Seminar Focus

Rapid advancements in all areas of security printing plus the international focus on all aspects of security in today's world have created a rapidly growing demand for physical, document and identification security. From currency and security documents to photo identification to secure access and brand protection: physical and digitally printed security images and data are converging in ways never before imagined. This convergence of once separate technologies is creating both challenges and market opportunities for effective integration of digital and conventional printing with physical security devices in a wide range of market specific applications.

IMI's Security Printing Seminar is designed to provide an understanding of the basic requirements for secure printed documents plus the currently available and developing technological alternatives to achieve secure printed documents. The seminar will also feature in-depth coverage of the application requirements and manufacturing options for the important photo identification and travel document applications including drivers' licenses, government program ID's, employee ID/access control documents, passports, visas and other security critical photo Identification/travel documents. Additionally, the final seminar session will feature demonstration of forensic analysis equipment and systems that are being utilized to validate secure printed documents and to investigate counterfeited documents.

IMI's Security Printing Seminar is relevant to specialists working in all areas dealing with development and implementation of hardware, substrates, inks, etc. as well as those responsible for the implementation of secure printing systems and the resultant documents. Specifically it targets those engaged in R&D, product design, engineering and quality control for suppliers of inks, pigments, polymers, chemical additives, etc. as well representatives digital printing hardware manufacturers and security related agencies. It will appeal to those who are seeking a deeper understanding of the important performance parameters and technological pathways necessary to implement secure document printing systems in today's increasingly complex application environments.

Security Printing Seminar July 28-29, 2005 Marriott Boston Cambridge Hotel Cambridge, Massachusetts   Thursday, July 28, 2005   12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Registration   1:00 p.m. The Changing World of Security Printing WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Alvin G. Keene, President, Information Management Institute, Inc., Carrabassett Valley, Maine, USA Session Leader: Dr. Annette Jaffe, Consultant, Annette Jaffe Consulting, San Jose, California SECURITY PRINTING REQUIREMENTS & TECHNOLOGICAL OPTIONS What Was Security Printing? Security Features & How They Are Used - Traditional Anti-counterfeiting Features - Improved Anti-counterfeiting Features The Digital Age & Effect On Security Printing Technologies & Security - Electrophotography - Ink jet New Technologies Being Applied To Security Printing - Digital Features e.g. Watermarks - Microbarcodes - Taggants: UV, IR, Elemental, DNA, Etc. - Magnetic Features: Inks & Media Based - Security Ink Features: Luminescent, Thermochromic, Near IR, Up Conversion, Anti-alteration inks, Etc. - Biological Pigments - Rhodopsin, Proteorhodopsin Protein as Photoactive Elements In Inks - "Multi-Media:" Holograms, Lenticular Printing, OVI®, Liquid Crystal Devices - RFID: Conductive Inks, Printed Features - Quantum Dots - Substrates: Integrated Security Features, Advanced Materials New Applications For Security Key Issues For Security Printing Industry Initiatives - Document Security Alliance - NASPO - AAMVA What Will Security Printing Be?   5:30 p.m. Reception   Friday, July 29, 2005   7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast   8:00 a.m. Photo Identification & Travel Documents Session Leader: Harold Schofield, Schofield Imaging Associates, Narragansett, Rhode Island SECURITY PRINTING REQUIREMENTS & SOLUTIONS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND TRAVEL DOCUMENT SECURITY History & Overview of ID & Travel Document Security ID and Document Security Market Structure - Photo ID Cards: Drivers Licenses, Government, Corporate & Personal Secure Access and Entitlement Cards - Travel Documents: Passports, Visas, Transportation Workers, Frequent Travelers - Smart Cards Government Agency Initiatives - AAMVA Driver License / ID Card Specification - Smart, Digital Passports - Real ID - Transportation Workers - Military Common Access Card Protecting Against Alteration & Counterfeiting Fabrication & Personalization of Secure ID Cards and Travel Documents: - Drivers Licenses, Government, Corporate & Personal Secure Access and Entitlement Cards - Travel Documents - Physical Security vs. Data Security Digital Printing Technologies - Dye Diffusion Thermal Transfer - Color Laser - Ink Jet - Indigo Liquid Toner - B&W Laser Engraving Card Composition and Construction - Composite Cards - Security Laminates - Teslin, Polyester and Polycarbonate vs. PVC Secure Issuance Trends for Photo ID Cards and Travel Documents - Central Vs. Instant Issuance - Preprinted Vs. Variable Point Of Issue Security Features - Digital Printing Options & Features - Smart Cards Bridging the Gap From Technology To Effective Product Solutions - What Works, What Doesn't & Why  12:00 Noon Lunch   1:00 p.m. Forensic Analysis Tools DEMONSTRATION OF FORENSIC ANALYSIS TOOLS Armor Forensics Larry Dow, Technical Manager, Armor Forensics, Jacksonville, Florida Armor Forensics features Docucenter and Docubox manufactured by Projectina used in dozens of countries for quality control of security printing and detection of fraudulent documents. www.redwop.com CETAC Technologies Stan Ledwell, Sales Representative, Laser Ablation Systems, CETAC Technologies, Omaha, Nebraska For forensic analysis CETAC manufactures laser ablation micro-sampling systems for atomic identification via ICP-Mass Spectrometry and automated mercury analysis systems for trace Hg level identification in digested solid or aqueous samples. www.cetac.com Foster & Freeman David Tobin, President, Foster & Freeman USA Inc., Sterling, Virginia Foster & Freeman are the developers of the ESDA and Video Spectral Comparator with the most comprehensive range of instruments for document examination, including ESDA-2, eye-D, VSC-4CX and VSC-5000. www.fosterfreeman.com ImageXpert Yair Kipman, President, ImageXpert, Inc., Nashua, New Hampshire ImageXpert will be showcasing a non-contact laser system for analyzing topographical variations of intaglio printing and other security features. Also, ImageXpert will demonstrate print quality measurements using a handheld and a scanner-based system. www.imagexpert.com Keesing Reference Service Jennifer Schnaus, U.S. Representative, Keesing Reference Systems, Washington, DC Keesing Reference Systems is a specialist provider of verification tools that help international organizations to analyze & authenticate security documents such as passports, banknotes & driving licenses. www.keesingref.com Quality Engineering Associates Dr. Ming-Kai Tse, President, Quality Engineering Associates (QEA), Inc., Burlington, Massachusetts QEA, a manufacturer of advanced quality measurement equipment for banknote and other security printing, is also a development partner with KBA-GIORI, leading security printing press manufacturer. QEA will demonstrate innovative test equipment for print quality monitoring & analysis for the full range of security printing processes (offset, intaglio, screen, flexo, letterpress, gravure & digital). www.qea.com IMI is working with additional vendors of available forensic analysis tools to arrange appropriate demonstrations in the following categories and will update the above list as additional demonstrations are confirmed: Image Analysis Video Spectral Comparator IRR & IRL Electrostatic Detection Devices Laser Ablation - Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry Document Verification Others??? If you are interested in demonstrating a forensic analysis tool or service, please contact Al Keene al@imiconf.com to discuss logistical arrangements.  4:00 p.m. Adjournment SEMINAR LEADER Dr. Annette Jaffe, Annette Jaffe Consulting, San Jose, California Dr. Jaffe has been working in the fields of imaging and non-impact printing for over 25 years. She has been associated with Texas Instruments as the Manager of Color Hardcopy Technology, Print Quality and Color Management where she was elected to the rank of Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff. She also worked at Apple Computer where she was Principal Scientist of Hardcopy Technology in the imaging division and prior to that was a Research Staff Member at the IBM Almaden Research Lab. Dr. Jaffe is a member of IS&T where she has been the Science Vice President and was elected a Fellow and Senior Member. She has been on the Academic Advisory Board of the Center for Imaging Science at the RIT, was the leader of the electrophotgraphic work group on the OIDA Workshop on Future Printing Technologies and was appointed to the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Next Generation Currency Design. Dr. Jaffe received her B.A from Douglass College and her M.Phil and Ph.D from Yale University. Harold Schofield, Schofield Imaging Associates, Narragansett, Rhode Island Prior to his having sold the company to Zebra Technologies in November, 2003, Mr. Schofield was President, CEO and founder of Atlantek, Inc. Created originally as a contract R&D firm focused on electronic imaging and related technologies, Atlantek established itself as a leading supplier of products and technology in the field of thermal printing. The company's R&D accomplishments in the area of direct plastic card printing, color image printing, wide format plotting, medical recording, and bar code printing include an impressive array of product and technology innovations on its own behalf and on behalf of major multi-national corporations. Atlantek (now Zebra Atlantek) is the leading provider of photo ID printers and card solutions for North American Driver's Licenses. In addition, Atlantek's accomplishments also include the development and OEM sales of photographic quality digital printers to Eastman Kodak. Other Altantek products include a line of seismic and well logging plotters for the oil and gas industry. Atlantek is also well known for its Thermal Sensitometry Testers that have long been the standard of the thermal printing industry. Mr. Schofield is an internationally recognized authority in thermal printing. He received his BSEE degree from University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth in 1972, and was involved for several years in the development of air traffic control systems and technology at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Just prior to founding Atlantek, Mr. Schofield was Design Engineering Manager at Gulton Industries where he was responsible for design and development of thermal printers, plotters and chart recorders. Mr. Schofield has just recently retired as Vice President & General Manager of Zebra Atlantek to pursue independent interests. ABOUT THE SPONSOR Information Management Institute, Inc. provides conference programs in the worldwide computer printer industry. Founded in 1988, IMI offers the largest and most comprehensive conference and seminar program in the digital printing industry. Since 1990, IMI has sponsored over 200 digital printing industry programs. Each year over 2000 industry technical, marketing and management personnel from over 600 companies attend over 20 programs covering ink jet, thermal, laser, digital printing presses, textile printing, printing consumables and other digital printing technology and application topics. For further details, contact Information Management Institute: Alvin G. 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