Biometrics Forum Set for June 20
TechConnectWV will partner with Computer Sciences Corporation and IMTAS to host a forum on the status of the biometrics industry in West Virginia from 7:30 am – 12:30 pm on Wednesday, June 20 at the Robert H. Mollohan Research Center, in Fairmont, WV.
The forum, “Next Steps in Identity Technologies: Biometrics and Beyond,” will bring together biometric companies, Federal agencies and university stakeholders to discuss the future of identity and biometrics technologies and their impact on the State’s economy. Government agency officials will review the status of identity management initiatives in the public sector, particularly regarding the major expansion underway at the FBI data center in Harrison County. Other speakers will address the future and the need for more private-sector development capitalizing on the talent/brainpower in the region.
TechConnectWV is pleased to welcome to the Forum the Assistant Director for the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS), David Cuthbertson and the Director of the DoD’s Biometric Identity Management Agency (BIMA) Operations, Col. Douglas Flohr, who is a West Virginia native. Additionally, representatives from CJIS Biometrics Center of Excellence; DoD Product Management, Biometrics; and West Virginia University will address the forum.
To register for the event, click here