Breakout Sessions

Monday, August 11, 2008, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

A Business Continuity Plan for Government
Presented by:
Dianne Casey, Assistant Deputy Executive Director, Texas Dept. of Licensing and Regulation
George Bomar, Program Specialist, TX Dept of Licensing & Regulation

This session will examine a plan developed for a State agency workforce for recovering and restoring critical functions within a predetermined time after a disaster or other extended disruption.

How the Texas Project Delivery Framework Can Chart the Course for All Your Application Development
Presented by:
Gary Mayes - Senior Systems Analyst, Texas Lottery Commission

This session will illustrate the positive results gained by the Texas Lottery Commission after adopting the Texas Project Delivery Framework as the standard methodology for implementing all internal software technology projects regardless of size.

Information Security Awareness - Beyond New Employee Orientation
Presented by:
William Tompkins - Information Security Officer, Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Attend this session to identify activities that will ensure a robust employee security awareness program that continually reinforces the ongoing information protection responsibilities of all employees.

Malware & The Internet's Underground Economy
Presented by:
Ian Dawson - Director of Operations, MainNerve, Inc

A conversation about how cyber-criminals reap millions of dollars from the Interenet's underground economy using malware and what can be done to stop it.

Monday, August 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Resource Portfolio Management - How to Make Sure You've Got the Right People Working on the Right Things
Presented by:
Deborah Peterson, Director, Application Development and Support, Department of Aging and Disability Services
Shareen Addison, Director of Information Technology, Department of Aging and Disability Services

This presentation will demonstrate the RPM features as well as describe the supporting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) used to restructure DADS IT to ensure effective management of staff resources to meet agency objectives.

What Floats the Quality Assurance Team's Boat?
Presented by:
Richard Corbell, Senior Analyst, Legislative Budget Board
Rose Wheeler, Program Manager of Statewide Project Delivery, Department of Information Resources
Ralph McClendon, Information Technology Audit Manager, State Auditor's Office

This session introduces the Quality Assurance Team and expains how they act as a buoy for major information resources projects to reduce project risks of overruns and failures.

Privacy and Encryption in eGovernment
Presented by:
Dewey Landrum, Security Technology Architect/CSO SLED West Sector, BearingPoint

There is a plethora of legislation and guidelines for private data. This presentation helps define what data is private for the State of Texas by reviewing the Texas Public Information Act and other regulations and presents a holistic approach for enacting safeguards to protect citizen's data.

Virtualization - A Required Component of Green IT
Presented by:
Dito Guerra, Texas Government Manager, VMware
Mel Mireles, CIO, Employee Retirement System of Texas

This session will describe the significant reduction in power, cooling, space and computing resources required to run IT infrastructure which results when shared services are offered from a virtualized server/desktop environment.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Making the Move to SOA in Texas Government
Presented by:
Rick Goldgar, Deputy CIO, Texas Education Agency
David Butler, Project Manager, Texas Education Agency

This presentation will give you a better understanding of Service Oriented Architecture: what it is, how to understand where to start, based on your current SOA "maturity" and the real value of SOA.

Federated Identity Management: Is the State of Texas Ready?
Presented by:
Paul Caskey, IT Architect, The University of Texas System

This presentation provides updated information about federated identity management activities in Texas and discusses the potential applicability to other state agencies and the general public.

 Success with Business Intelligence at the Comptroller of Public Accounts
Presented by:
Victor Gonzalez, Director of Innovation and Chief Technology Officer, Comptroller of Public Accounts
Sunnah Pasha, Manager, Deloitte Consulting

 This session will define Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing; describe the discrete phases of the project; share lessons learned; and discuss how these types of tools can have meaningful impacts on business performance in the public sector.

Take my Portable Device but not my Data?
Presented by:
Rodney Almaraz, Senior Manager, IT Assurance Services, Clifton Gunderson LLP