B-PROGRAM AGAINST DIGITAL COUNTERFEITING OF U.S. CURRENCY Program Against Digital Counterfeiting of U.S. Currency Commerce Business Daily/Federal Register Solicitation for Participation September 1, 1998 Technology Forum: October 5 and 6, 1998 Solicitation for Industry Participants) This is a revision to the Special Notice submitted 08/31/98 as CBD Submission No. 244035 which is solicitation for participation in the subject program. Because of the increasing availability and sophistication of inexpensive, easy-to-use digital image and color output technologies, there has been a recent increase in the use of these technologies to make counterfeit U.S. currency. Accordingly, the U.S. Government is seeking information on methods to combat this threat. The deterrent methods should include either or both of: a) banknote recognition leading to the illegal output being obscured and rendered unusable and b) output labeling for forensic tracing and identification of originating equipment. To facilitate the development and implementation of suitable methods for carrying out the recognition and/or tracing systems, the Government is soliciting the aid of the hardware/software industry. An open forum to begin the interchange will be held October 5th and 6th, 1998 at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland. Any appropriate representatives of establishments that manufacture or produce products related to the digital image industry (e.g., color printing, Internet imaging, color image scanning, image handling software) are invited to participate. Up to two representatives of each company division may be included. To participate, interested parties should submit the following information: 1) Company affiliation; 2) Company product(s); 3) Types of product(s): Image Input Device, Image Output Device, Multi-function Device, Software, Internet; 4) Name of high-level manager to receive invitation and participate in executive sessions (Contact information -- Title, Company Division, Address, Phone, Fax, and E-mail); 5) Name of technical representative to participate in technical discussions (Contact information -- Title, Company Division, Address, Phone, Fax, and E-mail). Submit by e-mail to: digital.anticounterfeiting@treas.sprint.com. If you would like to register for the forum online the address is: www.treas.gov/conferences/anticounterfeit, or if you would like to request a form by fax or mail please call Verlene Joseph at 202-622-2970. Registrations must be received by September 25, 1998. Posted 09/01/98 (W-SN244333).

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