FTC to Host Public Workshop on Radio Frequency Identification

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a public workshop, “Radio Frequency Identification: Applications and Implications for Consumers,” on June 21, 2004, to “explore the uses, efficiencies, and implications for consumers associated with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.”

The workshop agenda is as follows:

8:30 - 8:45 a.m. Opening Remarks
Howard Beales, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection.

8:45 - 9:30 a.m. : The ABCs of RFID

9:45 - 11:45 a.m.: Current and Anticipated Uses of RF Technology

11:45 - 12:00 p.m. Remarks
Mozelle W. Thompson, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.: Implications of RFID Use for Consumers

3:15 - 4:00 p.m.: Looking Ahead: Competing Visions of the Future of RFID

4:00 - 5:30 p.m.: Meeting the Challenge: Best Practices and Principles

 

Further information about the workshop can be found at www.ftc.gov/rfidworkshop.