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NASCA 2002 Annual Conference - Agenda


Ensuring Business Continuity in State Government
September 27 - October 1, 2002
Scottsdale, Arizona

Saturday, September 28, 2002
4:00pm - 8:00pm Registration
4:30pm - 6:00pm Executive Committee Meeting
6:30pm - 8:00pm Welcome Reception
8:00pm Hospitality Suite

Sunday, September 29, 2002
9:00am - 4:30pm Registration
9:00am - 10:00am Continental Breakfast
10:00 - 10:30am Call to Order and Welcome
10:30am - 11:45am Keynote Presentation
Richard H.L. Marshall, (bio) Principal Deputy Director, Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office (CIAO)
An informative session with a former commissioner on the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection in which risk management, security, and critical infrastructure issues will be addressed.
11:45am - 2:15pm Eighth Annual NASCA Outstanding Program Awards Luncheon and Presentation
The Award for Creative Excellence will be presented to the winner(s).
2:15pm - 3:30pm Session 1 -What's Your Problem (Part 1)
Moderator: Glenn Lawrence, Commissioner, IN Department of Administration
A NASCA favorite! An interactive session where attendees can participate in discussions about current issues facing state governments.
3:30pm - 4:00pm Break
4:00pm - 5:00pm Session 2 -What's Your Problem (Part 2)
5:00pm Dinner on Own
8:00pm Hospitality Suite
9:00pm Movie Night
Join us in the Hospitality Suite for a movie and snacks!


Monday, September 30, 2002
8:00am - 4:30pm Registration
8:00am - 9:00am Continental Breakfast
9:00am - 10:00am Session 3 - Physical Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection
Presenter: Dirk van der Vaart, ManTech
This session will provide a private sector perspective on security.
10:00am - 10:15am Break
10:15am - 11:45am Session 4 - Controlling Costs of Goods and Services
Moderator: Pam Warren, Director, OK Department of Central Services
Panelists: 1) Jackie White, Commissioner, MO Department of Administration
2) Steven Beffort, Cabinet Secretary, NM Department of General Services
3) Dennis Dunne, Chief Deputy Directory, CA Department of General Services
Three states will discuss the management of the impacts of the fiscal crisis that has hit the states. Panelists will identify the problems their state faced, the particular issues the member's agency was required to deal with in coping and lessons learned or strategies employed that have on-going management implications.
11:45am - 2:30pm Lunch and Annual Business Meeting
2:30pm - 4:00pm Session 5 - New Procurement Technologies (versus purchasing technology)
Presenters: 1) John Adler, AZ
2) John J. West, Jr., Silver Oak Partners
3) Gloria Homer, Secretary, DE Department of Administrative Services
This session will highlight advances in procurement/purchasing technologies. AZ will focus on a new on-line procurement system and Silver Oak Partners will give an overview of a procurement project with the state of Delaware.
5:15pm - 10:00pm Off-Site event - "The Ranch"
Buses will depart from the hotel lobby at 5:15p.m. Join us for an authentic cowboy cookout under the Sonoran Desert Sky. Your fun-filled evening includes a cookout and western-style entertainment guaranteed to take you back to the days of the wild west.
10:00pm Hospitality Suite


Tuesday, October 1
8:00am - 12:00pm Registration
8:00am - 9:00am Continental Breakfast
9:00am - 10:30am Session 7 - Developing a Comprehensive Building Management Plan
Presenter: Salvatore Chiarelli, Director of Physical Plant Operations, University of Vermont
This session will provide insight into developing a comprehensive building management plan and will highlight a Preventative Maintenance program.
10:30am - 10:45am Break
10:45am - 11:45am Session 8 - Fleet Management Cost Controls
Presenter: Les Rucker, Maximus
Discover new and innovative ways to help control the costs of fleet management
11:45am - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00p.m. - 2:30p.m. Session 9 - Response to Terrorism
Moderator: Elliott Hibbs, Director, AZ Department of Administration
Presenters: 1) Andy Staubitz, Chief, AZ Capitol Police
2) Major General David Rataczak, Director of the AZ Department of Emergency and Military Affairs
Representatives from AZ will give an in-depth look at the state's response to the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and will discuss ways for state agencies to prepare for emergencies.
2:30pm - 6:00pm Free Time
2:30pm - 3:00pm Newly Elected Executive Committee Meeting
6:00pm - 7:00pm Reception
7:00pm - 9:00pm Annual Banquet
9:00pm - 11:00pm T-Shirt Swap
A NASCA tradition! Enjoy this networking time where attendees swap t-shirts from their home states.
11:00pm Hospitality Suite