Campus Cards, College and University Identification and Security

CARTES & IDentification 2008

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Dates: November 4-6, 2008
Venue: Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre
Location: Paris, France
URL: http://www.cartes.com
Contact: Helene Tsoungui, helene.tsoungui@exposium.fr

Description: Take part to the world leading event in digital security, smart card and identification technologies: 480 exhibitors – 20,000 visitors – 1,700 congress attendees from more than 130 countries. [end] 

Dates: November 17 - 19, 2009

Location: Paris, France

Venue: Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center

URL: http://www.cartes.com

Description: This is the event where decisions are taken on the future directions and on major trends in smartcard and contactless technologies (transactions, telecoms, services, transport).

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With Russia the third largest market in the world for SIM Cards, and payment and identity starting to take off, the CARTES and IDentification trade show and conference has decided to honor the country during its annual show Nov. 17-19 in Paris.

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Dates: December 7 - 9, 2010

Location: Paris, France

Venue: Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center

URL: http://www.cartes.com

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Safran SA, a Paris-based developer of defense-related electronics, is in talks to buy the majority of biometrics developer L-1 Identity Solutions, according to a Bloomberg article. Safran is one of multiple bidders to purchase the company, who has seen big jumps in its stock price recently.

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It takes young adults–those between the ages of 18 and 24–some 132 days before they realize they’ve had their identity stolen. In that time, they’ve lost five times the amount of money compared to other age groups, according to Washington State University’s student newspaper.

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The Palos Heights School District 128 in Chicago is using GPS technology to track its students allowing the district to keep up with the student–when he or she first entered the school bus and when the student exited the district’s care.

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