ATIC Board Meeting Minutes- April 12, 2006
On-site Attendees:
Frank Croan;
Jerry Crow (*);
David Daniels/AT&T;
Mark Goldstein (*);
Mike Keeling (*);
Ted Kraver (*);
Bob McCloud;
Jay Flash Miringoff (*);
Patt Patterson (*);
Ron Schott (*);
Thomas Thomas/AT&T;
Mike Totherow/TPO;
Galen Updike, proxy for Chris Cummiskey (*).
Attendees Via Audio:
Craig Franck/Motorola;
Randy Frantz/ESRI;
Ralph Gierish (*);
Steve Peters (*);
Al Sterman (*);
Sue Stoll (*);
Genene Walker (*).
(*) - 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 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:
- The next ATIC Board Meeting will be on on May 10, 2006, 12:00-2:00 p.m. on the 15th Floor at Lewis & Roca in downtown Phoenix.
Modifications to and Acceptance of Agenda Draft
The agenda was accepted as shown below.
Agenda
- Modifications to and acceptance of agenda draft
- Self-Introductions
- Acceptance of minutes from last meeting
- Membership Considerations and Officers Election
- Review of Outstanding Action Items as documented in March 2006 Minutes.
- Committee Reports
- Monthly "General Information" Meetings (Mark Goldstein)
- Security Ð Jerry Crow & Jeni Li
- Announcements
- Informational Presentations
- Ron Schott/Arizona Technology Council on the formative Centennial Vision Coalition
- Adjourn
Self Introductions
See the attendee list above.
Acceptance of Minutes from Last Meeting
The minutes for the March 8, 2006 Board meeting were presented for approval and accepted.
Membership Considerations
Randy Frantz has taken a position with ESRI and moved to Southern California. He has resigned his ATIC Board seat, but will remain involved with the Board and Committees going forward. Much thanks to Randy for his long years of service and support!
ATIC Election of Officers will occur at the next Board Meeting on May 10, 2006.
Review of Outstanding Action Items as Documented in March 2006 Minutes
- Narrow Band Recommendation to GCIT - carried over from previous meeting. (Steve Peters) - No Action. - This item is retired and will be considered as necessary by the ATIC Strategy Committee.
- Liability insurance discussion. - This item is retired and will be reconsidered episodically as new funded projects occur.
- Mark is to edit and distribute the minutes of the December revisioning meeting. No action. - We will carry it over to the next meeting.
Committee Reports
- ATIC Restructuring (Mike Keeling Steve Peters)
Steve Peters reported that the "Reorganization CommitteeÓ has had 2 meetings and significant discussions at the last Board meeting followed by consultation with various Board members. Based upon the discussions the following was recommended:
- Do away with the Strategic Planning and Government Affairs Committees
- Create a new ATIC Strategy Committee with the following functions:
- Identify issues and policies that ATIC needs to address
- Determine priorities
- Create task teams and implementation strategies
- Develop policy recommendations
- Develop funding strategies
- Coordinate planning and policy development with the GCIT Communications Infrastructure Advisory Committee (CIAC)
- Facilitate vendor relations with CIAC
- Create project subcommittees
- Develop and maintain government relationships with state government, Senator McCain, the ACC, the FCC, the legislature, etc.
- Facilitate coordination among committees
- Facilitate outreach to other organizations and local communities
- Create the following subcommittees under main committee
- Government Relations Committee
- Vendor Advisory Committee
- Outreach Committee
- Maintain the independence of other committees, such as
- Cyber Security
- Arizona Telecom Directory
- CCEC ACC Debates
- Project Committees for initiatives such as the DHS Wireless Project in Southern Arizona
Mark Goldstein moved and Ralph Gierish seconded a motion to form and activate the ATIC Strategy Committee and subcommittees as outlined above. After additional discussion, the motion passed unanimously.
- Regional Planning and Roundtable (Steve Peters)
Steve reported that conversations continue with ADOC and there is significant interest in pursuing and supporting a strategy of regional roundtables. New Strategy Committee will drive.
- Arizona Corporation Commission 2006 Citizens Clean Elections Commission (CCEC) Election Debates (Steve Peters)
Steve reported that following acceptance of our proposal by the CCEC an ATIC committee is being formed. Due to the fact that there are only two Democratic and two Republican candidates currently for the two open ACC seats, it may not be necessary to hold a primary debate. Modavox (formerly Kino Digital) and Avnet Corporate Broadcast Center, our partners in 2002 and 2004 will be utilized again. Avnet has new studio facilities that should accommodate our debates simplifying logistics. Apparently CCEC also has a contract with KAET to webcast and broadcast the debates.
- State Government Broadband Planning and Support- Communication Infrastructure Advisory Committee (CIAC) Progress Report (Galen Updike)
Galen reported that CIAC would have three task groups: Strategic Plan, Broadband Authority, and Right of Way. The Chair, Vice Chair, and Facilitator for each was in the process of being identified and recruited with task group memberships to follow. The TPO should be considered as a resource to help articulate state and local government demand and add perspective to the activities.
Galen also noted $50K in funding from CEDC has been transferred to GITA supporting licensing of iLinc software, the purchase of some cameras and conferencing equipment, and enabling up to four sites statewide for hosting electronic tele/video/conferencing.
- Grant Activity on WiFi Security Project - Status Report (Oris Friesen)
Galen, Mark and Mike reported that the system is completely deployed in the target area though some challenges remain regarding ÒhandoffsÓ while traveling along the corridor and interfaces to the Spillman database. UAT sent a team down south that performed a coverage analysis of the entire corridor confirming WI-VODÕs initial results. Thanks to Todd Blackwood and UAT for their able assistance. A number of first responder agencies are actively participating and their experience and feedback is quite positive.
Oris Friesen and Galen Updike will give a report on the project and exhibit at a DHS ITEP meeting to be held in conjunction with the comprehensive GovSec Conference in Washington, DC in late April 2006. Meanwhile, Governor Napolitano will preside at the Bi-National Plan Signing and Dispatch Center Ribbon Cutting in Nogales on April 25, 2006 where Mike Keeling and Mark Goldstein along with WI-VOD will present and demonstrate the project. The end date for the Grant is April 30, 2006, but WI-VOD will continue to provide free services to the participants until June 30, 2006, and ATIC will continue to monitor activity during this period with an eye toward gathering more robust assessment data. ATIC is proud and pleased to have completed its first major public-private telecom services grant and looks forward to participating in similar projects with its members and partners going forward.
- Cyber Security Committee Report (Jerry Crow, Jeni Li)
Jerry Crow reported that Jerry and Jeni Li have programmed the ATIC April 20th General Information meeting focused on security-related legislative initiatives with ATIC Chair Mike Keeling presenting. The Committee will likely undertake the programming for a second ATIC public meeting later in the year.
- FCC Meeting on Broadband in Rural Arizona (Al Sterman)
Al Sterman visited the FCC in February meeting with Bob Sommers and his boss. They were impressed with our fall Roundtable and indicated significant interest in future participation including potential visits by several sitting Commissioners. Shannon Greenburg is the new FCC Native American liaison and perhaps a tribal roundtable should be considered in cooperation with the FCC.
- Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) Activities (Tom Campbell)
No report this time.
- Arizona Telecommunications Directory (Galen Updike, Brad Tritle, Ralph Gierish)
Brad Tritle is to reconvene the ATD Committee in the near future and revisit status, funding, progress, and future plans.
- GAZEL Report (Steve Peters)
Steve Peters announced that on May 1 there will be an Arizona eLearning Leadership and Innovation Conference/Expo/Networking, modeled on the recent telecom roundtable format. Gordon Dryden, world-renowned journalist, researcher, and co-author of The Learning Revolution will keynote. More details are available at http://www.tucsonlink.org/Gazel06/.
- eSATS Report (Ted Kraver)
Ted reported that Senate Bill SB1512 has been passed by both the House and Senate and awaits budget action. The content was modified to focus on the Digital Curriculum Institute, which would make us unique in the USA. An eLearning Task Force would be formed to focus on a 10 year outlook and future for Arizona eLearning initiatives, goals, and support.
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Monthly "General Information" Meetings (Mark Goldstein)
Mark reported that the April 20th meeting will feature security-related legislation and will be organized by the Cyber Security Committee. Future meetings are scheduled for June 22, September 14 and November 16, 2006 with programs TBD.
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Announcements
No announcements this month.
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Informational Presentations
Ron Schott of the Arizona Technology Council reported on the formation of a statewide Centennial Vision Coalition dedicated to Moving Arizona Forward to 2012 and beyond. It would bring together several dozen individual groups to help transform the state from the 5 Cs to the 3 Ts. Ron reviewed a presentation stating the mission, vision, and key objectives of the Coalition and asked for ATICÕs consideration in joining. The new Strategy Committee will review the Centennial Vision Coalition alignment with ATIC goals and value proposition for the group, making recommendations to the Board as soon as practical.
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Next ATIC Board Meeting
The next ATIC Board Meeting will be May 10, 2006 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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