05.21.2012
Pretty well every conference has a topical subject or theme. The prevalent one at ICCOS Americas in Miami in March was industry standards or, to phrase it better, the lack of them (and the corollary, the need for them!). The theme featured most strongly in Roland Costa’s paper ‘A Journey into the Next Generation – The Fed’s Perspective’ but was prevalent throughout the conference. And rightly so.
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04.23.2012
After a career spanning almost 50 years with KBA-NotaSys, Fausto Giori has become one of the most familiar faces in the banknote industry, renowned for his role in driving forward developments in banknote production, and in particular intaglio, and also for his contribution to what have become the tenets of modern banknote design. This contribution was recognised last year, when the Banknote 2011 Conference presented him with a Lifetime Achievement award. Currently Technical Advisor for KBA-NotaSys, having stepped down as Technical Director in 2003, he has recently been appointed General Director of the newly-launched Intaglio Engraving Academy. In advance of Banknote Horizons, the four-yearly demonstration by KBA-NotaSys of its latest technologies which takes place April 29 to June 1, Currency News caught up with Fausto to find out what to expect from this event, his new role with the IBDA and his contribution over nearly half a century to banknote design and production.
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