Agenda

Tuesday, November 18

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8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments

Regents Ballroom Lobby

9:00 am Opening Remarks

Regents Ballroom B/C

Honorable Rick Sheehy, Lieutenant Governor, State of Nebraska

9:15 am Opening Keynote

Regents Ballroom B/C

Steal This Idea! - Government Edition

Liza Lowery-Massey, Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Information Technology is a daunting challenge in the best of times, and it is even more difficult today as governments face tightening finances and diminishing revenues. Under such circumstances, the smart thing to do is look for opportunities to borrow ideas from other jurisdictions who have demonstrated savings of time and money in solving major service delivery challenges. But where to look? There are 94,731 city, county and state governments across our nation. This fascinating session provides - at a pace not unlike a 3-day tour of Europe - the best of hundreds of nominees and dozens of winners from the Center for Digital Government's intensive national surveys of best and emerging practices in the public sector IT community. Be prepared to borrow an idea... or 10.

10:15 am Morning Break

Regents Ballroom Lobby

10:45 am Concurrent Sessions

Web 2.0 - Best Practices
Regents Ballroom D

Web 2.0 basically refers to the Internet as a collaborative platform for social networking. It encompasses things like web-based communities, wikis, blogs, mashups, podcasts, tagging, etc., all of which facilitate collaboration and sharing between users. This session takes a look at Web 2.0's impact on government in regard to public tastes and demands, and reviews examples of how this set of tools are being used to deliver services in the public sector.

Paul G. Wright, Information Technology Director - Education, Information Technology Services Division, Office of Administration, State of Missouri

In recent years, governments have been tested by hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, fires, epidemics and terrorist threats. Government services must keep operating even when it is not possible or permissible for staff to operate in their usual manner or in their usual places of work. This session focuses on how to keep people working and productive during emergencies.

Lynn Quick, Regional Director, Public Sector Industry Solutions, Sprint

The use and benefits of RFID technology in government is increasing at an increasingly fast pace. From tracking containers through ports, to identifying cattle affected by a disease, the potential for saving time and manpower using RFID is enormous. This session will review current RFID applications in the state of Nebraska including the National Animal ID System, Country of Origin Labeling and export compliance programs, and provide advice on how to implement RFID in your organization.

Ross Baker, Veterinarian, Department of Agriculture, State of Nebraska

11:45 am Lunch

Regents Ballroom B/C

12:30 pm General Session

Regents Ballroom B/C

The Multi Generational Workforce

Ron Crouch, Director, State Data Center, University of Louisville

The workforce and the organizational culture are changing. Baby boomers have been the dominant voice of the workforce. As they begin retiring in droves, the workforce is shifting to a multigenerational workforce. GenXers and Millennials are moving in and up the organization as Baby Boomers leave. These generations are now working alongside each other, bringing different work ethics, work styles, and motivations to the government work place. What are the characteristics of the different generations? What does it take to motivate and reward the multigenerational workforce? What role does Human Resources play in recruiting the next generation worker? This session will explore these questions and Mr. Crouch's candor and humor keep things lively.

1:40 pm Afternoon Break and Refreshments

Regents Ballroom Lobby

2:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

Security Update: Vulnerability and Threat Management
Regents Ballroom D

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 session will explore industry trends and how the State of Nebraska is taking a proactive approach to managing the risks present within our server infrastructure.

Steven W. Hartman, State Information Security Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, State of Nebraska

Bruce Miller, Systems Engineer, US Sales West, 3Com Corporation (representing Windstream Communications)

DEQ Real Time Data Exchange Project: Case Study
Regents Ballroom E

The four states in EPA Region VII have created the Homeland Emergency Response Exchange (HERE) to share available environmental, health, and natural resource information with state agencies involved in emergency response planning and implementation. The exchange allows partners to reach across organizational lines to retrieve integrated environmental and natural resource data from agencies in other partner states. Emergency planners can quickly identify potential dangers posed by chemical inventories or hazardous waste storage. In minutes, response teams can assess threats to drinking water infrastructure or other environmental interests. This session will cover the project's technologies, benefits and status.

Dennis Burling, Information Technology Manager, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ)

Shared Services and Unified Communications
Regents Ballroom F

In the reality of on-going budget challenges, it is now more critical than ever for State and Local Government CIOs and IT leaders to align their IT agenda with that of the business priorities and enhanced Government service strategies. The traditional model of the agency by agency approach to IT that leaves a legacy of duplicate applications and technologies is becoming more difficult to sustain. In addition, there is pressing need to improve the quality and speed of decision making by addressing interoperability of voice, data, video and wireless communications especially in public safety and homeland security areas. This session will discuss industry trends and current projects to leverage the power of a more unified Government enterprise.

Mike Lee, Vice President, Commercial Services, Time Warner Cable - National

Thomas Manzella, Unified Communications Product Sales Specialist, Cisco Systems, Inc.

3:00 pm Break

Regents Ballroom Lobby

3:20 pm Concurrent Sessions

GIS Capabilities and Opportunities
Regents Ballroom D

Geographic information is an essential component of government services and the demand continues to grow. The challenge is no longer technology as much as it is educating people on its use and the leveraging of systems, applications and data. This session discusses the Nebraska's database development project and opportunities for enhancing the use of GIS in government.

Josh Lear, Natural Resources Planner/Coordinator, Department of Natural Resources, State of Nebraska

Jeff McReynolds, GIS Program Manager, City of Lincoln and Lancaster County

Mike Schonlau, GIS Coordinator, City of Omaha and Douglas County

Larry K. Zink, GIS Coordinator, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Nebraska GIS Council

Nebraska DMV - 2008 Digital Achievement Award: Case Study
Regents Ballroom E

Over 60,000 driver licenses are suspended and revoked each year in Nebraska. This is why the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles knew that creating an online license reinstatement service to allow citizens to take control of reinstating their licenses, without having to travel to Lincoln, was such an important priority. To accomplish this goal, the DMV worked with the state's portal provider, Nebraska.gov, to develop and implement this online service. Within three months of the award winning service being available, nearly 5000 citizens used it to reinstate their licenses. This session will focus on lessons learned and best practices that you can use in your organization.

Beverly Neth, Director, Department of Motor Vehicles, State of Nebraska

Shared Services and Collaboration Update
Regents Ballroom F

Studies have shown that moving to a shared services model gives organizations the opportunity to shift budget from administrative activities to front-line, citizen-facing services, helping to drive significant cost reductions while at the same time improving government services. This session will examine current shared services and collaboration projects and takes a look at opportunities and technologies for using shared services to achieve organizations' strategic goals.

Tom Conroy, Enterprise Computing Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, State of Nebraska

Rick Golden, Director, Networks and Systems, University of Nebraska

Kent Kubie, Client Executive, IBM Public Sector

4:20 pm Executive Reception

Regents Ballroom Lobby

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

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