Upcoming Events

Managing Consolidated Data Centers and Improving Sustainability Performance

Event Date: 
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 7:30am - 11:45am
Location: 
U.S. GSA
1275 1st Street, NE Room 201
Washington, DC 20002

This program will explore the latest and most innovative approaches to data center optimization, to include driving towards energy/green efficiencies, data center activities and tools that drive performance, as well as task for updates.

Please join us for engaging discussions on data center consolidation, performance improvement and sustainability with government and industry thought leaders.

Registration:
Industry: $20
Government: Complimentary

$20.00

Moving Beyond the Boundaries: Accelerating Government at the Speed of Mobility

Event Date: 
Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 7:30am - 11:30am

GITEC & AFFIRM present Moving Beyond the Boundaries: Accelerating Government at the Speed of Mobility

Join us for an in depth look at how government in embracing mobility as a platform for change. The federal government faces a number of unique barriers to the adoption of non-traditional and innovative technologies across government.

Read more and register at
www.affirm.org/events/mobile-workforce

Location: 
The Washington Plaza Hotel
10 Thomas Circle NW
Washington, DC 20005
Event Agenda: 

Agenda:

7:00am - 8:00am: Registration and Networking
8:00am - 8:10am: Introductions
  • Darren Ash, President, AFFIRM
  • John Sullivan, President, GITEC
8:10am - 8:30am: Panel 1
The Federal Mobility Strategy: Seizing the Mobility Revolution
Keynote:
Lisa Schlosser, Deputy U.S. CIO, Office of Management and Budget

8:35am - 9:20am: Panel 2
Policy: The Platform of Mobility Progress
Moderator:
Chas Phillips, former Chief Counsel, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives
Speakers:
Rick Holgate, Assistant Director for Science & Technology and Chief Information Officer, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Mobility Lead for Federal CIO Council

9:25am - 10:15am: Panel 3
Restructure, Centralize, Pool: Streamlining the Cost of Mobility
Moderator:
Francis Rose, Host, In Depth with Francis Rose, 1500 AM Federal News Radio
Speakers:
Steve Kempf, Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, U.S. General Services Administration (invited)

10:15am - 10:35am: Break

10:40am-11:20am: Panel 4
Mobilizing the Workforce: Perspectives from Academia, Government and Industry
Moderator:
Chris Dorobek , founder, publisher and editor, DorobekINSIDER
Speakers:
Lloyd Griffiths, Dean, Volgenau School of Engineering, George Mason University
Avi Bender, Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Census Bureau

Date and Location:

Thursday, March 15, 2012
7:30am - 11:30am

The Washington Plaza Hotel
10 Thomas Circle, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Metro: McPherson Square(Orange & Blue)
(map and driving directions)

Costs

Government Attendees
  • Government Subscribers - included in subscription; log in to register and reserve your seat
  • Government Member Pre-Registered (before 3/14, 12pm) - $35
  • Government Non-member Pre-Registered (before 3/14, 12pm) - $40
  • Government Member Walk-in - $45
  • Government Non-member Walk-in - $50
Industry Attendees
  • Sustaining Partner Member Pre-Registered (before 3/14, 12pm) - $95
  • Industry Non-member Pre-Registered (before 3/14, 12pm) - $195
  • Sustaining Partner Member Walk-in - $105
  • Industry Non-member Walk-in - $205

Sponsorships


We will have opportunities for Industry to participate in this venue. With a target audience of 40% Government attendance, this is a great opportunity for those supporting mobile computing to participate. Please contact christina@affirm.org for further information.

GITEC Summit 2012

Shared IT Services – From Concept through Implementation

The GITEC Summit is the 2012 “must attend” conference for any government agency responsible for either delivering Shared IT Services or using Shared IT Services. If you are an IT leader in the government, industry or academia, the Summit is the premier forum to share ideas, challenges and solutions surrounding the development, implementation, management and use of information technology for mission critical functions.

Mark your calendars for May 20th through 22nd for the 2012 GITEC Summit in Baltimore!

Event Date: 
Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 9:00am - Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 4:00pm