Agenda

Thursday, October 15, 2009

8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments

Grand Ballroom Lobby and Promenade

9:00 am Opening Remarks

Grand Ballroom

Paul Cosgrave, Commissioner, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT), City of New York

9:30 am Opening Keynote

Grand Ballroom

Vivek Kundra, Federal Chief Information Officer

In March of this year, President Barack Obama named Vivek Kundra the "Federal Chief Information Officer" -- a new position that will oversee technology investments and technology spending by the federal government. Mr. Kundra also serves as e-government administrator for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Mr. Kundra is working to ensure that the CIOs of federal agencies are advancing agendas that embrace open government, revolutionize technology in the public sector, and "reject the view that the public sector has to lag behind the private sector."

10:30 am Morning Break

Grand Ballroom Lobby and Promenade

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11:00 am Concurrent Sessions

Data Center Consolidation/Cloud Computing for Government
Grand Ballroom Salon A

Data Center consolidation in New York City is rapidly moving forward. One of the key initiatives will be using cloud computing technology to drive a shared services model and to create efficiency. Overall management of resources, energy consumption (heating, power and cooling), increased security for data and lower overall costs have all been key factors in looking at cloud models. This session will provide an overview on the enterprise direction for the city and how cloud computing is being positioned for the short and long term benefit of the City.

Ron Bergmann, First Deputy Commissioner, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Michael Bimonte, Deputy Commissioner, IT Services, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Marilyn King-Festa, Deputy Commissioner, Operations, Department of Buildings, City of New York

Steve Kovac, Vice President, Global Services, Verizon Business

Regina Kunkle, Senior Director, State/Local Government & Education, NetApp

Building for a Mobile Workforce
Grand Ballroom Salon B

Many organizations in New York City have implemented mobile applications on a variety of platforms. Laptops, BlackBerry's, PDA's and Cell Phones have all been used by City employees and the public to transact day-to-day business. NYCWin is a very important asset to the City and will continue to be a focal point for new wireless projects in the City. This session will provide lessons learned from current projects and a look towards how mobile applications can be used in other organizations.

Ted Dempsey, Manager, Wireless and Public Safety Solutions, Northrop Grumman

Anthony D. Imbesi, Executive Director, IT, Department of Buildings, City of New York

Peter Mandel, Program Manager, NYCWiN, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Anthony Porcelli, Deputy Director, Management and Customer Relations Systems, New York City Housing Authority

Omar Rosado, Manager, Applications Specialist, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York (Invited)

Wayne Scibelli, Program Manager, Emerging Technologies, Office of Information Technology, NYPD

Steve Stein, Manager, Applications Development, New York City Housing Authority

Citywide Portfolio Management through Clarity
Grand Ballroom Salon C

Clarity is a Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) tool used by DoITT for governance and oversight of projects and programs, thus providing portfolio visibility of programs, projects and resources. It provides a centralized repository which facilitates standardized processes and methods to track vital information throughout the project life cycle including plans, tasks, resources, weekly status, stakeholders, financials and dashboards.

DoITT is offering a Federated Model of the project and portfolio management tool to facilitate the rapid ability of agencies to onboard to an existing enterprise foundation that has been built.

The team will provide an overview of DoITT's use of the product and let you know how you can get scheduled to be added to the Federated Model. The DoITT PMO will demonstrate their ability to use Clarity information for their weekly meetings and a CA representative will also take part in the presentation.

John Adams, Senior Technical Director, Clarity, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Mike Fitzgerald, Senior Solutions Strategist, CA, Inc.

Marsha Kaunitz, Assistant Commissioner, Business Process Management, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Dominic Pisciotta, Director, Program Management Office, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Data and Resource Protection - New Solutions to an Old Problem
Grand Ballroom Salon I

Recent events have left many organizations in the uncomfortable situation of not having complete control over the network environment. As seen in 2008 in San Francisco, an administrator can gain too much control of an environment and create problems that are difficult to resolve. New technologies have been created to prevent data loss and misuse of sensitive information, enable compliance by discovering sensitive information as defined by your enterprise policies and regulatory requirements, and reduce insider threats and risks with granular access controls to systems and devices that contain sensitive information.

Nicholas P. Wetton, Vice President, Solution Sales, Security, CA, Inc.

Open Source and Freeware Suitable for Government
Robinson/Whitman

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.

Peter Bostrom, Master Principal Sales Consultant, Oracle

Samuel A. Litt, Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Data Storage - New Tools for Efficiency
Roebling/Gleason

Exponential data growth, regulatory compliance, and shrinking backup windows are forcing state and local government organizations to rethink their backup and recovery methods. And, with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act energy efficiency initiatives, agencies are moving ahead with new technologies that stress efficiency and virtualization for increased capacity and lower costs. The business benefits from data de-duplication start with increasing overall data integrity and end with reducing overall data protection costs. Data de-duplication lets users reduce the amount of disk they need for backup by 90 percent or more. This session will provide an overview of storage growth statistics and an explanation of how data de-duplication can be applied to manage storage growth, cost, and efficiency.

Steve Kenniston, Storage Technologist, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, EMC

12:15 pm Lunch on Your Own

1:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

Social Networking in Government
Grand Ballroom Salon A

Social networking has arrived. Government and industry have been getting their feet wet and finding ways to use a variety of platforms - YouTube, Twitter and 2nd Life to name a few. There are numerous benefits for public sector adopters of social media and their successes are fueling further efforts. This session will feature examples of New York City efforts and a discussion of key issues such as security, privacy and appropriate uses.

Introduction: Jeanette Moy, Mayor's Office of Operations, City of New York

Matt Dickman, Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy, Fleishman-Hillard (on behalf of AT&T)

Tom Hughes, Director of New Media, Department of Parks and Recreation, City of New York

Henry Jackson, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Emergency Management, City of New York

John LaDuca, Director of Online Editing, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, City of New York

Daniel Starobin, Agency Analyst for 311, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Understanding Security Threats and Improving Risk Assessment
Grand Ballroom Salon B

Government agencies are tasked with securing a seemingly endless variety of records and information at the same time that there is intense pressure to make information accessible to a growing number of entities. An important consideration going forward will be managing through the changes inherent in consolidation and shared service initiatives. All this adds up to the biggest set of security challenges ever faced by government in New York City. This session looks at the latest technologies, strategies and solutions for assessing vulnerabilities, shoring up defenses and, above all, staying proactive.

TJ Kennedy, Program Manager/Assistant Vice President, SAIC

Charles Ross, Director, Sales Engineering, McAfee

Strategic Storage
Grand Ballroom Salon C

In this era of open government, the guiding principle is that information and digital records, including various forms of electronic communications, are most definitely public assets. The impacts of eDiscovery, FOIA and public records laws on IT systems and storage - already overburdened - are increasing dramatically. This session looks at trends, standards and innovations in the face of an ever-growing list of storage requirements and how storage virtualization and consolidation can play a key role for government organizations in New York City.

JohnPaul Nicosia, Director, Data Management and Protection, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Paul Rainey, Director, Enterprise Content Management, CGI

Cost-Effective Strategies for Infrastructure Modernization
Grand Ballroom Salon I

Modernization of legacy systems is not a luxury for better times. It is actually one of the most important enablers to improving the operational efficiencies that directly impact the ability to do more with less. Gone are the days when monies could be wasted on platform migration. Today's mainframe systems have been transformed into dynamic infrastructures that seamlessly integrate with Service-Oriented Architectures. Still, there remains the question of cost. Organizations must identify strategies for more efficient use of mainframe capacity, particularly involving integration between core systems and new delivery channels. This session covers some of the methods and tools for mainframe modernization that can dramatically reduce costs while improving infrastructure flexibility.

Fernando Alvarez, Director of Infrastructure and Platform Engineering, Department of Finance, City of New York

Bill Clark, Director of Sales Support, Legacy Modernization Practice, Keane, Inc.

Allyson Hyman, Director of Mission Critical Distributed Applications, Department of Finance, City of New York

Jane Landon, Deputy Commissioner and Chief Information Officer, Department of Finance, City of New York

Anupam Manglik, Practice Leader, Enterprise Architecture and Application Development Practice, Keane, Inc.

Enterprise Project Management
Robinson/Whitman

This session will introduce you to the standards, tools, and services used and provided by the DoITT Program Management Office (PMO) to successfully develop Citywide and cross-functional technology programs and initiatives. Topics that will be addressed in this session include the Project Management Life Cycle's process from initiation to closeout, the use of Clarity during these processes, orientation of the PMO CityShare site, and detailed information regarding PMO workshops.

Deirdre Flynn, Executive Director of Telecommunications and Strategy, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Nina Ong, Director, Analysis and Design, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Dominic Pisciotta, Director, Program Management Office, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Migrating to New Technologies
Roebling/Gleason

Replacing systems with state-of-the-art technology is commonplace for many organizations but is not cut and dry. Fortunately, there are many tools available and plenty of good advice. Today, many organizations are interested in Windows 7 and how this platform will differ from Vista and earlier versions of Windows they may be using. Areas of concern include compatibility issues, security features, infrastructure requirements and the user interface itself. This session will focus on Windows 7 migrations and the speaker will offer candid observations and useful insights that will assist in making decisions about Windows 7 deployment strategies.

Joe Merces, Chief Information Officer, Law Department, City of New York

James Wedeking, Solutions Director, Infrastructure Management Services, Spherion

2:15 pm Afternoon Break and Refreshments

Grand Ballroom Lobby and Promenade

2:30 pm Concurrent Sessions

Centralized System Management vs. Automated Tools
Grand Ballroom Salon A

An important decision that every system administrator has to make is which management solution to employ - Central vs. Remote. This one choice can make a huge difference in your number of late hours and sleepless nights. If your server is located in your facility, you still may choose a remote management approach so you can go lights out as needed. However, remote management presents several problems, the most obvious being that the traffic between you and the server is travelling across the public Internet, available for others to sniff. This session will focus on tools and strategies needed as one looks for more efficiency of management across a department or enterprise-wide and will include an overview of tools being used today in New York City.

Ann Pedersen, Director, Enterprise Services, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Are You Really being Green?
Grand Ballroom Salon B

"Going Green" is no longer merely a politically correct thing to do - it's now a necessity due to rising (or soon to rise) energy costs and dwindling budgets. There are many approaches to increased efficiency and energy consumption, ranging from broad consolidations to virtualization to simple power-off policies. Even the smallest reductions can save significant amounts of money. This session discusses the importance of focusing on being green and the need for establishing a baseline to measure improvement. The session will also include an overview of City organizations who have taken a leadership role in going green.

Ariella Maron, Deputy Commissioner of Energy Management, Department of Citywide Administrative Services, City of New York

Michael Orozco, Senior Vice President, Risk Advisory Services, TechnoDyne

Desktop Virtualization
Grand Ballroom Salon C

The desktop and its interfaces really haven't changed all that much in the last couple of decades, but desktop virtualization is a new and growing trend. It is driven by many different factors, including teleworking, outsourcing, centralized applications, asset control, efficiency and overall security. This session takes a look at where the desktop is headed, along with technologies that will lead the way.

Domingo Canela, Systems Engineer, IT Services, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Daniel Corozza, Project Manager, IT Services, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Ronald W. Henderson, Chief Technology Officer, UNIVERSAL Technologies

Disaster Recovery Case Study
Grand Ballroom Salon I

In the past couple of years, governments have been tested by hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, fires, epidemics and terrorist threats. This session focuses on the lessons that were learned and how they are impacting the ways that governments are using and supporting IT to prepare for a variety of potential crisis situations including information on a recent incident in New York City and the lessons learned by the department involved.

Ron Bergmann, First Deputy Commissioner, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Greg Neuhaus, Assistant Commissioner, Disaster Recovery, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Server Consolidation and Virtualization
Robinson/Whitman

Server Virtualization is saving New York City a tremendous amount of money already. Virtualization is also a key component in the Data Center Consolidation plans being coordinated by DoITT. This session will focus on how you can take advantage of virtualization in your organization including best practices, software licenses and lessons learned.

Dante Caridi, Computer Systems Manager, IT Services, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Michael Macica, Enterprise Business, HP

Razwan (Roz) Mirza, HRA, City of New York

Ramon (Ray) Nuez, Director of Planning and Forecasting, HRA, City of New York

Paul Schaapman, Solutions Architect, CDW

Tackling Secure Application Development
Roebling/Gleason

This session will highlight the importance of building security early into the application life cycle process. No longer can security be an afterthought; it must be embedded into the application development process early on. This session will provide practical techniques for putting a plan and framework in place to develop secure code.

Roman Garber, IT Security Specialist, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

David Stern, Manager, Security Engineering, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

3:45 pm Break

Grand Ballroom Lobby and Promenade

4:00 pm Excellence in Technology Awards Program

Grand Ballroom

The annual citywide Excellence in Technology Awards Program (ETAP) was established to salute the City's IT professionals and managers for their dedication and hard work. Agency heads throughout the City were invited to submit nominations, with a formal Nomination Committee reviewing each submission and selecting a winner in each category. From the winners, a single entrant will be chosen to receive the overall Excellence in Technology award, selected as the project that exemplifies the very best of IT in the City of New York.

5:30 pm Awards Reception

Grand Ballroom Lobby and Promenade

Congratulate the winners, network with your colleagues and discuss technology solutions with the event sponsors.

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Friday, October 16, 2009

8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments

Grand Ballroom Lobby and Promenade

9:00 am Opening Remarks

Grand Ballroom

Gale A. Brewer, New York City Council Member, District 6; Chair of the Council Committee on Technology in Government

9:15 am General Session

Grand Ballroom

Connected City

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has now announced the Connected City Initiative, a series of technology programs to transform the ways in which New Yorkers can interact with - and expect the delivery of services from - City government. Building upon successful projects that have made New York City a pioneer in using technology to improve public services, the Mayor outlined a series of initiatives to make City government more accessible and accountable. This session will provide an overview of the initiative as well as examples of what other jurisdictions are doing to transform service deliver using modern tools and policy.

Moderator: Paul Cosgrave, Commissioner, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Relina Bulchandani, Director, Internet Business Solutions, Connected Communities, Cisco

Martin Fleming, Vice President of Corporate Strategy, IBM

10:30 am Morning Break

Grand Ballroom Lobby and Promenade

10:45 am Concurrent Sessions

Innovating in Tough Times
Grand Ballroom Salon A

Necessity is the mother of invention, and it is creating a new environment in government. Project strategies that would never have been considered a few years ago are now being encouraged and approved due to budget constraints. Jurisdictions and agencies that previously went years without talking to each other are now finding themselves openly exploring shared service platforms. Morale is on the rise as government entities are finding out that there is more than one way to get something done. This session will focus on inexpensive ways to innovate and how to involve other organizations in your plans. One example will be an overview of the BigApps initiative.

Samuel A. Litt, Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Kristy Sundjaja, Vice President, Media, Green and Emerging Technology, NYC Economic Development Corporation

Location-Enabling Applications: Opportunities and Benefits
Grand Ballroom Salon B

New York City has been a national leader in enterprise GIS and has many innovative applications in use today. This session will focus on recent projects within the City and how they have incorporated GIS technology to increase the value of the solution.

Dan Himmel, Project Manager, Citywide Event Management System, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Colin Reilly, Director, Geographic Information Systems, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

Doug Williamson, Project Manager, Citywide GIS, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York

12:00 pm End of Conference