NFC FORUM SPOTLIGHT FOR DEVELOPERS

Part of a continuing series of educational sessions
for targeted audiences from the NFC Forum

The Spotlight Session for Developers, a one-day educational conference  created for developers interested in NFC technology, provided practical knowledge, networking opportunities, and discussions with some of
the premier leaders in the NFC field.

This year's agenda included:

• Welcome by Koichi Tagawa, Chairman of the NFC Forum
• NFC Use Cases in action, including an overview of use cases and successful implementations around the world (Peter Preuss, Nokia, Chairman of the NFC Forum Marketing Committee)
• Core specifications update, including their use and what's next (Ian Keen, Broadcom, Vice Chairman of the NFC Forum Technical Committee)
• Upcoming work on application profiles (Stephen Tiedemann, Sony, NFC Forum Chairman of the Reference Applications Framework Working Group)
• How the NFC Forum Certification Program will speed devices to market (Matt Ronning, SONY, Chairman of the NFC Forum Compliance Committee)
• Hands-on programming for Nokia devices (Jure Sustersic, Nokia) 
• Roundtable/panel on Android NFC API (Peter Coster of Toppan Forms (Moderator); Agnes Revel of INSIDE Contactless; Charles Dachs of NXP; Laurent Sourgen of STMicroelectronics N.V.; Christian Andresen of Stollmann; Nicolas Ponsini of Trusted Logic) 
• Panel discussion on lessons learned from the field (Shishir Gupta of ST-Ericsson; Mohammad Khan of ViVOtech; Stuart Fiske of Consult Hyperion; Gavin Shenker of Visa; and Adam Flis of Adamsoft). 

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The NFC Forum was formed to advance the use of Near Field Communication technology by developing specifications, ensuring interoperability among devices and services, and educating the market about NFC technology. Formed in 2004, the Forum now has 160+ members. Manufacturers, applications developers, financial services institutions, and more all work together to promote the use of NFC technology in consumer electronics, mobile devices, and PCs.