Houston '06
Conference Agenda
• Dates: February 28 March 2, 2006
• Location: Houston Marriott North at Greenspoint
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Day 1: February 28, 2006 |
8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast/Registration |
9:00 am 5:00 pm |
Professional Development Seminars (Choose One) |
Professional Development Seminar for Local-Government Officials
• Presented by NetLogix and W2i
This day-long Practical Training Session expands on the thought-leadership agenda of the W2i Digital Cities Convention with a set of actionable tools for local-government professionals, field practitioners and service operators. NetLogix, a leading data networking consultancy, will provide trainees with hands-on community and solution profiling exercises to jumpstart the planning and deployment of a broadband-wireless infrastructure.
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Professional Development Seminar for VARs and Systems Integrators
• Presented by Civitium and W2i
This day-long practical training session expands on the thought-leadership agenda of the W2i Digital Cities Convention with a set of actionable tools for professional services firms, VARs and systems integrators to best tackle the opportunities and challenges associated with servicing local government in deploying ubiquitous metropolitan-area broadband-wireless networks.
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1:30 pm |
Registration |
2:00 5:00 pm
By Invitation Only
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Digital Cities Service Provider Executive Roundtable
• Hosted by Yankee Group, rClient and W2i
This special seminar and roundtable (by invitation only) will draw on the Yankee Group’s extensive research on service-provider strategies for municipal and metropolitan broadband-wireless networks. The Service Provider Executive Roundtable will also provide a forum for service providers to discuss business and market strategies and examine the potential for cooperation among emerging broadband-wireless service providers and existing cable, telco, cellular, and Internet service providers.
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6:00 9:00 pm |
Welcome
• Co-Chair Richard Lewis, CIO, City of Houston
• Co-Chair Umesh Verma, President & CEO, Blue Lance, Inc.
• Larry Olson, CIO, State of Texas
• Terrance Fontaine, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor, City of Houston
Keynote
• Mike Dillon, Director for Safety, Security and Community Broadband, IBM
Reception in Technology Showcase Area
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Day 2: March 1, 2006 |
8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast/Registration |
9:00 10:30 am |
Opening Session
Opening Statements
• Co-Chair Daniel Aghion, Executive Director, W2i • Co-Chair Richard Lewis, CIO, City of Houston
Keynote
• Paul Butcher, Marketing Manager, State & Local Government, Intel
W2i/Yankee Group Local-Government Broadband-Wireless Deployment Trends Survey Results
• Berge Ayvazian, Chief Research Officer, Yankee Group
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10:30 11:00 am |
Break |
11:00 am 12:30 pm |
Plenary Panel: Technology Infrastructure Deployment: What Works? What Doesn't?
This panel, chaired by a local-government CTO, will gather together field practitioners (city officials and VARs) to deliver field-experience-based knowledge of the opportunities and challenges in deploying broadband-wireless pervasive infrastructure.
• Chair: Janis Jefferson, Deputy Director for Infrastructure, City of Houston (TX)
• Ogilvie Gericke, Chief Information Officer, Corpus Christi
• Jeffrey King, Director, Utilities Business Unit, Northrop-Grumman • Mark Meier, Director, Information Technology, Oklahoma City (OK)
• Brandon Clark, President, RF-IP, Inc.
• John Dolmetsch, President, BIG Wireless
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12:30 1:30 pm |
Buffet Lunch in Technology Showcase Area |
1:45 2:30 pm |
Special Appearance
• Mayor Bill White, City of Houston |
2:30 3:00 pm |
Keynote
• Stephen Rayment, Chief Technology Officer, BelAir Networks
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3:00 3:45 pm |
Plenary Panel: Regulatory Update
This plenary session panel features government and independent regulatory-affairs experts in the field of wireless communications. The panel will examine federal and state-level regulatory practices as they affect local-government broadband-wireless plans and projects. Emphasis will be on local governments’ opportunities to establish local competitive rules of engagement.
• Chair: Lori Panzino-Tillery, President, National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors
• Alan Scrime, Chief, Policy and Rules Division, Office of Engineering and Technology, FCC
• Sonja Reece, Vice Chair, ICT Committee, National League of Cities
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3:45 4:00 pm |
Break |
4:00 5:00 pm |
Plenary Panel: Service Provider Executive Roundtable Findings
Panelists will be drawn from the Service Provider Executive Roundtable (Day 1) where service providers will discuss business and market strategies and examine the potential for cooperation among emerging broadband-wireless service providers and existing cable, telco, cellular, and Internet service providers. The panel will explore the major public-private partnership and agreement models and the local-government and community objectives they address.
• Chair: Berge Ayvazian, Executive Vice President, Yankee Group
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5:00 - 6:00 pm |
Plenary Panel: What Funding for Which Applications?
Chaired by Houston's Chief Information Officer, the panel gathers together a grants officials, bond underwriters, and field practitioners to provide an update on the various funding mechanisms available in the marketplace, requirements to be met, and applications eligible for such funding.
• Chair: Richard Lewis, CIO, City of Houston
• Michael Paddock, CEO, Grants Office, LLC
• Chris Albinson, Managing Director, Panorama Capital
• Clarence Williams, Chief of Police, Riviera Beach (FL)
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6:00 9:00 pm |
Reception in Technology Showcase Area |
Day 3: March 2, 2006 |
8:30 - 9:00 am |
Keynote
• Tom Gruba, Director of Marketing, Motorola Canopy |
Case Studies |
Track 1
Government Process Reengineering |
Track 2
Public Safety & Emergency Response |
Track 3
Neighborhood Portals |
Track 4
Technology and Underserved Communities |
Session 1
9:00 10:00 am
Some presentations repeat in the next session
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City & County
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Public Safety |
US Cities |
Broadscale |
Field practitioners from the City of Houston and Washington County, Maryland, examine how broadband-wireless applications can expand revenue generation for local government and increase efficiency among mobile workers. (Session repeats.)
Chair: Linda Kalcic, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, SkyPilot Networks
Panelists
• Liliana Rambo, Parking Director, & Janis Jefferson, Deputy Director for Infrastructure, City of Houston
• Angela Smith, Deputy Director, Department of Permits & Inspections, Washington County (MD)
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From remote database access to online report writing, CAD, AVL, and video surveillance, public safety is a common primary driver behind metro-area broadband-wireless implementations. Three municipalities from Texas and Florida explore present and future applications and opportunities. (Session repeats.)
Chair: Renee Railton, Incident Response Team, Cisco Systems
Panelists
• Hong Sae, Director of Information Services, Farmers Branch (TX) (w/ John von Harz, NeoReach Wireless)
• Anthony Tull, Information Technology Director, Granbury (TX)
• Clarence Williams, Chief of Police, Riviera Beach (FL)
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Broadband-wireless enables low-cost community and visitor information access, education, and location-based services to spur social and economic development. Practitioners from Minneapolis, Philadelphia, and Athens (GA) explain plans and projects.
Chair: Stephen Rayment, Chief Technology Officer, BelAir Networks
Panelists
• James Farstad, President, rClient, Minneapolis
• Judy Miller, President, Ninth Wave Media
• Scott Shamp, Director, New Media Institute, University of Georgia
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Costis Toregas, Chair of the National Academy of Public Administration Standing Panel on Social Equity in Governance, leads a discussion on broadscale application of e-Government and citizen-oriented applications and services to spur digital inclusion.
Chair: Costis Toregas, President Emeritus, Public Technology Institute.
Panelists
• Brian Anderson, President, Next Step Consulting (former CIO of Philadelphia and Dallas)
• Alejandro Ludlow, Coordinator of Digital Participation, National e-Mexico System
• Robert M. Stein, Dean of Social Sciences, Rice University
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Session 2
10:00 11:00 am
Some Presentations Are Also in Session 1
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City & County |
Public Safety |
Broadscale |
City of Houston |
Field practitioners from the City of Houston and Washington County, Maryland, examine how broadband-wireless applications expand revenue generation for local government and increase efficiency among mobile workers. (Session repeats.)
Chair: Steve Lowe, Vice President, Sales, Tropos Networks
Panelists
• Liliana Rambo, Parking Director, & Janis Jefferson, Deputy Director for Infrastructure, City of Houston
• Angela Smith, Deputy Directory, Department of Permits & Inspections, Washington County (MD)
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From remote database access to online report writing, CAD, AVL, and video surveillance, public safety is a common primary driver behind metro-area broadband-wireless implementations. Three municipalities from Texas and Florida explore present and future applications and opportunities. (Session repeats.)
Chair: Richard Rotondo, Director of Marketing, Motorola
Panelists
• Hong Sae, Director of Information Services, Farmers Branch (TX) (w/ John von Harz, NeoReach Wireless)
• Anthony Tull, Information Technology Director, Granbury (TX)
• Clarence Williams, Chief of Police, Riviera Beach (FL)
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e-Government applications may be extended to large, socioeconomically diverse populations at the city, state and national levels. Field practitioners from Mexico and the United States explore broadscale architectures and solutions.
Chair: James Farstad, rClient, Minneapolis (MN)
Panelists
• Brian Anderson, President, Next Step Consulting (former CIO, Philadelphia, Dallas)
• Alejandro Ludlow, Coordinator of Digital Participation, National e-Mexico System
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The CEOs of three organizations helping underserved communities in Houston will discuss how they are using, and plan to use, information technologies, including broadband and wireless technologies, to empower people.
Chair: Charles Shomper, Senior Vice President, External Relations, Blue Lance
Panelists
• Manson Johnson, Reverend, Holman Street Baptist Church
• Will Reed, Executive Director, Technology For All
• Brian Stevens, Director, Implementation, Houston Information Technology Empowerment Consortium |
11:00 11:15 am |
Break |
11:15 am 12:30 pm |
Plenary Panel: The Role of Local Business Organizations
Chaired by a local community leader, this panel is based on the Greater Houston Partnership testimonial helping the city shape its broadband-wireless efforts. The panel will explore the role and vested interests that local business organizations and corporate citizens have in actively contributing to and promoting the community’s efforts. Capacity planning, coverage issues, and the future of communications to be addressed.
• Chair: Umesh Verma, President & CEO, Blue Lance, Inc. • Bob Edwards, Vice President, Continental Airlines
• Warren Matthews, Sr. Vice President, Wells Fargo • Jenifer Jarriel, CIO, Baylor College of Medicine • Will Reed, Executive Director, Technology for All • Al Lindseth, Vice President, Plains All American
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12:30 1:00 pm |
Closing Session
• Co-Chair Daniel Aghion, Executive Director, W2i • Co-Chair Richard Lewis, CIO, City of Houston
• Adrian Garcia, City Council, City of Houston
The 2006 W2i Wireless Communities Best Practices Awards: Kickoff to Nominations
• Costis Toregas, Chair, Awards Jury; President Emeritus, Public Technology Institute
Adjournment |
* All speakers and panelists are subject to confirmation *
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