IR Management Series

2012 DIR
Telecommunications Forum

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Agenda – June 26, 2012 

8:00 a.m. – Registration and Morning Breakfast

8:45 a.m.
Introduction and Welcome 
John Hoffman, Director, Communications Technology Services, DIR 

9:00 a.m.
Cloud and Intelligent Networking Services – PPTX (4 MB)
Michael Rouleau, Senior Vice President, Business Development, tw telecom

9:45 a.m.
Long-Term Evolution (LTE): The Basis for Wireless 4G Technology – PPT (889 KB)
Patrick Urgento, System Engineer, Sprint

10:30 a.m. – Break: Refreshments, Exhibit Area Open

11:00 a.m.
Business Continuity Management (Disaster Recovery)
Roberta J. Witty, Research Vice President, Compliance, Risk and Leadership, Gartner 

11:45 p.m. – Lunch (Provided): Exhibit Area Open

12:45 p.m.
New Security Challenges in Today's Communications Landscape (Content unavailable for posting.)
Dustin Dykes, Principal Architect, AT&T Security Consulting, AT&T

1:30 p.m.
Data Transitions: Management, Storage, Cloud, and Convergence – PPTX (1.5 MB)
Elizabeth Kohler, Director, Product Management, Level 3 Communications

2:15 p.m. – Break: Refreshments, Exhibit Area Open

2:45 p.m.
TEX-AN Next Generation – PPTX (2.6 MB)
John Hoffman, Director, Communications Technology Services, DIR 

3:45 p.m.
Statewide Technologies and Wrap Up – PPTX (584 KB)
Carl Marsh, Chief Operating Officer, DIR

4:30 p.m. – Adjourn