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The following associations promote all aspects of smart card technology:

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ACT Cananda logo

ACT Canada
Advanced Card Technology Association
85 Mullen Drive
Ajax, Ontario
Canada LIT 283
Email: info@actda.com
Tel:
905 426-6360
Fax: 905 619-3275

Web: www.actcda.com


AIM Global
Association for automatic identification and mobility
125 Warrendale-Bayne Rd
Suite 100 Warrendale
PA 15086, USA Email: info@aimglobal.org
Tel: +1 724 934 4470
Fax: +1 724 934 4495
Web: www.aimglobal.org


The Asia Pacific Smart Card Association
Asia Pacific Smart Card Association
Unit 102A, 700 Huangpi Nan Road
Shanghai 200025
China

Tel: +86-21-51115718/51115728
Fax: +86-21-51115708
Email: contact@apsca.org
Web:
www.apsca.org

Asia Pacific Smart Card Forum
Level 1, 6 Lonsdale Street

Braddon ACT 2601
Australia

Postal Address
GPO Box 1966
Canberra City ACT 2601
Australia
Tel: +61 2 6247 4655
Fax: +61 2 6247 9840

Web: www.smartcardforum.asn.au


Eu Biometrics Forum logo(EBF)

The European Biometrics Forum (EBF)
is a network of key experts and biometric organisations in Europe which have come together to focus on establishing a realistic vision for the future of the biometrics industry in Europe and to remove barriers to adoption in the context of a fast developing international market.

Digital Hub
Thomas Street
Dublin 8
Ireland
Email: manager@eubiometricsforum.com
Tel:     +353-1-488 5810
Web: www.eubiometricsforum.com


ECCA logo

European Campus Card Association (ECCA) 
ECCA was founded in 2004 as a designated authoritative organization for the collection and dispersion of information regarding issues in campus card systems. read more                                  
Waterford Institute of Technology,
Waterford,
Ireland.
Tel: 00353 51302818            
Fax: 00353 51302604
Email: info@ecca.ie            
Web: www.ecca.ie


EESTEL logo Eestel
European Experts in Electronic Transactions
4 square René Cassin
F - 35700 Rennes
France
Email: info@eestel.com
Tel: +33 (0) 2 99 87 90 80
Fax: +33 (0) 2 99 87 90 87
Web: www.eestel.com
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EMVCo

EMVCo
EMVCo, LLC, was formed in February 1999 by Europay International (which later merged with MasterCard International in July of 2002), MasterCard International and Visa International to manage, maintain and enhance the EMV(tm) Integrated Circuit Card Specifications for Payment Systems. The primary role of the organisation is standards maintenance that ensures interoperability and acceptance of payment system integrated circuit cards and payment applications on a worldwide basis. EMVCo is also responsible for a type approval process that defines test requirements and test cases that are used for terminal compliance testing. Additional information can be found at www.emvco.com.


Eurosmart AISBL(Homepage)
Eurosmart, the Brussels based smart card industry association, gathers the main industry actors to work at a worldwide level on common issues such as interoperability, security, certification and market understanding.

Eurosmart believes that industry cooperation at the EU level is key to build adequate solutions in a converging environment and to maintain a European leadership.

In the current context of implementing more secure personal identification (ID) systems and border controls, the smart card industry is a key actor and wishes to be associated to technical
discussions and future developments.

Rue du Luxembourg, 19
1000 Brussels
Belgium
Emai: eurosmart@eurosmart.com
Tel: +32(0)2 506 88 38
Fax:
+32(0)2 506 88 25
Web:
www.eurosmart.com

FINREAD
Financial Transactional IC Card Reader
GIE - Groupement des Cartes Bancaires "CB"
Washington Plaza
75408 Paris Cédex 08
France
Tel: +33 1-5389-3595
Web:www.finread.com


GlobalPlatform logo Global Platform (Homepage)
Email:
secretariat@globalplatform.org
Web: www.globalplatform.org

 

3-gsm association logo

GSM Association (GSMA) (Homepage)
Block 2
Deansgrange
Co. Dublin
Ireland
Tel: (+353) 1 289 1800
Fax: (+353) 1 289 1551

6-8 Old Bond St.
London W18 4PH
Tel: +44 20 7518 0530
Fax: +44 20 7518 0531
Web:
www.gsm.org / www.gsmworld.com


int. Assoc. for Biometrics/logo International Association for Biometrics (iAfb)
The International Association for Biometrics, or iAfB, provides a forum for the European and wider International Biometrics Community to promote the development and implementation of Biometric technologies, standards and applications through education and awareness programs and the gathering and dissemination of best practices.

500 Avebury Boulevard
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
MK9 2BE
Tel: 01908 547827
Fax: 01908 547901
Email: info@iafb.org.uk
Web: www.iafb.org.uk

ICMA
International Card Manufacturing Association
(Homepage)

The International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA) was formed in 1990 and serves the dynamic plastic card industry and the various companies and organizations involved in manufacturing and personalizing these cards. Billions of plastic cards now fill pockets and purses throughout the world. As the complexity of card manufacturing and applications has increased, so have the production, standards, quality, security and environmental issues surrounding the cards. The need to bring together these diverse elements of the plastic card industry led to the formation of the ICMA.

PO Box 727
Princeton Junction
NJ 08550 USA
Tel: 609 799 4900

Fax: 609 799 7032
Email: info@icma.com

web: www.icma.com


 

ISCAN
International Smart Card Association Network

ISCAN was initiated by Eurosmart in Cartes 2001 when Smart Card associations expressed the necessity for a permanent exchange at an international scale through new ways of co-operation These smart card associations gathered in April 2002 in New Orleans where they expressed their wish to strenghten this co-operation by launching a network: ISCAN the founding charter was officially signed on November 4th, 2002 during Cartes and IT Security in Paris. The meeting of CTST in May 2003 in Orlando was the working session dedicated to government credentials and market survey. The International Forum for Smart Card Industry (ISCAN)

Web: www.iscan.com


ITSO logo

ITSO Limited

ITSO is a not for profit organisation which has evolved from an initiative in 1998 by the major players in the transport industry which included Transport for London, the Passenger Transport Executives, some of the larger Local Authorities, the train operating companies through ATOC, Industry Suppliers and the Department for Transport.
The primary focus of ITSO was the creation of a specification for interoperable smartcards for transport applications. Today that specification rests at version 2.1 published in March 2004 and is Crown Copyright, so is available to all.

ITSO now provides the environment to enable schemes to implement the ITSO specification;

•  Certification & Testing
•  An ISAM (ITSO Secure Application Module)
•  A Security Management Service
•  A set of 'club' rules
To find out more about ITSO visit our website

ITSO
Room 122
Centro House
Birmingham B19 3SD
DDI:
0121 233 3083
Fax:
0121 233 0994
Mobile:
07739 030313
Web:www.itso.org.uk


JavaCard Forum logo Java Card Forum

The primary purpose of the Java Card Forum is to promote and develop Java asthe preferred programming language for multiple-application smart cards. The Forum is divided into two Committees; the Business Committee and the Technical Committee, and they have met every quarter since the Forum was founded in
1997, successfully providing recommendations to SUN Microsystems for the Java Card
specifications. Current work is focused on vertical market extensions to the core specification for GSM telecom, banking and information technology, and defining specification recommendations for the next generation Java Cards.

(Java, Java Card, and all Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.)

Web: www.javacardforum.org

 

NACCU
National Association of Campus Card Users
518 South Three Notch St
Troy, AL 36081
USA
Email: naccu@naccu.org
Tel:
(+1) 334-808-4258
Fax: (+1) 334-808 4260
Web: www.naccu.org


NACHA
The Electronics Payment Association
13665 Dulles Technology Drive
Suite 300 Herndon
VA 20171, Canada
Email: info@nacha.org
Tel: 703-561-1100
Web: www.nacha.org

NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association is the leading organization in developing electronic solutions to improve the payments system.


NICCS (Next generation Ic Card System study group)
Kowa Nishi-Shimbashi Bldg.,
B Tower 1604, 14-1,
Nishi-Shimbashi 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003, Japan
Email: info@nicss.gr.jp
Tel: 03-3539-3541/
Fax: 03-3539-3545
Web: www.nicss.gr.jp

OMA Open Mobile Alliance Ltd., (WAP- Wireless application Protocol)
2570 W. El Camino Real Suite 304
Mountain View, CA 94040-1313 USA
Email: info@wapforum.org
Tel: +1 650 949 6760
Fax: +1 650 949 6765
Web: www.openmobilealliance.org & www.wapforum.org

The Open Mobile Alliance Ltd. has been established by the consolidation of the WAP Forum and the Open Mobile Architecture Initiative.

  PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
Web: www.pc.card.com

  Purchasing Card Forum (PCF)
Web:
www. purchasingcardforum.com

The Silicon Trust

The Silicon Trust Program (an Infineon Technologies Partner Platform for silicon based security solutions) is a well-respected and established partnership program within the security industry, and as such, has demonstrated that bringing together a network of security partners can
improve relationships with end customers by offering a complete solution across the value chain. The Program brings together around 50 companies within the security industry to form a network of partners who can work
together on business cases within a trusted environment, develop integrated solutions for a combined customer base, and better understand future market trends.

Emai
l: contact@silicon-trust.com
Web: www.silicon-trust.com


SIMalliance
C/O Goodman Jones
29/30 Fitzroy Square
London W1T 6LQ
United Kingdom
Contact: Anne Sophie Durand
Email: anne-sophie.durand@simalliance.org
Tel:+33 6 72 00 51 63
Web:
www.simalliance.org

SIMalliance is a non-profit organization created to promote the benefits of SIM Cards and SIM-Based services.
SIMalliance:
Acts as an incubator for SIM Card enhancements to be proposed to standardization bodies and Industry Forums,
Boosts adoption of innovative and interoperable SIM Card solutions,
Eases the integration of the SIM card in the new mobile data architectures and services landscape.
SIMalliance promotes key functionalities and usages of the SIM Card that help energize the new generation of mobile services.
The major achievements include proposing enhancements and providing support to standards and interoperable products surrounding mobile internet and open platform technologies.


Smart Card Alliance
191 Clarksville Rd
Princeton Junction
USA
Email:
info@smartcardalliance.org
Tel: +1 212-837-7713
Fax: +1 212-837-7720
Web: www.smartcardalliance.org

 

Smart Card Developers Association
Web: www. scard.org


  Smart Card Club (SCC)
Web:
www.smartcardclub.co.uk

Smart Card Society of
South Africa
(SCSSA) (Homepage)
P.O. Box 87662
Houghton 2041
South Africa
Tel: +27 11-728-4405
Fax: +27 11-728-3711
Web: www.smartcardsociety.co.za


smartex logo Smartex Limited (Homepage)
St. Andrew's House,
59 St. Andrew's Street
Cambridge, CB2 3BZ, UK
e-mail: info@smartex.com
Tel: +44 (0)1223 329900
Fax: +44 (0)1223 358222
Web: www.smartex.com

Smartex has founded the world's largest network of professional associations concerned with smart card technology, with over 470 members worldwide. The various associations are educative, and provide members with a range of services as described in our website.
Smartex also offers services to cities and other government organisations in the development and deployment of multi-application citizens' cards, to support the move towards e-Government.
Go to "Events" to view a list of upcoming Association Meetings of Smartex!


Smart Card Forum of China (Homepage)
email:
frank.x@263.net.cn
Tel: 86-10-6558 1933, 6558 1930
Fax: 86-10-6558 1931
Web: www.scfc.org.cn

Smart Card Forum of China (SCFC) is a non-governmental and non-profit, multi-vendor and end-user society, supported by manufacturers, suppliers, institutions, organizations and individuals as well as the corporate societies etc. in the smart card industry, which promotes the smart card industry and the value of its products and services while providing an independent forum to speak for the industry in China.


SCAFI logo Smart Card Forum of India (SCAFI) (Homepage)
Web:
www.smartcardindia.org

 

Smart Government Forum (SGF)
Web: www.smartgovforum.com


STIP Consortium STIP Consortium
Small Terminal Interoperability Platform
Email: info@stip.org
Web: www.stip.org

  WLAN Smart Card Consortium
www.wlansmartcard.org
 

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