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Francis Tuffy

24 Dec. 2024

4 min read

HSP Asia Comes Full Circle for its 20th Anniversary

The 20th edition of the High Security Printing™ (HSP) Asia conference in Bangkok, Thailand (2-4 December 2024), marked an important milestone in advancing the region’s security printing industry.

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Francis Tuffy

30 Oct. 2024

2 min read

Call for Papers: ODDS 2025

Since 2019, the Optical & Digital Document Security™ (ODDS) conference is where cutting-edge research is revealed, debated, and refined, making it the must-attend event for those shaping the future of security in both physical and digital documents.

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Francis Tuffy

25 Sept. 2024

2 min read

HSP Asia Heads to Thailand this December

Reconnaissance, the High Security Printing™ (HSP) conference organiser, has announced that registration is now open for the upcoming HSP Asia event, scheduled for 2-4 December 2024, in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Francis Tuffy

1 Sept. 2024

2 min read

Physical/Digital Debate Features Strongly at CLARCIEV

ID authorities and providers didn’t have much time to rest following the successful High Security Printing™ Latin America conference in Santiago, Chile, in early June. A few weeks later, many of those present in Chile re-convened at the XXI CLARCIEV (Meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Council of Civil Registry, Identities and Vital Statistics) in São Paulo, Brazil.

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Francis Tuffy

16 July 2024

3 min read

HSP Latin America Returns to the ‘Land of Desert and Glaciers’

The 2024 High Security Printing™ (HSP) Latin America conference took place for the second time in its 12-year history in Chile, a country renowned for its contrasting landscapes, ranging from the world’s driest desert to ancient, unexplored glaciers.

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Francis Tuffy

27 June 2024

7 min read

ID4Africa – Celebrating 10 Years of Advancing Digital Identity for Development

In May 2024, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of ID4Africa, the premier global gathering for the Identity for Development (ID4D) movement, celebrated its 10th anniversary in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Francis Tuffy

23 May 2024

3 min read

ODDS 2024: Still Innovating After All These Years

The Optical & Digital Document Security™ (ODDS) conference series has established itself as the only technical conference for advances in the crossover between physical, digital, and virtual document security. ODDS has been the launchpad for numerous new techniques that go on to achieve commercial success in the ID and secure document industry.

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Francis Tuffy

23 May 2024

3 min read

Will We Still Be Looking at Passports in 20 Years?

By his own admission, Renaud Laffont-Leenhardt, Product Line Director for Travel Documents at Thales, will have long retired by 2044, but that didn’t stop him from presenting a compelling vision for travel documents at the recent ODDS conference.

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Francis Tuffy

23 May 2024

2 min read

HSP Latin America is Sell-out Success for Chile

Registration is now closed for this year’s High Security Printing™ (HSP) Latin America conference, which will take place in Santiago, Chile, from 3-5 June. As with previous HSP conferences, Reconnaissance has had to close registration weeks ahead of the event due to its popularity.

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Francis Tuffy

28 April 2024

7 min read

ODDS 2024 – Innovate to Thrive

Nestled among seven hills overlooking the Tagus River, Portugal’s vibrant capital city Lisbon played host to the Optical & Digital Document Security™ (ODDS) 2024 conference (8-10 April).

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Francis Tuffy

27 March 2024

4 min read

High Security Printing EMEA 2024 – Justifiably Over-Subscribed!

Nestling in the heart of the Balkans, Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, was the picturesque setting for the latest edition of the High Security Printing™ (HSP) conference series (4-6 March). The sell-out event, which had to close its doors to new registrations three weeks in advance, proved to be a success for participants, exhibitors, presenters, and sponsors alike!

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Francis Tuffy

1 March 2024

1 min read

Too Late for HSP, Just in Time for ODDS

Such has been the demand to attend the High Security Printing™ EMEA conference (HSP) in Sofia, Bulgaria, that registration for the event has now closed.

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Francis Tuffy

26 Jan. 2024

2 min read

ODDS 2024 – Navigating the Confluence of Physical and Digital Security

At a time when identity management systems have overlapping dependencies on physical documents, digital transactions and virtual identities, ensuring the security of our financial interactions and identity verification has become of paramount concern.

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Francis Tuffy

22 Dec. 2023

2 min read

HSP Asia 2023 – Back with a Bang!

The 2023 High Security Printing™ (HSP) Asia conference took place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 4-6 December, following a four-year break as a result of the pandemic.

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Francis Tuffy

3 Nov. 2023

2 min read

THC Online 2023

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

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Francis Tuffy

2 Oct. 2023

2 min read

HSP Asia 2023 Programme and Workshops Announced

High Security Printing™ Asia is, this year, being held in Sri Lanka’s wonderful capital city, Colombo (4-6 December).

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Francis Tuffy

29 Aug. 2023

3 min read

ODDS ’24 Lisbon (8 – 10 April) – Call for Papers

Optical & Digital Document Security (ODDS) 2022 (Vienna) and 2023 (Prague) have shown the importance of this conference in bringing together the secured document community and the digital identity and transactions community.

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Chander S Jeena

29 Aug. 2023

9 min read

India Stacks Initiate Debate for Global Participation

The city of New Delhi witnessed a pivotal conference attracting international experts and industry leaders to delve into the transformative potential of Digital Public Infrastructures (DPIs) in the realm of identity.

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Francis Tuffy

1 Aug. 2023

3 min read

Highlights from Identity Week, Amsterdam

This year, Identity Week Europe moved its base from its traditional home of the ExCel Centre in London to RAI in Amsterdam. In addition to over 200 exhibitors, 3,000 attendees and 71 start-ups from 93 countries there was a full programme of conference presentations.

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Francis Tuffy

2 July 2023

3 min read

Celebrating Outstanding Design and Innovation in ID and Travel Documents

The prestigious Regional ID Document of the Year Awards form part of the industry’s High Security Printing (HSP) Latin America conference.

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Latest News

HSP Asia Comes Full Circle for its 20th Anniversary

Call for Papers: ODDS 2025

HSP Asia Heads to Thailand this December

Physical/Digital Debate Features Strongly at CLARCIEV

HSP Latin America Returns to the ‘Land of Desert and Glaciers’

ID4Africa – Celebrating 10 Years of Advancing Digital Identity for Development

ODDS 2024: Still Innovating After All These Years

Will We Still Be Looking at Passports in 20 Years?

HSP Latin America is Sell-out Success for Chile

ODDS 2024 – Innovate to Thrive

High Security Printing EMEA 2024 – Justifiably Over-Subscribed!

Too Late for HSP, Just in Time for ODDS

ODDS 2024 – Navigating the Confluence of Physical and Digital Security

HSP Asia 2023 – Back with a Bang!

THC Online 2023

HSP Asia 2023 Programme and Workshops Announced

ODDS ’24 Lisbon (8 – 10 April) – Call for Papers

India Stacks Initiate Debate for Global Participation

Highlights from Identity Week, Amsterdam

Celebrating Outstanding Design and Innovation in ID and Travel Documents

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