RFID Journal is an independent media company devoted solely to radio frequency identification (RFID) and its business applications. A bi-monthly print publication and online news and information source, the journal offers news, features that address key adoption issues, case studies, and white papers written by academics and industry insiders on different aspects of RFID technology. The Web site includes an FAQs section, organized by topic, bulletin boards, a blog, an RFID event calendar, a searchable vendor directory, a career center, and a store where visitors can purchase reports by RFID Journal and others.

Print edition

RFID Journal magazine is published six times a year. It focuses on high-level strategic issues. Topics include building a business case, achieving a return on investment by working with business partners, off-setting the cost of RFID mandates with internal savings, and aligning an RFID deployment strategy with a company's overall business strategy.

Launched on March 1, 2002, RFID Journal, LLC is a privately held corporation headquartered in Melville, N.Y. RFID Journal serves its membership both nationally and internationally, in a wide variety of industries. RFID Journal is edited by Mark Roberti. Roberti speaks at more than 30 events each year and is regularly quoted in the media.

Online edition

The RFID Journal Web site provides news about RFID. The focus is on keeping readers informed about the latest deployments, mandates, standards development, and product innovation. Premium content includes features, case studies, and special reports that explain the technology's capabilities and limits.

Conferences

RFID Journal organizes educational conferences around the world where industry leaders showcase their products. The dates, locations, and themes for the 2011 events are:

RFID Journal LIVE!
Orlando

Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

, FL, April 12-14, 2011

RFID in Health Care.
Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

, September 2011

RFID in Energy.
Houston, September 2011

RFID in Fashion.
New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, September 2011

RFID Journal LIVE! Asia.
Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

, October 2011

RFID Journal LIVE! Latin America.
October 2011

RFID Journal LIVE! Europe.
Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

, November 2011

RFID in Defense.
Washington, DC, December 2011

Courses

RFID Journal University organizes courses on RFID and Electronic Product Code

Electronic Product Code

The Electronic Product Code is designed as a universal identifier that provides a unique identity for every physical object anywhere in the world, for all time. Its structure is defined in the EPCglobal Tag Data Standard , which is an open standard freely available for download from the website...

technologies. RFID Journal editors and experts with no affiliation to vendors teach the courses.