Biometric Consortium: Listserv

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You may join the Biometric Consortium by applying for a subscription to our Electronic Discussion Group (LISTSERV). The Biometric Consortium's Electronic Discussion Group is for federal, state and local government employees and others in industry and academia interested in biometrics. The Electronic Discussion Group is a free electronic mailing list for sharing discussions about all things biometric, ranging from research questions to meeting announcements.

We ask that all prospective members read the Biometric Consortium Electronic Discussion Group (LISTSERV) Guidelines provided below. Adherence to the Guidelines benefit all LISTSERV members and is required for list membership.

Biometric Consortium Electronic Discussion Group (LISTSERV) Guidelines

The Biometric Consortium Electronic Discussion Group (LISTSERV) is provided to members free by the Biometric Consortium and is intended to encourage the open exchange of biometric technology ideas and information between government, industry and academia members. The intended subject matter is research, development, test, evaluation and application of biometric-based personal identification/verification technology.

The sharing of information between the biometric research community, biometric technology providers, and biometric technology implementers is one of the key benefits the Biometric Consortium. Vendors are encouraged to participate in discussions and their technical contributions are welcomed.

From time to time, some members have used the Discussion Group as a "marketing" tool for advertising their products or services to the list membership. This type of usage diverges from the intended application of the Discussion Group and is contrary to the neutral stance adopted by the Biometric Consortium. These "advertising" type postings detract from the intended purpose of the Discussion Group. The Biometric Consortium does not endorse, recommend or suggest any particular biometric device or vendor and cannot allow the Consortium Discussion Group to appear to endorse any technology or product. (It is certainly appropriate for members to identify the companies they work for and include e-mail addresses, phone numbers, or web page links in their postings.) If any additional clarifications are needed, please contact the Co-Chairs or send an e-mail to webmaster@biometrics.org.

The Biometric Consortium respectfully requests that all Discussion Group members refrain from posting marketing or advertising type postings. Members who continue to take inappropriate advantage of the list's capabilities will be removed from the Discussion Group.

The growth in the Discussion Group has been impressive. Over 1,000 members have access to the list traffic each day. All members are encouraged to use good judgment when posting to such a large and diverse audience. In many cases, a personal reply directly to the author of a posting is more appropriate than sharing the response with all the members.

To request a subscription to the Biometric Consortium's Electronic Discussion Group, (LISTSERV), please fill out and submit the form below:


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LISTSERV members may access the BIOMETRICS mailing list archives or change their subscription settings at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/biometrics.html.

If you need help using the BC Electronic Discussion Group (LISTSERV), please consult the LISTSERV General User's Guide. If the Guide doesn't answer your question, please send e-mail to the BC list owner BIOMETRICS-request@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM.