NASTD 2003 Annual Conference & Trade Show
September 6 -11  *  St. Louis, Missouri  *  Hyatt Regency St. Louis at Union Station

The Association for Telecommunications & Technology Professionals Serving State Government

FINAL program
 09/15/2003

Discovering New Frontiers

Saturday, September 6

10 a.m. – Noon

 2002 – 2003 Executive Board Meeting
Noon – 5 p.m. Registration
Sunday, September 7
7 a.m. – 4 p.m. Registration
7 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast
10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Host State Welcome
Gail Wekenborg (MO), NASTD Host State Chair

Jill Hansen (MO)
Director of Information Services
Dept. of Administration
10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Conference Welcome
Irwin (VT), NASTD President
11 a.m. –  Noon Meriwether Lewis - Walking Off the Map
Clay Jenkinson
Senior Fellow
Center for Digital Government
Noon – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Technology Trends in State Government
NASTD’s State Network Profiles offers a wealth of data on the types of technology being used in state government, how that technology is being used and what the future might hold.

Jody McCann, Domain Manager
Telecommunications & Networking
State of Wisconsin

Jim Edman, Manager, Network Technologies
Division of Telecommunications
State of South Dakota
2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. State Members Business Meeting*
6 p.m. – 8 p.m. President’s Reception
Monday, September 8
7 a.m. – 4 p.m Registration
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Breakfast
9 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Keynote Address
Linda Luebbering
Budget Director
State of Missouri
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Internet Applications in a Secure Environment
Norma Jean Schaefer
Network infrastructure Manager &
Information Security Officer
Kansas Dept. of Health & Environment
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Federal Funding - Trends & Forecasts for Homeland Security
Chris Gilmore
Strategic Funding Manager
Motorola 

Helen Tragus
Strategic Funding Consultant
Motorola
Noon – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Security in a Non-Traditional Application
Rembrandt I. Jackson, III
Vice President - Professional Development
Classroom Connect
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m. – 4 p.m. Unplugged and Unsafe?
An examination of the security issues surrounding the wireless network.

Patrick Scannell
Product Manager - Managed Wireless Solutions
Sprint

4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Corporate Affiliates Meeting**
6:30 p.m. Dinner
Tuesday, September 9
7 a.m. – 10 a.m. Registration
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Breakfast
9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Disruptive Technologies – the New Frontier
Much like the PC did in the 80s and the Internet did in the 90s, wireless and mobility technologies promise to once again transform our lives.

Paul Taylor
Chief Strategy Officer
Center for Digital Government
10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. TRADE SHOW        
Noon –  1 p.m. Lunch in Trade Show
Dinner on your own
Wednesday, September 10
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Breakfast
9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. IP Telephony – Is it in Your Future?
A panel discussion on the issues surrounding IP telephony: standards; interoperability; numbering plan; migration strategies; carrier-based services; total cost of ownership.

Facilitator: Keith Comstock, Senior Fellow
Center for Digital Government

Panelists:
Joe Aibinder
Director, VoIP Services
AT&T Government Solutions

Steve Zimba
Director, Business Development
IP Services
Bellsouth

Frank Shepherd
Succession and Applications Solutions
Nortel Networks
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Alaska’s Telecommunications Partnering Agreement
Stan Herrera
Director & Chief Information Officer
Alaska Information Technology Group

Peter Penfield
State & Local Government Practice Leader
Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG)
Cisco Systems
Noon – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Multiple Issues, Multiple Perspectives
Facilitator:  Brian R. Moir, Partner, Moir & Hardman

Panelists:
Jim Lewis
Senior Vice President State Public Policy
MCI

Mike Auinbauh
SBC
Vice President - Local Interconnection Marketing

Mike Strand
Montana Independent Telephone Systems

Moir will lead a panel discussion on the latest developments surrounding broadband deregulation, universal service, special access, UNEs, local competition, etc. 

2:45 p.m. – 3 p.m. Refreshment Break
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. State Members Business Meeting*
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Corporate Affiliates Meeting**
6 p.m.- 11 p.m. Reception & Dinner
Thursday, September 11
7 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast
8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. 2003 – 2004 Executive Board Meeting 
8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Regional & Committee Meetings
ADJOURN
*state members only
**corporate affiliates only