The Texas Municipal League
in conjunction with the
Texas Association of Governmental Information Technology Managers
Presents
MUNICIPAL TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT IV
September 11-12, 2008
Hilton Garden Inn
Lewisville
Gail Roper, Chief Information Officer, City of Raleigh, North Carolina
Gail Roper has more than 25 years of experience in IT, from the early days of COBOL programming to the Web-based world of XML today. However, her abilities as a local government IT leader are most evident at the strategic level.
In Kansas City, Missouri, Roper greatly increased the applications of technology, gaining national recognition for her efforts. Her solutions have been noted by both the Taubman Center for State and Local Government and the Center for Digital Government.
Her leadership on the soft side of technology is also widely recognized. She helps disadvantaged communities connect digitally with government and businesses, and she has been widely praised as a compassionate and professional leader in IT in the public sector.
Roper has received the Administrator of the Year award from the American Association of Public Administrators, the Black Family Technology Leader award, and the Technology Leadership Award from Public Technology Institute. She was also one of Government Technology’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers, and most recently she was honored as one of Government’s Five Most Influential Women CIOs.
Agenda
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Registration
9:00 – 9:15 a.m.
Welcome
9:15 – 10:00 a.m.
The Public Service Role of the Information Technologist
Gail Roper, Chief Information Officer, City of Raleigh, North Carolina
10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Our Business Is People
E-Government, Kevin Gunn, Director of Technology Service, Denton
10:45 – 11:00
a.m.
Refreshment Break
11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
Our Business Is People
Cost Effective Public Access, Michael Osuna, South Central Regional Director, Granicus, Inc., San Francisco, California
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Networking
Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
Public Safety and Disaster Preparedness: Seven Years Later–Innovations/What We’ve Learned Since 911 and Katrina
Economies of Scale – Regionalized Public Safety, Timothy Smith, Managing Director, Southwest Regional Communications Center, DeSoto
1:45 – 2:45 p.m.
WiFi/WiMax
An In-house Approach to Localized Free WiFi, Dustin Malcom, Director of Information, Flower Mound
MESH WiFi, William Priesmeyer, IT Coordinator, Shenandoah
Cost Effective Use of Wireless Technology, Larry Buchannan, Information Technology Services Director, Lewisville
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:00 – 4:00
p.m.
TAGITM 2008 Excellence in Technology Award Winners
Animal Shelter Tech Transformation, Eric Matthews, Deputy CIO, Richardson
City-Wide Wireless Backhaul and Data Ring, Alan Deloera, Director of IT, Temple
Fire Pre-Incident Planning, Brett Blankner, GIS Coordinator, College Station
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
Web 2.0: The Impact of Social Networks and Their Role in Government
Aneya Elbert, Telecommunication Specialist, Bryan
Brooks Bennett, Technology Specialist, Round Rock
9:45 – 10:30
a.m.
Bridging the Digital Divide to Achieve Efficient Government, Social Inclusion,
and Economic Development
Gary Gordier, Chief Information Officer, El Paso
10:30 – 11:15
a.m.
E-Environment and Recycling Legislation
Robin Schneider, Executive Director, Texas Campaign for the Environment
Kim Mote, Assistant Director, Environmental Management Department, Solid Waste Services Division, Fort Worth
11:15 a.m.
Adjourn
General Information
The workshop will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn – Lewisville, located at 785 SH 121 Bypass in Lewisville. The hotel’s phone number is 972-459-4600.
| Current Texas Municipal League member city officials (elected or appointed) | $165 if payment is received at TML by August 29 $195 after August 29 |
| Texas Association of Governmental Information Technology Managers (TAGITM) members | $165 if payment is received at TML by August 29 $195 after August 29 |
| All others | $215 if payment is received at TML by August 29 $245 after August 29 |
The registration fee includes all conference sessions, handout materials, Thursday continental breakfast, Thursday lunch, Friday continental breakfast, and all scheduled refreshment breaks.
Confirmations and conference badges will be mailed to you in advance. PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR BADGE TO THE CONFERENCE.
If you are registered and cannot attend, we encourage you to send a substitute. If you cannot send a substitute, a $45 cancellation fee will be assessed if written cancellation is received by August 29. No telephone cancellations will be accepted, and refunds are available for registration fees only. No refunds will be honored after August 29.
The Hilton Garden Inn – Lewisville is offering a special room rate of $115/single or double. A limited number of rooms have been blocked, so please call the hotel directly at 972-459-4600 by August 11 to make reservations. Please reference the Texas Municipal League Municipal Technology Summit.
Call AVIS at 800-331-1600, or make reservations online at www.avis.com. The Avis Worldwide Discount (AWD) Number is J867208 (Texas Municipal League).
Enterprise Corporate Class discounts are available at www.enterprise.com, or by calling 800-736-8222. Your Corporate Class number is Y21222. Enter TEX for the company name.
Let us know on the registration form if you need special assistance of any kind. WE WANT TO HELP! In order to respond to any special request, we would appreciate as much advance notice as possible. Thank you.
Elected officials can earn approximately 9.6 credit hours for attending the entire workshop. CEU forms will be available on site.
Please call the TML Program Development Department at 512-231-7400, or e-mail techsummit@tml.org.
- Register online for the Municipal Technology Summit IV now.
- Download and fax a .pdf version of the registration form to 512-231-7495.
- Mail the
.pdf version of the registration form to:
TML Administrative Services
1821 Rutherford Lane, Suite 400
Austin, TX 78754-5128