FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Benjamin Brink joins Terry Hartmann, Unisys, and Scott Carr, Digimarc, as co-chairs for Intertech-Pira's Advanced Identification Systems & Biometrics conference.

Portland, USA, May 26, 2006 – Intertech-Pira Corporation, a leading conference producer and market research publisher who provides strategic information analyses pertaining to advanced materials and technologies, announces that its international technology conference, Advanced Identification Systems , in association with findbiometrics.com, being held on December 6th-8th, 2006 at the Crystal City Double Tree Hotel & Conference Center in Washington, D.C., USA, will be co-chaired by Terry Hartmann, Director, Secure Identification & Biometrics, Unisys, Robert Eckel, President, Government Programs, Digimarc, and Benjamin Brink, Assistant Public Printer at the U.S. Government Printing Office and Director of Security and Intelligent Documents.

Speaker recruitment is now underway. To submit a topic for consideration or for more information on attendance, speaking, exhibiting or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Peter H. Cheesman, Conference Producer, Intertech-Pira Corporation at tel: 207-781-9624, fax: 207-781-2150, or email: pcheesman@intertechusa.com.
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