Back by popular demand, Business Speed Dating takes executive networking to another level.  Reacquaint yourself with fellow industry executives during a fun, fast-paced exercise guaranteed to introduce you to future partners and leaders in auto ID. Be sure to bring extra business cards! Cocktails and light appetizers will be served.

Sponsored by TAGSYS

Take this opportunity to continue discussions, grab a cup of coffee, and network with the analysts and your industry peers.

Sponsored by:  Honeywell Imaging and Mobility

Hear directly from the leaders and participants in the most active standards bodies (international, national and application level) affecting bar code, RFID, RTLS, data structure, and conformance/performance standards. Understanding the progress in these areas is a strategic advantage as you position your company for further success during today's challenging economy.

Enjoy executive networking at its best while celebrating our International attendees in an intimate lunch setting. Continue the morning conversations and rekindle friendships while fortifying for an afternoon of strategic business information.

Recognizing the importance of the growth of automatic identification around the world, executives from Russia and Western Europe will present updates on business opportunities and competitive challenges they are facing.  This session is a must for those companies looking to expand their operations.

In this session we will learn, question, debate, deliberate, and decide what it takes for AIM North America to build an effective value proposition for YOU. Participants will be actively engaged in building and solidifying a clear vision of the value of building their future with AIM North America.

Blogs, podcasts, social networks and online videos are creating new centers of influence. The emerging world of social media presents exciting new opportunities for businesses to communicate directly with key constituents in ways that were unimaginable just a few years ago. Business executives and marketers who can successfully reinvent themselves as content providers can bond with their customers in ways they could never before imagine.

Paul Gillin, an authority on the use of social media for marketing and customer relations, will provide strategic insight on how businesses can benefit from using these new tools to engage with their constituents. Author of The New Influencers and Secrets of Social Media Marketing, Paul will speak about how businesses of all sizes can leverage new digital channels to create customer relationships built on trust and conversation.

Sponsored by: BlueStar

Recharge with a cup of coffee or a cool beverage and continue the networking that began earlier in the day.  Don't miss the final educational session, followed by the Industry Gala Reception and Dinner- the best is yet to come!

Sponsored by:  Honeywell Imaging and Mobility

Now more than ever it is important to understand how automatic identification is being implemented in real time to solve real business problems. Join three end users from three key markets for an interactive presentation about how their market segments are being impacted by technology and what challenges (our business opportunities) lie ahead.

Before you embark on your return home or stay to attend the International presentations, join your colleagues for a hearty breakfast and one last cup of coffee.