Call for Government Best Practices Speakers – Please contact Kim Hovda at khovda@marketaccess.org if your agency has implemented an innovative solution in the areas of Data Centers, TeleWork or COOP and you would like to share your experience and lessons-learned.
Homeland Defense Journal Training Conferences (R)
Data Center Best Practices Training Conference
June 12-13, 2008
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC
The Future of COOP and Tele-work Training Conference
August 6-7, 2008
The Capital Hilton
Washington, DC
* Two pre-conference workshops are being offered for this conference: please visit www.homelanddefensejournal.com for more information
How to Effectively Audit Contingency and Business Continuity Plans Workshop — August 4-5, 2008
Crisis Management Plan Writing – An Interactive Two-day Workshop on Expanding and Enhancing Local Crisis Management Capabilities — August 4-5, 2008
1. About Data Center Best Practices Conference
The Data Center Best Practices Conference is specifically designed for Government Data Center Professionals and their Systems Integrators and Consultants. The primary focus of this 1 ½ day event is infrastructure, virtualization, “green” data centers and best practices. Conveniently located at the Washington DC Convention Center, this rapid-fire conference will feature leaders from both industry and government who will provide participants with ideas, check-lists, top “to-do’s and actionable information that can be used immediately in your agency or organization’s data center. Insight will be given into some of the greatest ongoing challenges that data center managers face, especially in funding critical projects, and how others have used creative ways to mitigate these issues.
Infrastructure:
• Power planning
• Air management planning
• System monitoring
• Cabling infrastructure
• “Greening of the Data Center”
• Virtualization across platform and application (how to)
• Disaster Planning and Recovery
• Managing the infrastructure (for increasing complex data centers)
Best Practices:
• Privacy compliance
• Threat management
• Remote vendor access
• Disaster Recovery/Backup
• Forecasting Staying ahead of your client demand needs
• Government Data Center best practices
What You’ll Learn:
• Best practices across a wide array of data center topics
• How others have solved issues
• How to secure funding for critical projects
• Physical security
• Technology to reduce use of energy and improved airflow
• Virtualization
• Offsite storage
• And much more…
Speakers Include:
• Major Carl Brodhun, United States Marine Corp.
• Mr. Peter Panfil, VP Engineering, Emerson Electric
• Charles R. Christopherson, Jr., USDA Chief Information Officer
• Yogesh Khanna, Vice President, Chief Technology Officer of IT Infrastructure Solutions for CSC’s North American Public Sector
• Will Lintner, Dept of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program
*Agenda to be announced soon
Who Should Attend:
• Analysts
• CIOs
• Data Center Administrators
• Disaster Recovery Managers/Specialists
• Facilities Engineers
• Facilities Management
• Government Solutions Integrators – Data Center Operators
• IS VPs
• IT Managers
• Network Managers
• Project Managers
• Systems Software Managers
• Technical Specialists
• Technology Consultants
* For list of previous attendees and more information please visit www.homelandedfensejournal.com
Registration Charges:
*Government attendees: $395 per person
*Small Business: $595 per person
*Industry: $695 per person
Location Information:
This conference will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center at 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW Washington, DC 20001.
2. About the Future of Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Telework Conference
The Future of Continuity of Operations and Telework Training Conference is about best practices, lesson-learned and current thinking in the development of agency mission continuity plans. As a baseline of preparedness for the full range of potential emergencies, all government agencies, including federal, state, local, and counties shall have in place a viable COOP capability which ensures the performance of their essential functions during any emergency or situation that may disrupt normal operations. The changing threat environment and recent emergencies, including localized acts of nature, accidents, technological emergencies, and military or terrorist attack-related incidents, have shifted awareness to the need for COOP capabilities that enable agencies to continue their essential functions across a broad spectrum of emergencies. Federal Emergency Management Agency recommends that all COOP planning goals include an all-hazards approach, identification of alternate facilities, and the ability to operate within 12 hours of activation, and maintain emergency operations for up to 30 days.
COOP planning is an effort to assure that the capability exists to continue essential agency functions across a wide range of potential emergencies. The objectives of a COOP plan may include:
• Ensuring the continuous performance of an agency’s essential functions/operations during an emergency
• Protecting essential or backup capabilities of facilities, equipment, records, and other assets
• Reducing loss of life, minimizing damage and losses
• Achieving a timely and orderly recovery for an emergency and resumption of full services to customers
• Telework
Telework is an essential element of federal agencies’ COOP Planning. In the aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001, it has become increasingly evident that Federal agencies need to consider a full range of possibilities related to how and where their work is accomplished. Continuity of operations relies more than ever on enabling government employees and contractors to work from any location. Both the White House and the House Reform Committee in their recent discussions of COOP, especially in the event of a pandemic, emphasized telework as a critical component in any COOP plan.
Who Should Attend:
• Agency Executives concerned with continuity of operations
• Disaster recovery, business continuity planners
• Operations executives
• Data communications and information technology managers
• Disaster recovery team members
• Supervisors of security and guard
What You Will Learn:
• Steps in the Development of your agency continuity plan
• How to manage, implement, test and refresh your plan
• Government regulations on COOP and Business Continuity and how they pertain to your agency
• Updated strategies for crisis communication, coordination, data communications, incident comment
• Lessons-learned from real world experiences and best practices
• Action checklists for your agency plans
• How to implement a Telework plan
• Telework technology
Speakers:
* Robert (Bob) J. Hughes – Chief Information Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau U.S Department of Treasury
* Kent Smiley, PMP – Director COOP/COG, State of Colorado
Location:
The conference will be held at the Capital Hilton, 1001 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 393-1000. The hotel is located only a few blocks from 3 different Metro Stations: Farragut North (Red Line), Farragut West (Blue & Orange Lines), McPherson Square (Blue & Orange Lines).
The Capital Hilton is holding a small block of guest rooms available at the rate of $209+tax. To secure a room, you must call Mike Schneider at 202-639-5717 and ask for the Market*Access International COOP and Telework Conference to get this rate.
* For a list of previous attendees and further information please visit www.homelanddefensejournal.com
* Two pre-conference workshops are being offered for this conference: please visit www.homelanddefensejournal.com for more information
How to Effectively Audit Contingency and Business Continuity Plans Workshop — August 4-5, 2008
Crisis Management Plan Writing – An Interactive Two-day Workshop on Expanding and Enhancing Local Crisis Management Capabilities — August 4-5, 2008
Registration Charges:
*Government attendees: $295 per person
*Small Business: $395 per person
*Industry: $495 per person
Registration Options:
[1] Register on-line at www.homelanddefensejournal.com
[2] Phone Customer Service at (703) 807-2758
[3] E-mail Customer Service at customerservice@marketaccess.org
[4] Fax the Registration Form provided below to: (703) 807-2728
[5] Mail the Registration Form provided below to:
Homeland Defense Journal
4301 Wilson Blvd. #1003
Arlington, VA 22203
Contact Us:
* For government speaking and best practices presentation opportunities, please contact Brian Lake, (703-807-2753)
* For product and solutions companies interested in sponsorship information and related speaking opportunities, contact Sareth Neak, (203-328-3046)
* For organizations interested in partnership opportunities, contact Brian Lake, (703-807-2753)