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February 08 — 10, 2012
The 5th Annual Payments Summit builds on a successful history of conference events held in the majestic city at the foothills of the snowcapped Wasatch Mountains. After years of double-digit participation growth, the 2012 conference moves to a larger meeting space to accommodate a more broadly-focused agenda. The Alliance has combined the rapidly growing Mobile and Transit Payments Council Summit with "Roadmap to EMV Payments", from the Alliance Annual Conference in the Spring, which drew hundreds of attendees to Chicago. The result is a single, large All Payments Event covering every leading transaction platform: Card payments, mobile payments, online payments, and transit payments. For more information please visit the Smart Card Alliance website.
March 05 — 07, 2012
CARTES in North America is a new event designed to promote the smart technologies in the large and dynamic North American market. More 100 international exhibitors will present innovative products and solutions in card manufacturing, payment systems, identification and authentication, mobility and digital security. The 3-day conference program will feature 10 educational sessions and 2 keynotes providing high-level content for decision-makers from banks, telecom operators, merchants, government and transportation. CARTES in North America is produced by Comexposium, the organizer of the world's leading event in smart security and innovative payments: CARTES & IDentification in Paris. CARTES NA website.
March 20 — 22, 2012
In this special edition of the 5th Mobile Commerce Summit Asia 2012, March 20-22, The Fullerton Hotel, Singapore, we will discover different perspectives from different stakeholders. We will hear unique insights from experienced ventures. We will understand tried and tested concepts gleaned only from the wisdom of multiple failures. We will, however, definitely take advantage of the focused gathering of high-level industry practitioners that ONLY this event can bring. And together we will learn, synergize and innovate. For additional show information please visit 5th Mobile Commerce Summit Asia.
March 20 — 21, 2012
NFC Ticketing Europe 2012 is the only European event that focuses on working out profitable and scalable NFC ticketing solutions. Join the likes of Visa Europe, O2, MasterCard, Deutsche Telekom, Renfe, United Airlines, Barclaycard, ATM spa Ravenna, First Rail, Citi, TfL, Austria Telekom and many more for 2 days of forward thinking discussion and debate that is guaranteed to help you overcome those key challenges facing your business. The conference has been purpose built to cater for the industry's every need, addressing issues such optimum business models and creating critical consumer mass whilst ensuring ample time for quality networking with the whole industry. For more information please visit the NFC Ticketing Event website
March 28 — 29, 2012
CARTES in Asia is a regional Exhibition for the APAC market and a high-level Conference covering digital security and smart technologies. CARTES in Asia will bring together 120 international exhibitors from the smart card and digital security industry, confirming its place among the major events dedicated to smart technologies worldwide. 4,000 visitors from banks, telecoms, administration, IT security and retail sectors, are expected to discover innovative technologies for card manufacturing, authentication solutions, payment solutions, mobile security and other innovative technical solutions. Conferences will focus on Identification & e-Government, Mobile Payment & Services, NFC & Contactless, Multi-application, Security: Trust & Privacy. For additional show information please visit CARTES Asia.
April 11 — 13, 2012
The Tap Into Innovation: NFC Global Competition 2012 will select the most outstanding NFC solutions in the world with top awards in three categories:
The Audience Award for the solution that receives the most votes from the WIMA audience. As well as potentially winning an award, entrants in the competition can look forward to benefiting from global media coverage, interest from industry leaders, and the opportunity to share ideas and forge new relationships. The deadline for submitting entries is March 5, 2012 . Nine finalists will be announced March 19, 2012. The four winners will be announced at the awards ceremony at WIMA in Monaco on April 12, 2012. Winners will also have the opportunity to present a demo of their solutions at the NFC Forum booth at WIMA on April 13, 2012. All four winners will receive a Global Competition trophy and all nine finalists will receive a certificate of commendation. FREE ACCESS. Register at: www.wima-nfc.com.
April 11 — 13, 2012
"NFC is all about payment & ticketing". Not so!...While payment is an important factor in the deployment of NFC there are many other added value use cases that may push the global adoption of NFC such as social media, gaming, advertising, loyalty, access control and healthcare to name but a few. Join the NFC Forum and over 70 exhibiting companies with ready for market solutions along with 800 attendees in Monaco for the most exciting WIMA NFC Experience to date. Learn at first hand from the NFC leaders and innovators how NFC applications and products are enabling a multitude of services spanning numerous industries. FREE loan of an NFC mobile phone for all attendees and FREE Exhibition Visitor access. Excellent networking guaranteed! More information: www.wima-nfc.com
April 17 — 19, 2012
Covering the entire 4G ecosystem, 4G World Asia presents a world-class conference program that highlights the opportunities ahead with the next-generation of mobile and wireless technologies, business models, networks, services and applications powering the future mobile Internet. Co-organized by leading analyst / advisory firm Yankee Group and Inspira Events, it is the perfect industry gathering to learn what's new, meet with clients, collaborate with potential business partners and expand your business reach into Asia's fast growing markets. 4G World Asia will be held in Singapore at the Raffles City Convention Centre. The event is expected to attract over 1,000 attendees and 200+ expert speakers, media partners and sponsors. For more details, please visit 4G World.
April 19 — 20, 2012
Mobile Payments & NFC World Summit 2012 will draw together highly-regarded speakers representing the mobile network operators, banks, money transfer providers, mobile transfer networks, mWallets, retailers, public transit providers, 'interoperability hubs', handset manufacturers, technology and equipment providers to share their latest efforts in launching mobile financial services and the key challenges facing them. The summit will further provide tips on how to analyse your customers' behaviours to help in your planning of your winning strategies to deploy Mobile Payments services. The most exciting session will be the panel discussion represented by the stakeholders of the ecosystem to discuss Strategic Partnership in providing Innovative and Sustainable Mobile Payments services. For additional information please visit Mobile Payments NFC World Summit.
May 22 — 24, 2012
A Joint Presentation by Smart Card Alliance and NFC Forum The Smart Card Alliance and the NFC Forum are pleased to present NFC Solutions Summit␣ the first comprehensive American showcase for the burgeoning technology of Near Field Communications. The NFC Solutions Summit will cover the state of this promising technology, developments in new NFC devices and add-ons, the status of the growing NFC ecosystem, the promise of NFC-enabled payments and other popular applications, NFC implementation, and American and international market forecasts. In 2012 NFC technology will be widely available in new smart phone handsets. enabling quick transactions, ticketing, digital content exchange, secure identification, social networking and communication between electronic devices. The authoritative expertise of the NFC Forum and Smart Card Alliance will create the interest and momentum necessary bring together a broad base of industry players. The conference will features leaders from every relevant sector for an interactive, instructive forum on the business issues, implementation milestones, and technology advancements happening in NFC markets. NFC Solutions Summit will take place at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, a high-quality, self-contained conference venue with easy access for both domestic and international participants, only 20 minutes from the many attractions of San Francisco, and 30 minutes from the high-tech industry leaders of Silicon Valley. Please visit www.smartcardalliance.org/nfcsolutions for more information.
June 19 — 22, 2012
CommunicAsia is Asia's largest integrated ICT platform, where key executives from the industry congregate to network, create business opportunities, and shape industry trends. CommunicAsia feature a comprehensive myriad of key and emerging technologies from FTTx, LTE, mobile broadband, mobile commerce and innovations, next generation services, satellite communications, smartphones & devices and many others. Online registration begins April 2012. |
