Wireless Internet Institute (W2i) Digital Cities Convention Tempe
(February 13-14, 2007)

The Wireless Internet Institute (W2i) in cooperation with ATIC brought their Digital Cities Convention to Tempe, AZ on February 13-14. Citywide broadband wireless networks and applications are an effective way for local governments to manage their community and spur economic development. A full ecosystem of technology providers, application vendors, systems integrators, consultants, and service providers has emerged to service this market. The W2i Digital Cities Conventions bring together industry leaders and local government decisions makers. This thought-leadership conference placed special emphasis on primary deployment drivers, applications, technology roadmaps, partnership opportunities, funding and business models.

W2i DCC Tempe Home, W2i DCC Tempe Agenda, W2i DCC Tempe Presentations, Photos by W2i, Photos by Mark Goldstein


Free Wi-Fi Use May Be Coming to an End by Mark Shaffer, The Arizona Republic 2/15/07

Municipal WiFi and Mesh Networks: Beyond Hanging Out on the Digital Corner by Esther Schindler, CIO Magazine 2/15/07

ATIC Public Meeting on Arizona High-Technology Policy Activities
(February 15, 2007)

The ATIC Public Meeting held on Thursday, February 15 focused on all the high-technology policy activities underway in Arizona with a distinguished array of invited speakers moderated by Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center and ATIC Secretary. Our most popular program, now in its fourth 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 the Government Information Technology Agency (GITA) and State of Arizona CIO on the current status and outlook for the Governor's Council on Innovation and Technology (GCIT) Communications Infrastructure Advisory Committee (CIAC), the state's telecom outsourcing progress, broadband deployment initiatives, and progress on Arizona Health-e Connection (GCIT CIAC Year in Review Report 2006)
• 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
• Christopher Pierson, Attorney, Lewis and Roca LLP on current Federal actions and initiatives affecting cybersecurity and homeland security and how these issues may play out in the months and years to come
• Ron Schott, Executive Emeritus, 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 (ATC Public Policy Agenda 2007)
• Cory Miller, AeA Arizona on national legislative and regulatory issues, initiatives, and the impact and outlook for technology industries focusing on tax policy, patent reform, privacy, and security issues

• Ted Kraver, eLearning System for Arizona's Students and Teachers (eSATS) on Arizona's e-learning initiatives and progress as well as current legislative activities that will drive e-learning deployment and K-12 educational success (eSATS Overview Presentation)

ATIC/GCIT CIAC Telecom Summit and Online Pre-Sessions
(May 17, 2007)



Click Here for Arizona Telecom Summit Event Web Site!

The Arizona Telecom Summit was held on Thursday, May 17 to provide a forum for high level decision makers to reach consensus on policies and strategies to remove barriers to the deployment of affordable broadband Internet and advanced telecommunications services to underserved Arizona communities. Participants included federal, state, local, tribal and private sector leaders, as well as telecom service providers. The full day event in Mesa was presented by ATIC in cooperation with the Communications Infrastructure Advisory Committee (CIAC) of the Governor's Council on Innovation and Technology (GCIT) and concluded with a free After5 reception in the exhibit area in cooperation with the Arizona Technology Council. The May 17 event was preceded by 4 online briefing sessions. More details at http://www.tucsonlink.org/Summit07/.

Event Collateral: Arizona Telecom Summit Home Page, Event Flyer, Presentation, Background Document, Press Release, Photos

4/9/07 - Online Pre-Session 1: Updates on Arizona Issues and Initiatives moderated by John Kelly, Triadadvocates, Presentation

4/19/07 - Online Pre-Session 2: Local Community/Tribal Issues, Policies and Best Practices Presentations (Community Telecom Planning, Town of Superior Case Study, Telecom Issues in Indian Country)

4/30/07 - Online Pre-Session 3: Telecom Technologies Overview presented by Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center, followed by a Telecom Provider Panel, Presentation

5/10/07 - Online Pre-Session 4: Issues and Challenges from the Telecom Providers Perspective Panel moderated by Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center

ATIC-CIAC Public Meeting for Post-Summit Strategy and Planning
(June 21, 2007)

Following up on ATIC's successful Arizona Telecom Summit on 5/17/07, the ATIC Public Meeting on Thursday, June 21 was held jointly with the Communications Infrastructure Advisory Committee (CIAC) of the Governor's Council on Innovation and Technology (GCIT) for Post-Summit Strategy and Planning.

6/21/07 Agenda, Mike Keeling's Presentation, Oris Friesen's Meeting Notes

ATIC Public Meeting - Network Neutrality Issues & Outlook
(September 20, 2007)

Moderated by Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center & ATIC Secretary with Christopher Smith, Manager of Government Relations for Cox Communications, Jaime Casap, Arizona Site Manager for Google, Al Sterman, Arizona Consumers Council (ACC), and Bob Rosenberg, R.G. Rosenberg & Associates.

9/20/07 Recap, Oris Friesen's Meeting Notes, Photos

ATIC & InfraGard Phoenix Public Meeting - Cyber Security Issues
(November 15, 2007)

Joint meeting with InfraGard Phoenix moderated by Mark Goldstein, President, International Research Center & ATIC Secretary with:

• David VanderNaalt, the recently appointed Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the State of Arizona on the charter of his position and statewide security and privacy issues
• Steve Holdener, SBInet Strategic Development for The Boeing Company on the Secure Border Initiative (SBInet), an integral part of the Department of Homeland Security's comprehensive plan to control and defend our borders, for which Boeing is the prime contractor