Barcode Journeys
Boston and Barcodes: Six Decades of Barcode Tracking
A Lecture by Peter Collins, CEO of A2B Tracking
Somerville Museum – October 8th 6pm
On Wednesday, Oct. 8th at the Somerville Museum, Peter Collins, President & CEO of A2B Tracking, will trace the arc of Auto-ID technology, barcode innovation, and the broader story of asset tracking technologies.
This promises to be more than a technical talk. It’s a journey through more than sixty years of innovation, and a tribute to one of the industry’s true pioneers, David Collins, whose legacy still reverberates in today’s asset tracking systems.
Years ago David Collins, “the father of the barcode,” developed a linear tracking technology called KarTrak that was first installed on Boston and Maine railcars that led the way to modern barcodes. A fundamental building block of our modern economy, the barcode is still the backbone for retailing and manufacturing.
Peter Collins, following in his father’s footsteps, is an expert in barcode and RFID technology. Learn about barcode history, protocols, 1D versus 2D codes, and the future of tracking and data management solutions for laboratories, universities and organizations of all sizes.
Barcode Journeys
Come explore Somerville Museum’s current exhibit Barcode Journeys looking at the history, the technology and the pervasiveness of barcode technology in American culture.
Everyday six billion black and white barcodes are scanned as they parade, barely noticed through our lives, stamped on practically everything. Today, a mind-boggling mass of invisible electronic data records our existence. Barcode Journeys explores the pervasiveness of barcodes in our daily lives.
Somerville Museum is located in the heart of the City at the intersection of Central Street and Westwood Road, the Somerville Museum has served as the community’s cultural institution for nearly a century.
About Peter Collins
A2B Tracking President and CEO, Peter Collins, has worked with many industries, including the Department of Defense, on the development of Auto ID policies such as barcode and RFID. He has a wealth of knowledge in developing and implementing RFID and barcode asset tracking systems in organizations around the globe. Mr. Collins has played a key role as a consultant to the DoD in the department’s effort to adopt the use of IUID technology in 2004. He received the ID Global Leadership Award in 2009 for his role in worldwide adoption of IUID, and is an active participant in IUID industry trade associations.
