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Optical Document Security drew 220 attendees
Conference Program 2008
Optical Document Security was attended by a record 220 delegates, and 35 papers were presented.
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The next conference on Optical Document Security will be held in 2010. Information will become available on this website in May 2009.
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The full set of written papers is published in pdf format on CD-ROM (no slide presentations); individual papers are also available in pdf format:
| Conference Proceedings | £230.00 |
| Individual papers | £ 23.00 each |
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Optical Document Security - The 2008 Conference on Optical Security and Counterfeit Deterrence
Conference chair: Rudolf L. van Renesse, VanRenesse Consulting (NLD)
Programme Committee: Sara Church, Bank of Canada (CAN); Douglas S. Dunn, 3M Safety, Security, & Protection Services Lab (USA); Malcolm R. M. Knight, De La Rue International Ltd. (GBR); Ian M. Lancaster, International Hologram Manufacturers Association (GBR); Volker Lohweg, University of Applied Sciences Lippe & Höxter (DEU); Roger W. Phillips, JDSU Flex Products Group (USA); Sybrand Spannenburg, Joh. Enschedé Security Print (NLD); Wayne R. Tompkin, OVD Kinegram Corp. (CHE); Dennis J. Trevor, OFS Laboratories (USA).
In cooperation with: Reconnaissance International (GBR)
For delegate fees, please consult the registration form, available at our registration page.
Conference Program
A total of 35 papers were accepted for presentation on the following subjects:
• Currency – As always, the first sessions of our conference are devoted to currency protection, covering important subjects such as security
requirements, production inspection of security features, security evaluation and the effects of banknote circulation. Several papers are presented by
authors of the recent US National Research Council study A Path to the Next Generation of U.S. Banknotes, while the Bureau of Engraving & Printing
examines its immediate and long-term impact.
• Substrates and Printing – The conference then turns to new developments in the field of substrates and printing, which together form the cornerstone of document and product security. This session includes papers on the examination of documents, as well as presentations on new coatings and ink components.
• Optically Variable Devices – Conceivably OVDs are the crown of document and product security. And as usual, the second conference day sees a wealth
of contributions presenting the inventive results of the continual research in the diverse field of OVDs. Both complex imaging technology and complex optical structures will be presented.
• Optical Biometrics - The newly-critical arena of personal identity is covered in this new conference session. Papers will examine the role of optical security techniques in ensuring that the holder of an ID document is the person described on the document.
• Authentication – Authentication is the act of determining whether something or someone is, in fact, what or who it claims to be. In this session papers are presented on the authentication of things and persons, the subjects varying from digital watermarking to biometrics and from holography to authentication standards.
View the Conference Program.
Download: ODS Conference Program.pdf
Due Dates
By submitting a proposal you agree to meet the following deadlines:
Abstract due date: July 16, 2007
500-word abstracts of proposed papers on these and related topics should be sent by email to Ruud van Renesse, with a brief biography of the proposed presenter. The abstract should clearly explain what new insights and/or developments will be presented.
Typescript due date: December 3, 2007
Typescripts of your paper will be required by 3 December 2007, with a 150-200 word summary for publication in the delegate materials. Please follow the instructions in the ODS Author Manual.
Send your typescript to Ruud van Renesse.
Audio Visual Presentation due date: January 9, 2008
The supporting audio-visual presentation will be required by January 9, 2008
Send your audio-visual presentation to Jon Brigden-ods conference.
ODS Author Manual
All authors are encouraged to carefully read the Author Manual and follow its instructions.
For questions on conference organisation contact Reconniassance International: Jon Brigden - ods conference.
For questions regarding manuscript content, contact Ruud van Renesse: Ruud van Renesse.
The Author Manual can be downloaded below.
Download: ODS Author Manual.pdf
Announcement & Call for Papers
Optical Document Security – the follow-up to the biannual Conference on Optical Security and Counterfeit Deterrence Techniques focuses on technical and scientific developments in optical security for valuable documents and products. The conference offers a platform to researchers, developers, manufacturers and users of security to present their findings, new work and new techniques on a technical and scientific level. Some of the most significant developments in banknote and identity document security and production technology in recent years have been first described in public at the OSCDT conference and Optical Document Security will continue this tradition.
Holding Optical Document Security as a stand-alone event will allow delegates to be vetted in advance so that only those with a legitimate interest in the topic will be registered, and there will be a security inspection before anyone is allowed into the conference rooms, adding a level of confidentiality not possible at Optical Security and Counterfeit Deterrence Techniques.
Submissions for papers are now invited.Papers should address optical methods to improve the security of banknotes, tax stamps, ID documents, bank and other financial documents, as well as manufactured goods, OEM components, software and entertainment. This includes the use of biometrics and ways to tie a person to an ID document or a product to its packaging. Specific topics of interest include:
Download: Announcement and Call for Papers.pdf