Special Events & Workshops at cartes & identification

World Card Summit

Do not miss the CARTES & IDentification 2008 Congress opening conference which will be held on Tuesday November 4 (Jean-Thèves amphitheatre, free access upon presentation of a badge CARTES & IDentification 2008 or an invitation).

This outstanding session brings together the major players in the smart card and identification industries: complete review of hot topics in each branch of the industry and answers to current and futures issues.

CARTES & IDentification 2008 cocktail

A cocktail party will be held on November 4 at 5.30 pm in the exhibition hall (hall 4 entrances).
You are all welcome to meet visitors and exhibitors and enjoy a USA buffet and clink glasses.

NFC Zone

After last year's success, Cartes & IDentification will again have an NFC Zone in partnership with NFC Forum.

Head for security and mobile transactions!
Driven by the development of contactless and multi-application technologies, Mobile transactions are offering new applications and new perspectives to the various players.

• NFC
• RFID
• M2M
• Transaction Security
• Kiosk Technologies...

In 2007, companies present included: Innovision, Legic, MasterCard, Nexpert, Nokia, NXP Semiconductors, Stolpan, Toppan Printing, USA Technologies invited visitors to discover this unique lab. New industry players will join them this year, making the area even more exciting!

"Smart Devices" Exposition

Technology to improve our lives!

Discover a selection of smart objects which will soon be part of your everyday life.

Contactless technologies developed by the smartcard industry have released traditional applications such as payment, ticketing or access control. Indeed the function remains but the form is changing. Thanks to contactless, a family of communicating and secured objects has appeared which maintains a lineage with the traditional smartcard.

Come and discover a panel of these smart objects in the "Smart Devices" exhibition located in hall 3.

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SESAMES Area

Innovation rewarded
Visitors will discover the SESAMES Awards finalists and winners on the SESAMES Area located at the heart of the exhibition.

To know everything about the SESAMES 2008, click here!

Press Kiosk

Gather information to round off your visit!
All magazines issued by CARTES & IDentification 2008 partners will be available free of charge at the Press Kiosk (at the entrance of Hall 3).

To discover magazines present on the 2008 Press Kiosk, click here!