Industry Associations

BioAPI Consortium

Web site: www.bioapi.org

Saflink supports the industry move to open systems standards through its dedication and active membership in the BioAPI Consortium. The BioAPI Consortium is engaged in defining the next generation standard for the common interchange of multiple biometric technologies and devices. A Saflink employee serves as the elected Chair of the BioAPI Steering Committee which represents the interests of over 100 member organizations.

International Biometric Industry Association

Contact: Tovah Ladier, Managing Director
601 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Suite 370 South
Washington D.C. 20005
Phone: 202-783-7272
Fax: 202-783-4345
Email: ibia@ibia.org
Web site: www.ibia.org

The International Biometric Industry Association (IBIA) is a trade association founded in 1998 and headquartered in Washington, DC. IBIA is the leading trade association for the biometric industry and impartially represents all biometric technologies. Incorporated under Section 501(c) (6) of the U.S. tax code, IBIA is staffed by professionals who are experts in biometrics, advocacy, education, and communications.

IBIA’s mission is to advance the interests of the biometric industry with government, the business community, and the public. It is in the forefront of efforts to encourage commercial and public sector use of biometrics as the most efficient and effective way of establishing personal identity and is the industry’s leading voice on key policy issues. Members in IBIA include leading manufacturers, developers, and integrators of biometric solutions. A Saflink executive currently serves as IBIA’s Chairman of the Board.

The Biometric Foundation

Contact: Paul Collier, Executive Director
1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Suite 300
Washington D.C. 20004
Phone: 301-990-9404
Email: paulcollier@biometricfoundation.org
Web site: www.biometricfoundation.org

The Biometric Foundation (TBF), founded in August 2000, is a non-profit foundation organized under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Tax Code. TBF works to overcome impediments to biometric applications by conducting technology-neutral research, evaluation, and educational programs. TBF activities provide a premier independent resource for scientists, policymakers, and citizens to utilize in considering biometrically-enabled applications. TBF serves as a “standards incubator” and provides a mechanism to reach world-class experts from industry and academia. A Saflink executive currently serves as TBF’s Chairman of the Board.

The Smart Card Alliance

Contact: Randy Vanderhoof, Executive Director
191 Clarksville Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
Phone: (800) 556-6828
Email: rvanderhoof@smartcardalliance.org
Web site: www.smartcardalliance.org

The Smart Card Alliance is a non-profit, multi-industry association working to accelerate the widespread acceptance of multiple application smart card technology. Its membership includes leading companies in the banking, financial services, computer, telecommunications, technology, healthcare, retail, and entertainment industries, as well as a number of government agencies. The convergence of these major industry players is unprecedented and represents a shared vision and commitment to providing an interoperable platform for the delivery of a new generation of products and services based on smart card technology.

WSA

Address: 2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 390, Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: 206.448.3033
Fax: 206.448.3103
Email: info@wsa.org
Web site: www.wsa.org

Founded in 1984, with over 1,600 members representing a range of software, Internet and technology companies, the WSA (formerly the Washington Software Alliance) is a statewide trade association focused on helping Washington state technology companies succeed. The WSA is a catalyst for setting new industry directions, sharing expertise, delivering key business services, and leading the advocacy of issues necessary to keep Washington a leader in the digital economy. For more information, including the benefits of membership in the WSA, visit www.wsa.org.

AeA

The nation's largest high-tech trade association www.aeanet.org

Advancing the business of technology, AeA is the nation's largest high-tech trade association. AeA represents more than 3,000 companies with 1.8 million employees. These 3000+ companies span the high-technology spectrum, from software, semiconductors, medical devices and computers to Internet technology, advanced electronics and telecommunications systems and services. With 17 regional U.S. councils and offices in Brussels and Beijing, AeA offers a unique global policy grassroots capability and a wide portfolio of valuable business services and products for the high-tech industry. AeA has been the accepted voice of the U.S. technology community since 1943.