In hopes of limiting the amount of paper used and to make the event more efficient, the World Model UN’s coordinators opted to issue plastic ID cards to its attendees rather than tickets, according to Focus Taiwan. The event, which hosts students from around the world, takes place over several days, and the students move from room to room for different events.
ID News Archive for March, 2010
Taiwanese student organization turns to plastic ID cards
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010Bronx hospital turns to biometrics
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Plastic ID cards are a viable identification management solution for most institutions, but at the Urban Health Care clinic in Bronx, New York hospital workers employ a biometric iris scanner to ensure that patient records are not mishandled, according to CNN.
Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls install contactless ticketing
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Season ticket holders of Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls were informed recently that rather than a strip of tickets for the upcoming season, they will receive a plastic ID card to be scanned as they enter the club’s new stadium.
South Carolina hospital uses smartcard technology
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
A hospital in Greenwood, South Carolina has implemented a system that allows blood test results that formerly took up to an hour to process to be processed in a matter of seconds, according to GwdToday.com.
New Haven, Connecticut controversial ID card system losing funding
Monday, March 15th, 2010
A program that provided residents of New Haven, Connecticut city-issued plastic ID cards regardless of immigration status is in danger of losing its funding, according to the New Haven Register. The program had been lauded and criticized by various immigration rights’ groups on both sides of the issue.
DePaul, PNC partner to link banking with students’ plastic ID cards
Monday, March 15th, 2010
Students and faculty at DePaul University, the largest Catholic university in the United States, can now link their school-issued plastic ID cards with PNC bank. The institutions announced the partnership on March 1, and PNC expects to develop similar relationships with colleges and universities throughout the U.S.
Philadelphia transit riders angered over smartcard delay
Friday, March 12th, 2010
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority recently announced that its planned improvements to its plastic ID cards-based system will have to wait again as 25 percent of its budget from the state will be slashed.
American University plastic ID cards linked to DC metro
Friday, March 12th, 2010
Students and faculty at American University in Washington, D.C. are currently testing a system that links their university-issued plastic ID cards with the DC Metro SmartTrip technology, according to the George Washington University student newspaper, the Hatchet.
Plastic ID cards make life easier for Providence college students off campus
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Providence College students will soon be able to use their stored credit accounts, called PC Cash, at such popular off-campus destinations as CVS and two area pizzerias, according to a report from The Cowl, the school’s student newspaper.
Manufacturers of card printer systems expect improvements in 2010
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Manufacturers of ID card printer systems expect 2010 to be an improvement in 2009 in total sales, but the industry does not expect revenues to rise very much, according to a report from CRN, an Australian technology news site.
