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The following, optional masterclasses will be held at the main conference venue on the day prior to, and day following, the main conference. These expert-led masterclasses are interactive consultancy sessions. At each masterclass you will have the chance to handle many samples, and take away printed copies of presentations. They will ensure you get the most from the conference and leave with answers to your questions.

All Masterclasses will be held in State Room 3 on the third floor of the Adam's Mark Hotel.

Masterclass 1 - Introduction to Active RFID

Tuesday December 4, Morning, 8:30am - 11:30am

Registration starts at 8:00am

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Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman - IDTechEx

Dr Guru Raj, RFID Manager - Maxim-Dallas Semiconductor

Mr Mike Beigel, President & Project Director - Beigel Technology Corporation

Technology choices, challenges, opportunities
Applications and market forecasts
Near Field Communication the active RFID reader in a phone.
Active RFID combined with GPS, GSM, WiFi, Bluetooth etc

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Masterclass 2 - Real Time Locating Systems
and Ubiquitous Sensor Networks

Tuesday December 4, Afternoon, 2:30pm - 5:30pm

Registration starts at 2:00pm

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Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman - IDTechEx

Dr Neal Patwari, Assistant Professor - University of Utah

This Masterclass addresses the needs of both potential users and suppliers to understand RTLS AND USN developments from Korea to Europe and the USA. Where are we now in the technology and the market and what comes next? What are the emerging needs and killer applications and how will the market develop over the next ten years? It is all here in interactive form.:

Types of RTLS
Uses for RTLS, trends, suppliers to watch
Forecasts
Ubiquitous Sensor Networks, including smart dust, Smart Media and similar concepts
Types of USN, trials and impediments, suppliers to watch
Problems with mesh networks for USN
Forecasts

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Masterclass 3 - Batteries and Photovoltaics for Active RFID

Friday December 7, Morning, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Registration starts at 8:30am

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Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman - IDTechEx

Dr Bruce Kahn - Printed Electronics Consulting

Mr Gary Johnson, President and CEO - Thin Battery Technology

An active tag has power in the tag. In the past that has meant sealed-in special batteries and some standard cylindrical batteries but now most active RFID involves button batteries. For the future we need lower cost, smaller size and sometimes recharging of batteries by means of photovoltaics in the tag. This Masterclass looks at these trends, the developers to watch and the future needs, not least as very large volumes of very small active tags and co-deposited batteries and RFID are needed. Battery needs for semi-passive vs. semi active and active tags

Button batteries the most popular power for active RFID today.
Limitations.
Laminar and printed batteries begin to take over. Limitations and exciting new breakthroughs
Micro batteries and their development for USN
Manganese dioxide zinc vs. lithium etc. Inorganic vs. organic.
Photovoltaics will have a place, including versions that work in the dark.
Choices of PV and launch programs DSSC, CIGS, organics and others.
Uses, trends, suppliers to watch
Forecasts

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The third annual Active RFID, Real Time Locating Systems and Sensor Networks event from IDTechEx