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SUMMARY:RAIN Alliance at RFID Journal Live! Breakfast Session with the RAIN Alliance and AIM at RFID Journal Live
DESCRIPTION:The RAIN Alliance is proud to be an RFID Journal LIVE! 2025 Trailblazer Industry Partner\, showcasing the power of RAIN  technology at the industry’s leading event. As a Trailblazer\, RAIN Alliance is running an training workshop on Thursday\, May 8\, speaking in educational sessions\, and hosting an exclusive breakfast Session. This is your chance to dive deeper into RAIN  technology\, gain valuable insights\, and enhance your expertise—all while enjoying full access to the RFID Journal Live. See details below. For sponsorship opportunities\, contact events@therainalliance.org. \n\nJump to: Training Workshop | Conference Sessions | RAIN & AIM Breakfast \n\nExpert-led Training to Boost Your Knowledge\nConnecting RAIN to Corporate Sustainability Goals — Thursday\, May 8\, 9am – 3pm\nLocation/ Track Room: Chablis \nWith pressure to meet corporate sustainability targets\, evolving regulatory requirements\, and shifting consumer preferences toward the circular economy\, NOW is the time to understand how RAIN technology can help you achieve your goals! \nWith over 40 billion tags shipped last year\, RAIN is already driving waste reduction\, operational efficiencies\, and optimizing supply chains — key pillars of corporate sustainability programs. \nIn this workshop\, you’ll learn why you need RAIN technology and how to start addressing the European Digital Product Passport (DPP)\, a set of emerging sustainability and circularity regulations that will impact US exporters in the near term. If you export to Europe\, you need this course! \nTopics covered: \n\nUnderstand why RAIN is an ideal data carrier enabling corporate sustainability goals.\n\nRAIN power use cases and impact on sustainability.\n\n\nUnderstand the emerging DPP  landscape in different US Export markets\nDPP Beginners Guide: How to get going with RAIN & DPP.\n\nHow your sustainability team can leverage the data and operating efficiencies provided by RAIN\, to achieve their goals.\n\n\nOverview of adjacent standards.\n\nSpots are limited. Register for RFID Journal Live and select the course/courses you wish to attend. \n\n Register Now \n\n\nRAIN Alliance-Hosted Conference Sessions at RFID Journal Live!\nUnlocking the Future: Wireless Communication and RFID Forecast – Tuesday\, May 6\, 11:05 AM -11:45 AM\nFrom consumer-handheld RFID readers to frequency allocation challenges\, there are a number of significant drivers that will reshape the use of RFID. This session will discuss top trends that are driving significant changes in the use of RFID technology. \nSpeakers: \n\n\nJoe Preishuber-Pflügl\, Head of Regulatory Affairs\, RAIN Alliance\n\n\nJonathan Gregory\, Director\, Global Standards\, GS1 US\n\n\n\n\n\nRAIN Alliance Manufacturing Quality Workgroup Update – Tuesday\, May 6\, 2:40 PM -3:20 PM\nThe RAIN Alliance Manufacturing Quality Workgroup has been collaborating to produce transparent and openly available manufacturing quality specifications\, best practices and benchmarks to help ensure there’s sufficient global capacity for RAIN certification so that market capacity demands can be met. In this session they will share the results of their work\, including a survey regarding quality concerns in RAIN tag manufacturing\, current certification practices and the perceived importance of manufacturing quality certification. \nSpeakers: \nDr. Bahar Aliakbarian\, Leader\, RAIN Alliance Manufacturing Quality Workgroup \nAileen Ryan\, President\, RAIN Alliance \nFireside Chat: Leveraging RAIN RFID for Managing High-Dollar Inventory for Infusion and Oncology Clinics – Wednesday\, May 7\, 9:35 AM -10:15 AM\nManaging high-cost medications in infusion and oncology clinics presents unique challenges\, from inventory visibility and cost control to regulatory compliance and waste reduction. In this insightful fireside chat\, RAIN Alliance President Aileen Ryan\, will talk to executives from Bluesight Technologies and Sentara Hospital about innovative RAIN RFD driven solutions that help healthcare providers track\, optimize\, and secure their most valuable pharmaceutical assets. \nModerator: \nAileen Ryan\, President\, RAIN Alliance \nSpeakers: \nTJ Bozada\, Product Manager\, Bluesight Technologies \nTyler Wilson\, Clinical Pharmacist\, Sentara Hospital \nRAIN: Reinforcing the Power of Digital Product Passports and Enabling Sustainable Supply Chains – Wednesday\, May 7\, 10.25am – 11.05am\nDigital product passports (DPP) are an essential component in the quest to produce more sustainable products for a circular economy. To meet regularity requirements (beginning in 2027/28 and mandatory by 2030 in all 27 EU member nations) companies are increasingly turning to RAIN technology. RAIN (UHF RFID) is a wireless technology that connects trillions of everyday items to the internet\, enabling businesses and consumers to identify\, locate\, authenticate\, and engage each item. In this session learn how the DPP requirements will impact the retail sector. Also hear the latest sustainability use cases for supply chains. Gain an understanding of how integrating RAIN RFID functionality in mobile device chipsets will help fulfil DPP requirements as well as enabling workers and consumers use their phones or other devices to engage with RFID tagged products or assets. \nModerator: \nDr. Susanne Guth-Orlowski\, DPP Specialist\, RAIN Alliance \nSpeakers: \nMegan Brewster\, VP Advanced Technology\, Impinj \nJonathan Aitken\, VP of Global On Product Technology\, PVH \nMelissa Auge\, Marketing and Business development North America\, REGOM US \nAlireza Yasan\, Director Of Business Development\, Qualcomm \nMaximizing Value of GS1 Gen2v3 Adoption for RAIN deployments: Unlocking a Force to Increase Accuracy and Speed – Wednesday\, May 7\, 11.15am – 11.55am\nGen2v3\, the latest release of GS1’s EPC air interface standard\, has been enhanced to meet the obstacles encountered by users when several RAIN readers are deployed in a single area with multiple applications running simultaneously. Gen2v3 addresses this issue by improving tag data collection in multi-reader deployments\, as well as speeding up the inventory process and enabling inventory accuracy by eliminating tag clutter and ensuring that only the intended tags are read. Claude Tételin\, Director AIDC\, GS1 Global Office\, will demonstrate how Gen2V3 can be used to inventory only the tags that have passed their expiration date\, enabling the removal of out-of-date products from the shelves. \nSpeakers: \nClaude Tetelin\, Director AIDC (Automatic Identification and Data Capture)\, GS1 \nPierre Müller\, RFID Business Unit Manager\, EM Microelectronic \nThomas Frederick\, CEO\, Clairvoyant Technology LLC \n\nBreakfast Session with The RAIN Alliance and AIM at RFID Journal Live\nThursday\, May 8\, 7.30am – 9.30am\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Loire Room \nThe RAIN Alliance is delighted to be co-hosting a partner breakfast with AIM at RFID Journal Live\, Paris Hotel\, Las Vegas. \nSeats are limited — Reserve your spot now! \nOpen to all RFID Journal Live delegates\, session attendees will hear insights from RAIN Alliance and AIM leadership\, plus case study insights from each organization’s members. \nAttendees will also benefit from networking with each other over a light breakfast. \nSpeakers and sessions include:\nAIM Executive Address \nMary Lou Bosco\, Chief Executive Officer\, AIM\, Inc. & AIM North America \nMary Lou Bosco leads the executive team as Chief Executive Officer for AIM Global\, the global industry alliance which represents the interests of individuals and organizations that implement\, sell\, develop\, and use automatic identification and data capture technologies. She also manages AIM North America. Ms. Bosco joined AIM in 2006 and held various management positions including COO since 2010 before being promoted to CEO in 2022. An industry advocate\, Ms. Bosco is passionate about the promotion and adoption of AIDC technologies\, while always striving to present a balanced view of all aspects of the industry. Well recognized within the AIDC community\, she is considered a resource on AIDC and the trends within the industry. \n\nRAIN Alliance Executive Address \nAileen Ryan\, President\, RAIN Alliance \nAileen Ryan’s executive career spans software and hardware engineering\, strategy and commercial operations with a variety of technology firms and industry associations including Siemens\, TM Forum\, Huawei and Motorola.\nShe joined the RAIN Alliance in October 2022 from a senior position at Siemens\, having played a pivotal role in the strategic acquisition of UltraSoC Technologies where she was Chief Strategy and Chief Operating Officer. She also spent a decade at the TM Forum\, a global industry association\, in various roles including Chief Operating Officer where she led the growth and transformation of the organization including restructuring\, re-skilling\, and re-designing its portfolio of services.\nShe is widely recognized as a leader in the global communications industry and was named by Silicon Republic as one of the top 25 Irish leaders in the Sci-Tech world\, and by IT Security Guru and KPMG as one of the most inspiring women in cyber security in 2021. She holds an M.B.A.\, an M.Sc. in Computer Science\, and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and has completed advanced executive business studies at the University of Cambridge and the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. \n\nLeveraging RAIN RFID for Management of Railroad Components – An Amtrak Case Study \nAnurag Kulshrestha\, President & CEO\, Anantics & Amtrak Representative (tbc) \nAnurag Kulshrestha (Anu) is the President & CEO of Anantics\, based in Michigan-USA\, with expertise in DevSecOps\, GIS\, and IoT solutions’ custom design\, development and implementations. Anu is a visionary\, decisive and solutions-driven technical professional with 26 years of extensive experience in information and communication systems architecture and management. Anu has master’s degree in Computer Science\, and he is also certified PMP since 2009. Anu has managed and orchestrated many IoT technologies driven enterprise solutions in multiple countries. His professional acumen are “Strategic in Thinking and Tactical in Acting”. \nBeyond the Chip: RFID’s Role as the Backbone in Data Driven Live Gaming for Compliance\, Security and Profitability \nBryan Knott\, Founder & CEO\, RF Gaming Systems \nSponsorship opportunities availableBryan Knott is a seasoned technology development leader and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience advancing innovation across multiple industries\, including warehouse automation and casino gaming. As the founder and CEO of RF Gaming Systems\, Bryan is at the forefront of RFID-enabled transformation in live gaming environments. His work is redefining how casinos track assets\, secure operations\, optimize game performance\, increase profitability\, by improving the quality and volume of live data in today’s gaming.. Email events@therainalliance.org for more information. \n\nRegister for Breakfast meeting today!\n  \n[formidable id=48]\n 
URL:https://therainalliance.org/event/rfid-journal-live/
LOCATION:Las Vegas\, NV
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SUMMARY:IOT Solutions World Congress
DESCRIPTION:For more information: IOT Solutions World Congress | May 13 – 15
URL:https://therainalliance.org/event/iot-solutions-world-congress/
LOCATION:Barcelona
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SUMMARY:Webinar - Mastering RFID: Unlock Features & Functionality with IC Innovation
DESCRIPTION:Register for this webinar where RFID experts from Impinj and atlasRFIDstore take you beyond the basics of RFID hardware to explore the breakthrough innovations driving the future of connected systems. Whether you’re an experienced user or just getting started\, this session will help you better understand how the building blocks of RFID — reader ICs and tag ICs — are evolving to support advanced applications in supply chain\, retail\, logistics\, and more. \nWhat You’ll Learn: \n\nThe difference between reader ICs\, modules\, and finished readers — and when to use each.\nThe difference between tag ICs\, inlays\, and RFID tags — and when to use each.\nHow Impinj’s platform enables faster inventory counts\, reduced stray reads\, improved security\, and greater precision — all powered by innovations in both tag and reader technology.\nWhat Gen2x is\, and how this new feature-rich toolbox from Impinj is changing what’s possible with RFID.\n\nDon’t miss your chance to get insights from the experts\, see real-world applications\, and ask your questions during a live Q&A. \nSpeakers: Trevor Davis\, VP Global Solution Partner Sales at Impinj; Steven Wood\, Director of Sales at Atlas RFID; \nHost: Suzanne Gotfryd\, Director of Consumer Marketing at Atlas RFID \nLearn More \nReserve your spot
URL:https://therainalliance.org/event/webinar-mastering-rfid-unlock-features-functionality-with-ic-innovation/
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SUMMARY:Revolutionizing Pharma: RAIN from Clinical Scale to Smart Packaging
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the latest webinar in the RAIN Alliance Knowledge Series exploring the transformative applications of RAIN technology in the pharmaceutical sector\, ranging from large-scale clinical implementations to pioneering advancements in smart packaging. \nIn the first presentation\, TJ Bozada (Bluesight) and Tyler Wilson (Sentara Hospital) will discuss the deployment of RAIN systems in infusion and oncology clinics. They will share how automation and RAIN technology have improved inventory accuracy\, reduced waste\, and enhanced regulatory compliance\, drawing from real-world experience at Sentara Health. \nThe second presentation\, led by Sara Amendola and Adina Barba Bianca (Radio6ense)\, introduces a groundbreaking innovation in smart pharmaceutical packaging: novel miniaturized\, battery-free RAIN sensors embedded directly into sealed drug containers such as vials\, bottles\, and blister packs. These sensors enable\, for the first time\, real-time monitoring of critical parameters like temperature and humidity from inside the packaging without compromising its integrity. \nKey Takeaways: \n\nRAIN is already dramatically improving pharmaceutical inventory accuracy\, reducing waste\, and supporting compliance in clinical settings.\nA new generation of battery-free sensors is being piloted to monitor temperature and humidity inside sealed drug packaging.\nRAIN sensors open the door to smarter packaging\, safer supply chains\, and faster\, data-driven drug development.\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://therainalliance.org/event/revolutionizing-pharma-rain-from-clinical-scale-to-smart-packaging/
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