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Dear WI community,
We would like to inform you about the
 
European Workshop on Smart Objects:   
Systems, Technologies and Applications

June 15th to June 16th, 2010, University Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain
Website: www.rfid-systech.eu
Invited Speaker: Florent Frederix, Head of Sector 'Radio Frequency
Identification', European Commission
Submission deadline: February 12th 2010
 
Best wishes

Jens Strüker

Institute of Computer Science and Social Studies
Department of Telematics
Albert-Ludwig University Freiburg, Germany
jens.strueker@iig.uni-freiburg.de

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Over the last years, the European Workshop on RFID Systems and Technologies
(RFID-SysTech) has become a central platform in Europe for personal networking
and information exchange in the field of RFID technologies and applications.
While the networking of objects for the purpose of data collection and
distributed control is no longer a recent phenomenon, the sheer number of
things that are networked to information systems has dramatically risen. Today,
the Internet is increasingly extended to all kinds of physical assets: product
components, finished products, logistic units, equipment, documents, vehicles,
buildings and electronical meters as well as embedded systems of all kind.
Mature industries, like the energy or automotive are in euphoric mood and
accordingly, we see enormous research and technological development activity:
For instance, Auto-ID technologies such as RFID are being increasingly combined
with data storage capacity and sensors or other communication devices that
provide real-time data such as position, temperature, pressure, vibrations etc.
These special-purpose computer systems are able to sense information from the
real world or perform actions upon it and are also able to communicate with
other networked computer systems.
 
The resultant integration into existing business processes and IT
infrastructures under the side condition of enabling an interaction between
intelligent objects and business applications within and between enterprises in
a generic, flexible and scalable manner is a considerable challenge. At the
same time, the economic potential is promising and will also help enterprises
to address completely new challenges such as sustainability: Interacting with
smart devices will ensure that enterprises get correct, auditable trails for
sustainability metrics. Such systems can help businesses track carbon and other
environmental aspects. However, business-to-business integration solutions such
as the EPCglobal network or other bilateral approaches have to be developed
further in order to meet the supporting requirements.
 
The specific profile of this workshop is to examine both the technology and
business aspects:
- the latest achievements in technologies and systems for smart objects
- their integration into information systems and business processes
- and their business value.
 
Scientists and practitioners from the fields of electrical engineering,
computer science and information systems will find an excellent opportunity to
participate in interdisciplinary discussions, set up new networks and exchange
information on a professional level. In addition to the workshop, an industrial
exhibition presenting the latest innovations will be held. 
 
 
Key Topics:
 
Technologies and Systems:
 
-  Active / Passive RFID
-  RF-Transceivers for RFID and Smart Technologies
-  Sensing and Actuating
-  Smart Objects, Smart Items 
-  Transponder Technologies / Integrated Circuit Technologies 
-  Antenna Design and Air Interface
-  NFC Technologies
-  Printed Electronic and new Materials
-  Processes for Tag Manufacturing
-  Sensor Networks
-  Positioning and Location
-  Protocols and Standardization
-  Middleware and Databases
-  System Modelling
 
Applications and Business:
 
-  Logistics and Supply Chain Management
-  Maintenance 
-  Tracking and Tracing
-  Manufacturing Control
-  Industrial Process Automation
-  Health Care, Pharmaceutical
-  RFID beyond the Point of Sales
-  Business Value and Performance Measurement
-  New Business Models
-  Security and Privacy
-  Sociological Aspects and Technology Acceptance
 
 
Guideline for Preparation and Submission of Contributions: 
All submissions (full papers) must follow the guidelines given under: 
http://rfid-systech.eu/html/call_for_papers.html and be at least 6 pages in
length.
The workshop language is English and the proceedings will be electronically
published on a CD with ISBN-Number.
 
Important dates:
Full paper submissions: February 12th 2010
Notification of Acceptance sent: March 29th 2010
Publication-ready versions uploaded: April 30th 2010
 
Responsibilities:
Jens Strüker, Uwe Wissendheit (Program Chair)
Andrés García, Javier Escribano (Local Chair)
Michael E. Wernle (Exhibition Chair)
Thomas Hollstein (General Chair)
 
Conference Fee:
210,00 EUR (10% discount for speakers)
 
Cooperation:
The workshop is organized in cooperation with the Organic Electronics
Association (oe-a/VDMA) 
http://www.oe-a.org,
the Association for Automatic Identification and Mobile Data Capture (AIM)
http://www.aim-d.de,
and the University of Castilla-La Mancha http://www.uclm.es
 
Further Information at http://www.rfid-systech.eu/ 
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