BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook 12.0 MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080506T220000Z DTEND:20080507T010000Z LOCATION:Doylestown Hospital UID:040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E0080000000080C4283DE68BC801000000000000000 010000000CF9F8CFC49BFFD478B6C8208960C2779 CATEGORIES:PAMIA DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:= =20 =0D=0APhiladelphia Area Medical Ins= trumentation Association=0D=0AMAY 2008 MEETING AND PRESENTATION=0D=0A =0D= =0A =0D=0AThe Case for Real Time Location Syste= ms - RTLS =0D=0AFrom Technology to Business Reality =0D=0AReal time locat= ion system (RTLS) technology first came to market in early 2000 when seve= ral vendors began testing how different wireless systems could be used to= locate mobile assets and people within enterprise campuses. From a techn= ical marvel almost a decade ago, the core RTLS technology has matured int= o a viable solution for today=92s business challenges of determining the = location of assets or people. But the full potential is still waiting to = be unleashed. =0D=0AThe next step toward realizing the true capabilities = of RTLS will be tighter integration with enterprise processes. This white= paper discusses the characteristics of an RTLS solution. Additionally it= examines how the RTLS market is expected to evolve during the next few y= ears from a simple application that reports the location of assets into a= standard and vital system component of the enterprise infrastructure.=0D= =0ASpeaker: Clay Chase, Ekahau National Field Marketing Manager=0D=0AClay= Chase has more than 30 years experience in the area of sales and marketi= ng of medical electronics. This includes more than 23 years with the medi= cal products group of the Hewlett-Packard Company (now Philips), where he= held numerous positions including that of Area Imaging Service Manager, = and finally that of National Field Marketing Manager. In his last positio= n, Mr. Chase was the National RASMAS Sales Manager for Noblis, a non prof= it company in Falls Church, Virginia. Currently Mr. Chase is a sales mana= ger with Ekahau, Inc., a Saratoga, California based corporation that spec= ializes in real time location systems. Mr. Chase holds a degree in biomed= ical engineering from Duke University and a master=92s degree in business= administration from Georgia State University.=0D=0AWhen: Tuesday, May 6t= h, 2008 (add to Outlook = )=0D=0A5:45 Social=0D=0A6:30 Dinner - Courtesy of Ekahau =0D=0A7:00 PAMI= A Business Meeting=0D=0A7:15 Presentation by Clay Chase, Ekahau National = Field Marketing Manager=0D=0A =0D=0AWhere: Doylestown Hospital =0D=0AConference Room J=0D=0A595 W State St=0D=0ADoylestown,= PA 18901=0D=0A(215) 345-2200=0D=0AGet directions =0D=0A=0D=0AMUST R.S.V.P. by Tuesday, April 29,= 2008 to rsvp@pamia.org=0D=0AList each individual, institution and 2008 P= AMIA membership status when sending R.S.V.P.=0D=0APlease distribute this = notice to all interested members=0D=0Ain your department and/or instituti= on=0D=0A=A92008 Philadelphia Area Medical Instrumentation Association=0D= =0A=0D=0A SUMMARY:PAMIA Meeting - Ekahau PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR