Released on: March 25, 2008, 7:12 pm

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Press Release Summary: DRDC to Present Biometrics for Defense & Security at 2008
Government Technologies Conference and Expo

Press Release Body: For Immediate Release

DRDC to Present Biometrics for Defense & Security at 2008 Government Technologies
Conference and Expo


March 24, 2008 - Toronto, Canada - Len Goodman from the DRDC Centre for Security
Science will be delivering a keynote presentation on Biometrics for Defence &
Security: Coordinating a Horizontal Government Approach to Science & Technology at
the 2008 Government Technologies Conference and Expo. Now in its fifth year, this
is Canada\'s leading IT event and it will be hosted April 15 -16, 2008 at the Design
Exchange to Toronto Ontario.

Len Goodman is Portfolio Manager, Surveillance, Intelligence & Interdiction, Public
Security Technical Program, DRDC Centre for Security Science.

The Centre for Security Sciences is housed within Defence R&D Canada (DRDC), an
agency within the Department of National Defence, serving the Canadian Forces S&T
requirements.

The recent introduction of the Public Security Technical Program (PSTP), further
broadens the S&T leadership mandate into areas of: all-hazards risk analysis,
capability engineering, protection of critical infrastructures, enabling
interoperability of technologies, integrating voice and data communications,
enhancing transportation and border security, ensuring psychosocial and community
resiliency/preparedness, and surveillance, intelligence and interdiction, First
Responder safety, and ensuring realistic standardization for emergency management
practices. One of the key technology foci for the PSTP program is biometrics for
identity verification and access management. Current and future biometrics
technologies range from palm/fingerprints, hand vein patterns, and iris scans,
through to a fusion of non-invasive/transparent physiological indices, instant DNA
capture, and gait/voice/face analysis. Many challenges remain before widespread
employment of biometrics can be achieved in border, transport and critical
infrastructure security domains remain however. These include issues of reliability,
speed/convenience, privacy, database interoperability, compatibility, technology
leakage, and spoofing.

To register for Early-Bird Passes please visit http://gov.wowgao.com/registration OR
call (416) 292-0038 Ext. 812.


About The Defence Research & Development Canada (DRDC):

The Centre for Security Science is a joint endeavour of Defence R&D Canada (DRDC)
and Public Safety Canada that was created in 2006. DRDC is an agency of the
Department of National Defence, responding to the scientific and technological needs
of the Canadian Forces and national security communities. With a broad scientific
program, DRDC actively collaborates with industry, international allies, academia,
other government departments and the national security community.

About the 2008 Government and Health Technologies Conference & Expo:
The 2008 Government and Health Technologies Conference and Expo will focus on the
latest IT products and solutions being developed and sought after in the healthcare
and public service sector, including Web 2.0, Patient Monitoring Systems, Document
Management, Business Intelligence, Mobile Data Systems, RFID Solutions, Biometrics
and much more.

As one of Canada\'s leading annual IT conference and exposition, the event features
ground breaking IT applications that aim to educate key IT professionals, Government
officials, developers, architects, engineers and medical professionals with the
necessary tools and techniques for the reliable, effective management of all public
information services across Canada. For more information about the event, please
visit http://gov.wowgao.com

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Government & Health Technologies Conference and Expo, April 15 & 16, 2008
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