About RFIDAA

The RFID Association of Australia is an independent, not-for-profit association committed to the development and successful use of RFID technology. The association has a broad base of membership across Australia and is supported by Federal and State Governments in Australia.

RFIDAA has a Board of Directors, a Steering Committee, State Chapters and a National Secretariat.

RFID Association of Australia Charter
“Communicate, Facilitate, Collaborate and Represent”

The RFID Association of Australia is an independent association, with authority and Government support, working for members and stakeholders.

Clarification of standards and related technical materials – to provide sources of expert advice on an appropriate Framework and progress toward increased adoption.
Provide a “Stamp of Approval” for accredited materials that specifically meet member and stakeholder requirements. This body of information to help formulation and approval of government standards and policies.
Facilitate the establishment and availability of certification courses in Australia for both RFID business and technical competencies.
Promote Australian RFID solutions internationally through government programs and assistance and our ties with global RFID associations.
To provide a forum for industry leaders and government departments interested in contributing to and progressing RFID adoption.
Coordinate a work plan, in conjunction with other Associations, with the common interests of helping business and government become more efficient.
Create a forum for clarification, design and specification of RFID architecture including information modeling, architecture, data management, filtering and processing capabilities.
Create a forum of business case discovery, validation and dissemination to the membership base of RFIDAA.
Create a forum for communicating international standards and progress regarding the use of RFID in Government, in particular Exports, Defence and Security matters.
Advise industry groups such as the Manufacturing Council, ALC, LAA and other bodies involved with the production of goods on RFID standards and applications.

Overseas Alliances
The RFIDAA is developing alliances with similar organisations across the world, with a specific focus on the Asia Pacific region. In July 2005 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the RFID Association of India and RFIDAA.

RFIDAA, with the assistance of Government, seeks opportunities to promote Australian businesses and expertise into the region through trade fairs and missions.

With the growing interest in RFID globally, these alliances bring increased value to members by increasing opportunities of networking for both users and technology providers, and increasing the identification and collaboration and pursuit of shared opportunities.

Press Release RFIDAA & RFID Association of India Memorandum of Understanding (PDF)

How to Become a Member
Membership to the RFIDAA is open to all interested organisations/individuals working in Australia. There are two levels of membership.

RFIDAA membership is open to companies, organisations and individuals developing, applying, or working with RFID technologies and services in Australia.

Affiliate membership is open to companies, organisations and individuals which have an interest in staying informed on RFID, but do not want to actively participate in the networking, education, working groups of the Association or promote their organisation through RFIDAA.

For more information about the benefits of membership and to complete the application form visit the Join RFIDAA page.

Testimonial from a member: Regni goes to China
In September 2006 the Victorian Government helped sponsor Australian companies to attend Cebit Asia in Shanghai. RFIDAA supports the Government in its effort to promote Australian RFID capabilities along with the Australian IT community. A member of RFIDAA, Regni, took on the opportunity: Regni is a boutique and specialist Telecommunications company specializing in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Sensors; providing advisory, design, and implementation services to improve the bottom line of companies. Our China mission was to identify the logistics sector and its large base of transportation and freight companies; to this end we have been successful and are formalizing representation with Shanghai Quan Zhi Trade Co. Ltd for the China market. The arrangement is not exclusive, and leaves room to provide solutions to three other players, notably; China Telecom, ST Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd and Neusoft Co. Ltd.
Regni in all circumstances must thank the Victorian Government, especially Minister Marsha Rose Thomson for the ICT Sector being such as to promote SMEs and Mr. Ray Nicol being instrumental in our promotion to Multimedia Victoria and thus promoting us in Japan and China where long-term relationships have been forged. Finally, I would like to promote the RFID Association of Australia as being a foundation for specialist companies such as Regni to have a platform to launch from and have a forum for collaboration.

Steven D. Perera
Chief Executive

Web: www.regni.com.au
email: steven@regni.com.au

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