RFID and Counterfeiting: Protecting Consumer Health & Safety
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 ~ 12:00 - 1:30 PM
Senate-Hart Office Building, Room 902, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC

Guest Speaker

• Senator Byron Dorgan (D), North Dakota

Panel Speakers

Panelists

• Scott Boylan, Government Relations and Senior Counsel, GE Security
• Chris Doran, Regional Specialist, Track and Trace, 3M
• Sean Kane, Executive Director, Safety Research & Strategies

Moderator

• Linda Young, Director, Business Development, AIM Global

Panel Recap

The panel of experts representing automotive, pharmaceutical supply chain, and manufacturing of consumer products discussed challenges facing their industry segments today and how they impact consumers. RFID is being used to add visibility to the supply chain to track and trace items that are used by consumers. RFID has the capability to guarantee that products are authentic, safe and in the proper condition. Specific examples described in depth by the panelists included tires, pharmaceutical and tissue samples, and the global coffee supply chain. They discussed the challenges facing the adoption of RFID in their markets and what their companies are doing to educate consumers about this family of automatic identification technologies.

For more information on the event please contact Linda Young at l.young@aimglobal.org.

Event Coordinators

About the RFID Technology Council

The RFID Technology Council is an Ad Hoc organization with the mission to support the US Senate RFID Caucus.  The RFID Technology Council collaborates with government agencies, research institutions, non-profits, and corporate America to foster utilization of RFID technology; focusing on important RFID issues such as National Security Applications, International and State Perspectives, Industrial Applications, Standards and Interoperability, and Privacy and Security.  For more information and to join the RFID Technology Council, please visit www.RFIDTechCouncil.org.