Contactless Smart Cards, RFID, Payment, Transit and Security

NFC Congress 2009

Monday, October 13, 2008

Dates: February 24 - 26, 2009
Venue: University Campus Hagenberg
Location: Hagenberg, Austria
URL: http://congress.nfc-research.at

Description: The NFC Congress is the most exclusive and extensive event on Near Field Communication in Central and Eastern Europe. Don’t miss the chance to meet industrial partners, business experts, technologists and developers dealing with NFC in their daily life and business. [end] 

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