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IC Card World 2008

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Dates: March 4-7, 2008
Venue: Tokyo Big Site
Location: Tokyo, Japan
URL: http://www.iccard.jp/index-e.html
Contact: info@iccard.jp

Description: Smart cards, which have gained recognition in Japan through consumer applications such as smart commuter pass and electronic money, are now also finding wider use in the public sector with residents basic registration cards being distributed. On the other hand, RFID tags, which are based on the same RFID technology as contactless smart cards, have started to find extensive application in the fields of retail and distribution. Smart cards and RFID tags have gained attention as devices for the coming ubiquitous computing society in Japan.

IC CARD WORLD is the only exhibition on smart card and RFID technology in Japan, organized since 1999 by Nikkei Inc. This tenth IC CARD WORLD has been a radically expanded event, with latest information-providing seminars and two special exhibitions, “IC Tag 2008” and “FeliCa World 2008”. [end] 

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