In the Eye of the Storm - Lessons Learned
Facilitator:
John Ford (FL)
Director, Telecommunications & Wireless Services
Enterprise Information Technology Services
Dept. of Management Services

Panelists:
Derald Kirkland (LA)         
Director – IT Telecommunications Administrator
Office of Telecommunications Management
Dept. of Administration

Parker Cape (FL)
Bureau Chief
Enterprise Information Technology Services
Dept. of Management Services

Jimmy Webster (MS)
Data Network Manager
Information Technology Services

The 2005 hurricane season continues to have far-reaching impact.  As a follow-up to the session at the NASTD Annual Conference in Orlando, members from Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi will share the lessons learned, new policies or procedures that have been implemented, and how they have worked with their vendor partners.  This is your chance to learn from colleagues with first-hand experience on what disaster preparedness really means. 

And You Thought It Was Just Plumbing - Water Main Failure at the Capitol
Daniel Oehmke (MN)
Director - Product Management
Office of Enterprise Technology

Western Region
California’s Centralization & Reorganization
Sandra Bierer (CA)
Deputy Director - Statewide Telecommunications & Network
Dept. of Technology Services

Special Interest Group Roundtables
Federal Audit Update - Claire Bailey (AR)

Video - Roger Hatcher (GA)

South Carolina has been cited for having achieved a high level of interoperability among its first responders on the Palmetto 800 Megahertz radio system.  Learn how SC developed its statewide system with over 20,000 users in a public/private partnership that includes state, local and federal government users, private sector utility users and private sector ownership and management.  Hear how the system was built, how the governance model works and how to deal with other issues critical to building a statewide interoperable public safety radio system.

State Members Business Meeting*

Breakfast

Supporting Information Technology for your internal users can be a major challenge when you are in the IT business.  You must be on the leading edge of everything, while managing costs to help improve the bottom line.  Here's how a major technology firm manages its IT department, infrastructure and the implementation of new technologies.  Learn the importance of IT alignment with business strategies, how to utilize IT to better deliver and manage internal services as well as how IT business processes can help make the difference.  Supporting a large staff of technocrats is just as tough for private industry as it is for State Government.

Rhode Island - Disaster Recovery Tool Kit

Southern Region
ITIL
Joe Lithgo (NC)
Chief Operating Officer
Information Technology Services

Special Interest Group Roundtables
Security - Mark McChesney (KY)

E-911 - Steve Marzolf (VA)

The development of innovative technologies is critical to progress in interoperable communications.  In order for technology solutions to effectively strengthen emergency preparedness and response, they must support the communications needs of the end-users--the Nation's emergency response community. This presentation will highlight interoperability initiatives; how the development of standards will create opportunities for new emergency response technologies; and how industry can leverage the technical and procedural foundations developed by the Office for Interoperability and Compatibility in research, development, testing, and evaluation efforts.

Dan H. Gillison, Jr.
National Director - State, Local & Public Safety
Sprint- Nextel 

John Regan, Vice President
BCS Segment Marketing
AT&T

This session offers a unique opportunity to hear from these newborn mega-companies in the communications industry.  Where are they going when it comes to pricing, account management, competitive position, markets, new technologies, broadband deployment, and economic development?  Be ready to explore this brave new world with your own questions as the panelists offer their views to their customers and competitors.

Special Interest Group Roundtable
E-Rate - Becky Rains (AR)

Regional Meetings*

Sandy Clancy (AZ)
Senior Contract Manager
Telecommunications Program Chair
Dept. of Administration

Stephen M. Demarest
Partner
Accenture - Global Technology Consulting

Like so many large organizations, state government often suffers from fragmented technology infrastructure. Technology decisions tend to be made by multiple departments in multiple areas of the organization, leading to a lack of consistency and technology implementations that hamper these operations from becoming integrated and well-managed enterprises. During this session, you will learn about Arizona’s transition to a modern telecommunications enterprise through privatization, infrastructure consolidation and the deployment of new shared technology.

Special Interest Group Roundtables
Public Safety Wireless - R.D. Porter (MO)

Chargeback/Cost Recovery - Jayne Scofield (NE)

Mesh Wireless Networks is one of the hottest topics in communications today.  The impact on communities, wired and wireless carriers and subscribers will be profound.  This session offers some of the actual technological and business case issues being encountered today.  You’ll learn about the technology and the practical information you need to make a wireless technology decision.

Corporate Affiliates Meeting**