Conference Highlights
Speakers and Topics
Leaders from private industry involved in the production of currency and currency-related equipment and materials, as well as a wide variety of government organizations involved in currency policy-making, printing, distribution and law enforcement, presented on topics including:
- Latest advances in covert and overt counterfeit deterrent technologies
for currency
- Digital reproduction equipment and solutions to thwart advances in
digital counterfeiting of currency
- Effectiveness of public education campaigns concerning new banknote
design
Effects of counterfeiting on terrorist activities
- Effects of counterfeiting on terrorist activities
Federal Tours
Banknote 2003 participants enjoyed memorable tours of U.S.
government agencies key to the regulation, design & production and
distribution & authentication of United States currency.
U.S. Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond
Delegates visited a key part of the U.S. Federal Reserve System, which
is the nation's central bank. The Banknote 2003 visit to the Richmond
Fed included a tour of the facility's cash operations, Money Museum, and
the Currency Technology Office, as well as a number of informative presentations.
U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Delegates toured the BEP's Washington, DC security printing operation,
which prints billions of U.S. banknotes each year. The Banknote 2003 tour
of the BEP facility included a first-hand look at Federal Reserve Notes
being printed, as well as engraving demonstrations.
Industry
Exposition
Banknote 2003 featured an exposition hall, showcasing our
sponsors – leaders in all aspects of the banknote and security printing
industry. In addition, the U.S. Secret Service also presented a fascinating
exhibit on recent trends in the counterfeiting of U.S. currency.
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