Biometric Organizations

AIM - Automatic Identification Manufacturers Global Network - AIM is a global trade association comprising providers of components, networks, systems, and services that manage the collection and integration of data with information management systems. Serving more than 900 members in 43 countries, AIM is dedicated to accelerating the growth and use of AIDC technologies and services around the world. Association for Biometrics - UK - The AfB is a non-profit making organization which aims to be an international forum for research and development, system design and integration, application development, market development and other issues.

Biometric Consortium - The Biometric Consortium serves as the US Government's focal point for research, development, test, evaluation, and application of biometric-based personal identification/verification technology.

Biometric Systems Lab (Italy) - Biometric Systems Lab - University of Bologna - Italy - Biometric Systems are automated methods of verifying or recognizing the identity of a living person on the basis of some physiological characteristics, like a fingerprint or iris pattern, or some aspects of behavior, like handwriting or keystroke patterns. Our primary topics are fingerprint recognition and classification, face recognition, hand recognition.

Biometrics in Human Services User Group - membership is open to all state, federal, provincial, educational or other governmental organizations interested in keeping pace with the latest developments in this field. The focus of BHSUG is providing a platform for sharing ideas and innovations, distributing findings, identifying best practices, recommending and creating useful standards for both human services users and technology developers for this market.

Biometrics Institute (Australia) - Independent organisation engaged in research, analysis and education for biometric users, vendors and government agencies in the Asia Pacific.

Connecticut's Biometric Imaging Project - Links, newsletter, projects, and publications.

FSTC (USA) - The Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC) is a consortium of banks, financial services providers, national laboratories, universities, and government agencies who sponsor and participate in non-competitive collaborative research and development on interbank technical projects.

ICSA - independent organization offering objective views and opinions on computer security issues. Improve computer security through knowledge sharing, information dissemination, and security products certification.

International Association for Identification - To provide a forum for the European and International Biometrics Community

The International Biometric Society - Encourages and supports biometric research through journals, meetings, and conferences.

International Biometrics Industry Association - Trade association representing developers, manufacturers, and integrators of biometric hardware and software.

Security Industry Online - The Security Industry Association (SIA) is a full service, information clearing house, trade association representing the manufacturers of security products and services.

Southern California Association of Fingerprint Officers - Non-profit organization was founded in 1937 with forty charter members dedicated to the profession of fingerprint identification. This Southern California association has more than 350 members from more than 50 different law enforcement

TeleTrusT - Biometric group (German) - Non-profit organization for the promotion of trusted information and communication technology.