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20th Anniversary Celebration + Conference

Tuesday, April 8th through Thursday, April 10th
Location: Auburn, AL
please note this is an in-person event only

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Conference Agenda

Tuesday, April 8th – Location: Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center, Auburn, AL 

Session Time (all central time) Session Description
Registration + Light Breakfast 7:15 am – 8:00 am  
Welcome 8:00 am – 8:20 am  
Keynote Address: John Furner, President and CEO, Walmart U.S. 8:20 am – 8:50 am  
Executive Committee Panel 8:50 am – 9:30 am The Executive Committee is a strategic body aligning the pillar industries adopting RFID and sensor technologies. The members are the prime movers of logistics, aviation, retail, and the food industries, and are guiding the Auburn lab to uncover and develop cross industry opportunities including alignment in deployment and data sharing. The Executive Committee panel will discuss the future of the industry, and will set the groundwork for the remainder of the day’s agenda.
Break 9:30 am- 10:00 am  
Foundation and Future 10:00 am – 10:45 am  
Retail Aligned Mini-Track 10:45 am – 11:45 pm Retail has always been a cornerstone of RFID, and is driving a majority of the volume growth for tagged items. This mini-track will include short presentations from several retailers on their varying approaches to RFID data capture and adoption, and they will come together for a joint panel with opportunities for questions and answers.
Lunch 11:45 am – 1:15 pm Provided
The Future of Supply Chain from Stores to Space Mini-Track 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm Supply Chain is one of the foundations of RFID, and there are surprising parallels between package logistics, space logistics, and retail DC operations. This mini-track will include short presentations on FedEx, NASA, and GS1 US’ needs and concepts for supply chain visibility, and the presenters will come together for a joint panel with opportunities for questions and answers.
RFID in Manufacturing – Los Alamos National Laboratory 2:15 pm – 2:45 pm Los Alamos is synonymous with the pinnacle of scientific innovation and is driving innovation for precision applications on items that are very difficult to scan and identify. Los Alamos will discuss the collaborative partnership with Auburn University students and their unique role in accelerating RFID development.
Break 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm  
Unlocking the Potential for Data from Serialization 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm The promise of data from sensor technologies lies in the largely unexplored domain of serialized unit level data. There are drastic changes coming in how we identify and track all kinds of inventory including enabling serialized item identification and the advancement of traditional barcodes. There are several early initiatives to drive and leverage the technology, and this panel includes many of the most advanced early adopters, and will discuss how and why serialized sensors will evolve every aspect of their future operations.
Back to the Future 4:00 pm – 4:50 pm The Auburn RFID Lab has supported 20 years of growth and innovation in the RFID space, and is preparing for the next 20 years of industry transformation. This panel will include some of the lab staff and outside partners that have collaborated since the beginning, and will reflect on our history and learnings, while laying the future course for the lab’s evolving role in driving and supporting advancement and success of retail, aviation, logistics, and food.
Closing 4:50 pm – 5:00 pm  
Reception 5:00 pm  

Workshop Agenda

Wednesday, April 9th – Location: Auburn Hotel and Conference Center, Auburn, AL

SessionTime (all central time) Speaker  
Registration + Breakfast7:30 am – 8:30 am 
Source Tagging Overview8:30 am – 9:00 amJustin Patton
ALEC 2.09:00 am – 10:00 amSenthil CP
Break10:00 am – 10:30 am 
RFID Playbook – Tag, Data, Format, and Location
Source Tagging Resources
10:30 am- 11:30 am Kelso Jacobson
GS1 Data Standard11:30 am – 12:00 pmJonathan Gregory 
Lunch12:00 pm – 1:30 pm 
Source Tagging from a Retailer Perspective1:30 pm – 2:15 pmRFID Bob
Supplier Use Cases2:15 pm- 2:45 pm Justin Patton
Break2:45 pm – 3:10 pm 
Raptor Report – Tracking and Reporting Supplier Readiness3:10 pm – 3:30 pmMatthew Russell
Expansion Product Categories3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Senthil CP
Tag and Packaging Challenges to Solve- RFS4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Matthew Russell
Q&A + Closing4:30 pm – 5:00 pm 

Conference Agenda

Tuesday,
April 8th

RFID Conference

Location:
Auburn University Hotel
241 S College St
Auburn, AL 36830

 

Wednesday,
April 9th

Source Tagging Workshop

Location:
Auburn University Hotel
241 S College St Auburn, AL 36830

Thursday,
April 10th

Open House +
Lab Tours

9am-12pm CT

Location:
Auburn University
RFID Lab
1550 E Glenn Ave Auburn, AL 36830

1550 East Glenn Ave. Auburn, AL 36830

rfidlab@auburn.edu

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