Congressman Rob Andrews to Address National EFTA Conference on the Future of Electronic Benefits Transfer Technology.HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 1999-- The Electronic Funds Transfer See EFT. (application, communications) electronic funds transfer - (EFT, EFTS, - system) Transfer of money initiated through electronic terminal, automated teller machine, computer, telephone, or magnetic tape. Association announced today that U.S. Representative Robert E. Andrews (D-NJ) will address the Association's annual conference on the future of Electronic Benefits Transfer systems and technology. The announcement was made by Association Executive Director H. Kurt Helwig. Andrews will address the conference's plenary session Plenary session is a term often used in s to define the part of the conference when all members of all parties are in attendance. These sessions may contain a broad range of content from Keynotes to Panel Discussions and are not necessarily related to a specific style of delivery. on November 9. The conference, titled "EBT--The Next Generation," is scheduled for November 7-9 in Washington, DC. It is being hosted by the EBT EBT See: Earnings Before Taxes Industry Council of EFTA EFTA: see European Free Trade Association. . Andrews, first elected to Congress in 1990, represents New Jersey's first congressional district. Now in his sixth term, he is a member of the Education and Workplace Committee, and is the Democratic leader and ranking member of that committee's subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. "We are pleased to have Congressman Andrews join us for this important conference on government services delivery," said Helwig. "For years, his state, New Jersey, has been in the forefront of electronic delivery of services to citizens, including one of the first statewide EBT systems, an electronic toll collection Electronic Toll Collection (ETC), an adaptation of military "identification friend or foe" technology, aims to eliminate the delay on toll roads. It is a technological implementation of a road pricing concept. system, a proposed WIC WIC - WAN Interface Card EBT pilot, and a proposed multi-application card, called AccessNJ." About the Electronic Funds Transfer Association The Electronic Funds Transfer Association is the nation's leading inter-industry trade association dedicated to the advancement of electronic payments systems and commerce. Now in its third decade, its members include bankcard associations Visa and MasterCard, Compaq Computers, Electronic Payment Services Electronic Payment Services (Chinese: 易辦事), commonly known as EPS, is the largest electronic payment system in Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen starting from 1985. The service is provided by EPS Company (Hong Kong) Limited. , Inc., the PULSE EFT Association, and virtually all other shared ATM systems in the U.S. About the EBT Industry Council The EBT Industry Council is the nation's oldest trade group dedicated specifically to the business and policy issues of Electronic Benefits Transfer systems and development. Its members include Citicorp Services, Inc., Burger Carroll & Associates, Maximus and Lockheed Martin. About EBT--The Next Generation EBT--The Next Generation is an annual conference focusing on using EBT technology to deliver a new generation of government services to citizens. This year's conference will feature three major addresses, four workshops and nearly 25 concurrent sessions on such topics as biometrics, POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale systems, retail delivery, government e-commerce, smart cards, child care, WIC and Medicaid. The conference is scheduled for November 7-9, 1999 at the Madison Hotel in Washington, DC. For more information on EBT--The Next Generation, the EBT Industry Council or EFTA, link to the Association web site at efta.org. |
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