August 2004

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

September conference focuses on biometrics

The Biometrics Consortium Conference 2004, scheduled for Sept. 20-22, 2004, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Va., will showcase recent advances in technologies and address issues facing the biometrics industry and end users in a variety of areas, including homeland security, law enforcement, identity theft and interoperability. Featured speakers include Asa Hutchinson, under secretary for border and transportation security at the Department of Homeland Security; James Woolsey, former director of Central Intelligence; and David M. Wennergren, chief information officer for the Department of the Navy. Details and online registration are available at www.nist.gov/bc2004.




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