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Biometrics Institute Asia-Pacific Conference 2013

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Event Date:
May 30, 2013

Formerly known as The Biometrics Institute Australia Conference & Exhibition, Asia Pacific Conference 2013 will be held at new location Dockside, Sydney. The conference will provide an insight into the latest developments and best-practice examples of biometric technologies. Through extensive membership base made up of over 128 organisations, the Biometrics Institute offers great networking opportunities and provides access to the key players in the Asia Pacific region and beyond. Join fellow Biometrics Institute members and other stakeholders at this industry

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Biometrics Section announces JSM 2013 program

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The Biometrics Section has announced new continuing education courses and invited sessions for the 2013 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) , set to take place in Montreal from August 8-13. JSM is the lategest North American gathering of statisticians. Attended by more than 6,000 people, JSM features presentations, panels, courses, placement services, meetings and networking opportunities. Continuing education courses include statistical methods in genetic association studies; personalized medicine and dynamic treatment regimes; statistical methods for medical imaging analysis; statistical evaluation of prognostic biomarkers;

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CACI gets $9.7 million contract modification to support DoD biometric programs

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The Department of Defense has modified an existing contract with CACI International, adding an additional $9.7 million for program management and engineering services, in regards to the DoD’s biometric programs. Reported in Washington Technology, this modification brings the total value of the CACI contract to $43.4 million. According to the report, funds were due at the time of the award, but there is no word on whether they will expire at the end of fiscal 2013. Reported previously in BIometricUpdate.com,

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Biometric Security Forum Asia

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Event Date:
June 18, 2013

The Biometric Security Forum Asia conference, exhibition and half-day training focused workshop will take place over one day and will feature high-level experts who will present and discuss key themes including: How to Achieve Streamlined Border Crossings while Staying Secure, Fingerprint and Iris Recognition Software, The Accuracy of Biometric Security, Airport Screening and Integration and Biometric Regulations. The one day conference will be followed by a half-day training workshop where participants will have the opportunity to learn about the latest

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OMICS Group announces 2nd International Conference on Biometrics and Biostatistics

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The OMICS Group has announced its second International Conference and Exhibition on Biometrics & Biostatistics, set to take place June 10-12 at the Hilton Chicago Northbrook in Illinois. According to the group, this event gives the opportunity to participate in a congress with fellow colleagues, delegates, exhibitors and leading scientists in the field of Biometrics and Biostatistics. The scientific program will focus on current advances in research and serves as a catalyst for the advancement of Biostatistics and Biometrics. This year’s conference

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South Delhi Municipal Corporation schools to get biometrics for attendance, lunch payments

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Biometric attendance systems will be installed in schools of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation in April of this year, in a move to ensure student safety. The biometric attendance systems will keep track of the entry and exit time of every student, and will help to mitigate false attendance. The biometric system will also help improve the mid-day meal program in schools as they will be able to obtain the exact number of meals required. According to a report by

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M2SYS announces March’s #biometricchat on biometic ID for border control, ePassports and voter registration

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M2SYS has announced that its next #biometricchat will take place two weeks from today on March 28, 2013 at 11 a.m. EST., and will focus on the use of biometric identification for border control, ePassports and voter registration. The special guest for the monthly chat is Cyrille Bataller from Accenture. Bataller is the European Director of Accenture Technology Labs, the dedicated technology Research and Development organization within Accenture. Bataller leads Accenture’s biometrics R&D activities, and supports automated border clearance solutions

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Biometrics Institute launches program for Technology Showcase Europe

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The Biometrics Institute has confirmed the full conference program for its June 27, 2013 Technology Showcase Europe event, set to take place at the Royal Bank of Scotland in London. Headlining this year’s event are Prof Chris Hankin, Director, Institute for Security Science and Technology; Dr Itiel Dror, University College London; and Andrew Renison, Forensic Science Regulator and Surveillance Camera Commissioner (UK). Topics to be covered throughout the event include Security and Integrity, distributed cognition between humand and technology, regulations of surveillance

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Precise Biometrics to launch Tactivo for Android this year

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Precise Biometrics plans to launch its wildly popular Tactivo for Android and other mobile platforms by the end of Q2 this year. Selected partners will have prototype access in May and a mobile toolkit for Android will also be release to app developers during the spring. To expedite this broadening of Precise’s mobile product range, the company has entered into a strategic partnership with Sony Mobile’s consultancy unit in Lund, Sweden. Tactivo is a smart card and fingerprint sensor, originally designed for

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Biometrics Institute announces London venue for Technology Showcase Europe

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The Biometrics Institute has announced that this year’s Technology Showcase Europe will be held at Royal Bank of Scotland in London, on June 27, 2013. Launched last year, this even is now an annual gathering for the industry. Nearly 70 delegates attended in 2012 and this number is expected to grow. This year’s event will take a high-level approach to the discussion about future identities and the role of biometrics. There will be a mix of short presentations about how

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