Senate RFID Caucus Holds First 2007 Meeting
The US Senate RFID Caucus held its first event of 2007 on Capitol Hill yesterday called "RFID and Innovation: America's Competitive Edge". RFID industry experts held a general discussion on what RFID is and how it is currently being used. The speakers chose to keep their topics broad, and did not delve too specifically into any of the particular public policy challenges that RFID technology faces today. In the audience were dozens of attendees, mostly from industry or industry representatives like lobbyists and government affairs people, but only a handful of Senate legislative staff. Making future events tied to pending legislation or Federal policy decisions might make it more relevant to the target audience.
This event marked the first of four planned Senate RFID Caucus events for the calendar year 2007. Based on conversations with Senate staff, the next event will likely pertain to issues with RFID in the Healthcare sector. We are in communication with the Senate RFID Caucus and some of the trade associations involved in putting these events together. Feel free to pass on to us any ideas or topics you'd like to see addressed at the events.
