Agenda

Thursday, November 20

8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments

International Ballroom Lobby

9:00 am Opening Remarks

International Ballroom DE

Patrick Moore, Chief Information Officer, State of Georgia

9:15 am Opening Keynote

International Ballroom DE

Woody Norris, Inventor and Futurist

Woody Norris is a visionary. He looks into the future, gathers insights into how life could be improved, and applies what he finds to the problems of today. In the world of invention, only one in 2,000 patent applications actually issues as a patent, the rest are rejected. Yet Woody holds more than 50 U.S. patents and 300 around the world - and the number grows each year. He has won numerous awards including the prestigious $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize, which is the inventor's equivalent to an Academy Award. He is perpetually in the midst of multiple wide-ranging projects, all of which involve technology. Early poverty and the lack of a college education were never barriers to Woody. He has always found ways to innovate by using technology to "do more with less". In this fascinating keynote, he will describe why he is convinced that the future holds unimaginable wonders in store for us. His enthusiasm is infectious, and as he often says, "It's a great time to be alive!

10:15 am Morning Break

International Ballroom Lobby

10:45 am Concurrent Sessions

Cross-boundary Collaboration
International Ballroom A

There is one aspect of technology in which the public sector has an enormous advantage over the private sector: collaboration. Industry competition may fuel capitalism, but it does not foster cooperation and the sharing of ideas and resources. Government, on the other hand, can (and must) operate in a collaborative manner. This session takes a look at some proven and successful collaborative approaches that get the most out of technology partnerships.

Lynn Dubard, General Manger, Virginia.gov, NIC Inc.

Wayne Smith, Georgia Intelligence Sharing Analysis Center (GISAC)

As paperless government moves closer to becoming a reality, the challenge is to determine how to store, manage and leverage vast amounts of digital information. The key is adopting a workable information lifecycle management strategy. This session focuses on the tools, technologies and tactics for capturing, storing, preserving and delivering content and documents related to organizational processes.

David Carmicheal, Director of Archives, State of Georgia

Jim Shook, Senior Consultant, eDiscovery and Compliance Solutions, EMC Corporation

When a workforce is empowered with mobile technology, productivity rises but at the same time a door opens to new vulnerabilities and security risks, not to mention personal liability for data loss. This session looks at the latest tools, standards and solutions for assessing vulnerabilities, shoring up defenses and avoiding the type of incidents that we have been reading about all too often lately.

John Smith, Public Sector Account Manager, Sprint

Cynthia Tucker, Market Development, Alcatel-Lucent

Green IT - The Business Case
Juniper

"Going Green" is no longer merely a politically correct thing to do - it's now a necessity due to skyrocketing energy costs. There are many approaches to increased efficiency and energy consumption, ranging from broad consolidations to simple power-off policies. Even the smallest reductions can save significant amounts of money. This session discusses the latest trends, solutions and successes in making the business case for Green IT.

Ray Rapuano, Business Development Manager, Cisco Systems

12:00 pm Lunch

International Ballroom DE

12:50 pm General Session

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Steal This Idea! - Government Edition

Paul Taylor, Ph.D., Chief Strategist, Center for Digital Government

Information Technology is a daunting challenge in the best of times, and it is even more difficult today as governments face tightening finances and diminishing revenues. Under such circumstances, the smart thing to do is look for opportunities to borrow ideas from other jurisdictions who have demonstrated savings of time and money in solving major service delivery challenges. But where to look? There are 94,731 city, county and state governments across our nation. This fascinating session provides - at a pace not unlike a 3-day tour of Europe - the best of hundreds of nominees and dozens of winners from the Center for Digital Government's intensive national surveys of best and emerging practices in the public sector IT community. Be prepared to borrow an idea... or 10.

2:00 pm Afternoon Break and Refreshments

International Ballroom Lobby

2:30 pm Concurrent Sessions

Facing the Financial Challenge
International Ballroom A

In order to cope with tighter purse strings, more and more organizations are looking for creative ways to control budgets and to manage financial performance. Can government be run like a business? Well, not exactly. But it can operate more like one by analyzing costs, defining risk, measuring performance and maximizing utilization. This session focuses on tools and techniques IT leaders can use to successfully meet the financial challenges of today... and tomorrow.

Jim Collins, Regional Manager, Financial Performance Management, Cognos, an IBM Company

Javier Florez, FPM Solutions Architect, Cognos, an IBM Company

Contributor: Charlie Bieleck, Director, Budget Planning and Operations, Department of Finance, State of Minnesota

More and more records are "born digital," meaning that they never existed (or will ever exist) in paper form. The challenge is to properly determine what must be retained and for how long, and how to efficiently retrieve it when needed. eDiscovery and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) bring new pressures and risks to the table, and existing laws and guidelines are not always clear. This session looks at emerging standards and sensible practices.

Trey Absher, Information Governance Consultant, CA, Inc.

As the traditional workplace culture changes along with technology, the desire by users to work remotely seems to grow exponentially. The pressure intensifies when we are faced with high fuel prices, environmental concerns, shortage of qualified staff, increased mobile activities and tighter budgets. This session discusses the benefits of teleworking while highlighting innovative technologies and applications.

Gib Heuett, Assistant Deputy Director, Georgia Bureau of Investigation - GCIC, State of Georgia

Bryan Schromsky, Enterprise Data Solutions Manager for Government, Verizon Wireless

3:45 pm Executive Reception

International Ballroom Lobby

Network with your colleagues and discuss technology solutions with the event sponsors.

Friday, November 21

8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments

International Ballroom Lobby

9:00 am Opening Remarks

International Ballroom DE

Ryan M. Fernandes, Chief Information Officer/Director, Fulton County

9:15 am General Session

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Georgia Infrastructure Transformation (GAIT) 2010: What It Means to State and Local Government Agencies

Patrick Moore, Chief Information Officer, State of Georgia

The Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) is on track to sign contracts that will outsource state IT operations to external service providers this fall. In this session, Georgia CIO Patrick Moore discusses the coming changes to the state's IT enterprise and how they will affect your agency and jurisdiction. This project - part of the biggest IT transformation plan in Georgia state government in more than 30 years - will directly affect all state and local government agencies receiving services through GTA. Mr. Moore's presentation is of significant interest to both IT and business managers.

10:15 am Morning Break

International Ballroom Lobby

10:45 am Concurrent Sessions

Digital government makes it possible to collect and store an almost infinite amount of data. But once we have it, what do we do with it? And if information is government's greatest asset, how can it be best leveraged in the face of increasingly limited resources? This session focuses on creative ways to get the most out of e-government.

Lynn Dubard, General Manger, Virginia.gov, NIC Inc.

Decisions by government that save lives, protect property, preserve wildlife, and ensure sustainable development have a crucial element in common: Success depends on reliable, accurate, timely information. Today, many decisions are based on the best available data, which can be very poor or poorly documented, resulting in great uncertainty. Often, data are not available when needed or are inadequate for the particular decision. We can change this. Astounding new technologies and an abundance of expertise/information in Georgia are creating powerful ways to access, visualize and analyze geospatial information, legacy data and disparate datasets.

Moderator: Danielle Ayan, GISP, Research Scientist II, Center for Geographic Information Systems (CGIS), Georgia Institute of Technology

Frank M. Howell, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, Office of Research and Policy Analysis, Board of Regents, University System of Georgia

Eric McRae, Associate Director, Office of Information Technology Outreach Services, University of Georgia

Tina Rust, GIS Specialist, Lower Chattahoochee Regional Development Center

Christopher J. Semerjian, Director, Spatial Analysis Laboratory & Assistant Professor of Physical Geography and GIS, Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis, Gainesville State College

Cy Smith, COGO Chair, NSGIC Past-President

Sharon Stevenson, ITS Manager, Gwinnett County GIS

David Tanner, Planning, Research, and Evaluation Division, Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, State of Georgia

At first glance, open source and freeware appear to be attractive alternatives, especially in the current budget climate. Its very nature makes it more flexible and adaptable than proprietary software. But how do you take responsibility for its security, maintenance and support? Is it really cheaper in the long run? This session discusses the pros and cons of open source and freeware while focusing on the business benefits and risks.

Shawn Briscoe, Account Manager, RedHat

Steve Geddes, Manager of Application Systems, Department of Audits, State of Georgia

12:00 pm End of Conference

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