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NACCU 15th Annual Conference

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Dates: April 6 - 9, 2008
Venue: Riviera Hotel & Casino
Location: Las Vegas, NV
URL: www.naccu.org/2008/index.htm
Contact: office@naccu.org

Description: …where campus card professionals from a wide array of disciplines and management perspectives come together to learn about the latest technological advances, marketing innovations, and business practices of implementing, operating, and expanding a successful campus card program.


Join us in Las Vegas for the 15th Annual NACCU Conference

NETWORKING There is simply no better way to network with other campus card professionals. Representatives from nearly 200 colleges and universities will come together with a single goal - to build the best campus card program possible. You’ll be able to visit with old friends, make new contacts, and learn what is happening on campuses down the street and across the globe. Attendees consistently rate networking as one of the most valuable aspects of the event. Join us and find out for yourself!

EDUCATION Security. Technology. Marketing. Business. No matter what your interests are, you’ll find a wealth of information to increase your knowledge and allow you to build or expand your card program. Not only are there a variety of educational presentations, you can also see card programs in action on a tour of local universities, build leadership skills through the general sessions, and learn from one-on-one contact with your colleagues. The conference is a professional development experience from start to finish!

TECHNOLOGY Enter the Exhibit Hall and you’ll be amazed by the products and services available to you and your card program. “Sales Pitch Sunday” offers yet another venue to connect with vendors. Attend sessions presented by Corporate Associate Members and learn about the resources available to you today as well as the future of the industry. Explore technology in a way you can experience only at a NACCU conference.

EXCITEMENT When over 500 individuals come together at a NACCU conference, you better believe the energy level is high! While the focus of the conference is education, NACCU never forgets the fun! You’ll enjoy events such as themed breakfasts, the Awards Luncheon and Corporate Appreciation Luncheon, the Grand Opening Reception, and the Internet Cafe. You can even win great prizes at the Exhibit Hall Prize Drawing. At a NACCU conference, you’ll always be entertained as well as enlightened.

CELEBRATE A 15 YEAR WINNING STREAK IN LAS VEGAS! Mark your calendar now for April 6 -9, 2008 and plan to join hundreds of other campus card professionals at the industry’s premier event. You’ll be glad you attended and will go back to your office with a wealth of information and ideas for your card program! [end] 

Dates: Oct. 12-14, 2011

Location: Ottawa, Ontario

Venue: Château Laurier Hotel

URL: http://www.naccu.org/cccw2011/index.htm

Description: The University of Ottawa, Algonquin College and Carleton University are very excited to host the 6th annual Canadian Campus Card Workshop in our beautiful nation’s capital, Ottawa. This tri-hosted workshop will be an enriching experience for those who have established card programs, those who are beginning a card program as well as those who are investigating the possibility of initiating a card program on campus.  

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Authentication and access provider DigitalPersona released the results of a survey that found more than half of retailers rely on passwords for point-of-sale system login in, even though they also have great concerns over passwords being shared and misused.

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The Rising pan-European and International Awareness of Biometrics and Security Ethics (RISE) Project has announced it will be concluding its biometrics conference covering responsible research and innovation in biometrics on December 1 - 2.

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Dates: April 17-20, 2011

Location: Baltimore, Maryland

Venue: Marriott Waterfront Hotel

URL: http://www.naccu.org/2011/

Description: NACCU’s Annual Conference brings together a variety of campus card professionals from a wide array of disciplines and management perspectives. The Conference has developed into the single most important opportunity to learn about the latest technological advances, marketing innovations, and business practices of implementing, operating, and expanding a successful campus card program.  

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Zebra and Checkpoint Systems have entered into a cooperative relationship and licensing agreement. While the exact terms of the transaction were not disclosed, the relationship does bring together Zebra’s active location solutions with Checkpoint division OATSystems’ passive RFID, auto-ID and sensor capabilities.

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Dates: April 22-25, 2012

Location: Seattle, Wash.

Venue: Sheraton Seattle

URL: http://www.naccu.org/2012/

Description: Details to come.  

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