ATIC Public Meeting on Arizona High-technology Policy Activities
(February 18, 2010)

The ATIC Public Meeting on Thursday, February 18, 2010 was our 7th Annual Arizona Technology & Telecom Policy Review. Moderated by Mark Goldstein, ATIC Secretary and President, International Research Center, the event featured a number of notable speakers who laid out the Arizona, national, and international situation and outlook for technology in the year to come including:

Ron Schott, Chairman of the Arizona Telecommunications & Information Council (ATIC) with an Arizona broadband status, anticipated broadband stimulus impact, and upcoming collaborative opportunities

Chad Kirkpatrick, Executive Director of Government Information Technology Agency (GITA) and State of Arizona CIO reporting on Arizona's recent $2.3M NTIA Broadband Assessment and Planning Grant, federal broadband stimulus programs, and State IT initiatives

Steve Zylstra, President & CEO of the Arizona Technology Council on Arizona's advances in various tech sectors, as well as the Tech Council's policy initiatives, plans for stimulating tech growth, and helping members survive and thrive

Kristin Borns, Senior Policy Analyst of ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy on the State of Our State, What Arizonans Want, and critical Arizona and regional issues for public dialogue

Ted Kraver, with a Greater Arizona eLearning Association (GAZEL) and eLearning System for Arizona Teachers and Students (eSATS) update including plans for a Digital Curriculum Institute (DCI) and bright spots in Arizona education's adoption of technology

ATIC Public Meeting 2/19/10 Recap, Oris Friesen's Meeting Notes

ATIC Public Meeting on Advanced Technologies and Visions for the Future
(May 20, 2010)

The ATIC Public Meeting on Thursday, May 20, 2010 focused on Advanced IT & Telecom Trends from 2:00-4:00 PM at Lewis & Roca LLP in downtown Phoenix (40 N. Central Ave., Renaissance Two Building) or remote via teleconferencing. We had a great program with top tier technology companies presenting their advanced technologies and visions for the future.

Ron Schott, ATIC Chairman moderated and gave a brief recap of the ATIC Strategy Committee and Network & Broadband Provider Committee's activities. Then there was a great complement of presenters along with plenty of opportunity for attendees' questions and contributions including:

Eric Bentel, Sales Director for Government and Education, AT&T Mobility on Mobility, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, and More (Presentation)

Tim Lake, Cisco Systems on their latest visions for the Next Generation Internet with their virtualization and data center strategies in a future full of broadband, rich apps, petabytes of data, real-time and on-the-go communications integration (Presentation)

Ryan McCaigue, Strategic Technology Communications (STC) on mobility and managing your business in the information age (Presentation)

Victor Berrios, Platform Development Manager, Wireless Connectivity Operations, Freescale Semiconductor on new "green" remote control technologies being used in the home today and tomorrow (Presentation)

Mark Goldstein, ATIC Secretary & International Research Center with a whirlwind view of wireless gadgets now and to come (Presentation)

ATIC Public Meeting 5/20/10 Recap

ATIC Public Meeting on Telehealth and Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
(September 16, 2010)

The ATIC Public Meeting on Thursday, September 16, 2010 returned to the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix Campus and focused on telehealth, electronic medical records (EMR), and consumer privacy, including stellar speakers from industry and government, a wide range of related exhibitors, tours of UA's world class facilities, and free lunch. Mark Goldstein, International Research Center and ATIC Secretary moderated the program. Presenters included:

Dr. Ronald Weinstein, MD, Director, UA Arizona Telemedicine Program (ATP) welcoming attendees

Ron Schott, Chairman of the Arizona Telecommunications & Information Council (ATIC) with a welcome & introductions

Mike Holcomb, Associate Director for IT of the UA Arizona Telemedicine Program (ATP) on the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Technology Special Interest Group (SIG) (Presentation)

Celeste Fralick, Intel Corporation on the Continua Healthcare Alliance and It's Transformative Role in Personal Telehealth (Presentation)

Kent Dicks, President & CEO of MedApps Inc. on Remote Health Monitoring & Mobile Wireless Technology (Presentation)

Jason Brandt, AT&T Healthcare Division on Health Information Exchange (HIE) and Ecosystem(Presentation)

Tim Lake, Account Manager, Cisco Systems Inc. on Telepresence and Telehealth (Presentation)

MedApps Inc. and eHealthTrust were the primary sponsors of the event. Additional exhibitors included the Arizona Technology Council, Arizona Health-e Connection, and UA's Arizona Telemedicine Program (ATP), as well as AT&T Healthcare, Cayenne Consulting, Cox Business, eHealthTrust, GlobalMedia Telemedicine, Intel Healthcare, MedApps Inc., Mitel Networks Corporation, and Strategic Technology Communications (STC). Open time with exhibitors and tours of the UA College of Medicine Phoenix Telemedicine Facilities followed the presentations. Special thanks to Ralph Gierish, ATIC Board Member for putting this meeting in motion and helping make it happen, as well as to Janae Cooley, UA College of Medicine Phoenix for all her assistance and support.



ATIC Public Meeting 9/16/10 Recap, Oris Friesen's Meeting Notes, Mark Goldstein's Event Photos

Rural TeleCon '10 Conference
(November 10-12, 2010)

ATIC is pleased to have partnered with the Rural Telecommunications Congress (RTC) in bringing their Rural TeleCon '10 Conference to Mesa, November 10-12, 2010. This highly participatory conference was designed to tap the collective knowledge of national and regional leaders to highlight best practices, identify major challenges, and begin developing innovative solutions to rural broadband deployment. The agenda was set by attendees, using the "unconference" approach to leave them with valuable insights, strong relationships, and a powerful toolkit for getting more broadband and putting it to work as critical infrastructure for rural prosperity. It was a great opportunity to help expedite the deployment of Broadband Internet services in rural communities throughout the United States.

For more information, visit the website at http://www.ruraltelecon.org/pages/RuralTeleCon10.aspx where post conference presentations, session summaries, and related materials will be posted and the conversation continued. Thanks to the RTC for making Rural TeleCon '10 a great opportunity to gather and learn from our rural telecom peers and learn of best practices, technologies, and services. Thanks to the many ATIC Board members and associates who assisted and attended, especially to Steve Peters who acted as conference facilitator and Galen Updike of GITA who was conference program chair and is now the newly elected Rural Telecommunications Congress (RTC) President.

Rural TeleCon '10 Conference, Mark Goldstein's Event Photos

ATIC & InfraGard Phoenix Public Meeting on Cyber Security
(November 18, 2010)

The final ATIC Public Meeting for 2010 is scheduled for November 18, focusing on Cyber Security in conjunction with InfraGard Phoenix from 2:00-4:00 PM at The Carnegie Center in Phoenix. Presenters scheduled for this meeting include:

Christine Figueroa, Arizona Protective Service Advisor, US Department of Homeland Security discussing the mission of the PSA and her specific mission in Arizona.

Rick Lichtenfelsm, Deputy Director, Control System Security Program, National Cybersecurity Division, US Department of Homeland Security discussing various cybersecurity issues related to control systems and how the DHS is addressing those issues.

Todd Graham, Senior Technologist, Office of the CTO, RSA discussing cybercrime trends and threats as seen by the RSA anti-fraud command center.

Please mark your calendar and plan to join us at this free live event and remote teleconference originating from The Carnegie Center at 1101 W. Washington St., Phoenix, 85007. There is no charge to attend and refreshments will be served. Please plan to come onsite in Phoenix or teleconference toll-free to join us for the best of Arizona technology and telecom public policy and industry presentations. To join the Audio Conference dial 1-888-678-1020 and enter Conference ID 1237256108 courtesy of Cox Business Services (CBS). The speakers' presentations will be available simultaneously online at http://tiny.cc/ATICConference for your remote viewing courtesy of iLinc Communications. Further details online at http://www.arizonatele.com/atic/meetings.html.

ATIC Public Meeting 11/18/10 Recap, Mark Goldstein's Event Photos