April 28, 2011

Available materials from this event are linked from the listings below.  

Session 1

• Purchasing Guidelines for Voluntary Customers – PPTX (4.3MB)
  Mark Howard, Contracts Establishment Manager, ICT Cooperative Contracts, DIR
• Cloud Computing: Moving from Hype to Reality – PPTX (3.2 MB)
  Ben Pring, Vice President of Research, Gartner

Session 2

• K-12 Case Study – PPTX (7.2 MB)
  Brian Dietrich, Strategic Account Manager, SLED, State of Texas and Higher Education, Intel Americas
• Communications Technology Services (CTS) Overview – PPTX (1.6 MB)
  John Hoffman, Assistant Director, Communications Technology Services, DIR
  Sherri Parks, Director, Enterprise Contracts, DIR

Lunch Keynote

• Demographics and Economic Trends in Texas – PPTX (4.5 MB)
  Dr. Lloyd Potter, Ph.D., M.P.H., Texas State Demographer

Session 3

• Purchasing Guidelines for State Customers – PPTX (5.2 MB)
  Shannon Kelley, Contract Establishment Manager, ICT Cooperative Contracts, DIR
  Gerda Sessions, Contract Establishment Manager, ICT Cooperative Contracts, DIR

Session 4

• ITSAC Best Value – PPTX (814 KB)
  Skip Bartek, Assistant Director, ICT Cooperative Contracts, DIR
  Aiko Morales, Contract Performance Manager, ICT Cooperative Contracts, DIR
• TEA Educational Technology Update – PPTX (13 MB)
  Karen Kahan, Director, Educational Technology, Texas Education Agency

Session 5

• DIR Contracts and E-Rate Eligibility – PPTX (531 KB)
  Mark Howard, Contract Establishment Manager, ICT Cooperative Contracts, DIR