ATIC Public Meetings 2012

ATIC Public Meetings 2012
ATIC holds periodic Public Meetings, open to the public and focused on the best in Arizona telecom and technology policy and education. More information can be found on our web site at http://www.arizonatele.com/atic/ or by calling us at (602) 254-5887. This is an archive of Public Meeting announcements and access to related resources for 2012. For details on upcoming ATIC Public Meetings, please see the current meeting information.

ATIC Public Meeting on Arizona High-technology Policy Activities
(February 17, 2012)

The ATIC Public Meeting on Friday, February 17, 2012 from 2-4PM was our 9th Annual Arizona Technology & Telecom Policy Review. A number of notable speakers laid out the Arizona, national, and international situation and the outlook for technology and tech policy for the year to come. You can view the presenters' slides from the links below.

Bill Bolin, Chairman of the Arizona Telecommunications & Information Council (ATIC) with an Arizona broadband status, anticipated broadband stimulus impact, and evolving collaborative opportunities

Dr. William Harris, President and CEO of Science Foundation Arizona on SFAz's successes as a lean and effective catalyst bringing together businesses and researchers to generate tangible economic benefits for Arizonans and helping build a 21st Century work force through STEM education 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

Phil Manfredi, Deputy Director & State Chief Strategy Officer and Michael Golden, Director of Broadband Planning at Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology Office (ASET, formerly GITA) reporting on the Digital Arizona Council (DAC), broadband mapping project, and a slate of innovative State IT initiatives (Presentation)

Thomas Doyle, Manager, Rural Programs at the Arizona Commerce Authority helping Arizona become more competitive in attracting corporations and a better place to collaborate and grow, while diversifying the overall state economy (Presentation)

Ted Kraver with eLearning System for Arizona Teachers and Students (eSATS) and Steve Peters with Greater Arizona eLearning Association (GAZEL) with an update on plans for plans for Arizona K-12 transformation and bright spots in Arizona education's adoption of technology (eSATS Presentation, GAZeL Presentation)

Moderated by Mark Goldstein, ATIC Secretary and President, International Research Center

ATIC Public Meeting 2/17/12 Recap, Oris Friesen & Ted Kraver's Meeting Notes

ATIC Public Meeting on Advanced Technologies and Visions for the Future
(May 17, 2012)

The ATIC Public Meeting on Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 2-4PM will be about Advanced Technologies & Visions for the Future. We have a great group of companies and presenters lined up who will share their technologies advances and initiatives. You can join us on site or teleconference and view the presenters' slides from the comfort of your office.

Mike Whipple, will moderate and give a brief recap of ATIC partnership with the State on broadband strategy and exciting initiatives. There'll be a great complement of presenters along with plenty of opportunity for your questions and contributions including:

Tim Lake, Account Manager at Cisco Systems on "Education 3.0" with a focus on advanced video and mobile technologies

Scott September and Jeffery Burley of AT&T on Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) and their transformative role in cellular network expansion, capacity, and capabilities

Ryan McCaigue, COO at Catalyst Computer Technologies with a 3G/4G wireless failover device for redundancy from CradlePoint

Christian Stewart of Boson with exciting new stereoscopic (3D) technology for education, medicine, and entertainment

Brad Whipple of Compass Digital Media on the use of the Newtek High-Definition Tricaster device for a new generation of live webcasting
Please mark your calendar and plan to join us at this free live event and remote teleconference originating at The Carnegie Center in downtown Phoenix (1101 W. Washington Street). There is no charge to attend or for parking and refreshments will be served. These are exciting times for the telecom industry and Arizona in our evolving economy. Please plan to come onsite in downtown Phoenix or teleconference toll-free to join us for the best of Arizona technology and telecom public policy and industry presentations.

ATIC Public Meeting on Telehealth and Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
(September 20, 2012)

The 4th Annual ATIC Public Meeting on Telehealth and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) will be held in partnership with the Arizona Telemedicine Program (ATP) and the Arizona BioIndustry Association (AZBio) on Thursday, September 20, 2012 from 11:30 AM-2:30 PM at the T-Health Institute located on the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix Campus. We'll have a great slate of speakers and a number of telehealth vendors and related organizations on hand to demonstrate the latest telehealth and EMR technology and resources along with tours of UA's world class facilities.

ATIC & Arizona InfraGard Public Meeting on Cyber Security
(November 15, 2012)

Please plan to join us for our annual ATIC Public Meeting with important updates about Cyber Security in partnership with Arizona InfraGard.