specialists and management representing suppliers meet up with decision makers from the fields industry and politics, and from regulatory and standardisation authorities. Equally, researchers, representatives of employers’ federations and consultants take advantage of all that the conference has to offer. In addition to round-the clock networking, the annual highlights include controversial panel discussions and the best of keynote speakers.
The venue for OMNCIARD 2008 is the Grand Hotel Esplanade, which has just undergone stylish modernisation work, and, as in the past, will contribute enormously to the traditionally good atmosphere at this major event of its kind in central Europe.
OMNICARD is particularly appreciated as a networking event: three days and evenings make for a perfect opportunity to make new contacts and renew existing ones. Again and again OMNICARD is the occasion on which the foundation stone for major projects and decisions is laid.
Jaques Seneca, Chairman of Eurosmart, will open OMNICARD 2008 by looking forward to the year 2020. Other top issues in the eight major forums: electronic identity (eID) and its commercial uses, RFID, mobile and contactless payment, eGovernment, identity management. 25 workshops on such issues as security, electronic health cards, transport, biometrics, mobile payment and basics.
Keynote speaker and patron: Dr August Hanning, Secretary of State at the German Federal Ministry of the Interior. BMI.
Parallel to the rich programme there will be a wide-ranging special exhibition. The card symposium of Germany’s savings banks (Sparkassen) will also be taking place at OMNICARD in 2008.
Basic data
• Over 400 delegates
• About 70 speakers
• 10 major forums
• 25 workshops
• Simultaneous translation
• Special exhibition
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Contact
inTIME berlin
Plüschowstrasse 5 b
D-14167 Berlin
FON +49 / (0)30 / 80 90 58 14
FAX +49 / (0)30 / 80 90 58 15
contact@omnicard.de
