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SUMMARY:RAIN ALLIANCE MEETING
DESCRIPTION:Thank you to our generous host! \n \nThrough the Covid19 pandemic\, we saw many innovative RAIN applications enable digital transformation in a variety of industries\, from automotive\, logistics\, supply chain management\, inventory management and transportation to healthcare and pharmaceuticals. Minimizing carbon emissions and eliminating waste are also rapidly becoming high priorities across most industries\, with many RAIN-enabled use cases. \nRAIN Alliance is hosting RAIN in ACTION\, along with the IEEE\, in Seattle in June. Join us to meet with members of the RAIN Alliance and IEEE\, and other industry colleagues for opportunities to network and discuss innovative applications\, success stories\, and technical advances! \nLearn more about the RAIN in Action meeting agenda\, details\, accommodations and registration here! \nRAIN Member Registration\nNon-RAIN Member Registration\nEvent Description\nThrough the Covid19 pandemic\, we saw many innovative RAIN applications enable digital transformation in a variety of industries\, from automotive\, logistics\, supply chain management\, inventory management and transportation to healthcare and pharmaceuticals. Minimizing carbon emissions and eliminating waste are also rapidly becoming high priorities across most industries\, with many RAIN-enabled use cases. \nRAIN Alliance is hosting RAIN in ACTION\, along with the IEEE\, in Seattle in June. Join us to meet with members of the RAIN Alliance and IEEE\, and other industry colleagues for opportunities to network and discuss innovative applications\, success stories\, and technical advances! \nVenue\nUniversity of Washington\, Husky Union Building\, 4001 E Stevens Way NE\, Seattle\, WA 98195 USA \nSponsor\nSponsorship Conference Benefits: \nALL Gold sponsors may send eight complimentary sponsorship registrations to the meeting and will have one complimentary exhibit table. They will also receive recognition on the RAIN website\, at the meeting and in all pre-event notifications\, sent to all members and non-members. Logo size is dependent on the level of sponsorship. \nALL Silver sponsors may send five complimentary sponsorship registrations for meeting attendance and will have one complimentary exhibit table. They will also receive recognition on the RAIN website\, at the meeting and in all pre-event notifications\, sent to all members and non-members. Logo size is dependent on the level of sponsorship. \nBronze sponsors may send one complimentary sponsorship for meeting attendance and will have recognition on the RAIN website\, at the meeting and in all pre-event notifications\, sent to all members and non-members. Logo size is dependent on the level of sponsorship. \nOther Sponsorship Opportunities: please email events@therainalliance.org \nBecome a Sponsor
URL:https://therainalliance.org/event/rain-in-action-member-meeting/
LOCATION:University of Washington\, Seattle\, WA
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SUMMARY:Global RAIN Radio Regulations Status\, Important Developments & Future Activities
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nJosef Preishuber-Pfluegl\nHead of Regulatory Affairs\nRAIN Alliance \nAgenda: \nRAIN is utilizing the global UHF RFID band from 860 – 960 MHz. This webinar covers an overview about: \n\nThe global situation\nHow the RAIN Alliance will work on a successful path forward for radio regulations\nHow RAIN members can contribute to make this initiative successful\n\nA certain focus will be on the hot spot Europe and its current developments. \nRegister for the webinar today. \n\nRegister \n \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://therainalliance.org/event/global-rain-rfid-radio-regulations-status-important-developments-future-activities/
LOCATION:Webinar
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SUMMARY:RAIN TIRE MASTERCLASS
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the inaugural “RAIN in Tires” Masterclass!\n  \nThis one-day educational and developmental course will be held concurrently with Tire Technology Expo 2023 in Hannover\, Germany\, March 21 & 22\, 2023. \nHosted by the RAIN Alliance\, attendees can expect to learn best practices to efficiently embed RFID tag in tires and understand how it can enable identifying tires from cradle to grave and build connected services. RAIN industry is projected to grow at >25% CAGR between now and 2026\, and there is substantial upside as current attach rates to “taggable items” are still low. \nThe basic and practical aspects of RAIN in tires will be introduced by internationally renowned experts. Detailed course notes and speaker information will be provided for all participants. \nThe course is primarily designed for engineers\, technicians and technical leaders in charge of making their industry ready to equip tires with sustainable RFID tags. \nRegister Now \n  \nIf you would like to sponsor this one-day educational and developmental course hosted by the RAIN Alliance\, we are offering the following sponsorship opportunities: \nBranded notebook (we would print it with RAIN Alliance Tire Masterclass\, and the sponsor logo) $1200 \nBranded Pen (or combined notebook and pen) – RAIN logo and sponsor logo $1000 \nBranded Pen and notebook combination – RAIN logo and sponsor logo $1500 \nBranded Reusable bag (RAIN Logo and Sponsor logo) $1750 \nBranded sweets/chocolates on the tables $750 \nReception – opportunity to thank students for attending\, logo on reception signage\, branded napkins $3000 \nBecome a Sponsor \n  \nPROGRAM SCHEDULE\n2 sessions of 1 day \nTuesday\, March 21 / Wednesday March 22nd\, 2023 \n\n\n\n\n09:00 – 09:15\nWelcome and Introduction\nAileen Ryan \nPresident and CEO\, RAIN Alliance \n\n\n09:15 – 10:30\nIntroduction\n\nRAIN technology introduction and positioning vs other technologies\nOverview of tire use cases from cradle to grave\nISO standards for tires\nTire data access\n\n\n\n\n10:45 – 12:30\nUnderlying Physics and Performance Characteristics\n\nRF physics behind wave propagation in tire / experiments\nTire read point solutions & performance\n\n\n\n\n12:30-13:30\nComplimentary lunch\n\n\n13:30 – 15:00\nIntegrating Tag into Tires\n\nTire tag endurance\nTire tag integration in tire\n\n\n\n\n15:15 – 17:00\nManufacturing and Encoding\nTire tag & manufacturing processes \n\nRubber encapsulation\nPick and place\nEncoding (RAIN-GS1 guidelines\, RF protocol)\n\n\n\n\n17:00 – 17:45\nSuccess Stories\n\nCase studies / Success stories
URL:https://therainalliance.org/event/rain-tyre-master-class/
LOCATION:Hannover\, Germany
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230316T070000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230316T180000
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SUMMARY:Asian Members Connect
DESCRIPTION:Register \n  \nJoin RAIN Alliance President & CEO\, Aileen Ryan\, for this 90-minute webinar with topics including new RAIN Alliance opportunities\, regulatory changes and successful use-cases. \nAgenda (subject to change):\n\nIntroduction & update on RAIN Alliance – Aileen Ryan (President & CEO)\n\nWorking group progress\nEvents and webinar plans for 2023 and beyond\nOpportunities to get involved\n\n\nRegulatory changes – Juho Partanen (Chairman)\nFollowed by 4 case studies of successful use-cases of RAIN deployments  (see below)\n\nConnected IoT – Enabling Digitalization in Food | Presented by Kylie Cheong\, Market Development Manager\, Avery Dennison\nRFID in Vehicle Battery Management | Presented by Leo (Zibin) Shi\, Vice General Manager\, Xindeco\nOperations Transformation for Record Keeping\, Tracking & Management | Presented by Ecartes\nDocument Management | Presented by Arizon RFID\n\n\nWrap up and conclusions\n\n  \nRegister \n  \n\n\n\n\nLocation\nLocal Time\n\n\nLondon (United Kingdom – England)\nThursday\, March 16\, 2023 at 7:00:00 am\n\n\nHelsinki (Finland)\nThursday\, March 16\, 2023 at 9:00:00 am\n\n\nNew Delhi (India – Delhi)\nThursday\, March 16\, 2023 at 12:30:00 pm\n\n\nTaipei (Taiwan)\nThursday\, March 16\, 2023 at 3:00:00 pm\n\n\nBeijing (China – Beijing Municipality)\nThursday\, March 16\, 2023 at 3:00:00 pm\n\n\nNew York (USA – New York)\nThursday\, March 16\, 2023 at 3:00:00 pm\n\n\nCorresponding UTC (GMT)\nThursday\, March 16\, 2023 at 7:00:00
URL:https://therainalliance.org/event/asian-members-connect-webinar/
LOCATION:Webinar
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SUMMARY:RAIN Alliance Meeting | RAIN in Motion
DESCRIPTION:For complete details for this event\, including speakers\, agenda information and registration\, click here \nEvent Description\nFocusing on automotive and industrial applications using RAIN\, this conference will highlight examples of smart mobility in action to gain efficiency\, optimize operations and improve overall customer experience and ROI in these sectors. Learn from end users and suppliers how RAIN increases productivity\, enables sustainability\, and reduces inventory costs across the transportation ecosystem. \nAgenda Overview:\n4 October\, 2022: RAIN Member Workgroup Meetings\n5 October\, 2022: Open Day (Members and Non-members)\n6 October\, 2022: RAIN Member Meeting Only \nVenue\nOne Center\, Downtown Greenville\, South Carolina \n 
URL:https://therainalliance.org/event/greenville/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220617
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SUMMARY:Connections Summit 2022 - Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:Register \n  \nThe RAIN Alliance in partnership with IEEE CRFID and GS1 are pleased to announce the next Connections Summit (14-16 June 2022) in Helsinki Finland. This year’s event theme is based around the topic of “Sustainability”. \nTuesday (14 June) and Thursday (16 June) are private meetings reserved for members of our partner organizations RAIN Alliance\, IEEE CRFID and GS1 but Wednesday (15 June) will be open to everyone to attend\, with several different session tracks. There will be plenty of time for networking and there will be a reception for registered attendees in the evening. \nVenue: \nThe event will be held at the Wanha Satama event center in the Katajanokka district of Helsinki located at Pikku Satamakatu 3-5\, 00160 Helsinki\, Finland. \nFor complete details for this event\, including speaker and agenda information\, and to register\, please visit the Connections Summit website. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister \n 
URL:https://therainalliance.org/event/rain-alliance-meeting-2/
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SUMMARY:RFID Journal LIVE!
DESCRIPTION:Join RAIN Alliance President Steve Halliday’s session at RFID Journal LIVE! on Wednesday\, May 18 at 1:45 PM PT to learn more about the current state of IoT. Full details can be found here: \nhttps://rfid.a2zinc.net/Live2022/Public/SessionDetails.aspx?FromPage=Speakers.aspx&SessionID=16024&nav=true&Role=U%27
URL:https://therainalliance.org/event/rfid-journal-live-5/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220301
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SUMMARY:RAIN Alliance Meeting
DESCRIPTION:  \nRegister for the RAIN Alliance Meeting taking place online! This two-day event will be an opportunity for both RAIN Members and non-members to connect and collaborate on content and topics arising from RAIN members and the industry at large. \nEvent Time\nMarch 1 – Americas/EU Time Zone Friendly\n9:00am – 2:00pm Eastern Standard Time / 2:00pm – 7:00pm Greenwich Mean Time\nMarch 3 – Asia-Pacific Time Zone Friendly\n8:00am – 1:00pm China Standard Time (March 3) / 7:00pm – 12:00am Eastern Standard Time (March 2) \n  \n\n 
URL:https://therainalliance.org/event/rain-alliance-meeting/
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