The ID WORLD International Congress is the most comprehensive showcase on the evolving world of RFID, biometrics and smart card technologies, and is the only international forum that looks at the advanced auto ID industry as a whole, rather than focusing on a specific technology or vertical sector.

This year's ID WORLD International Congress explored the fundamental issues associated with automatic identification in a variety of market segments via three cornerstone initiatives: the Conference, the Exhibition and the Exchange.

Innovation, vision and debate around today’s most burning issues in the auto ID industry, dominated the forward-thinking theme of the celebratory 10th edition of the ID WORLD International Congress held in Milan on November 2 to 4, 2011. The world-class, premier industry event saw dignitaries and luminaries from six continents, including high-ranking government representatives and 67 leading CEOs, speaking during the conferences, convene to share their future goals, current achievements and change-making policies - providing the synthesis of the vision and the experiences already shared over the past 10 years, and setting a path for the future.

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The ID WORLD Events team is delighted to invite you to the three key appointments of 2011, where we will further develop our investigation on identification, security, mobility and traceability in the context of the different vertical segments in which ICT driven innovation expresses its revolutionary impact. Join us at the fourth annual EMEA summit in Abu Dhabi on April 3-4, at the inaugural Americas summit in Rio de Janeiro on June 21 and 22 and at the celebratory 10th edition of the ID WORLD International Congress in Milan on November 2-4, 2011!

A strategic partnership is formed to foster the growth for ID WORLD Events

Wise Media, an international consulting firm serving public and private organizations and founder of ID WORLD Events, and Mesago Messe Frankfurt, affiliate of world leading event company Messe Frankfurt with a presence in more than 150 countries, have announced a partnership to jointly address the growing market of automatic identification. In recognizing the pivotal role that identification of both people and objects has in addressing modern needs for security, mobility and automation, as well as IT driven innovation in general, the two companies are committed to further expand the reach of an initiative beyond its decade-long investigation and successful track record.

The strategic partnership was announced by Sophie B. de la Giroday, President of Wise Media, Uwe Behm, Member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt and Johann Thoma, President of Mesago Messe Frankfurt on the opening day of the 10th ID WORLD International Congress. The deal entails the acquisition of the ID WORLD Event formats by Mesago Messe Frankfurt, with joint support of both companies for the organization of future ID WORLD Events. Wise Media will focus on the further development of the concept of the congress and Mesago Messe Frankfurt will take on operational organization, sales and project management. [Read the full press release here]

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