SDW 2012 acknowledges the support of the following Associations and Organizations:

Biometrics Institute • eema • Eurosmart • GlobalPlatform • Hologram Manufacturers Association of India • International Authentication Association • Smartex

If you are interested in becoming a Supporting Assoication, please contact: Fiona Watson,
Email: f.watson@sciencemediapartners.com

Biometrics Institute

The Biometrics Institute is an independent membership organisation which started off in Australia in July 2001, and expanded its outreach to New Zealand in 2004, to Singapore in 2011 and opened a subsidiary in London, UK, in July 2011 to create a global biometrics network.

The mission of the Biometrics Institute is to be a forum for biometric users and other interested parties and to facilitate the responsible use of biometrics.

It has developed a Privacy Guidelines for its members and a Biometric Vulnerability Assessment Methodology.

To date we have over 110 member organisations from around the world.

Find out more at: www.biometricsinstitute.org or contact: manager@biometricsinstitute.org

***The Biometrics Institute will be holding two half-day courses on Standards, and on Authentication, on the day following SDW 2012 (24 May 2012).

See www.biometricsinstitute.org/events.php?type=training for more details.

eema

For 23 years, EEMA has been Europe’s leading independent, non-profit e-Identity & Security association, working with its European members, governmental bodies, standards organisations and interoperability initiatives throughout Europe to further e-Business and legislation.

EEMA’s remit is to educate and inform over 1,500 Member contacts on the latest developments and technologies, at the same time enabling Members of the association to compare views and ideas. The work produced by the association with its Members (projects, papers, seminars, tutorials and reports etc) is funded by both membership subscriptions and revenue generated through fee-paying events. All of the information generated by EEMA and its members is available to other members free of charge.

Examples of recent and upcoming EEMA events include: The European e-Identity Interoperability Conference, Brussels, Belgium; Kuppinger Cole e-ID Conference & Cloud 09, Munich, Germany; The European e-Identity Management Conference, London, UK; e-Identity as a Business, The Netherlands; Information Security Solutions Europe (ISSE), Berlin, Germany; Smartphone Security, London, UK and Creating Business Value with Access Governance, Gent, Belgium.

EEMA and its members are also involved in many European funded projects including STORK, ICEcom, SSEDIC and ETICA.

Any organisation involved in e-Identity or Security (usually of a global or European nature) can become a Member of EEMA, and any employee of that organisation is then able to participate in EEMA activities. Examples of organisations taking advantage of EEMA membership are Volvo, KPMG, Deloitte, ING, BankID Norge, Rabobank, Bankenes Standard, Sonofi Aventis, Verisign, Verizon, Thales eSecurity, Novartis, Metropolitan Police, PGP, McAfee, Adobe, Magyar Telecom Rt, National Communications Authority, Hungary, Ministerion de Trabajo, Nokia, European Commission, Microsoft, NETS, Orange, Consult Hyperion and Siemens to name but a few.

EEMA decided to become involved with the ETICA project as we felt it was looking to contribute an essential piece of the jigsaw, and as a member of the Advisory Board (AB) we felt that we could bring a business and practical focus to the outputs of the project, which has actually been achieved over the past 9 months. For example the AB may see that there may be a far more beneficial methodology available as we may be able to ‘see the wood for the trees’ that the rest of the partners may not.

Find out more at: www.eema.org

Eurosmart

EUROSMART is an international non-profit association located in Brussels, representing the Voice of the Smart Security Industry for multi-sector applications. Since its creation in 1995, Eurosmart is committed to expanding the world’s smart secure devices market, developing smart security standards and continuously improving quality and security applications.

The association gathers mainly manufacturers of Smart cards and Smart Secure devices, Smart Secure Devices integrated circuit manufacturers, terminals, equipment for smart cards system integrators, application developers and issue. The association has enlarged its scope to welcome members from new horizons such as universities, educational institutions, government bodies, public labs, research institutes, non-profit organizations, independent and industry experts. Members work in dedicated working groups on security, market analysis, new form factors, electronic identity, biometrics and communication issues.

As an association gathering members from the entire value chain, Eurosmart is the ideal forum to value the expertise of the Smart Security industry regarding security, especially privacy management..

Find out more at: www.eurosmart.com

GlobalPlatform

GlobalPlatform is the international specification body for smart card infrastructure. Its proven technical specifications for cards, devices and systems are regarded as the industry standard for achieving interoperable, sustainable and flexible smart card deployments that support multi-application, multi-actor and multi-business model implementations.

GlobalPlatform Specifications are freely available and have been adopted globally by many public and private bodies. As GlobalPlatform Specifications are widely deployed across finance, mobile/telecom, government, healthcare, retail and transit sectors, the association’s technology provides the foundation for market convergence and supports innovative new cross-sector partnerships.

GlobalPlatform is a member driven association with cross-industry representation from all world continents.

Find out more at: www.globalplatform.org

Hologram Manufacturers Association of India

The Hologram Manufacturers Association of India (HOMAI) is a not-for-profit, trade association working to stimulate the understanding, adoption, use and widespread application of holographic technology.

Established in 1998, its membership is drawn from manufacturers of holographic
solutions and their allied products across the country. The association invests heavily in education on the appropriate uses of holographic solutions for brand protection, authentication, packaging and product enhancement to protect brands and consumers from the ill effects of counterfeiting. Through specific projects such as education programs, market research, advocacy, industry relations and open forums, the association keeps its members connected to industry leaders and stimulates innovation.

The Association's Mission is:

• The advancement of holographic technology and its members;
• To protect the industry, products and consumers from the ill-effects of counterfeiting by providing effective solutions.

Find out more at: www.homai.org

International Authentication Association

The International Authentication Association is the industry body for suppliers and users of authentication technologies, systems and services. Its aims are twofold.

1) To educate and promote the use of authentication systems, technologies and products as an integral part of effective strategies to protect products, documents and their users from counterfeiting and fraud.

2) To protect and promote the interests of the authentication industry (both users and suppliers) worldwide.

Authentication technologies play a vital role in the protection strategies for products and documents worldwide. Yet the role and value of authentication in anti-counterfeiting is typically not examined nor well enough understood, largely because there is no one body promoting authentication.

Find out more at: www.internationalauthenticationassociation.org

Smartex

Since its establishment in 1992 to understand and promote a rapidly emerging smart card industry, Smartex has developed the foremost group of forums in that market. Today, it operates an international network of professional, membership-based associations concerned with smart cards, biometrics and RFID technologies. Global membership currently approaches 400 companies in the UK, Africa, Central Eastern Europe and the Asia Pacific.

Find out more at: www.smartex.com