Twin Cities Eighth RFID Industry Forum
Date: Thursday, December 6, 2007
Time: 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Location: Carlson School of Management – Room 2-260R (2nd Floor – Exec. Train. Ctr.)
Webpage:
http://www.misrc.umn.edu/RFID/2007-12-06/
Registration: www.misrc.umn.edu/registration
NEXT FORUM:
Putting RFID To Work In Manufacturing
Improving Operational Performance
Speakers:
Gary Madsen, Manager, RFID Packaging Solutions, Kimberly Clark Corporation
John Mattson, Operations Project Manager, Boston Scientific
Jeff Czock, Director of RFID, AbeTech
Where is the technology generating true business value? Manufacturer RFID applications include:
Compliance driven implementations; Asset tracking; Supply chain visibility for track, trace and recall
purposes; etc. In this session we will hear from three companies wrestling with the central issue of how to
leverage RFID to derive business value.
Our panelists are drawn from a cross section of early players in the application of RFID, and bring to the
discussion real world experience with RFID technology in the food chain.
WHAT:
The Twin Cities RFID Industry Forum is a breakfast/speaker event sponsored by the
Management Information Systems Research Center (MISRC) of the Carlson School of
Management at the University of Minnesota, the Center for the Development of
Technological Leadership at the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota High Tech
Association and RFx3, Inc.
The Forum is an educational and networking opportunity for those interested in learning
more about the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in the Twin Cities
area.
WHEN:
The Forum is held quarterly on the First Thursday morning of March, June, September, and
December from 7:00 am to 9:00 am. Breakfast begins at 7:00 am with an industry speaker
presentation commencing shortly thereafter.
WHERE:
The Forum is held at the Carlson School of Management on the West Bank of the University
of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus in Minneapolis.
WHO:
The Forum is open to management and technology specialists interested in the emerging
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) industry. There is a $25 registration fee for the
breakfast/speaker event (major credit cards accepted). To register, go to
http://www.misrc.umn.edu/registration/
MISRC RFID Project Lead:
Director, CDTL:
MN High Tech Assoc:
RFID Forum Coordinator:
Dr. Fred Riggins, University of Minnesota
Dr. Massoud Amin, University of Minnesota
Kate Rubin, President, MHTA
Peter Grimlund, CEO, Seeonic
Twin Cities Eighth RFID Industry Forum
Questions or comments?
Management Information Systems Research Center
Phone: 612-625-0862
Fax: 612-626-1600
misrc@csom.umn.edu
http://www.misrc.umn.edu/
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