2008 Western Region Seminar

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May 31 - June 3
Moran, Wyoming
Jackson Lake Lodge
Grand Teton National Park

Registration     Sponsorship    Lodge & Travel

Program

program subject to change

Saturday, May 31  
7:00am - 1:00pm Executive Board Meeting
2:00pm - 5:00pm Registration Opens
2:30pm Golf - Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis Club

For anyone interested in playing please contact Jim Edman at jim.edman@state.sd.us or 605-773-4861.

6:00pm Hospitality
  Dinner on your own
   
Sunday, June 1  
7:15am - 8:00am Breakfast
7:30am - 2:00pm Registration
8:00am - 8:15am Regional Welcome
Carl Hotvedt (MT)
Enterprise Project Manager
Information Technology Services Division
NASTD Western Region President
8:15am - 8:45am Host State Welcome
Bob Nicholls (WY)
Telecommunications Manager
Information Technology Division
8:45am - 9:00am NASTD Association Update
Jim Edman (SD)
Deputy Commissioner
Bureau of Information & Telecommunications
NASTD President
9:00am - 9:15am Association Update
Mark McCord

Executive Director
NASTD
9:15am - 9:45am State Presentation - North Dakota
9:45am - 10:00am Refreshment Break
10:00am - 10:30am State Presentation - Montana
10:30am - 12:00pm Hot Topics in Data Centers

Moderator:
Andy Cannon (AL)
Assistant Director
Office of Operations

Panelists:
Mike Boyer (MT), Data Center Manager
Bryan Nealy (OR), Operations Manager, State Data Center
Eric Johnson, Consultant, MSI

12:00pm - 12:45pm Lunch
12:45pm - 1:15pm State Presentation - South Dakota
1:15pm - 1:45pm State Presentation - Washington
1:45pm - 2:15pm State Presentation - Nebraska
2:15pm - 2:30pm Refreshment Break
2:30pm - 4:00pm VoIP Benefits and Challenges

Moderator:
Evonne Rogers (WY)
Voice Services Lead

Panelists:
Scott Smith (WA), Planning & Design Manager
Mark Baker, VP Channel Sales, Siemens
Kevin Spellman, Unified Communications, Cisco
Carlen Self, Practice Leader, Avaya

4:00pm - 4:30pm NASTD CAC Meeting
5:00pm Dinner
9:00pm Hospitaltiy
   
Monday, June 2  
7:00am - 7:45am Breakfast
7:45am - 8:15am State Presentation - Minnesota
8:15am - 9:45am Changing Network Landscape: The Entry of Non-traditional Providers into the Marketplace

Moderator:
Carl Hotvedt (MT)
Enterprise Project Team

Panelists:
Ted White, Regional Vice President, Bresnan Communications
Gary Fisher, Senior Sales Engineer, SDN Communications
Stephanie Copeland, VP Business Marketing, Qwest Communications

9:45am - 10:00am Refreshment Break.
10:00am - 10:30am State Presentation - Wyoming
10:30am - 11:00am State Presentation - Alabama
11:00am - 11:30am State Presentation - Utah
11:30am - 12:00pm State Presentation - New Mexico
12:00pm - 12:45pm Lunch
12:45pm - 1:45pm Direction of Telecommunications - Future Trends and Strategies

Dr. Adrian Sannier
University Technology Officer
Arizona State University

1:45pm - 2:15pm State Presentation - Connecticut
2:15pm - 2:30pm Refreshment Break
2:30pm - 3:00pm State Presentation - Oregon
3:45pm Dinner - Bar T-5 Covered Wagon Cookout
9:00pm Hospitality
   
Tuesday, June 3  
7:15am - 8:00am Breakfast
8:00am - 9:00am Western Region Business Meeting*
9:00am - 10:00am State Only Meeting with Qwest
   
*Open to State Members Only
   
 

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