TribalNet 8 Agenda & Event Details

Monday 10/15/07

1-4:00
Pre-registration

4-8:00
Exclusive TribalNet 8 slot tournament sponsored by Agilysys

(free to all attendees and vendors with all-access passes! Sign up at conference registration)

Tuesday 10/16/07

7:30-8:45
Same Day Registration and Breakfast sponsored by Arisocrat


8:45-9:00
Welcome/opening presentation- TribalNet Director, Michael Day

10:00-10:15
Break sponsored by InfoTech


10:15-11:10
Breakout Sessions - you choose

Economic Development/Strategic Planning Track:
Diversifying your tribe's economic portfolio
Leaders and Decision makers from every tribe can benefit from this session. Join us as we take a look at the economic opportunities available specifically to tribal nations. Hear success stories of financial developments beyond gaming.
Speaker: Steve Szapor, The Innovation Group

Casino/Hospitality Track:
Prime your casino for server-based gaming
What exactly is server based gaming and what do managers need to know about it? How will it change today's slot floor? In this session, a panel of experts from the vendor and casino operator companies will discuss server based and downloadable gaming. Will your facility be ready for the changing industry?
Speakers: Rod Luck- VP of IT, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Mike Murphy- Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino, Jeff Allen- Bally Technologies, Jamal Azzam- Aristocrat

Tribal Government/Health Track:
Telemedicine progress in Indian Country
Mr. Buckley will provide an overview of the Federal Communications Commission's Rural Health Care Pilot Program, which was established by the Commission to facilitate the creation of a nationwide broadband network dedicated to health care by connecting public and non-profit health care providers in rural and urban locations- see how your tribe can benefit! Mr. Hutson rounds out the presentation by providing us with details of how to finance telemedicine and EMR projects and equipment through grants and loans available.
Speakers: Harry Hutson - USDA, Thomas Buckley - FCC

11:15-12:15
Roundtable option and Breakout Sessions- you choose

Roundtable session: Government/Health & Economic Development/Strategic Planning tracks
Roundtable: Records management and tribal enrollment- what's working what is not.
Two of the hottest topics tribal governments are facing today. Find out what's working for other tribes for both tribal enrollment, and records management procedures & systems for judicial, tribal, health, financial & more.
Moderated by Dillon Watkins - Relativity, Inc.

Tribal Government Track:
Collaborating resources in tribal public safety
In the age of heightened National security, tribes shouldn't be left behind. Find out more about the importance and benefits of collaborating with your local, state and federal agencies. Take a look at how the Tribal Public Safety organizations can leverage the Microsoft Platform to better collaborate with their public safety counterparts at the Federal, State & Local level. See a demonstration of a Public Safety portal, which provides training & integrated communication with the law enforcement community within a state level, Federal, State & Local law enforcement which are a part of this portal community. You can also take a look at Common Operational Picture/Situational awareness, portals & dashboards for your Tribal Communities to build upon & take to the next level. See the endless possibilities!
Speakers:Curt Kolcun and Jim Lorenz, Microsoft

General IT Track:
The Changing Role of the CIO and the Management of IT
- Business management is demanding that IT do more to help the business, even more efficiently. Understanding the nature of these changes and how to respond will be critical for IT management.
Speaker: Michael Gerrard- Gartner

After this session, take advantage of the opportunity to meet with the Gartner expert for one-on-one advice on the role of the CIO in your organization. There are only 5 time slots available, so ACT FAST! Contact Tania Ayoub directly at Tania.ayoub@gartner.com to reserve your time slot.


12:15-1:15
Lunch sponsored by Insight


1:15-2:15
Breakout Sessions- you choose

General IT Track:
Implementing a successful help-desk
Hear the answers to common questions related to this topic such as; what to focus on first, what pitfalls to avoid, how much of your budget and staff resources should you allocate for support tools & infrastructure, and more!
Speaker: Ron Muns, CEO & Founder of Help Desk Institute- HDI

Casino/Hospitality Track:
Product integration solutions for casino resorts
What is casino in a box? Is there finally a practical solution to software integration issues?
Speakers: Kevin Patterson- IBM "Father of Casino in a box"

General IT Track:
Wireless Security
Industry leader, Cisco highlights the ever-changing wireless security environment. The Power of Mobility allows companies to deploy Wireless networking solutions with a Simplified, Seamless and Secure Unified Wireless Solution. In addition to supporting your user community, the Wireless platform can be leveraged to simultaneously support multiple applications including Security, Voice, Location and Guest Access. Securing the wireless infrastructure is essential, including how to protect clients, control admission to the network, and protect the network from attacks.By attending this session you will learn: Wireless Business Drivers, Security and Wireless IDS, Voice over WiFi Support, Asset Tracking and Location-enabled networking, Secure Guest Access.
Speaker: Ken Cunningham- Cisco

2:15-2:30
Break sponsored by Proven Products


2:30-4:00
Interactive workshop option and breakout sessions - you choose

Workshop- all tracks: Project management workshop: Planning success- the ace project manager
During this session you'll interactively build a project schedule from scratch...by the book. You're divided into project teams and given resources, guidelines and constraints. You'll be guided through a game of designing a project schedule from Scope Planning and Definition through creating a WBS, Activity Definition, Sequencing, Resource Estimating, Cost Estimating & Budgeting, and finally Schedule Development. You won't be able to wait to get back and implement these processes and strategies for your next sure to be successful project!
Speakers: Certified Project Management Professionals- Pete Fiala, PMP & Brian Hoying, PMP

Session- all tracks
Data Protection, Storage, and Traceability
Game-Changing, Next-Generation Backup and Recovery. Real World Gaming Industry Example.
Speaker: Rory Bolt, Avamar

4:00-8:00
Vendor Exhibit
Hospitality Event Sponsored by Dell

Wednesday 10/17/07

8-9:30
Breakfast Sponsored by St. Croix Chippewa Enterprises


9:30-10:30
Breakout Sessions- you choose

General IT Track:
Creating RFP's - defining what you want before you're told what you'll get
This hands-on workshop will teach you the fundamentals needed to create an RFP that will make vendors cry - because they'll understand that you'll know exactly what you want to purchase not what they want to sell you.
Speaker: John Goetz- Percuto Consulting

Casino/Hospitality Track:
Is IP telephony right for you?
What are the challenges and benefits of moving to IP telephony at your casino resort? Take a practical view.
Speakers: Michael Day of Cannery Resorts and Patrick Foley & Dave Brown- Rimrock Technologies and Keith Konicki - Jazz-Fusion/SSD

Tribal Government/Health Track:
Does Tribal Health IT = RPMS? Part 1
Confronting the issue of whether or not to stay with RPMS or switch to an alternative? Hear the successes and challenges of using RPMS exclusively and listen in as CRIHB shares their active pursuit for an alternative. Find out what is being done at the federal level to meet Tribal needs.
Speakers: Jim Garvie - USPHS and James Crouch - California Rural Indian Health Board (CRIHB)

10:30-10:45
Break sponsored by CB Sales


10:45-11:45
Casino/Hospitality Track:
Application security - Raising awareness of common application design vulnerabilities
This session will promote awareness about common application layer vulnerabilities introduced by poor product design and implementation, and how they can threaten your network and sensitive data if not addressed. These IT leaders will demonstrate how unprotected applications can be exploited and why it is vital that vendors take an active role in product security in line with industry best practices. Speakers: Gilbert Mendoza, Joe Brandley - Pechanga Casino & Resort

Economic Development/Strategic Planning Track:
Education on rural tribal lands
This session will focus on how the use of this technology has enabled hundreds of tribal members who were separated by distance, the absence of public transportation and the factor of time to take advantage of and benefit from skill training and educational classes and opportunities that heretofore were unavailable. Mr. Ludin will highlight the successful BRIDGES project while Mr. Skow will show you from a tribal perspective how distance learning technology has made a difference in their community
Speakers: Ron Ludin of Earthwalk Communications, Harold Skow - Navajo Nation

Tribal Government/Health Track:
Does Tribal Health IT = RPMS? Part 2
Take an all encompassing look at 3rd party billing and get an update at the federal level. What’s going on with PAMS- what's next and what is the potential impact on Tribes?
Speakers: Jim Garvie - USPHS, and Gordon Morshead, President, ILC - PAMS

11:45-12:45
Lunch sponsored by IBM


12:45-1:45
Breakout Sessions- you choose

Economic Development/Strategic Planning Track:
Solving the grant funding mystery for IT
Hear success stories of tribes that have obtained funding for beneficial IT projects- see how you can too.
Speakers: Rondelle Clay- ANA/NAMS Cindy Grounds - Kaw Nation

Casino/Hospitality Track:
Data warehousing for individual gaming sites
Think your casino property is too small to benefit? Listen in as industry leaders discuss how "you don't have to be a Harrah's" to benefit from data warehousing technology. Real-life examples from Pearl River Resort.
Speakers: Suzanne Fiero- SAS Institute, Mario Perkins- Qualex Consulting, Ben Parks- Compudigm, John Enriquez- Pearl River Resort- Mississippi

Tribal Government Track:
Technologies' role in preserving Native culture
Two speakers show how technology is being used in language and cultural preservation. Mr. Thornton will show a short 3 minute video of other tribes that are using handheld technology for language preservation and will follow it up with a live demo of the software with a member of the audience. Mr. Kemp follows showing how the arrival of iTunes U gives higher education institutions an ingenious way to get audio and video content out to their students. Presentations, performances, lectures, demonstrations, debates, tours, archival footage? Education is about to become even more inspiring. See how tribes are putting this technology to use and how you can too.
Speakers: Andy Kemp- Apple, Don Thornton- Thornton Media

1:45-2:00
Break sponsored by CA


2:00-3:00
Roundtable, Interactive workshop option and breakout sessions - you choose

Roundtable session: all tracks
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Vendor Management: Do your vendors have your best interest in mind?
Find out as you can participate or listen in during the roundtable as TribalNet Advisory Board members and your peers discuss hot topics surrounding effectively managing relationships with your vendors.
Moderated by your peers and the TribalNet Advisory Board

Workshop - all tracks:
Building management support for IT initiatives through effective communications
Effective communications is the key to success in today's IT world. Gaining business support for your initiatives can only be accomplished with the full support of your peers as well as upper management. Join an interactive workshop where you can learn from the experiences of others, share new ideas, and find out what has been successful in other organizations.
Speaker:Alan Guibord Chairman and Founder- The Advisory Council

Innovating through a People-Ready Hospitality Business
The most successful People-Ready innovators in the hospitality industry have three things in common. They have a clear integration strategy. They know the value of great Business Intelligence. And they’re totally uncompromising when it comes to providing the best possible Guest Experience. Attend this exciting session to hear how a People-Ready business can help you generate new revenue streams, improve operations and ultimately enhance the guest experience.
Speaker: Mark Scanlan of Microsoft

2:30-5:30
Vendor exhibit

5:00
Prize announcements inside the exhibit

Thursday 10/18/07

8-9:00
Breakfast sponsored by ComputerTech


9:00-12:00
Roundtable workshop and conference close

Gather together with your peers as we take a look at pressing issues that lie ahead for 2008 and beyond. We will be hosting two separate roundtables specific to the key areas of the Native American IT environment: Casino/Hospitality and Government/Health Services. This is your chance to share your challenges and successes during this always informative and favored time of the conference. We will also be announcing 2008 scholarship and industry award opportunities offered through TribalNet. Don't miss it!

9-4:00
IBM certification program- hosted by IBM
System i (AS/400) Training for the Gaming Environment
IBM trainer Linda Morrison, Free to all TribalNet attendees!
The IBM training event is another added value option for TribalNet attendees!
For more information regarding the certification program or to request a course outline contact: John Ambler- jaambler@us.ibm.com