Georgia Digital Government Summit 2012
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Dec 10 - 11, 2012
"We are seeing dramatic changes in technology at an ever-increasing speed. The Georgia Digital Government Summit will give us an opportunity to explore innovative ways to take advantage of these changes. The Summit isn't targeted only to state agencies. Local governments can benefit every bit as much from keynote presentations, breakout sessions and vendor exhibits, and it's a great venue for strengthening relationships and collaboration between state and local agencies. The Summit isn't targeted only to IT staff either. It's carefully structured to help agency business leaders better understand how technology can support their business objectives. I hope you'll make time for the Summit - you won't be disappointed."

- Calvin Rhodes, Chief Information Officer, State of Georgia

Overview

For speaker contact information, click on Speakers link and locate speaker profile.

Keynote Speakers

Tim Gard

Author, Speaker Hall of Fame member
Tim Gard is an internationally recognized authority on stress reduction and conflict resolution. A highly sought-after speaker, Tim's travels have ranged from Bangkok to Boston, from Singapore to Sioux City, and Texas to Tasmania. He has won numerous awards, including his recent induction into the Speakers Hall of Fame - a prestigious honor that has been awarded to less than two hundred people worldwide. Tim's life experiences are both extensive and varied. He was raised in an Air Force family and "rebelled" by serving as a Navy man. Following his wartime service, Tim was employed in various capacities in County, State and Federal government. He became an expert fraud investigator and this work led him to extensively study human behavior, the art of persuasion, and various methods for resolving difficult situations. He quickly learned that humor is an indispensable tool in human relations. He now devotes himself to teaching these skills to others so that their interactions and life experiences can be expanded, maximized, and, most important of all, fun!

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Sessions

Jefferson "Beak" Howell

Adjunct Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas, and Former Director of NASA's Johnson Space Center
Before joining the LBJ School faculty, Lieutenant General Howell served as director of NASA's Johnson Space Center until 2005. In that post he was responsible for planning and directing all of the center's programs, including the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. He also held specific responsibility for such areas as spacecraft engineering and design, flight crew training, space and life sciences research, and mission operations. Prior to this, Howell served with distinction in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he flew more than 300 combat missions, eventually becoming Commander U.S. Marine Forces, Pacific, responsible for over 80,000 personnel. He has held various staff positions at the U.S. Naval Academy, the Marine Corps Headquarters, the Pentagon and NATO. Howell is the recipient of numerous military decorations and awards, including the Department of Navy's Distinguished Service Medal. In 1980 he received the John Paul Jones Award for Inspirational Leadership from the Navy League of the United States. Howell has a B.A. in political science and an M.A. in economics from the University of Texas.

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Sessions

Tuesday Dec. 11 9:00AM

Keynote Speaker - Lessons in Leadership

The Johnson Space Center is NASAs center for spaceflight training, research and mission control. Its workforce of 15,000 includes a hundred astronauts, hundreds of scientists... more

Bill Schrier

Deputy Director, Center for Digital Government
Bill Schrier is Deputy Director of the Center for Digital Government responsible for helping to drive the strategic direction and development of the Center's programs and for providing thought leadership, strategic direction and hands-on expertise in expanding the Center's services to both government and industry. He is also Director of Digital Communities, the e.Republic local government program.
Schrier was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the City of Seattle from October 2003 to June 2012. As CTO, he was the senior official, reporting to the Mayor, responsible for information technology policy and management of IT resources serving the 11,000 employees and 600,000 people of Seattle. Schrier was named one of Government Technology magazine's Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers in public-sector IT for 2008, Computerworld's Premier 100 CIOs, and was named a fellow of the Public Technology Institute and the Public Safety Foundation of America. He has served in several leadership capacities to develop the Nationwide Public Safety wireless Broadband Network, which was authorized by Congress in February, 2012, and funded with $7 billion. Schrier is also a retired officer of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

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Sessions

Monday Dec. 10 12:45PM

General Session - A Look Around the Corner

Center for Digital Government If you had to describe the IT industry with just a single word, that word would be change. Change is the one... more

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