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AIM North America
Association of Automatic Identification and Mobility www.aim-na.org
Don Ertel Background
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AIM Chair NA
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AIM RFID Experts group chair
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AIM history – Member of the AIM board of directors for over 6 years
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Member of the AIDC 100
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CDO Technologies Inc. Senior Vice President of Operations
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Over 27 years in the Auto ID industry
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AIM Mission Statement
As the unbiased resource for networking, education, advocacy and standards, AIM will help its members grow their businesses by fostering the effective use of Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) solutions
AIM Vision Statement
Advancing the effective use of automatic identification and data capture
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AIM Values and Resources
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Advocacy
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Global Network of over 700 Solution Providers
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Standards
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Over 40 years of leadership in Automatic Identification and Mobility
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Unbiased • Professional • Innovative
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Representing…
RFID Barcode Mobile Computing
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AIM Board of Directors
• • • • • Chuck Evanhoe, Evanhoe & Assoc. (Chair) David Coons, Zebra Matt Schler, Datalogic Scanning Mehul Patel, Honeywell Steve Cuntz, BlueStar • • • • • • Michael Poldino, Motorola Solutions Frithjof Walk, EMEA Representative Don Ertel, CDO Technologies, North America Representative Clive Hohberger, Emeritus Will Strobel, At Large
Advocacy & Outreach
AIT Alliance -
use of automatic identification technologies within the US government.
AIM North America committee advocates
Healthcare Committee -
of UDI and SNI using AIDC. AIM North America committee works to educate constituents on the adoption www.aim-na.org
Standards Groups
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Technical Symbology Committee (TSC)
Bar code specifications, standards and quality guidelines •
RFID Experts Group
RFID implementation guidelines and technical reports
SC31 Liaison Relationship
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Technical Symbology Committee (TSC)
Chair: Kevin Berisso, University of Memphis
• AIM bar code specification development • Color Ultracode – Nearing Final Revision • Data Carrier Identifiers • On going maintenance to the document • Ongoing technical analysis activities including responding to industry questions www.aim-na.org
RFID Experts Group
Chair: Don Ertel, CDO Technologies
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Health Care Initiative
- Effect of RFID on electrical medical equipment - Development of protocols for testing of all RFID devices in healthcare environments
RFID with Explosives & Explosive Environments
- Published a report on the use of RFID in these areas
RFID Tag Data Content and Structure
- Guidelines on data systems, primary ID and attributes nearing completion www.aim-na.org
RFID Experts Group
NEW REG Work Groups:
Innovation in RFID Material Handling
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Internet of Things (IoT)
Chair: Denis Bishop, Lowry Computer Actions include:
• Completion of an introduction presentation on IoT • Development and publication of white papers • Revision of Applications Matrix for general audience • Development of plan to influence policy makers www.aim-na.org
RAIN RFID
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• An AIM Industry Alliance • Marketing organization similar to the Wi-Fi Alliance • Promotes UHF RFID conforming to ISO/IEC 18000-63 and EPC G2V2 www.aim-na.org
Global AIM Network
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Benelux
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India
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China
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North America
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Denmark- NEW
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Russia
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Germany
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AIM Europe
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VAR Channel & AIM
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AIM North America – focus on VARs Needs and challenges
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AIM history Research – we want your inputs Questions for AIM Research VAR Channel Dynamics SaaS products in AIDC - effects
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Other “As a Service” offerings?
Hardware?
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On the Internet
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• Case Studies • Research • Whitepapers • Technical Standards • LinkedIn • Webinars • News • Twitter www.aim-na.org
On the Internet
AIM Store
• International specifications and technical reports • ANSI standards • AIM standards and guidelines • Technology education and implementation guidance www.aim-na.org
On the Internet
Online Buyer’s Guide and RFP Service
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On the Internet
THE Source for Industry News
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AIMatters
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AIMemo
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• • • • • • • AIAG AIDC100 EuroID US FDA GS1 GTRA Research Council IEEE
Collaborations
• • • • • • MHI RFID Journal RFID Security Alliance Supply Chain & Transportation UID Forum UDI Conference www.aim-na.org
Member Event
AIM Summit September 7 – 10, 2014 Crystal City, VA USA
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Bar code, RFID, RTLS, mobile computing
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Executive education
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AIM chapter meeting and networking
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2015 to be co-located at RFID Journal Live in San Diego
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Contact Us
AIM North America
20399 Route 19 Suite 203 Cranberry Township, PA 16066 + 1.724.742.4473
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