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Saturday, February 27
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3pm - 5pm
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Registration Opens
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5pm
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Peer to Peer Networking
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Dinner on your own
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Sunday, February 28
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7am - 8am
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Breakfast
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7:30am - 4:30pm
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Registration
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8am - 9am
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NASTD Welcome and Presentations
Roger Graves (MS)
Director
Dept. of Information Technology
Telecom Services Division
NASTD Southern Region President
Andy Cannon (AL)
Assistant Director
Office of Operations
NASTD President
Guy Clinch
Senior Manager
Avaya, Inc.
Corporate Affiliate Council President
Mark McCord
NASTD Executive Director
Tom Fletcher (SC)
Deputy Division Director
Division of State Information Technology
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| 9am - 9:30am |
Mississippi State Report
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9:30am - 10am
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Arkansas State Report
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10am - 10:15am
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Networking Break
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10:15am - 10:45am
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Louisiana State Report
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10:45am to 11:15am
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Kentucky State Report
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11:15am - 12pm
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Spotlight on Procurements
Mississippi, Arkansas, South Carolina, Kentucky
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| 12pm - 1pm |
Lunch |
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1pm - 2pm
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The New NASTD Website
Paul Czarnecki
NASTD Technology Analyst
Overview and navigation tips associated with the new NASTD website.
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2pm - 2:30pm
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Georgia State Report
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2:30pm - 3pm
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Texas State Report
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| 3pm - 3:15pm |
Networking Break |
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3:15pm - 4:30pm
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Government from the Cloud
Panel discussion on best practices in moving into a virtural environment.
Moderator
Tony Bardo, Vice President of Government Solutions
Hughes Networking Systems
Presenters
Elisha Kusen, Senior Product Manager
Deltacom
Bulent Taskan, Director of Strategic Alliances and Business Development
PAETEC (Pinnacle Software)
Stephen R. Kovac, Area Vice President
Verizon Business
Andy Campbell, Senior Product Marketing Manager
Microsoft
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4:30pm - 5:15pm
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State Member Forum*
National Organization Discussion
*State Members Only
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5pm
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Peer to Peer Networking
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Dinner on your own
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Monday, March 1
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7am - 8am
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Breakfast
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7:30am - 4:30pm
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Registration
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8am
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Morning Welcome & Announcements
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8:30am - 9:15am
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South Carolina Judicial Network Overview
Honorable Jean Hoefer Toal
Chief Justice South Carolina Supreme Court
South Carolina Court Technology
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9:15am - 9:45am
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South Carolina State |
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9:45am - 10;20am
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State & Federal Programs Discussion - State Perspective
Discussion and presentation on federal programs and the impact on existing state infrastructure with emphasis on state questions and priority one funding
State Panelists:
Gary Rawson (MS) Moderator
Craig Orgeron Ph.D (MS)
Tom Fletcher (SC)
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10:20am - 10:30am
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Networking Break
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10:30am - 10:45am
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Host State Welcome
Honorable Bobby Harrell, Speaker of the House
South Carolina House of Representatives
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| 10:45am - 12pm |
State & Federal Programs Discussion - Federal Perspective
Discussion and presentation on federal programs and the impact on existing state infrastructure with emphasis on state questions and priority one funding
Federal Guest Speakers
Irene Flannery
Acting Associate Chief - Wireline Competition Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
Cynthia Schultz
Director of Compliance and Audits
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program
NTIA, Department of Commerce |
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12pm - 1pm
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Lunch
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1pm - 2pm
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The Virtualization of Government Services Delivery
Panel Discussion on increased agility as you move to a virtualized world
Moderator
Zahid Masood
Z Consulting Group
Panelist
Craig Coale, Director NA Avaya Aura Sales
Avaya
Ravi Balakrishnan, Senior Product Marketing Manager
Datacenter Solutions Marketing
Cisco Systems
Mark J. Beranek, Network Architect (Unified Communications)
AT&T
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2pm - 3pm
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State Computer Center and Virtualization Efforts
State panel discussion on data center initiatives, virtualization efforts, and impact on service delivery
Panelists
Craig Orgeron Ph.D (MS)
Andy Cannon (AL)
Charlie Sasser (GA)
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3pm - 3:15pm
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Networking Break
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3:15pm - 4:30pm
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State Member Forum*
Southern Region Organization Discussion
*State Members Only
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5pm
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Peer to Peer Networking
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6pm
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Dinner - Anson Restaurant
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Tuesday, March 2
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7am - 8am
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Breakfast
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8am
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Morning Welcome & Announcements
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| 8:15am - 8:45am |
Alabama State Report |
| 8:45am - 9:15am |
Florida State Report |
| 9:15am - 10am |
Spotlight on Procurements
Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Texas |
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10am - 11am
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Southern Region Business Meeting*
*State Members Only
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