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ATIC Board Meeting Minutes- July 13, 2005
On-site Attendees:
Patt Patterson (*); Galen Updike, proxy for Chris Cummiskey (*); Jay Flash Miringoff (*); - Ron Schott; Al Sterman (*); Michael Cohen (*); Ken Evans, proxy for GladysAnn Wells (*); Oris Friesen (*); Tom Martin, Randy Frantz (*); Elan Wollitzer; Jerry Crow (*); Todd Blackwood (*).

Attendees Via Audio:
David Whitt; Garry Hayes; Steve Peters (*); Glen Stoneman (*); Ralph Gierish (*); Alecia Miller; Lisa Bergeron; Mark Davis, Jeremy Goodman, IT Manager for Gila County; Matt McClymonds.

(*) - ATIC Board Members (13 present, with a quorum=9)

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.

Thanks also to Jay Flash Miringoff and Arizona Tele-Com Solutions for providing a wireless hotspot for the Board Meeting attendees.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW:
NOTICE: There will be NO board meeting in August.

The next ATIC Board Meeting will be on September 14, 2005, 12:00-2:00 p.m. at Lewis & Roca in downtown Phoenix.

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 June 2005 Minutes.
6. Committee Reports
• Grant Activity on WiFi Security Project - Status Report (Oris Friesen)
• State Government Broadband Planning and Support- Telecommunications Infrastructure Committee (TISC) Progress Report (Galen Updike)
• ATIC Mission and Related Issues (Mike Keeling, Oris Friesen)
• Arizona Telecomm Roundtable (Steve Peters)
• Amendment to ATIC GCIT/TISC Recommendations (Steve Peters)
• 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)
• Communications and Teleconferencing Report (Steve Peters)
• eSATS Report (Ted Kraver)
7. Monthly "General Information" Meetings (Mark Goldstein)
   • September 22 & November 17 programs TBD
8. Announcements
9. Informational Presentations
   • None scheduled.
10. Adjourn

Acceptance of Minutes from Last Meeting
The minutes for the MJune 8, 2005 Board meeting were presented for approval.

MOTION: To accept the minutes.
MOVE: Al Sterman
SECOND: Patt Patterson
Passed Unanimously

Membership Considerations

• Our Board membership currently stands at 27.

Committee Reports

• Grant Activity on WiFi Security Project - Status Report (Oris Friesen)
  Oris Friesen distributed a status report (see APPENDIX). He noted that we are still being delayed by the permitting process. This should be cleared up sometime at the end of July or in August.
  
  Frank Navarrete, the Arizona Office of Homeland Security Director is interested in setting up some cameras along the corridor to identify stolen cars.
  
  A sustainability document is being prepared and will be distributed for review.
• ATIC Mission and Related Issues (Ted Kraver, Oris Friesen)
  This has been languishing and now is a good time to re-energize with a goal of establishing the recommendations before the Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance is due for renewal in March 2006.
  
  Mike Keeling will kick off this effort and noted that a number of people volunteered earlier. That list includes Mark Goldstein, Ted Kraver, Jay Flash Miringoff, Patt Patterson, Randy Frantz, Glenn Stoneman, Ralph Gierish and Oris Friesen. Anyone else interested in helping should contact Mike.
  
  Galen noted that if our scope is expanded to include pursuing grants (which is a good objective for a non-profit organization) then we need to look at what kind of liabilities this implies. Steve observed that we may need to amend our bylaws to include a section on liabilities.
• State Government Broadband Planning and Support- Telecommunications Infrastructure Committee (TISC) Progress Report (Galen Updike)
  Galen Updike reported that Matt McClymonds and Marcus Nieman have resigned from the TISC and we are looking for replacements.
  
  The TISC recommendations were sent to the GovernorÕs Council on Innovation and Technology (GCIT), which was supposed to meet on June 29 but did not. The meeting was delayed until September. After GCIT approval the recommendations will be forwarded to the Governor.
• Arizona Telecom Roundtable (Steve Peters)
  Steve reported on the intent (1) to create a telecom roundtable and (2) to create a database of telecom activities in Arizona.
  
  Several committee meetings have been held to organize this activity. The focus will be on applications and the transport needed to support them. We hope to use the database to hold and manage presentations, etc. We are looking for sponsors.
  
  Galen noted that the TISC recommendations to the GCIT mentioned a series of regional roundtables throughout Arizona, and we could use the help of GladysAnn Wells and the libraries to facilitate such regional roundtables.
  
  More up to date information can be found at the grovesite website at http://www.roundtable.grovesite.com/. The grovesite toolset has considerable potential for project management as well as collaboration.
• Amendment to ATIC GCIT/TISC Recommendations (Steve Peters)
  Steve reported that he had attended the Tucson meeting of the CANAMEX Corridor Commission. At that meeting Peter Woog, the Commission Chair, said he was in full support of the recommendations to GCIT, but would like to add the following recommendation to the GCIT list:
  
  
  Support deployment of cellular service along each of our interstate highways and all of our major state roads to enhance public safety, provide access to our 511 service and overall enhance the experience of all of our citizens and tourists.
  
  
  While everyone agreed that such a recommendation has merit, it really should be considered by the ATIC Strategic Planning or Government Affairs Committee. For example, it probably should include broadband as well cellular (narrow band) services. Moreover, since the recommendations have already been transmitted to GCIT, it is too late to amend them without creating some confusion and possible delays.
  MOTION: : To refer this action to the Strategic Planning or Government Affairs Committee and report back at the September Board Meeting.
  MOVE: Galen Updike
  SECOND: : Randy Frantz
  Passed Unanimously
  Steve and Ralph Gierish agreed to prepare a report to the Board in September.
• Cyber Security Committee Report (Jerry Crow, Jeni Li)
  Jerry reported that we had a meeting on June 16. The topic was ÒCyber RiskÓ with Jim Lippard and Chris Pierson presenting.
  
  The July meeting has been canceled.
  
  The September and November meetings will be at the Business & Industry Institute (B&II) in Mesa.
  
  Ron Schott solicited topics for the October issue of TechConnect, which will focus on security. For more information, see http://www.aztechcouncil.org/.
• FCC Meeting on Broadband in Rural Arizona (Al Sterman)
  All reported that we are trying to home in on a few recommendations for projects in Arizona to discuss in a videoconference with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) later this fall.
  
  Among the issues/projects to be discussed are:
  1. Arivaca-Sasabe Line
  2. Telemedicine completion
  3. Linking schools and libraries such as the Colorado Project
  4. Working with tribes to develop interoperability with the backbone and middle mile.
  5. Lack of redundancy through major state corridors to insure stability and operability of the network.
  6. Bring broadband to specific areas or communities.
  For more information, see http://www.fcc.grovesite.com/.
  
  Al, Galen and Ben Standifer plan to attend the FCC and National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Indian Telecommunications Initiatives Regional Workshop and Roundtable in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on July 28-29, 2005.
• ACC Activities (Tom Campbell)
  No report
• Arizona Telecommunications Directory (Galen Updike, Brad Tritle)
  Ralph noted that we need to engage the providers more actively to obtain up to date information for the Directory.
• Communications and Teleconferencing Report (Steve Peters)
  Steve reported that GBH (a vendor) is assisting in the purchase of a conference-telephone. We are also looking into getting video phones.
  
  Steve reported that the nonprofit Community Information and Telecommunications Alliance (CITA) wants to convene an Arizona Telecommunications Roundtable to facilitate the creation of a statewide telecom plan. ATIC would be expected to take a leadership role in this activity.
  
  
  MOTION: To accept the CITA Arizona Telecommunications roundtable proposal.
  MOVE: Mark Goldstein
  SECOND: Michael Cohen
  Passed Unanimously

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Monthly "General Information" Meetings (Mark Goldstein)
The September 22 and November 17 programs remain to be defined.

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Informational Presentations
None scheduled.

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Announcements
Galen reported that André Briere, the head of the Telecommunications Program Office (TPO) in Arizona, passed away recently, and he will be missed.

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Next ATIC Board Meeting
The next ATIC Board Meeting will be September 14, 2005, 12:00-2:00 p.m. at Lewis & Roca in downtown Phoenix.

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Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 2:00 p.m.

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