Dates: June 18-20, 2008
Venue: Transamerica Expo Center
Location: Sao Paulo, Brasil
URL: http://www.iscexpo.com.br/
Contact: ituca@alcantara.com.br

Description: ISC is one of the most recognized security shows around the world. It has more than 35 years experience in the USA and has been delivered with equal success in Brazil. ISC Brazil presents the leading international companies with the most innovative solutions for corporate buyers and offers a high quality learning program.

Dates: September 8 - 10, 2008
Venue: MGM Grand Casino & Resort
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
URL:http://www.shorecliffcommunications.com/rfid08/
Contact: CMP Technology, click here

Description: RFID World - Global RFID Solutions and Beyond
The Industry's First RFID Event invites you to our biggest, broadest conference and exhibition yet!

The first RFID event to bring you Walmart's Linda Dillman and Best Buy's Robert Willett will present a line up of the industry's most innovative thought leaders to discuss the issues facing today's RFID industry and offer insight into its future.

More information about RFID World's Exhibition, Conference Program, Industry Award Ceremony, and Pre-show Events will updated in the near future.

We look forward to sharing the World of RFID and Beyond with you in Las Vegas!

Dates: September 9-12, 2008
Venue: Grand Hyatt Hotel
Location: Singapore
URL:http://www.terrapinn.com/2008/nfc/
Contact: Wendy Tay, wendy.tay@terrapinn.com

Description:For the 3rd year running, NFC World Asia will bring together the NFC founders, developers, manufacturers, service providers and merchants across the globe to discuss the latest development, issues, concerns and ROI from current NFC pilot projects.

- Latest project development updates and implementations by industry leaders

- Gather first hand understanding of what drives NFC investment within national and regional markets

- Find out how mobile operators, banks, electronic payment infrastructure companies and merchants are coming together

- Meet the early adopters and key NFC leaders from Asia and across the world

- Your gateway to global business opportunities and long term business partnerships

- Find out where latest NFC roll-outs are happening and benefit through face-to-face meetings with the project leaders themselves

Dates: September 9-11, 2008
Venue: Grand Hyatt Hotel
Location: Singapore
URL:http://www.terrapinn.com/2008/mpayments/
Contact: Wendy Tay, wendy.tay@terrapinn.com

Description: Co-located with the already established NFC World Asia series, Mobile Payments World Asia 2008 is Asia’s most comprehensive mobile payments and mobile transactions event - designed for Asia’s top CEOs, business development directors, senior-level managers and mobile payment practitioners interested in developing a business-focused mobile commerce initiative.

Dates: September 15-18, 2008
Venue: TBA
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
URL: www.asisonline.org/asis2008

Description: Take part in the most prestigious, comprehensive education and networking event in the security industry and the largest show in the world dedicated to security, attracting more than 23,000 professionals. Submissions may cover the gamut of current and emerging industry and management issues, best practices, and challenges. Interest areas include crisis management, homeland security, physical security, legal issues, career development, crime/loss prevention, information technology, investigations, and more.

Dates: September 16-19, 2008
Venue: Science park of Sophia Antipolis
Location: Sophia Antipolis, France
URL: http://www.strategiestm.com/conferences/smart-event/08/index.html
Contact: info@strategiestm.com

Description: The “e-Smart” conference is the summit conference you should attend to cover your interest expectations and requirements on shaping the future of digital security, smart card and trusted devices.

Dates: October 22-24, 2008
Venue: Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center
Location: Washington, DC
URL: Smart Card Alliance 2008 Annual Conference
Contact: info@smartcardalliance.org

Description: The 2008 Smart Cards in Government Conference has grown extensively in recent years, reflecting the rapid expansion of Government identity and security initiatives. These initiatives have lead to the current and growing interest in the strategies and technologies that help speed the adoption of homeland security identification and access programs like HSPD 12, US VISIT, REAL ID and other key government initiatives. The Smart Card Alliance has accommodated increased participation while maintaining the quality of focus that has been a hallmark the event. In 2008, the event moves from the Spring to October and will take place in the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, an ideal facility downtown Washington, DC, with convenient train and subway access and room to accommodate over 800 attendees and 55 exhibitors who will participate. A complete conference agenda with over 75 speakers will be published in July, along with information about focused pre-conference workshop. The conference features leaders from the federal government and industry in an interactive, instructive forum on the business issues, implementation milestones, and technology advancements happening in the government smart card market–including the government’s HSPD 12 directive underway for federal and contract employee Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards, electronic passports, WHTI Passport Cards, the TWIC port security program involving the U.S. Coast Guard, registered traveler cards coming to dozens of airports, and the first responder authentication credential trials that involve federal, state, and local emergency response agencies throughout the country. It’s the industry’s most comprehensive presentation of state of the art technologies and services for the government sector.

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.