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News Release from: The RFID Networking Forum
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 24 November 2005
Forum highlights challenges of RFID
The RFID Networking Forum proved to be the premier meeting place for the RFID end-user community, with over 300 delegates participating in 60 interactive discussion groups and think tanks.
The RFID Networking Forum, which took place on 8th November at the Sheraton Skyline Hotel in Heathrow, proved to be the premier meeting place for the RFID end-user community, with over 300 delegates participating in 60 interactive discussion groups and think tanks Record numbers of end users were drawn to the event by the attraction of being able to create their own personal agenda programme, tailored around their particular interests
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Every delegate is able to preselect from a wide menu of options including: think tanks, discussion groups, presentations, case studies and one-on-one meeting opportunities.
This allowed for a fully interactive day with unrivalled networking and knowledge gaining opportunities.
Adrian Ancliff, Advanced Logistics Planning Manager at Rolls-Royce, gave a glowing report of the Forum: "An excellent insight for anybody beginning the journey towards RFID solutions".
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"Hands on experience from people in the know", he said.
Highlights of the programme included a series of special think tanks where executives from a range of different industries came together to discuss the specific challenges and opportunities that RFID brings.
For example, 20 of the country's largest construction companies used the forum to meet-up and discuss the opportunities for deploying RFID within major building projects.
At another session, representatives from a variety of international branded consumer goods companies met to share experiences on the contribution of RFID in addressing the problem of counterfeit products.
Around 20 food and drink manufacturers held talks on the use of radio frequency identification in food traceability.
Talks on the topical subject were held between organisations in a number of different product groups including agriculture, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, meat, frozen foods and fresh produce.
For the aerospace sector, the forum provided a meeting place for many of the key players from the industry to meet one another and take part in discussions around the application of RFID technology for asset tracking, supply chain management and cargo security.
As the premier end-user RFID event, the RFID Networking Forum also attracts many of the key suppliers of RFID technology and services.
Sponsors and exhibitors for the event included: Siemens, Sato, Zebra Technologies, SAP, Domino, Oracle, TATA, Microlise, Nokia, Intermec, IBM, Datascan, Paxar, Printronix, Mantic Point Solutions, DSP Design, Avnet, Intrinsyc and Toshiba.
EPC Global, GS1 UK, DTI and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport also supported the event.
The next RFID Networking Forum will be held on 25th May 2006 at the Olympia 2 Conference Centre in London.
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