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Smart Card Conference

Speakers will address technology and policy considerations for protecting identity.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Speakers from leading technology companies, government agencies and industry research firms will address technology and policy considerations for protecting identity at the Smart Card Alliance February Mid-Winter Conference to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 12?13, 2003.

"Our mid-winter conference is always one of our best-attended events," said Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance. "It is the start of a new business year and our theme, 'Identity: Technology and Policy Issues of Trust,' directly addresses an issue of critical importance in the coming year. At a time when the number one crime reported to the FTC is identity theft, and the personal financial information of tens of thousands of individuals were compromised in a single recent high-profile incident, I cannot imagine an agenda that is more timely."

Recognizing that individuals have different identities at different times for the different roles one plays, the Smart Card Alliance has invited presenters to explore the ways identities are created, recognized, delivered and protected in each of these roles.

For example, most individuals have identities as public citizens (used at border crossings, at airports and for accessing health services), as corporate citizens (when accessing buildings, networks or private databases), and as private citizens (in retail stores, on the Internet, with wireless devices). Expert speakers and panels will examine how companies and government agencies can use smart card technologies and well-defined policies to protect those

Online registration and a complete agenda with speaker information can be found on the Smart Card Alliance Web site.