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ITL’s mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in information technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life. ITL formulates metrics, tests, and tools for a wide range of subjects such as information complexity and comprehension, high-confidence software, space-time coordinated mobile and wireless computing, as well as issues of information quality, integrity, and usability. ITL develops the tests and test methods that both the developers and the users of the technology need to objectively measure, compare, and improve their systems. For many years, ITL has been mandated by legislation, most recently the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), to develop cybersecurity standards, guidelines, and associated tools and techniques for the protection of sensitive unclassified information in federal IT systems and networks.

Two ITL Divisions and the ITL Identity Management Systems Program are addressing different aspects of biometric research, testing and standardization. ITL supports a major outreach effort in biometrics by co-chairing the Biometric Consortium.

ITL Computer Security Division/Systems and Network Security Group
CSD responds to government and market requirements for biometric standards by supporting the timely development of these standards and associated conformity assessment. It promotes their adoption and supports their users by leading different standards efforts and participating in their development. CSD’s biometric standards effort is developing the required conformance testing architectures and testing tools to test implementations of selected biometric standards. This effort is supported in part by ITL’s IdM Systems Program.

ITL Information Access Division/Image Group
IAD provides measurements and standards to advance technologies dealing with access to multimedia and other complex information. IAD’s Image Group is involved in measurement, evaluation and standards for fingerprint matching and interchange, criminal justice information systems, face recognition and multi-modal biometrics.

In conjunction with other federal agencies, academia, and industry partners, the NIST Identity Management Systems Program is pursuing the development of common models and metrics for identity management, critical standards, and interoperability of electronic identities.  These efforts will improve the quality, usability, and consistency of identity management systems, protect privacy, and assure that U.S. interests are represented in the international arena.

The Biometric Consortium serves as a focal point for discussion on research, development, testing, evaluation, and application of biometric-based personal identification/verification technology. The Biometric Consortium organizes a premier biometrics conference every fall. Information about past conferences, current government and standards activity, a bulletin board service, and other biometric resources can be found throughout the BC web site.

Biometric Consortium Conference (BC2008)
September 23-25, 2008
Tampa Convention Center
Tampa, FL, USA

The Biometric Consortium Conference (and collocated Technology Expo) is focused on Biometric Technologies for Homeland Security, Identity Management, Border Crossing, Electronic Commerce, and other applications. The Conference will be two and a half days of presentations, seminars and panel discussions with the participation of internationally recognized experts in biometric technologies, system and application developers, IT business strategists, and government and commercial officers.

Join over 1000 participants including representatives from 60 Federal, State and local agencies, 25 Universities, Biometric Industry, System Integrators and Users. The technical program will include over 100 internationally recognized speakers including experts in biometric technologies, system and application developers, IT strategists, government and commercial officers and university researchers. Format: Two and one half day program, multiple conference sessions, Research Symposium (oral presentations) and panel discussions.

Conference Website: http://www.nist.gov/bc2008

Technical Contact: Fernando L. Podio

Biometric Consortium Conference (BC2007)
September 11-13, 2007
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, Maryland USA

Conference Website: http://www.nist.gov/bc2007

The presentations can be found at: 2007 Presentations

Biometric Consortium Conference (BC2006)
September 19-21, 2006
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, Maryland USA

Conference Website: http://www.nist.gov/bc2006

The 2006 presentations can be found at: 2006 Presentations

Biometric Consortium Conference (BC2005)
September 19-21, 2005
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Arlington, VA

Conference Website: http://www.nist.gov/bc2005

The 2005 presentations can be found at: 2005 Presentations

Biometric Consortium Conference (BC2004)
September 20-22, 2004
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Arlington, VA

Conference Website: http://www.nist.gov/bc2004

The 2004 presentations can be found at: 2004 Presentations

Biometric Consortium Conference (BC2003)
September 22-24, 2003
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Arlington, VA

Conference Website : http://www.nist.gov/bc2003

The 2003 presentations can be found at: BC2003 Presentations