Workshop on Storage and Processor Card-based Technologies

Call for Speakers

The purpose of the workshop is to identify current and planned Federal government activities and related needs, general issues, existing voluntary industry consensus standards, gap areas in standards coverage, and industry capabilities in the field of storage and processor card technologies. It is anticipated that the workshop will support development of a standards roadmap, and a guideline on storage and processor card technologies to include multitechnology composition issues.

Guest speakers are invited to participate in panel discussions for the Storage and Processor Card-based Technologies Workshop scheduled for July 8 and 9, 2003, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The workshop will consist of seven distinct topics focusing on specific requirements and multiple card technologies. Interested participants must be willing to share their extensive knowledge and experience with the audience concerning one or more of the following areas:

• Federal Government Card Technology Requirements
• Card Technology Business Case Analysis
• Current Card Technology Capabilities
• Multitechnology Integration Requirements/Issues
• Interoperability Requirements/Issues
• Security and Privacy Issues
• Technology Roadmap and Gap Analysis

If selected, speakers are expected to develop a high quality, informative 30 minute PowerPoint or transparency presentation that provides comprehensive information addressing the relevant project or task overview, scope, business case, requirements, technologies and issues. Presentations (CD or transparencies) must be clearly marked with the speaker's name and presentation title and submitted by July 1, 2003. All materials will be included in workshop proceedings.

Your presentation should be structured as follows:

• An introduction and overview (5 Minutes)
• Technology and business discussion (10 Minutes)
• Standards and requirement Issues (10 Minutes)
• Forecast (5 Minutes)

The workshop topics are listed in the table below along with additional information to further expound the topics and scope.

How to Submit Speaker Information:
Please complete and submit the following form** and a combined 500 word abstract including a biography to nist_workshop@bah.com by May 15, 2003. Selected speakers will be contacted by email and telephone by June 9, 2003.
   (** Note: The Call for Speaker registration form is in MS Word format - download form, fill it out and save it, then e-mail Word file - to e-mail address above)

Please note: Workshop participation as a speaker/panelist is voluntary. All selected speakers will need to register by June 13, 2003. All presentations will be included in the workshop proceedings.