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Smart Card Alliance invites nominations for its 2008 'Outstanding Smart Card Achievement' awards

Monday, February 25, 2008

The Smart Card Alliance is accepting nominations for its “Outstanding Smart Card Achievement” (OSCA) awards, recognizing those who have significantly impacted and influenced the market for smart cards in North America. The OSCA Awards will be presented during CTST 2008 - The Americas Conference, the newly combined Smart Card Alliance Annual meeting and SourceMedia’s CTST conference, being held May 12th through 15th, 2008 at the Orange County Convention Center West, in Orlando, Fla.

The three award categories are: Outstanding Issuing Organization, Outstanding Supplier Organization, and Outstanding Individual Leadership. Nomination submissions are due by Friday, March 21st, 2008. Details and nomination forms can be found at www.smartcardalliance.org/pages/activities-osca-awards, or by contacting the Alliance at info@smartcardalliance.org. [end] 

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