Ohio Digital Government Summit 2012
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Sep 19 - 20, 2012
"In challenging times, we have a choice: to close ranks and proceed cautiously or to go beyond traditional boundaries in search of game-changing innovations. Business as usual is not sustainable, so clearly the latter is the better choice, and the 12th annual Ohio Digital Government Summit is the perfect time and place to do it. I encourage you not only to attend this year's Summit but to be an active part of the discussion. I look forward to seeing you there!"- Stu Davis, Chief Information Officer, State of Ohio"This will be my 12th year attending the Ohio Digital Government Summit, and I look forward to it every year. This year's Summit is especially important because of the challenges we face. My staff and I plan to take full advantage of this opportunity to learn about new ideas, new technologies and new partnerships."

- Bruce Hotte, Chief Information Officer, Ohio Department of Health

Overview

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Keynote Speakers

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

Thursday Sep. 20 9:00AM

Keynote Speaker - Lessons in Leadership

The Johnson Space Center is NASA's 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

Wednesday Sep. 19 12:45PM

General Session - A Look Around the Corner

If you had to describe the IT industry with just a single word, that word would be change. Change is the one thing - perhaps... more

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