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COP28 attendees using RFID badges
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By InfoEventz Team / May 15, 2024

How RFID Technology Revolutionized COP28 Attendee Management

The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) climate summit presented unprecedented challenges in attendee management, with over 85,000 participants from 197 countries requiring seamless access control across multiple venues. InfoEventz's RFID solutions provided the technological backbone that made this massive event run smoothly.

The Challenge: Managing a Global Climate Summit

COP28's scale required solutions that could:

  • Handle 12 different attendee types with varying access privileges
  • Process up to 8,000 badge scans per hour at peak times
  • Provide real-time occupancy data for security and logistics
  • Integrate with existing UN registration systems
  • Operate reliably in outdoor desert conditions
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Our RFID Solution

We deployed 3,500 Zebra RFID readers across 12 venues, paired with custom-designed EVOLIS badge printers that could produce 5,000 durable badges per day.

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Key Benefits Achieved

Reduced entry wait times by 72%, eliminated counterfeit credentials, and provided organizers with real-time attendance analytics.

Implementation Highlights

The system processed over 2.1 million badge scans during the two-week event with 99.98% uptime. Our mobile registration stations could deploy anywhere on-site to handle last-minute attendee changes, printing fully encoded RFID badges in under 30 seconds.

COP28 RFID command center

Our onsite command center monitored all RFID checkpoints in real-time

Lessons Learned

COP28 reinforced several best practices for large-scale RFID deployments:

  1. Redundant systems are essential - we maintained backup servers at separate locations
  2. Staff training must be comprehensive - we conducted 350 hours of training pre-event
  3. Custom badge designs matter - our weather-resistant badges with clear color coding reduced errors
  4. Real-time analytics transform decision making - venue managers adjusted staffing based on our dashboards

Comments (5)

Event Professional

Sarah K. - UN Event Coordinator

This system was a game-changer for our delegation management. Being able to instantly see which of our 120 team members were onsite during critical negotiations was invaluable.

May 18, 2024 at 9:14 am
Security Director

Mark T. - Security Director

The real-time zone occupancy data helped us prevent overcrowding in sensitive areas. We'll be specifying RFID for all our future high-profile events.

May 17, 2024 at 3:42 pm

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