Agenda

Thursday, November 10th

8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments

Ballroom Foyer

9:00 am Opening Remarks

Balboa/Columbus

9:15 am Opening Keynote

Balboa/Columbus

Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving

Steve Uzzell, Renowned Photographer

Steve Uzzell is a veteran National Geographic photographer and one of the nation's leading corporate photographers. Steve's award-winning approach to his photographic work is driven by the philosophy that an open mind allows solutions to appear in unexpected places and, above all, "preparation leads to magic". Using his striking photographs to illustrate the creative process, Steve inspires us to take advantage of our own experiences and vision to make any venture an adventure.

10:15 am Morning Break

Ballroom Foyer

10:45 am Concurrent Sessions

Cloud Computing – Technologies and Opportunities
Drake I

Cloud computing is a concept that covers a lot of ground, ranging from external web-based applications and services to customized private clouds. It seems that just about any service can be offered in the "cloud" including storage, applications, email, maintenance and development. This session discusses options, technologies and opportunities.
Mobile Technologies and Applications in the Workplace
We live in a wireless world and the demand will clearly grow exponentially in the years ahead. Where is the industry headed? What are the new capabilities and capacities are on the horizon? What should you take into account when developing and evaluating systems and applications? This session focuses on the present and future of wireless technologies and the impact on your IT organization.

Mobile Technologies and Applications in the Workplace
Drake II

We live in a wireless world and the demand will clearly grow exponentially in the years ahead. Where is the industry headed? What are the new capabilities and capacities are on the horizon? What should you take into account when developing and evaluating systems and applications? This session focuses on the present and future of wireless technologies and the impact on your IT organization.

Cyber and Network Security Update
Alexandria I/II

Information integrity is of primary importance in government systems, but by definition government services must be open to all citizens, making the security mission even more difficult. This is compounded by the fact that governments are a favorite target of viruses and hackers such as the recent attack on the MTA by "Anonymous". The use of mobile devices, including laptops and PDAs, simply adds to the complexity. This session looks at the latest strategies, solutions and how to keep your jurisdiction out of the headlines.

11:45 am Lunch

Balboa/Columbus

12:30 pm General Session

Balboa/Columbus

1:30 pm Afternoon Break and Refreshments

Ballroom Foyer

2:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

IT Extreme Makeover:  Case Study
Drake II

The City of Santa Clara, in the center of Silicon Valley, faced a variety of IT challenges including growing costs, increasing complexity and evolving expectations. Like many public sector organizations, the City struggled with aligning to meet City priorities and enhancing citizen services while reducing costs. The City knew they had to make a paradigm shift and go through an extreme makeover to succeed. This session will cover the pre- and post-makeover states, highlighting the practices and strategy put into place to become the partner of choice for IT initiatives for the City.

Gaurav Garg, Chief Information Officer, City of Santa Clara, California

Mobile Technologies and Applications in the Workplace
Drake II

We live in a wireless world and the demand will clearly grow exponentially in the years ahead. Where is the industry headed? What are the new capabilities and capacities are on the horizon? What should you take into account when developing and evaluating systems and applications? This session focuses on the present and future of wireless technologies and the impact on your IT organization.

Cloud Computing in Government: Case Study
Drake I

Cloud computing and the possibilities for government have been talked about for several years now. Many have questioned whether the model would work for government, with the myriad of regulatory and legal requirements for issues such as data protection, data sharing, transparency, security and retention. You may be surprised to hear how many jurisdictions have already solved these issues and are now using enterprise wide cloud-based service delivery models. In this session you will hear what it takes to move to cloud computing environment from a government case study perspective - the challenges, benefits and ideas on how to move ahead.

Collaboration and Shared Services: Best Practices
Alexandria I/II

In today's economic conditions and realities, it has become imperative that IT be more effective and efficient in their investments and the delivery of services. As a result, government organizations are continuing to focus on simplifying, unifying and collaborating across entities to meet these challenges. This session features strategies, approaches and lessons learned in recent government projects and initiatives that exemplify success in changing the paradigm and meeting these new challenges.

3:00 pm Break

Ballroom Foyer

3:20 pm Concurrent Sessions

Legacy Systems Modernization: Case Study
Drake II

Given an uncertain financial outlook, IT shops will (again) be asked to do even more with even less. A good place to start is with core enterprise applications and software platforms. Are there successful strategies to modernization? What is the business value to the organization? Is there an alternative to complete system replacement that extends the useful life of a legacy system? This session offers ideas and real-world examples of modernization strategies, explores policy issues, and helps separate some of the myths from the facts.

Michael Falkow, Assistant City Manager, City of Inglewood, California

Social Media: Value in Government
Drake I

It seems that everyone - from the newest movie star to political candidates - are inviting you to follow them on Twitter or friend them on Facebook. Jurisdictions are increasingly creating Facebook accounts, tweeting and developing Wikis. But the questions remain - Is there a business case? Will social media continue to change how we govern or is it a fad? Should agencies develop policies around privacy, security and public records or wait it out? In this session you will hear how the City of San Francisco is using social media tools and what they have learned.

Interoperable Broadband Initiatives in the Bay Area: JPA
Alexandria I/II

Next-generation broadband is getting a lot of attention (and funding) recently, and it plays a key role in public safety priorities. This session focuses on the recent the work being done by the Joint Powers Authority (JPA) to build and govern a Bay Area-wide public safety interoperable communications system, recent developments, and emergency response capabilities when the project is complete.

Clancy Priest, Deputy City Manager and Chief Information Officer, City of Hayward, California

4:20 pm Executive Reception

Ballroom Foyer

Network with your colleagues and discuss technology solutions with the event sponsors.