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Historic Philadelphia Tour (optional fee to participate)

This tour of Historic Philadelphia departs the hotel promptly at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. Participants will take a narrated trolley ride through town then see the Liberty Bell and tour Independence Hall where the founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence. An authentic and historic lunch is included before the trip ends at Penn’s Landing and a hands-on tour of the Independence Seaport Museum. Bus will return to the hotel at approximately 6:30 p.m. Wear sturdy walking shoes for this very active day. Fee is $99.00.

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Harbor Pines Golf (optional fee to participate)

Transportation from the hotel departs promptly at 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Tee times at Harbor Pines golf course between noon and 1 p.m., box lunch is included. Callaway handicapped friendly competition play with prizes for men’s and women’s longest drive and closest to the pin as well as the three lowest net scores awarded at Sunday’s Opening Reception at the hotel. Fee is $139.00.

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Opening Reception

The Sunday Opening Reception in The Quarter at the Tropicana will include entertainment, heavy hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine & soft drinks, with a cash bar for other alcoholic beverages.

Vendor Set-up

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Buffet Breakfast

Welcome and Keynote by David Pogue

David Pogue is the personal-technology columnist for The New York Times. Each week, he contributes a print column, an online column and an online video. His daily blog, Pogue’s Posts, is the Times’s most popular blog. David has been asked to brief the conference on Web 2.0 technologies, his view of how they will affect government agencies, and what governments can do to plan for it.

David is also an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News, a frequent guest on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” and a regular on CNBC. With over 3 million books in print, David is one of the world’s bestselling how-to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the “for Dummies” series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music); in 1999, he launched his own series of complete, funny computer books called the Missing Manual series, which now includes 60 titles. He’s been profiled on both “48 Hours” and “60 Minutes.”

Morning Coffee Break

System Management Practices: What Works

A “Members Helping Members” open session. Learn from your peers’ experiences—or speak about your own. Share your own system and network management tips and tricks with a brief presentation (no more than 7 minutes), just get up and talk, or simply come and listen to what others have to say. We will supply a moderator, projector and Internet access (bring your own laptop and PowerPoint).

Sharing Services & Interjurisdictional Cooperation

You may think your IT department lacks the size, personnel skill set, or funds for a particular initiative. But that service or project is already available at a nearby agency—and they may be able to “share” or “collaborate” with you, to everyone’s benefit. Hear from practitioners about projects already working in their jurisdictions.

• Ernest Muro, Technology Consultant, NJIT Center for Information Age Technology
• Joe Giambri, Sterling High School District/Southern New Jersey Technology Partnership
• Michael Esolda, CIO, Township of Woodbridge NJ and Woodbridge NJ School District

Collaborating to Win

It can be difficult for a geographically dispersed group to collaborate on a project, even when making use of typical application tools. Delve further into collaboration using “social media”—blogs, web video, and other innovative tools. Discuss online technologies and practices that people use to share opinions, insights, experiences, and perspectives with each other and see firsthand how the conference team used Microsoft Groove 2007 to handle the planning meetings, minutes, agendas, files, chat, and messaging across half a dozen jurisdictions.

• Keynote Speaker David Pogue
• David Molchany, Deputy County Executive, Fairfax County VA
• Bernadette Kucharczuk, CIO, East Orange NJ, Conference Chair for GMIS 2008

Buffet Lunch/Exhibits

Government on the Move: Making Government Mobile

Government has always been available in more than just the “main” city, county or state building. Services are delivered from satellite offices, roaming service departments, and even mobile individuals such as inspectors, parking officials and utility personnel. Now technology exists to enable Internet access, e-mail, network and data transfer regardless of location, and services move out of fixed locations to where people are. Topics to be discussed include review of wireless technologies and best practices for each technology; stretching the reach of security through wireless cameras in parks; and using streaming media and podcasts to bring public information and services to the home or business.

• Jack McCoy, CIO, Manchester CT
• Wade Trappe, Associate Director, WinLab (Wireless Information Network Laboratory), Rutgers University
• Kyle Scarpelli, Brick Township NJ Police Department

Strategic Technology Planning

How do you find time to plan and strategize when you are constantly running around putting out fires? This session will focus on the steps involved in creating a strategic technology plan for your organization, as well as ways to carve out time to embark on this endeavor. The panelists will discuss their efforts to develop and implement strategic plans, and engage the audience in an open conversation about the challenges and opportunities presented during strategic planning.

• Dwayne Campbell, Customer Relationship Manager, Mecklenburg County NC Information Services and Technology Department
• Gerry Davis, Information Technology Planner/Strategist, Mecklenburg County NC
• Matthew Wainwright, Information Technology Director, the Town of Middletown RI

New Server Technologies

Several key vendors have been invited to discuss their latest offerings, various server technology issues and (as best they are allowed to), what they see coming down the road. These are conference exhibitors and they will be available during the conference for additional information.

Afternoon Coffee Break/Exhibits

Spanning the Government IT Globe: GMIS International Presentations

Representatives of several GMIS international chapters will report on the status of their chapters and the state of technology.

Strolling Buffet Dinner at AC Aquarium

This evening at the aquarium will include carving stations, pasta, salads, vegetables, beer, wine & soft drinks. Transportation to and from the aquarium is included and shuttles will run between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m.

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Buffet Breakfast

Security Keynote by Randall F. Trzeciak, Sr. Member of CERT

Randy Trzeciak is a senior member of the CERT technical staff on a team in CERT focusing on insider threat research. The studies of this team analyze the physical and online behavior of malicious insiders prior to and during network compromises. Other insider threat research uses system dynamics modeling for risk analysis of the impacts of policy decisions, technical security measures, psychological issues, and organizational culture on insider threat. Trzeciak also is an adjunct professor in Carnegie Mellon’s H. John Heinz School of Public Policy and Management. Randy will describe compelling real-world case examples; distinct patterns and examples of behavioral and technical indicators in the cases; and risk mitigation strategies for insider fraud, information theft and IT sabotage.

The CERT® Program is part of a federally funded research and development center at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Following the Morris worm incident, which brought 10% of Internet systems to a halt in Nov. 1988, the CCERT Coordination Center was set up to coordinate communication among experts during security emergencies and to help prevent future incidents. For the past 20 years, CERT has provided support to the nation and the global community, to help create a collaborative international infrastructure dedicated to improving security across the interconnected world. The successes they have attained have been based on understanding security threats and vulnerabilities, creating practical solutions to security problems, and transitioning these solutions to government and industry.

Morning Coffee Break/Exhibits

Challenging Security: Facing the Threats

Special Agent Philip Frigm, an expert from the FBI and Infragard, will discuss cyber attacks and provide answers to questions such as: How are they generated? What trends does the FBI see? Several examples will be discussed showing the potential damage a cyber attack might cause to systems. These cyber attacks have an impact on all of us. Infragard is a partnership between the FBI and the public and private sector—an association of businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies dedicated to sharing information and intelligence to prevent hostile acts against the United States.

Philip Frigm is a Special Agent with the Newark division of the FBI and has been investigating computer intrusions, primarily focused on national security issues. Prior to entering the FBI, Frigm worked for five years as the Information Technology Manager for WXXI Public Broadcasting in Rochester, New York where he implemented network technologies and modern computing environments in a digital broadcast realm. Frigm obtained his Master’s of Science in Information Technology from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), focusing on telecomm and Internet policy with a specific area of interest in the development of network and computer security policies in a corporate environment. Prior to working at WXXI, Frigm worked in system administration and client support for two and a half years at RIT. In 1995, what he will often call his “other lifetime,” Frigm obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Pennsylvania State University with a dual major in History and Medieval Studies.

Buffet Lunch/Exhibits

Sweating Security: Mastering the Security Challenge

Security woes? If you haven’t had them already (or even if you have), what can you do? Speakers will include representatives from several agencies (along with their vendors) who will discuss their experience and advice concerning the value of a security audit or threat assessment, how to handle one, and protecting constituent data.

Greening Your Technology

“Green” decision-making information, tools and techniques. Learn how to measure your technology and telecommunication’s environmental impact in a way that brings value and cost savings to the entire organization. Topics will include Greening the Technology Supply Chain, Design for the Future, Labeling Schemes, Environmental Management, Life Cycle Analysis and Costing, eWaster, Recycling Technology Systems, and Rutgers Green Purchasing Cooperative Program.

• Kevin Lyons, Ph.D., Director, Purchasing Department, Rutgers University
• Magda Comeau, Green Purchasing Manager, Rutgers University

Managing and Measuring: Making and Implementing IT Decisions

Pick up tips, tools and templates for using project management to deliver effective, efficient services while reducing your stress levels. Learn about useful and practical technology measurement strategies. Discuss best practices and next-generation approaches to both project management and relevant metrics.

• Jonathan Feldman, Director, IT Services, City of Asheville NC
• Bridgett Lindsay, Chief Technology Officer, Guilford County NC
• Shannon Schlein, Director of the Center for Public Technology, University of North Carolina’s School of Government
• Gwen Simmons, Director of the Project Management Office, Information and Services Department, Meckleburg County NC

Afternoon Coffee Break/Exhibits

Managing Identity & Access: What Works

“Identity and Access Management” can be a complicated and often times costly process. Ensuring that those strategies are established correctly and effectively becomes even more important as the worlds of physical and logical security converge. This session will focus on the emerging trends of smart card technologies for Access Management within government such as Emergency Responder credentialing. Also to be discussed are the challenges of implementing a large scale ID Management System and how this can be leveraged to enhance security.

• Paula Arcioni, CISSP, Statewide Information Security Officer, New Jersey Office of Information Technology
• Odysseus Marcopolus, Statewide Director, Architecture and Standards, New Jersey Office of Information Technology
• Randy Vanderhoof, Executive Director, Smart Card Alliance

Integrating GIS Into the IT Mainstream

Geographic Information Systems are often placed organizationally outside of IT, perhaps in Public Works, perhaps in Planning, perhaps elsewhere. Where is your agency’s GIS? Should it be part of the IT Department or not, and what are the issues? GIS itself is typically underutilized, although it has the potential to serve a wide variety of internal and external users. How can you leverage the GIS and make it “work” within a government agency? What does an IT manager need to know about GIS to help mainstream its use as an enterprise resource? Get ready for a lively debate on these and other GIS-related issues.

• Eric Anderson, GIS Coordinator, Monmouth County NJ
• Sheila Butler, Director IT/GIS, Horry County SC
• Tom Sommers, MIS Director, Old Bridge Township NJ
• Larry Thornton, GIS Bureau Chief, NJ Department of Environmental Protection

Unscrambling ITIL, SOA, SAAS, COBIT: What IT Means For You

Membership Reception

New members and prospective members are encouraged to meet and mingle with existing members in the Grand Exhibit Hall after the last education session of the day. Reception will include hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine & soft drinks, with a cash bar for other alcoholic beverages.

AC Surf Minor League Baseball Game (optional fee to participate)

This fun-filled family outing promises to be an enjoyable night out at the ball park! Bus departs hotel promptly at 5:30 p.m. for the AC Surfstadium. BBQ dinner buffet of hot dogs, hamburgers, garden salad, potato salad, baked beans, cookies & soft drinks on the party deck from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. is followed by club level seating up close and personal to talented players hoping to break into the major leagues. Fee is $49.00.

Tropicana Comedy Stop (optional fee to participate)

Not a baseball fan? Join some fellow GMIS members at the hotel’s Comedy Stop for an evening of laughs instead. Headliner information will be provided when available. Dinner is not included but you will have time to partake of the reception at the hotel after the education sessions or enjoy one of the many restaurants in the hotel before the show starts at 9:00 p.m. Fee is $31.00.

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Buffet Breakfast

GMIS International Business Meeting

Morning Coffee Break/Exhibits

Putting IT at E’s: Considerations for eDiscovery, ECM, and ERM

Revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have made electronically stored information a routine part of legal discovery requests. The new rules have cast a different light on e-content management systems and have highlighted the need for electronic records management in many agencies. This session explains the concepts associated with e-discovery, e-content management, and e-records management from an IT perspective. It examines how these systems are initiated and used, how they need to interact, and how they influence one another.

Baron Gemmer is President and Founder of Innovative Corporate Solutions, Inc., a vendor-independent consulting firm. ICS, established in 1995, provides consulting services in the areas of document management, content management, records management, and financial services. Mr. Gemmer has more than 20 years of experience in information systems development, specializing in architecture, systems integration, and project leadership. He has extensive experience in developing enterprise-wide solutions and leading project teams in their implementation. Mr. Gemmer recently concluded six years on the Board of AIIM International, the last three on its Executive Committee, and is also an AIIM Master of Information Technology.

Julie Gable is President of Gable Consulting LLC, an independent firm that specializes in risk-based approaches to managing electronic records and in the specification and selection of appropriate, cost-effective technology. Now in its 19th year, the company serves clients in pharmaceuticals, government, financial services, and other industries. Ms. Gable is the Associate Executive Editor of the Information Management Journal, and writes the e-service, NewsWire. Her articles have appeared in CIO Insights, Transform, The Dallas News, Finance Canada, and Forbes. She is a Certified Records Manager, a Certified Document Imaging Architect, and an AIIM Laureate of Information Technology.

Buffet Lunch/Exhibits

Vendor Tear Down

COOP and COG: Planning Your Disaster…and Your Recovery

Continuation of Operations? Continuity of Government? You can only imagine how that should include Information Technology, but often doesn’t—or doesn’t go far enough. Learn what your involvement should be in Disaster Planning and Recovery, through the experiences of county exercises and a major city’s actual crisis. See and hear how to automate the DR process, using a computer program to pick one of 26 exercise situations, simulate phone calls and e-mail, maintain a fast clock, track staff and building status, and keep a detailed log for post-exercise analysis.

• Jim Delaney, CIO, Hudson County NJ
• Ken Keen, CIO, Sedgwick County KS
• Don Stickney, CIO, Minneapolis MN
• Shep Taylor, CIO, Cape May County NJ

Hot Topics in Public Safety Communications

A convergence of multiple technologies has started to have a profound impact on law enforcement, even at the local level. The new model is proactive instead of reactive, using data mining, web based dashboards, visual analytics, forecast projections, intelligent video monitoring and the ability to process massive amounts of information in real time.

• Craig Reiner, Director, Office of Emergency Telecommunications Services, NJ Office of Information Technology
• Christopher Rein, Chief Information Officer, New Jersey State Police
• Peter Feola, IT Manager, City of East Orange NJ Police Department
• Andrew Curry, Information Technology Department, Woodbridge Township

Best Practices in Electronic Records Management

In recent years, New Jersey has had a major state-wide grants program covering records management, electronic records, document imaging, shared services, disaster recovery and archives. Hear what several forward-thinking and active New Jersey counties and municipalities have been able to accomplish. Learn from their goals, successes, and, yes, failures.

• Shawn Hopkins, Chief Technology Officer and Tax Assessor, Jefferson Township NJ
• Lizabeth Shay, Records Manager, Information Technology, Cape May County NJ
• Robert Williams, Director, Information Services, Monmouth County NJ

Afternoon Coffee Break

Keynote by Cathilea Robinett and Closing Session

Cathilea Robinett is Executive Director of the Center for Digital Government and Center for Digital Education, national research and advisory institutes focused on information technology policy and best practices in state and local government and education. She is also Executive Vice President of e.Republic, the centers’ parent company, where she regularly consults on editorial direction of its magazines (Government Technology, Public CIO, Emergency Management and Texas Technology) and the major themes of its annual conferences held across the country.

Robinett is a frequent speaker for worldwide government and education organizations, including Harvard University, the United Nations, the State Legislative Leaders’ Foundation, the National Conference of State Legislatures, and many more. She is quoted frequently in the press with articles appearing in USA Today, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Forbes magazine and many more. She is also the 2007 recipient of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) National Technology Champion Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to advance public sector information technology initiatives.

For more than fifteen years, she has served as a thought leader and adviser to public and private sector professionals, and has worked extensively with both sectors in helping them develop sound and successful strategies in the state and local and education markets.

Cathilea will be the closing keynote speaker and will remind the attendees of the challenges they face as public sector CIOs and discuss the opportunities these challenges present.

Awards Dinner at Renault Winery

This will be an evening to remember as Thomas Edison charms the group with his wit and wisdom. Transportation, entertainment, hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dessert, wine and soft drinks, plus a tour of the facility are all included. Buses will depart the hotel at 5:30 p.m. and return at approximately 10:00 p.m.

Over the last dozen years as an actor, Frank Attwood has appeared in theatrical performances, television commercials, independent films, documentaries and training films. His acting career was a result of having been a speaker who desired to bring drama to his presentations. Hence, he has studied several techniques including improvisation, film, voice and method acting under several leading teachers and coaches. With a life-long curiosity for Edison, Attwood began performances that educate, inspire and entertain audiences of all ages. His Thomas Edison portrayals have also led to to numerous presentations for businesses, schools, universities and entrepreneurs that bring this fascinating character to life in an astounding way.