For those of you within driving distance of the SF Bay area, here's an announcement of a WCA (Wireless Communications Alliance) meeting that promises to be very educational about the emerging RFID (radio-frequency identification) industry.
Date: Tuesday October 21, 2003 Time: 4:00 PM -6:00 PM. Location: Hewlett-Packard in Cupertino 19091 Pruneridge Ave., Cupertino, CA Building 48S, Oak Room Auditorium We usually hold our meeting at HP, Cupertino, but do change locations from time to time, so please check this site for the latest updates. Snacks - both healthy and non healthy - are provided RFID Panel Topics RF Identification technology (RFID) is said to be on the verge of a breakout led by a multiple firms from Silicon Valley. Executives of Northern California RFID vendors are empanelled to speak to the technical and business challenges they face, the market segments they have targeted, and the differentiators that characterize this explosive market, after which panelists will respond to audience questions. The challenge of RFID is technical and economic in providing the remote identification of objects, groups of objects, people, animals, luggage and a host of supply products, as they move through our supply, transportation and utilizations chains. Remoteness for detection and identification varies from as little as a few inches with contact-less methodologies, to several meters for passive RF reflective technology, to hundreds of meters for actively powered devices. The matrix of applications, customers, and supplier approaches and aspects is immense. The technologies include RF hardware, packaging, middleware, communications methods to connect system applications in manufacturing, warehousing, to the writing/printing/reading and communications of the tag data. The standardization issues alone are newly emerging and a challenge to define without limiting progress. The panel will be Moderated by Edward Radkowski, a Board member of the WCA, former Corporate Executive at Silicon Valley Communications, Litton, and General Instrument now consultant at Venture Research and Vice President at Wireless Dynamics. Panelists Dr. Richard Swan, Director, SAP, Palo Alto, Asset Management Systems - Mr. Gary Andrechak, Director Solution Sales , Xterprise Mr. Mike Schnoll, Director North American Sales, Alien Technology, Morgan Hill Mr. Len Erickson, Senior Technical Consultant, Hewlett Packard, Cupertino, Supply Chain middleware - Retail System Integration - For additional WCA info see: www.wca.org - Program ends at 6:00 PM with networking until 6:30 PM. - Participants are cautioned not to discuss proprietary information. - Questions: Contact Al Juodikis at (888) 351-6701, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - A $10.00 donation will be collected at the door to defray costs. ************************************** Special one day event FREE to WCA accociates!!!!! October 4, 2003, Saturday 9 -5!!!! 2003 SVC Wireless Annual Conference, The Perfect Storm, Santa Clara Marriott Hotel, FREE to WCA attendees. Bring copy of WCA email announcement of meeting for entry. more: http://www.svcwireless.org/programs/conference2003.htm Mark your calendar for these upcoming WCA meetings November WCA Meeting Agenda "Radio Free Intel", by Intel Fellow Steve Palowski Intel has just announced plans to incorporate software-defined radio technology in its future processors in an initiative dubbed "Radio Free Intel." Intel Fellow Steve Palowski describes what Intel plans to accomplish in this significant new development in the convergence of communication and computation. "Nokia wireless architecture", by Scott Blaine, Nokia's General Manager of Internet Communications (introduced by Nokia Ventures Partner John Gardner) Nokia is just introducing a reworked wireless strategy that should be understood by all who would interface with or sell into this telecommunications infrastructure giant. Nokia's investment arm Nokia Ventures will introduce the speaker. Some other interesting events coming soon to the Bay Area Oct. 20-22, 2003 ISPCON / WISPCON Fall 2003, Santa Clara Westin & Convention Center http://www.ispcon.com October, 27-28, 2003 LBS WORLD FORUM 2003, San Francisco, CA, USA, for registration and info contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] December 2-5, 2003 WiFi Planet conference and Expo, San jose Convention Center, San Jose, CA, Register : http://www.jupiterevents.com/80211/fall03/index.html January 21-23, 2004 WCAI's 10th annual Technical Symposium and Business expo, Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, CA. info and registration: www.wcai.com Out of area events October 14-16, 2003 The Ultimate Leading Edge IT Conference & Expo, Toronto Congress Centre, Toronto, Canada, www.WowGao.com October 28-29, 2003 Tower Summit & Trade Show, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, www.towersummit.com -- Jack Unger - President, Wireless InfoNet Inc. Author of the WISP Handbook - "Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs" http://www.ask-wi.com/book.html True Vendor-Neutral WISP Training-Troubleshooting-Consulting http://www.ask-wi.com/services.html Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (818)227-4220
