AIM Board elects new Chairs for RFID/symbology committees.
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Board of Directors of AIM announced election of George Wright IV, of Product Identification and Processing Systems, as chair of Technical Symbology Committee, which focuses on symbology design as well as printing and decoding algorithms. Wright is also active member of AIM's ADC1 TAG standards committee. Elected as Chair of RFID Experts Group (REG), Dr. Patrick King of Michelin has served as vice chair of REG for past year and was 2006 AIM Percival Award recipient.
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AIM Announces New Chairs for Technical Committees
Mr. George Wright, IV and Dr. Patrick King to Serve
Warrendale, PA - The Board of Directors of AIM, the international association and recognized authority on bar code, RFID, and mobile IT, has announced the election of Mr. George Wright IV, Product Identification and Processing Systems (PIPS) as TSC chair and Dr. Patrick King, Michelin Americas as REG chair for 2011. Their elections fulfill the committee guideline for annual rotation of the chair position. Election of the vice chairs to rotate into the chair position for the following year will take place at the meetings in January 2011.
Mr. Wright, vice president, PIPS has served on the TSC for many years, and was elected in 2010 to serve as vice chair of the committee. He is well recognized within the bar code industry and is an active member of AIM's ADC1 TAG standards committee.
Dr. King, Global Electronics Strategist for Michelin, has served as vice chair of the REG for the past year. He is well recognized within the international automotive and RFID industries, and was the 2006 AIM Percival Award recipient. He is a frequent speaker at RFID events.
"AIM is pleased that George Wright and Pat King have accepted the roles of chairperson for these important standards committees," states Dr. Clive Hohberger, AIM board chairman. "The experience that they bring to their respective committees will serve the industry well. As the scope of work in the committees expands, we will look to them for continued leadership and broad acceptance within the technical community."
For more information about AIM technical committees and to participate, please contact the AIM office.
About the TSC
The Technical Symbology Committee (TSC) is comprised of individuals from AIM member companies who are the world's leading experts on symbology design, as well as printing and decoding algorithms. Companies actively work with the committee to ensure a complete technical specification is available to the market. Many symbologies published as AIM specifications have moved into the international community and ISO standardization.
About the REG
Founded in 2004, the RFID Experts Group (REG) is the AIM committee responsible for addressing the standards and issues associated with radio frequency identification (RFID). The REG is currently comprised of over 40 organizations from the U.S., Europe, and Asia. The REG has authored five ISO Technical Reports (on Security, Recycling, ISO/IEC 18000-6C Labeling, installation of ISO/IEC 18000-6C reading systems and ISO/IEC TR24729-4-Tag Security.). The committee has also submitted The RFID Emblem (ISO/IEC 29160) as an ISO standard to assist in consumer notification of RFID and to assist in operational use of the technology.
About AIM
AIM is the industry association and worldwide authority on automatic identification (auto ID) and data collection technologies. AIM members are providers and users of technologies, systems, and services that capture, manage, and integrate accurate data into larger information systems that improve processes enterprise-wide. Serving members in 43 countries for 35 years, the Association has developed key technical specifications and guidelines that support the use of auto ID and mobile IT solutions.
AIM actively supports the development of technology standards, guidelines and best practices through its Technical Symbology Committee (TSC) and RFID Experts Group (REG), as well as through participation at the industry, national (ANSI) and international (ISO) levels.
AIM has an active educational and government relations focus, providing accurate and unbiased information on data collection technologies and the markets they serve. As part of its educational outreach, AIM publishes "RFID Connections" and "AIM Connections," the industry's longest-running e-newsletters on RFID and automatic data collection. The industry association also produces the annual AIM Expo conference and exposition for providers, users and integrators of auto ID and mobile IT solutions.
For more information about AIM and its members and services, please visit www.aimglobal.org or www.rfid.org.
