Dates: November 1 - 4, 2010
Location: Montréal, Canada
Venue: ICAO Headquarters
URL: http://www2.icao.int/en/MRTD2/Pages/SixthMRTDSymposium.aspx
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Border control automation challenged by complex interoperability issues By Nigel Reavley, Sales Director EMEA, FIME The use of biometric technology in identity credentials is increasing. It aims to enable countries to implement robust security measures at border crossings and make it difficult to produce fraudulent travel documents. Today, more than 90% of passports deployed include biometric features, often fingerprint images due to their non-intrusive nature. read more »Intercede announced that it was awarded an order for the supply of Intercede MyID Identity and Credential Management software licenses totaling more than $1 million. This contract is in support of the issuance of ICAO compliant smart card travel documents. The country and partner cannot be named at this time. read more »Dates: September 12-15, 2011 Location: Montréal, Canada Venue: ICAO Headquarters, 999 University Street, Montréal, Quebec, Canada URL: http://www.icao.int/mrtdsymposium2011/ read more »Kosovo has begun issuing new biometric passports powered by chip technology from Switzerland’s Trüb AG. The Balkan nation of 1.7 million has contracted the Austrian State Printing House (OeSD) to manufacture the new passport booklets and integrate Trüb’s the polycarbonate film datapages, which contain an ICAO-compliant antenna and chip module that stores the document holder’s personal data, a facial image and two fingerprints. read more »In an effort to streamline passenger security, Jakarta, Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport has opened the country’s first biometric immigration gate. Fingerprint biometric identification provider BIO-key International, Inc. and Oakwell Engineering Limited partnered to create the new gate, designed for use by passengers with electronic passports. Passengers submit their e-passports and authenticate with a fingerprint. read more »The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) is focusing on a goal of driving the research and development of biometrics and building the future of the industry around a concern for end-user privacy protection. read more » |
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