ATIC Public Meeting on High-technology Policy Activities
(February 16, 2006)

The ATIC Public Meeting held on Thursday, February 16 focused on all the high-technology policy activities underway in Arizona with a distinguished array of invited speakers moderated by Mike Keeling, President of Data Site Consortium and ATIC Chair. Our most popular program, now in its third year, was held from 2:00-4:00 PM as a free live event and teleconference from the offices of Lewis & Roca in downtown Phoenix with remote audio conferencing courtesy of Cox Business Services.

• Chris Cummiskey, Director of GITA and State of Arizona CIO on the current status and outlook for the Governor's Council on Innovation and Technology (GCIT) Telecom Infrastructure Committee evolving to Communications Infrastructure Advisory Committee (CIAC), the state's telecom outsourcing progress, and broadband deployment initiatives
• Jeff Hatch-Miller, Chairman, Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) on current issues before the ACC and on the horizon of interest to our telecom audience and how these issues may affect Arizona telecom providers and consumers in the future
>Donna Kent, President, Arizona Technology Council on the current status and outlook for Arizona technology-related legislative initiatives this year, the Council's role in driving Arizona's high-tech environment, and what interested parties can do to assist
• Ted Kraver, eLearning System for Arizona's Students and Teachers (eSATS, a GAZEL spinout) a on how Arizona's eSATS legislative initiative SB 1512 (see ALIS Tracking) is based on recent federal e-learning studies, how e-learning issues drive K-12 educational success, and must be brought to the fore.
• Tom Campbell, Attorney, Lewis and Roca LLP on current Federal actions and initiatives at the FCC and Congress affecting media, telecom and technology and how these issues may play out in the months and years to come
• Cory Miller, AeA Arizona on national legislative and regulatory issues, initiatives, and the impact and outlook for technology industry focusing on tax policy, patent reform, privacy, and security issues.

If you want to be in the know and be involved in the evolution and transformation of this community, here's where you can learn where the action is and personally engage. Come one, come all and help build our Arizona technology community at our comprehensive overview of the high-tech policy issues at hand, how best to drive them forward, and how to prepare your organization for the road ahead.

ATIC Public Meeting on Cyber Security Issues
(April 20, 2006)

The ATIC Public Meeting held on Thursday, April 20 featured Mike Keeling, President of Data Site Consortium and ATIC Chair, who provided a summary of the legislative bills that are in process or have passed during this session that relate to cyber security issues and gave his take on the overall subject of cybercrime-related legislation. After Mike's summary, there was a general discussion and question & answer session among the attendees about the various bills and the general topic of legislative attention to evolving cybercrime issues. His Identity & Privacy Presentation is available here.

ATIC/GCIT CIAC Public Meeting on Right of Way (ROW)
(June 22, 2006)

The Arizona Telecommunications and Information Council (ATIC) and Governor's Council on Innovation and Technology's (GCIT) Communications Infrastructure Advisory Committee (CIAC) held a Public Meeting on Thursday, June 22 concerning Right of Way (ROW) issues moderated by Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center & ATIC Secretary. Chris Cummiskey, Chief Information Officer of the State of Arizona and Director of the Arizona Government Information Technology Agency (GITA) gave an introduction of GCIT/CIAC, its goals and the role of its task groups followed by panel presentations on respective ROW issues by:

• Galen Updike, Telecom Development Manager and CIAC Coordinator, GITA
• Dave Evertsen, President, Municipal Solutions, ATIC Associate and Former Town Manager
• Ben Standifer, CIO, Tohono O'odham Nation, CIAC Member and ATIC Board Member
• Craig Stender, Consultant to Arizona Secretary of State, Former ADOT CIO and GITA Director
• Al Dickie, Supervisor of Property, Salt River Project (SRP)

ATIC-CCEC Arizona Corporation Commission Debate
(October 4, 2006)

The Arizona Telecommunications & Information Council (ATIC) and the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission (CCEC) held an Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) Debate moderated by Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center and ATIC Secretary on Thursdady, October 4 live at the Arizona Corporate Broadcast Center (AZCBC) in Phoenix, AZ and Webcast by Modavox. The candidates debated important issues and decisions that impact cost and availability of utilities, public safety, quality of life, and Arizona's businesses and economic development. A candidate reception followed the debate.

About, Photos, Webcast, Downloads (Final Report, Post-Event Press Release 10/18/06, Pre-Event Press Release 9/14/06, Event Flyer, Event Program, DVD Insert), Press: The Business Journal Phoenix 10/2/06, East Valley Tribune 10/5/06

ATIC Public Meeting on Cyber Security Risks
(November 16, 2006)

The ATIC Public Meeting held on Thursday, November 16 focused on the Top Ten Cyber Security risks that corporations faced in 2006 with Dr. Chris Pearson of Lewis & Roca. Included among the topics were updates on identity theft, privacy matters, domain name hijacking, hacking and extortion threats, and traditional insider threats to corporations. Attendees were able to read real e-mail messages from hackers and extortionists, see behind the scenes images of data breaches and identity theft rings, and hear the stories of crimes targeting companies and financial networks. This presentation also provided an update on several federal laws that are just recently being enforced and how companies can comply with these laws. Dr. Pearson established Lewis & Roca's Cybersecurity & Cyberliability practice area and is an attorney in the firm's Intellectual Property and Technology practice group. The meeting was produced by ATIC's Cyber Security Committee.