NEWSLETTER No. 04 / 2007

EVENTS:

IEEE Conference on Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems

The First International Conference on Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems (BTAS ‘07) strives to be the premier research meeting focused on biometrics. Its broad scope includes advances in fundamental pattern recognition techniques relevant to biometrics, new algorithms and / or technologies for biometrics, analysis of specific applications, and analysis of the social impacts of biometrics technology.
September 27 - 29, 2007, Doubletree Hotel Crystal City-National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, USA read more..

Smart Card Alliance 2007 Annual Conference
Smart Cards: The Future of Digital Transactions - Exciting advances are taking place in the financial markets with contactless and mobile payments; government markets with large-scale identity credentialing projects; enterprise security markets with network access control and identity management system advances; transit markets with regional and national fare card changes; healthcare markets with electronic medical records and personal health cards; and mobile telecom markets with new SIM technology and NFC-enabled phones (post-conference Educational Institute Workshop, October 12th)
October 9 - 11, 2007, Marriott Long Wharf, Boston, MA, USA
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Biometrics 2007

Join international delegates for largest ever conference programme - featuring over 60 expert speakers and a host of new topics
October 17 - 19, 2007, Westminster, London, UK          read more...

Fall 2007 Biometrics Summit

Implementing Identity Technologies in Government & Business: Best Practices And Lessons Learned
October 29 - November 1, 2007, Las Vegas, NV, USA read more...

 

SUPPORT:

We would like to thank to Mr. Raúl V. Ramos and Mr. Antonio P. Baňales from Banco de Mexico for supporting us with specimen bankotes of 50 Pesos type F 

Mr. José Alcántara Almánzar from Banco  Central de la Republica Dominicana was so kind that consult with us huge amount of specimen varriations of dominican currency

Many thanks to our Expert Consultant for Asian  region, Mr. Li Hao for supporting us with up-to-date informations about CNY and HKD currency

Banknotes world

• Bank of Israel announced that  it soon may replace the current low-quality bills with polymer, or plastic, banknotes. "The Currency Department will be issuing the next issue of NIS 20 notes based on polypropylene, a polymer which is becoming more popular in many countries due to its durability," the central bank said in the annual report of its currency department.        read more..

• Efforts in Nepal to phase out images of unpopular King Gyanendra from coins and banknotes have hit a snag with the release of new bills which still feature the monarch in the watermark. Banking officials in the impoverished Himalayan country, which is on the road to becoming a republic, admitted that keeping down costs meant their increasingly republican sentiment could only go so far. read more..
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• Bank of Scotland issues its first complete new set of banknotes in more than a decade.The notes celebrate some of Scotland's major and most recognisable engineering achievements, including the Forth Bridge and Glenfinnan Viaduct. read more..

• Turkmenistan's new banknote samples were approved at the top level on October 11. The banknotes will be issued into circulation in 2009. read more..  

• Qatar’s move towards eID cards has taken another step forward this month, with the first citizens being enrolled for the biometric-based cards.
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• The German Bundestag has passed an amendment to the national Passport Act. From November 2007 the German ePassports will include electronic fingerprint images as a second biometric feature. To guarantee the security of this sensitive biometric information the data will be secured by Extended Access Control (EAC). read more..                                                         
• The European Commission has requested that all member nations include additional digital biometric information and in particular fingerprint biometric data on ePassports by mid 2009. This second generation of electronic passports is a major step in biometrics. It creates a very strong link between the document and its owner as fingerprints offer a sure and proven means of personal identification. read more..                                         
  

The Catalogue of Currencies 

Our Catalogue of Currencies was enriched by new additions this month :

On 20^th September 2007 U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing has introduced new colorful $5 with portrait of 16^th U.S. president Abraham Lincoln and will go into circulation early in 2008. We bring you initial description and pictures of the banknote. For more information, please check USA section of The Catalogue of Currencies, or access our online version here.

We enriched our catalogue with complete descriptions of 10 HKD banknote issued into circulation in July 2007. Full description of security features with detailed pictures and UV/IR images you can find in Hong Kong section of The Catalogue of Currencies. If you would like to access online version please click here.

The Catalogue of Documents 

Our Catalogue of Documents was enriched by new additions this month :

• Monaco: passport
• Liechtenstein:  passport 
• Andora: passport 
   
• San Marino: passport 
   

         For more information, please check The Catalogue of Documents