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Conference Agenda Overview
2010 - Finding Solutions!


This year's Mi-GMIS conference will be crammed with educational opportunities for every type of techie, from CIO to helpdesk.  Sessions will focus on technologically advanced solutions that are pertinent to today's forward-thinking government agencies. Mi-GMIS has assembled a powerhouse of talent that will address innovative and functional concepts to members. This year's theme - Finding Solutions, will send members home packed full of ideas! 


See the session list below or preview the entire schedule including meals, session days and time.    

NOTE: Schedule is tentative. Sessions and times may change.


Keynote Speakers


Mr Cliff Lampe - The Promise and Peril of Social Media

Cliff Lampe is an assistant professor in the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media at Michigan State University.  

Cliff studies large-scale online interactions, and how socio-technical tools can be used as architecture in online systems.  He has studied sites like Facebook, Slashdot, NewsTrust, and Everything2 as part of this research agenda.  Topics he studies includes the use of recommender systems to socialize new members of online communities, the role Facebook interaction has on the generation of social capital, and how users participate in sites over longer periods of time.
   
 


Educational Sessions

 
Technical Track

  • Physical Security

  • Open Source

  • Cloud Computing

  • VMWare

  • Disaster Recovery 

  • Sharepoint Training  

Management Track

  • Software Licensing for State and Local Government
  • Broadband Strategies
  • Project Management
  • PCI Rule Changes
  • Emergency Notification Systems 
  • Time Management 

All sessions include a question/answer period and members are encouraged to chat with speakers between sessions. Mi-GMIS will offer members a copy of the presentations after the conference.