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NFC Forum Opens Registration for VISIONFC Automotive Summit
The NFC
Forum announced today the opening of registration for VISIONFC
Automotive Summit, taking place Tuesday, October 18, 2016, in
Vienna, Austria. Co-located with the NFC Forum (News - Alert) Member Meeting, the
summit is a half-day series of sessions featuring lightning talks,
presentations, and a moderated discussion on how Near Field
Communication (NFC) technology is transforming the consumer automotive
experience.
"Building on the success of our recent inaugural VISIONFC event, we are
honored to host industry leaders in the NFC and connected car ecosystem
at the VISIONFC Automotive Summit," said Paula Hunter, executive
director, NFC Forum. "NFC technology is greatly improving the way people
and cars interact. Together, we'll advance our unique platform and
collaborate on creating exciting new user experiences to advance our
vision for the automotive industry."
Individuals from NFC Forum member and non-member companies are invited
to register to attend and participate in this important discussion.
Sessions include:
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NFC in Automotive: The Market Moves Forward - Alexander
Rensink, NFC Forum Vice Chairman, NXP Semiconductors (News - Alert)
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Where Smartphones Meet the Dashboard - Dr. Jörg
Brakensiek, Car Connectivity Consortium
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NFC and the Securely Connected Car - Rainer Lutz, NXP
Semiconductors
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NFC & Automotive: A Handset Perspective - Jack Lee,
Samsung (News - Alert)
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Tag Experiences in the Automotive Industry (lightning
talk) - Matthew Bright, Thin Film Electronics & NFC Forum
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Using NFC to Eliminate Automobile Counterfeit Parts (lightning
talk) - Vineet Agrawal, NICBIT LLC
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NFC in Automotive: Best Practices, Market Needs, and Requirements
(moderated discussion) - Paula Hunter, NFC Forum Executive
Director - Moderator
A networking reception will follow presentations and discussions.
To register for VISIONFC Automotive Summit, please visit https://www.regonline.com/nfcforumvisionfcautomotivesummit.
The conference registration fee is $50 for NFC Forum members and $99 for
non-members. Event sponsorship and speaking opportunities are still
available.
Charting NFC's Future Direction Hosted by the NFC Forum,
VISIONFC events provide an opportunity for participants to share their
vision of NFC innovation for the next decade and network with industry
luminaries from the world's leading mobile device, semiconductor,
payment, consumer electronics manufacturers, and solution providers.
VISIONFC events are held in conjunction with NFC Forum face-to-face
member meetings. At the upcoming NFC Forum Vienna Member Meeting,
October 17-21, 2016, the world's NFC thought leaders will gather to make
substantial progress toward completing outstanding work items and
determining the overall direction of NFC technology. All companies
interested in the NFC Forum ecosystem are encouraged to become
members.
About the NFC Forum The NFC Forum's (www.nfc-forum.org)
mission is 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. The Forum's
global member companies are currently developing specifications for a
modular NFC device architecture, and protocols for interoperable data
exchange and device-independent service delivery, device discovery, and
device capability. The NFC Forum's Sponsor members include Apple (News - Alert) Inc.,
Broadcom Corporation, Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd., Google, Inc., Intel,
MasterCard Worldwide, NEC, Nokia, NXP Semiconductors, Qualcomm, Samsung,
Sony Corporation, STMicroelectronics (News - Alert), and Visa Inc.
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