Illinois Digital Government Summit

"Once a year, the Illinois Digital Government Summit provides attendees a forum to share their ideas about improving operational efficiency and implementing application and infrastructure best practices. This year most state and local governments are having a particularly difficult time with rising costs and flat or declining revenues. Technology can play a part in streamlining government services and reducing the overall cost of government. We are excited about emerging opportunities for state and local collaboration in cybersecurity, electronic health records, workforce development and access to broadband. Join us for this conference to hear from national experts and engage in a dialog with your peers on emerging trends in government technology. I look forward to seeing you at this event!"

- Greg Wass, Chief Information Officer, State of Illinois

OPENING KEYNOTE

Monday, September 15, 2008 | 9:15 AM

Woody Norris, Inventor and Futurist

Woody Norris is a visionary. He looks into the future, gathers insights into how life could be improved, and applies what he finds to the problems of today. In the world of invention, only one in 2,000 patent applications actually issues as a patent, the rest are rejected. Yet Woody holds more than 50 U.S. patents and 300 around the world - and the number grows each year. He has won numerous awards including the prestigious $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize, which is the inventor's equivalent to an Academy Award. He is perpetually in the midst of multiple wide-ranging projects, all of which involve technology. Early poverty and the lack of a college education were never barriers to Woody. He has always found ways to innovate by using technology to "do more with less." In this fascinating keynote, he will describe why he is convinced that the future holds unimaginable wonders in store for us. His enthusiasm is infectious, and as he often says, "It's a great time to be alive!"

SECOND DAY KEYNOTE

Tuesday, September 16, 2008 | 9:15 AM

Steal This Idea! - Government Edition

Paul Taylor, Ph.D., 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.

GENERAL SESSION

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Monday, September 15, 2008 | 12:50 PM

Situation Room: Data Breach

Modeled on the concept of the White House Situation Room, this session takes the audience through a data breach simulation. We have all heard numerous stories about nightmares faced by public and private organizations after the loss of sensitive information. The odds are against it happening to you, but what if it does? No one wants to be front page news - at least not in this way. It will never be possible to protect 100% of all data, but it is possible to set priorities and to be prepared...and to stay out of the headlines! This thought-provoking session focuses on how to prevent a data breach, how to react to a loss should it occur, and last but not at all least, how and when to disclose it.

Moderator: Jack Mortimer, Government Technology Magazine

Andrew Cohen, Chief Legal Officer, EMC

Rafael Diaz, Chief Security Officer, State of Illinois.

Brandon Frelich, Manager of IS Security & Operations, City of Chicago

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE

• Cost of Convenience
• eDiscovery and Electronic Record Retention
• Virtualization
• Greening of IT - The Business Case
• Innovation in Government
• IT Audits - Understanding the Standards
• Cloud Computing
• Teleworking and Remote Access
• Workforce of Tomorrow
• Success through Shared Services
• Emergency Management Tools and Technologies
  
  

REGISTRATION

Standard Government Registration:
$145

Industry Registration - Credit Card Payment Only
$1500

Group Registration Discount for Government Agencies: $72.50 Government - You must have five or more individuals to qualify for group rate. To coordinate your group, please contact Liese Brunner, Registration Coordinator 800-917-7732 ext. 1355.

Contact Us

If you are interested in attending Illinois Digital Government Summit, please contact Liese Brunner, Quality Services Manager-Event Registration, 800-917-7732 ext 1355

If you are interested in sponsoring Illinois Digital Government Summit, please contact Stacy Ward-Probst, Vice President of Sales, 916.932.1396