ATIC Board Meeting Minutes- February 12, 2005
On-site Attendees:
John Kelly (*); Oris Friesen (*); Mark Goldstein (*); Al Sterman (*); Patt Patterson; Michael Cohen; Brad Tritle (*); Susan Blixt, proxy for GladysAnn Wells (*); Galen Updike, proxy for Chris Cummiskey (*); Diane Bacon (*); Ron Drake (*); Carmo Fernandez; Jay Flash Miringoff; Genene Walker, Kurt Jonckheer; Franz Jonckheer; Bob Edgren; Ted Kraver (*), Mike Keeling (*); Jeff Resler; Randy Frantz (*), Sayfe Kiaei (*);Izhar Matzkevich.
Attendees Via Audio: : Jerry Crow (*); Michael Sherman (*); Glenn Stoneman (*); Ben Standifer; Debbie Long; Steve Peters (*).

(*) - ATIC Board Members (17 present, with a quorum=10)

Many thanks to the Cox Web Conferencing service provided by Cox Business Services for the statewide audio conference connections, and thanks, too, to Lewis & Roca for providing videoconferencing facilities in Phoenix and Tucson.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW:
The next ATIC Board Meeting will be will be on March 9, 2005, 12:00-2:00 p.m At AUT. Please make a note of the meetings scheduled for next year in 2005:

Modifications to and Acceptance of Agenda Draft
The agenda was accepted as shown below.

Agenda

1. Modifications to and acceptance of agenda draft
2. Self-Introductions
3. Acceptance of minutes from last meeting
4. Membership Considerations
5. Review of Outstanding Action Items as documented in January 2005 Minutes.
6. Committee Reports
• Grant Activity on WiFi Security Project - Status Report (Oris Friesen)
• ATIC Mission and Related Issues (e.g., D&O Insurance) (Ted Kraver, Oris Friesen)
• Report on ACC Special Open Meeting on Telecom Competition in Arizona (Al Sterman, Galen Updike)
• State Government Broadband Planning and Support- Telecommunications Infrastructure Committee Progress Report (Galen Updike)
• Cyber Security Subcommittee (Jerry Crow)
• FCC meeting on broadband in rural Arizona (Al Sterman)
• ACC Activities (Tom Campbell)
• Arizona Telecommunications Directory (Galen Updike, Brad Tritle, Mark Goldstein)
• Collaboration Activities Support (Steve Peters)
• eSATS Report (Ted Kraver)
7. Monthly "General Information" Meetings (Mark Goldstein)
   • Next meeting agenda
8. Informational Presentations
   • None
9. Adjourn

Self-Introductions
Since John Kelly the ATIC Chair would not be joining the meeting, Mark Goldstein acted as Chair and called the meeting to order and Vice Chair Oris Friesen took notes.

Acceptance of Minutes from Last Meeting
The minutes for the January 12, 2005 Board meeting were presented for approval.

Review of Outstanding Action Items
Oris reported there were 3 outstanding actions:

1. Oris was to prepare a list of people who are to receive periodic updates on the WiFi Security for First Responders Grant.
   • This is in progress in conjunction with Mark Goldstein's preparation of a Project Contact List.
2. Oris was to announce the ABLE Security Event to the extended mailing list.
   • This has been done.

Department of Commerce Economic Development Regions Map Acrobat File: economic_regions_map.pdf [194k PDF]

3. Galen was to have distributed the Arizona map showing the 11 Department of Commerce (DOC) economic development regions.
   • Oris is distributing this map with these minutes.

Membership Considerations
Oris reported that two Board members have submitted their resignation due to time constraints. They are Kevin McNeill and Steve Postil. ATIC wishes to thank them for their past contributions. They will remain on the extended mailing list and will continue to receive ATIC news and updates.

MOTION: To approve Michael Cohen, Jay "Flash" Miringoff and H. F. "Patt" Patterson as new Board Members
MOVE: Mark Goldstein
SECOND: Ted Kraver
Passed Unanimously

For the current list of ATIC Board membership, see http://atic.researchedge.com/board.html.

Committee Reports

• Grant Activity on WiFi Security Project - Status Report (Oris Friesen)
  

  DHS Wifi Report (February 23, 2005) Acrobat File: wifi_report_050223.pdf [82k PDF]

  Oris passed out a status report and a brief project fact sheet to the attendees, which are being distributed with these minutes. The essential message was that everything is essentially on schedule, except for some (hopefully) temporary funds distribution issues.
• ATIC Mission and Related Issues (e.g., D&O Insurance) (Ted Kraver, Oris Friesen)
  Oris reported that we have received 2 D&O quotes so far and are waiting for a response from a 3rd application. We will go forward as soon as we receive the 3rd quote.
  
  Regarding the ATIC mission review and possible revisions, we need to define a set of committee members and select a leader. The following people volunteered to serve in some capacity other than a leadership role:
  • Mark Goldstein
  • Ted Kraver
  • Jay Flash Miringoff
  • Patt Patterson
  • Randy Frantz
  • Glenn Stoneman
  • Ralph Gierish
  • Michael Sherman (to review any output from the committee)
  • Oris Friesen
  ACTION ITEM: The Government Affairs Committee should address the role of the ACC and recommend that the ACC convene another Special Open Meeting where individual committee members can be asked to give statements.
• Report on ACC Special Open Meeting on Telecom Competition in Arizona (Al Sterman, Galen Updike)
  Al Sterman and Galen Updike reported on a recent Special Open Meeting on February 4, 2005, held by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) on the STATE OF TELECOM COMPETITION IN ARIZONA. Dianne Bacon and Brad Tritle also attended.
  
  A summary of the issues discussed appears in the APPENDIX at the end of these minutes.
  
  In the ensuing Board Meeting discussion it was suggested that ATIC should advocate to the ACC for an open hearing to hear the points of view of parties other than the telecommunication carriers. For example, according to some points of view, the ACC as currently structured can inhibit progress happen and sometimes becomes a bottleneck.
  
  This has relevance for the newly formed ATIC Mission Committee as well as for the Government Affairs Committee.
• State Government Broadband Planning and Support- Telecommunications InfraStructure Committee (TISC) Progress Report (Galen Updike)
  Galen reported that the "Arizona Broadband Communication Network" Request for Information (RFI) should be out early next week. It is to go out to providers and others asking for suggestions on how they would recommend promoting broadband in Arizona.
  
  At last meeting TISC decided
  1. To be technology neutral and
  2. To focus on a regional basis along the lines of the 11 Department of Commerce (DOC) economic development regions.
  We will get the various Community Telecom Assessments (CTAs) out to the provider community, and we will also help update the Arizona Telecom Directory (ATD). This RFI needs to impact the next RFP before it is released on March 1 (tentative date).
  
  Accenture was the winner of the privatization RFP.
• Cyber Security Committee Report (Jerry Crow)
  Jerry Crow reported that the next meeting will be on March 14 at the Mesa Community College Business and industry Institute (B&II), located at 145 N. Centennial Way in Mesa, Arizona. Jeni Li will chair the meeting. We have abandoned the idea of having a workshop/symposium this year, but we may take advantage of an ATIC Public Information Meeting later in the year to focus on security issues.
  
  Steve Peters reported on two security-related bills in the Arizona Legislature:
  • HB2414 - Computer spyware
  • SB1447 - On-Line Business Misrepresentation (an anti-phishing bill)
  The Board agreed that ATIC should take a position on these two bills.
  ACTION ITEM: Mike Keeling volunteered to lead this effort. It was suggested that he should talk to Cory Miller of the American Electronics Association (AEA) for additional information.
• FCC Meeting on Broadband in Rural Arizona (Al Sterman)
  Al Sterman reported that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) would like to work with Arizona rural communities, as well as state agencies such as the Department of Commerce (DOC) to address broadband-related issues. They would like to arrange a teleconference or videoconference with Arizona people to discuss how to bring together relevant parties who may have access to funds for broadband development in rural Arizona.
  
  Al will present at the February TISC meeting on this issue to assemble an Arizona stakeholder group prior to contacting the FCC.
  
  On March 9, Al will go to Washington, DC to meet FCC personnel and hopefully arrange for a videoconference between the FCC and the Arizona stakeholder group.
  ACTION ITEM: Al Sterman will follow up on this to set up a teleconference among Arizona stakeholders.
• ACC Activities (Tom Campbell)
  In Tom Campbell's absence, Al Sterman noted that the ACC and Qwest are addressing pricecap and wholesale settlement issues.
• Arizona Telecommunications Directory (Galen Updike, Brad Tritle)
  Oris reported for Ralph Gierish that the efforts to update the current information are on-going. Seventy of the current contact addresses seem to be out of date.
• Collaboration Activities Support (Steve Peters)
  Nothing to report
• eLearning System for Arizona Teachers and Students (eSATS) Report (Ted Kraver)
  Ted Kraver reported that we have a bill SB1181 "e-learning centered schools," which is in the hands of Toni Hellon, who intends to hear it but has not yet done so. We have talked to 35 legislators who support eLearning, but no one supports paying for it. The bill asks for $135M this year - a real challenge - so, we will accept anything just to get launched.
  
  Sayfe Kiaei commented that Connection-ONE may be able to get some NSF funding for eSATS - won't be much, but it is something.

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Monthly "General Information" Meetings (Mark Goldstein)
Mark Goldstein passed out the agenda for the next General Information Meeting scheduled for February 17, 2005, from 2 - 4 p.m. It will be held at the University of Advancing Technology (UAT).

He also reported on a planned visit by a Canadian IT delegation. There will be a reception on Tuesday, February 15 and a breakfast on Wednesday morning.

Sayfe Kiaei announced the upcoming Wireless Expo scheduled for April 4. Mike Powell of the FCC has tentatively agreed to speak.

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Informational Presentations
None

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Next ATIC Board Meeting
The next ATIC Board Meeting will be on March 9, 2005, from 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. at the University of Advancing Technology (UAT)

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Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 2:30 p.m.

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