Please note the attached call for posters for a conference at the National
Academy of Science's Transportation Research Board this fall. We are
interested in a broad range of applications of and research on RFID in the
transportation sector. I would greatly appreciate any assistance you could
provide in spreading the word about this call for posters to potentially
interested faculty and student researchers.

Thank you very much.

Jonathan

RFID = radio frequency identification

Jonathan L. Gifford, Visiting Fellow (2005 - 2006)
Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW, Room 464
Washington, DC 20001
Tel. 202-334-3219 (until 5/31/06); 703-993-2275 (6/1/06-); fax 801-749-9198
Email [log in to unmask]

2005-2006 - On leave from George Mason University, School of Public Policy,
Arlington, VA.

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Subject: Call for Posters - Research Initiatives in RFID for Transportation
Conference, Oct. 17-18

 

TRB is seeking poster proposals for a one-and-a-half day conference to bring
together representatives from University Transportation Centers and other
research organizations to assess current research in applications of RFID
technologies in transportation. To find more information on the conference
and to submit proposals, see the Call for Posters link at:

 

http://www.trb.org/Conferences/RFID/

 

Proposals due by June 23, 2006

 

Accepted posters will be displayed 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM., Tuesday, October 17
in conjunction with a reception. TRB will provide each presenter with a
display board that measures 76.2 cm (30 inches) high and 101.6 cm (40
inches) wide. Authors are expected to provide a 1,000 word written summary
of the poster content for inclusion in the conference report.

 

Contact Tom Palmerlee, [log in to unmask], 202-334-2907 with any questions.
The conference organizing committee will evaluate the submissions, and in
late July will contact those selected to participate in the workshop to
discuss the details of their participation. Presenters of accepted
proposals will be eligible to register for the conference at the discounted
speaker registration fee.

 

Conference Participants will include representatives from USDOT-sponsored
universities, USDOT and other government agencies, TRB committees, as well
as industry representatives working in RFID research and technology. The
conference objectives are:

* Create an environment for increased communication and
collaboration among researchers involved in RFID technology applications for
transportation

* Provide an opportunity for synergies among USDOT-sponsored
universities conducting RFID transportation applications research.

* Identify RFID research opportunities that have potential to
enhance the mobility of freight and people.

* Create an information base of universities conducting RFID research,
development and technology for use by USDOT, other government agencies, TRB
and industry.

The conference is supported by the Office of Research, Development and
Technology at the Research & Innovative Technology Administration.

 

RFID (radio-frequency identification) is a technology that has potentially
sweeping impacts in the travel and transportation industries. Its
applications cover a broad range:

- supply chain management (tagging of containers, pallets and
individual packages);

- infrastructure (tagging of building equipment and components);

- safety and security (vehicle collision avoidance, electronic
pre-clearance of vehicles and individuals through security checkpoints,
privacy issues); and

- system operations (electronic toll collection)..)

Innovations and breakthroughs in the design, production and application of
RFID are rapidly unfolding on a global scale.

 

A Poster Session will afford an opportunity for active researchers across
the broad scope of transportation-related RFID to gather, present and
exchange approaches, results and challenges. The Planning Committee invites
posters from the full range of transportation-related RFID design,
production and application domains. In addition to the four applications
areas shown above, an illustrative list of prospective subjects includes:

* standards and standards institutions, at both global and U.S.
levels;

* public policy issues (privacy, proprietary data protection)

* industrial organization (collaboration and coordination across
industry boundaries, such as automobile and freight)

* commercialization

* antenna technology

* Sensing the environment around the tag; e.g., temperature,
humidity, pressure, strain, motion, chemicals,

* tag design

* prototyping

* field testing

* advanced materials for RFID tags