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Arizona Telecommunications & Information Council (ATIC)
Arizona's recognized and authoritative apolitical source of information and expertise on telecommunications and information technology infrastructure for enhanced economic development and quality of life in the New Economy.

ATIC Spotlight:

ATIC Partners with GovSec West
(November 14-16, 2011)

ATIC is pleased to partner with 1105 Media for GovSec West providing relevant and timely insights, tools and tactics to anticipate, prepare, prevent and respond to terrorism, accidental and natural disasters and attacks on critical infrastructures. Held jointly with the Network-Centric Security Conference, which will create a live, interactive environment that covers security where IT and Physical Security converge. As security systems become more network-centric, physical security and IT professionals need this unprecedented opportunity to interact and network with security vendors and professionals from all aspects of the government security industry. The Keynote Speaker will be Nicholas Stein, Series Producer of the National Geographic Channel's television show, "Border Wars". GovSec West will be held at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort in Phoenix. For more information and to register, see the website at http://govsecinfo.com/events/govsec-west-2011/home.aspx. Use code GARD5 to save 10%.













ATIC & InfraGard Arizona Public Meeting on Cyber Security
(November 17, 2011)

The final ATIC Public Meetings for 2011 is scheduled for November 17 from 2:00-4:00 PM on Cyber Security in partnership with Arizona InfaGard back at The Carnegie Center. Our planned speakers are:

ATIC Public Meeting on Telehealth and Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
(September 22, 2011)













The 3rd Annual ATIC Public Meeting on Telehealth and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) was held in partnership with the Arizona Telemedicine Program (ATP) and the Arizona BioIndustry Association (AZBio) on Thursday, September 22, 2011 from 11:30 AM-2:30 PM at the T-Health Institute located on the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix Campus. We had about 130 attendees onsite and another 20 or so participating remotely. Stellar speakers from industry and government presented on current health information technology efforts in Arizona and beyond with timely telehealth and EMR topics and a focus on sustainable business models. A number of telehealth vendors and related organizations were on hand to demonstrate the latest telehealth and EMR technology and resources along with tours of UA's world class facilities. You can download the Event Flier and Event Program along with presentations as linked below.

Moderators:
Welcome: Dr. Ronald Weinstein, MD, Director, Arizona Telemedicine Program (ATP)

Speakers:
Sustainable Business Relations Panel with Q&A included:
Our Premier Sponsor was MedApps, Inc. Also Sponsoring were Allscripts and St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center.

Our Organizational Exhibitors included the Arizona BioIndustry Association (AZBio), Arizona State Enterprise Technology Office (ASET, formerly GITA), Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records (ASLAPR), Arizona State Physicians Association (ASPA), Arizona Technology Council, Arizona Health-e Connection, and UA Arizona Telemedicine Program (ATP).

Our Business Exhibitors included our Sponsors plus Care Innovations (Intel-GE), Cayenne Consulting, DrFirst, GlobalMed, HealthNation, Janssen Pharmaceutical (J&J), MeMD, and Strategic Technology Communications (STC).

Audio conferencing provided courtesy of Cox Business Services. Web conferencing provided courtesy of iLinc Communications. Special thanks to PRO EM - Professional Event Management and the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix Campus for contributing to event support.











Please mark your calendar and plan to join us next year on Thursday, September 20, 2012 from 11:30 AM-2:30 PM for our 4rd Annual ATIC Public Meeting on Telehealth and Electronic Medical Records (EMR).

ATIC Public Meeting 9/22/11 Recap, Event Flier, Event Program, Mark Goldstein's Photos

ATIC Public Meeting Schedule for 2012
ATIC Announces Associate Role:

ATIC has decided to remain an advocacy and policy group, rather than become a membership organization, and has created the role of ATIC Associates to encourage formal involvement by our stakeholders. By opting in, you will receive in addition to this calendar and occasional event notices, the agendas and minutes of our Board meetings and occasional special announcements and offers. Over 350 individuals actively participate in our meetings and committees and have so far opted to be ATIC Associates. If you would also like to opt in as an ATIC Associate, please let us know via e-mail.

ATIC's Tech/Telecom Policy & Strategy Committee Discussion Lists:

ATIC has created two Yahoo! Groups to support active ATIC communications and engagement. You'll need a basic Yahoo! account (but not a Yahoo! e-mail address) to access the content and subscribe to it, a relatively painless process they'll lead you through if you don't already have one.

The ATIC-Policy List is for posting technology and telecommunications policy news and dialogue about related issues. To subscribe send an e-mail to atic-policy-subscribe@yahoogroups.com from your desired address. Once subscribed, to post a message send it to atic-policy@yahoogroups.com. The ATIC-Policy group can be found online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atic-policy/.

The ATIC-Strategy List is for the ATIC Strategy Committee's use in conducting the business of the Committee and related dialogue among participants. The Committee is Co-Chaired by Steve Peters and Ron Schott. To subscribe send any e-mail to atic-strategy-subscribe@yahoogroups.com from your desired address. Once subscribed, to post a message send it to atic-strategy@yahoogroups.com. The ATIC-Strategy group can be found online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atic-strategy/.


About ATIC:

The Arizona Telecommunications and Information Council (ATIC) is Arizona's recognized and authoritative organization guiding technology policy development, serving as a leading source of information and expertise on telecommunications and information technology matters. Arizona's citizens, businesses, and organizations will have access to advanced telecommunications services and information technologies enabling them to participate in the global economy. ATIC was originally formed in the early 90s as an economic development foundation under the former Governor's Strategic Partnership For Economic Development (GSPED).

ATIC develops, promotes and supports initiatives and guides adoption of effective public policies that encourages wide-scale deployment and availability of telecommunications services and information technologies to insure economic prosperity for the Arizona community, expand the region's global competitive advantage, enable continued educational advancement, and support an enhanced quality of life.

ATIC's public and private partners include large and small businesses, economic development organizations, libraries, consumer organizations, local and state government agencies, educational institutions, health care, the Arizona Corporation Commission, the Arizona Legislature, and information technology and telecommunications companies.

ATIC Sponsors
ATIC, now in its 17th year, would like to thank the following companies for continuing with their major sponsorship of the organization: AT&T, Cox Business Services (CBS), and CenturyLink. We would also like to thank PR Newswire for allowing us to distribute press releases through their service.

If you'd like to sponsor ATIC's activities and initiatives while enhancing your visibility within the technology and telecom community, please contact us by e-mail or by phone at 602-254-5887.