THC Online 2023

The programme has now been published for The Holography Conference Online (THCO) 2023, taking place 21-22 November.

Holograms, and other optically variable devices (OVDs), have established themselves as critical security features on passports, ID cards, driving licences and a host of other secure document types. The conference focuses on the exchange of information and experience between hologram suppliers, producers and users. It also provides an opportunity for discussion around industry-wide issues such as sustainability and reducing environmental impact.

THCO will comprise four sessions, spread over two days, along with panel discussions, debates, and the presentation of the IHMA Excellence in Holography 2023 Awards.

A new dawn

The secure hologram journey began in the 1980s with Level 1, or overt, security features continuously evolving in all aspects of security printing – from banknotes, coins, tax stamps and ID documents. As holograms/OVDs have become a source from which new technologies such as micro-mirrors, micro- lenses, and nanostructures are being developed, the question arises: what next?