Speaker Sessions
Tuesday, May 20, 2003
8:30 to 10:00 am - Keynote presentation: "A Plan For Bold Action" Stuart McKee, Director, Washington State Department of Information Services
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10:15 - 11:45 am Abbot Conrad Room Title: Introduction to Microsoft .NET Framework Presenter: Paul Mehner, co-founder of the South Sound Dot Net Users Group and a Senior Software Engineer for Soundex Information Systems, Inc. Overview: Microsoft .NET is a platform and framework for application development. Understanding the existence and purpose of the Common Type System, the Common Language Runtime, and the .NET Framework object model are essential prerequisites to writing good software in the .NET environment. This presentation will jump start an understanding of the following NET topics:
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10:15 - 11:45 am Father Meinrad Room Title: Joining The State Forest Presenter: John Ditto, Chair, Forest Resource Group Overview: What is the State Forest and what does it take to join?
Presentation: Keith Kawamura for John Ditto (Microsoft PowerPoint 550 KB) |
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Noon - 1:30 pm Abbot Conrad Room Title: Enterprise Application Architectures in .NET Presenter: Jason Celestine, SX Labs. Overview: An architecture frames the technical possibilities of an application. This session will:
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Noon - 1:30 pm Father Meinrad Room Title: Application Development using the Active Directory Presenter: Harry Pierson, .NET Architect Evangelist, Microsoft
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1:45 - 3:15 pm Abbot Conrad Room Title: Building Title: Building ASP.NET Applications with the Microsoft Community Starter Kit Presenter: Stephen Walther, .NET author and owner of Superexpert ASP Workshops. Overview: Stephen Walther will discuss the Microsoft Community Starter Kit that was specifically designed to enable user groups to quickly build Web sites. It's called the ASP.NET Community Starter Kit. And, it is a free download from the www.Asp.Net site (just click the tab labeled Starter Kits). All of the source code is included. The Community Starter Kit includes 6 standard content modules:
The only thing that you need to run a Web site using the Community Starter Kit is the ASP.NET Framework. So, if you have an ISP that supports ASP.NET or you have a server that has the ASP.NET Framework installed, then you will have everything you need. |
1:45 - 3:15 pm Father Meinrad Room Title: Lessons learned about connecting to the Active Directory Presenters: Facilitator: John Ditto, Chair Forest Resource Group; Panel members: Jay Knowlton, DSHS; Robin Japhet, GA; John Saide, DIS; and Scott Rehm - L&I
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3:30 - 5:00 pm Abbot Conrad Room Title: Introduction to Programming with C# and VB.Net Presenter: Paul Mehner, co-founder of the South Sound Dot Net Users Group and a Senior Software Engineer for Soundex Information Systems, Inc. Overview: The two most popular Object Oriented Programming languages, C# and VB.NET, will be explored in this presentation. The talk will walk through simultaneous application development in VB.NET and C#, and will contrast many of the strengths and weaknesses of these two popular programming languages. The talk will illustrate:
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3:30 - 5:00 pm Father Meinrad Room Title: Usability Design and Testing Presenters: Marilyn Freeman, Wovie; Renee Guillierie, L&I; and Jon Meads, Usability Architects, Inc. Overview: Usability is often thought of in terms of designing according to given guidelines and testing of user interfaces. While these are important tools for developing interactive software and systems that are usable, it is more critical to integrate usability engineering practices throughout the entire development process. Properly done, usability engineering can shortened development times and reduce development and total cost while resulting in a better system or software package. This panel will address the following:
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Wednesday, May 21, 2003
8:30 to 10:00 am - Keynote presentation: "The Current and Future State of Internet Security" James McLendon, Vice President of Global Business Development, Symantec Corporation
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10:15 - 11:45 am Abbot Conrad Room Title: Data Exchange thru XML Presenters: Louis Sweeney, Ross & Associates; Guy Outred, Windsor Solutions; Tom Clarke, Office of Administrator of the Courts. Overview: Many agencies have data exchange requirements with other State agencies and organizations. Data exchange between incompatible systems has plagued us for eons. Come and learn about XML, data exchange thru XML, and how the EPA, Dept. of Ecology, and Administrator of the Office of the Courts are using XML to exchange data between incompatible systems. The session will look at:
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10:15 - 11:45 am Father Meinrad Room Title: Securing the VoIP Environment Presenters: Frank Leeds and Martin Rodriguez, Seitel Leeds and Associates This session will discuss:
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Noon - 1:30 pm Abbot Conrad Room Title: Application Development - Estimating Presenters: Nick Malik, Technical Architect, Sierra Systems Group; Glenn Briskin, Project Manager, Sierra Systems Group Overview: I like your idea, how much will it cost?" What will you say next? The two battle scarred presenters, Nick Malik, a Certified Function Point Analyst, and Glenn Briskin, a Certified Project Management Professional, will discuss:
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Noon - 1:30 pm Father Meinrad Room Title: Security in a Technology Culture Presenter: Kirk Bailey, Chief Security Officer, City of Seattle |
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1:45 - 3:15 pm Abbot Conrad Room Title: Enterprise Project Management In the Shared Solution Environment Overview: It wasn?t as if project management wasn?t complicated enough already. Enterprise architecture is forcing us to collaborate across organizational boundaries like never before. Come listen to a panel of experts discuss how to manage complex projects across diverse organizations. Learn how "communities of interest" use their collective synergy to advance new initiatives. Topics to be covered include:
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1:45 - 3:15 pm Father Meinrad Room Title: An Approach to Assessing Information Security in Complex Environments Presenters: Dave McComb and Simon Hoare, Semantic Arts Overview: Most efforts at securing information system have taken a "secure the perimeter" approach, hoping that with enough firewalls we could keep the barbarians from storming the gates. But even in today?s world of hackers and denial of service attacks, firewalls should not be looked at as a complete solution. The real concerns are more varied and as likely to come from inside. Rather than prescribe a technology that will solve these problems, (because there isn?t one) the speakers will outline a methodology for systematically inventorying and assessing the risks and countermeasures you have already implemented to determine where your greatest current vulnerabilities lie and areas where your protections are redundant. Presentation: Assessing Security (PDF 741 KB) |
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3:30 - 5:00 pm Abbot Conrad Room Title: Application Development - Office 2003 & InfoPath Presenter: Microsoft Overview: Office 2003, formerly known as "Office11", has the new "Visual Studio? Tools for Office," which enable Visual Studio .NET developers to build solutions based on Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel documents. InfoPath formally known as "XDocs" is a client application that combines the familiarity of a traditional word-processing program with the rigorous data-capture capabilities of a forms package. |
3:30 - 5:00 pm Father Meinrad Room Title: Mobilize your workforce using the Internet Overview: A couple of recent trends, namely 2.5G/3G wireless networks and Internet 'Hot-Spot' proliferation, have made possible a whole new range of solutions designed to 'mobilize' your workforce. In this session, we will:
Are the dreams of 'always on, always connected' and 'work is something you do, not somewhere you go' a reality today? Armed with the information delivered in this session, you'll be able to answer this question. |