eBizITPA 2007 RFID Conference Agenda

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Attendee Registration
• Exhibits open

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Frank DeWolf - Director, RFID Center of Excellence at Penn State Behrend
• Introduction / Agenda / Logistics / etc.

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Kathy Smith - Spec. Asst. for Customer Support, Supply Chain Integration, U.S. Department of Defense
• DOD vendor requirements, implementation status, benefits, challenges, etc.

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Dan Mullen - President, AIM Global
• RFID landscape, Future Trends and Directions

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Denton Clark - Automatic Identification Technology Manager, Lockheed Martin
• Learn how this leader is using RFID in everything from material operations to parts tracking to industrial applications in harsh chemical and mechanical cleaning environments.

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
• Networking and time to visit exhibitors

1:15 p.m. – 1:25 p.m. Susan Breon - President, Center for eBusiness and Advanced IT
• Overview of eBizITPA

1:25 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Edwin R. Matthews - Director of IT, Americas Amer Sports North America
• Learn how Amer Sports is utilizing RFID technology in its Wilson brand of sporting goods in support of Wal-Mart’s RFID initiative. Matthews will discuss implementation strategy, project plans, lessons learned, and realized benefits.

2:25 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Michele Southall - Director of Community Development, EEPCglobal North America
• Overview of EPCglobal and their role in the development of global RFID standards
• Benefits of RFID implementations using EPCglobal standards

3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Exhibitor Expo & Adjourn