Community Informational Forum On Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Monday, August 1, 2005 6:30 - 9:00 P.M.
South Berkeley Senior Center 2939 Ellis Street
Sponsored by Berkeley Public Library Board of Library Trustees

• How does RFID work?
• How does RFID work in a library?
• Where is RFID currently used?
• Why is the Berkeley Public Library using RFID technology?
• How does RFID benefit the Berkeley Public Library and the public it serves?
• Is RFID a substitute for a library worker?
• How does RFID protect privacy?

Panelists included:

Topic 1 What it is, uses and experiences, software technology, and public health and ergonomic issues...

• Paul Simon, Senior Applications Engineer at Checkpoints Systems, Inc.
• David Molnar, UCB Graduate Student in Computer Sciences Department
• Gordon Wozniak, Ph.D. Research Scientist...also is currently a Berkeley City Councilmember.

  Topic2 RFID policy issues, Privacy, Security, and best practices...

• Mary Minow, Attorney and Consultant
• Karen Coyle, Digital Library Consultant
• Lee Tien, Senior Staff Attorney for Electronic Frontier Foundation

More information: Berkeleyans Organizing for Library Defense SuperBOLD (Super Berkeleyans Organizing for Library Defense) P.O. Box 154, Berkeley, CA 94701 OR EMAIL: berkeleylibrarydefense@yahoo.com http://libraryadvocates.org/ RFID Protest Rally LOOK! Press: Newspaper Articles/Editorials/Commentary