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Tuesday, March 23, 2004
 
7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Registration Open

8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Tradeshow Open

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Communications Interoperability and Integrated Justice
Improved communication interoperability is a critical issue facing public safety and emergency management agencies today. Justice information systems provide crucial, time-sensitive information to first responders who depend on continuous access through wireless data networks and by voice from dispatchers. Unprecedented cooperation between police, fire, and other public safety organizations today is bringing a new focus on information sharing for first responders. Learn how efforts underway across the country speed access to critical information for homeland security. Executives, managers and technologists alike will benefit from this session on an important topic.

Speakers:
Dan Hawkins
Law Enforcement Information Technology Specialist
Justice Information Technology Services
SEARCH


Harlin R. McEwen
Chief of Police (retired)


Charles Werner
Deputy Fire Chief
Charlottesville Fire Department


9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Privacy's Prospects in the Information Age
New security initiatives compel justice agencies to collect, combine and share a growing array of data, including criminal history and intelligence data and some information beyond the traditional justice scope, such as credit and substance abuse histories. Concurrently, private information vendors are purchasing large quantities of justice information to provide criminal history checks for a wide variety of paying customers. Hear a panel of experts discuss how this expanding use and accessibility of criminal history and personal information impacts statutory privacy protections and public expectations.

Speakers:
Robert Belair
SEARCH General Counsel
Oldaker, Biden & Belair


Nuala O'Connor Kelly
Chief Privacy Officer
U.S. Department of Homeland Security


Liane Moriyama
Administrator
Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center
Department of the Attorney General


Michael Vatis
Executive Director
Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age


  Executives Managers Technologists
11:00 a.m. - noon The Conflict Between Privacy and Integration
Integrated systems bring together public records and confidential information. Assess the differing views on how to resolve this conflict and learn why agency leaders must address this complex issue.

Speakers:
Hon. Thomas W. Brothers
Presiding Judge
20th Judicial District of Tennessee
Sixth Circuit Court


Cabell C. Cropper
Executive Director
National Criminal Justice Association


Eric C. Johnson
Acting Director
Law and Policy
SEARCH


Robert Sykora
Chief Information Officer
Minnesota Board of Public Defense

Developing Benchmarks and Performance Measures
"What you count counts"! Use this key strategy to ensure project success. Hear policymakers, business managers and technologists debate this issue. Learn how to develop benchmarks and metrics, how to sell them to policymakers and how to effectively manage projects using these tools. See why funding bodies are frequently linking budgets to performance metrics in these challenging economic times.

Speakers:
Larry Bernosky
Integrated Criminal Justice Information Systems
Maricopa County


Teri Sullivan
Justice Information Systems Specialist
SEARCH

Developing a Justice Enterprise Security Architecture: Building the Security Layer
Learn how information security technologies and architectures can be employed to meet the privacy and confidentiality goals established by agency leaders. Explore other security issues and challenges presented by information sharing and how to address them.

Speakers:
Steven E. Correll
Executive Director
National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System


Dr. Alan Harbitter
Chief Technology Officer
PEC Solutions


Sunil Misra
Chief Security Advisor and Managing Principal
Worldwide Enterprise Security Practice
Unisys Corporation


Catherine Plummer
Justice Information Systems Specialist
SEARCH


12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Lunch
State and Regional Homeland Security Directors Roundtable Session: Integration, Interoperability and National Security

Learn how jurisdictions coordinate justice integration and homeland security. Hear how homeland security directors organize their efforts, involve justice and intelligence information systems and coordinate with the federal government. Explore the resulting impact on the justice community.

Speakers:
Bryan E. Beatty
Secretary
Department of Crime Control and Public Safety


Ronald P. Hawley
Executive Director
SEARCH


Richard Noll
Assistant City Manager
City of Kansas City, Missouri


Roland Squire
Enterprise Executive
Homeland Security IT
Utah Department of Public Safety


1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Case Studies
Learn how jurisdictions addressed the following issues in our popular Case Study sessions. During each session, representatives from the policy, operational and technical levels of an integrated justice effort come together to share their experiences and lessons learned.
  Case Study 1:
Sharing CJIS Data: Building Blocks from Connecticut's Justice Sandbox
A case study of a successful state and local integrated justice system projects using an interoperable infrastructure and an enterprise architecture. A new common repository with arrest, criminal history, identification, court, bail, disposition, erasure, correction, probation, protective order, and parole events will be demonstrated in the cross-agency Offender Based Tracking System with its real-time inquiry and ad-hoc reporting functions. The Paperless Re-Arrest Warrant Network will show interoperability via a single-sign portal.

Speakers:
Thomas J. Basile
Information Systems Administrator
Technology Support Group
Connecticut Dept. of Information Technology


James R McGavin
Vice President
Sierra Systems Group, Inc.


John D. Murphy, Jr.
Commander
East Hartford Police Department


Linda Ruff
Vice President
Enterprise Solutions Division
Maximus, Inc.


Theron Schnure
Assistant Division Director
Connecticut Office of Policy and Management

Case Study 2:
Nebraska: A Collaborative Approach to Integration

This case study will discuss Nebraska’s approach to integration among state and local agencies. A cooperative approach has focused on improving agency automation while always targeting data sharing. Standardizing court automation and local records systems have not only improved data quality but have allowed easier integration with DMV, AFIS, criminal history and other systems. The session will include a demonstration of NCJIS, an Internet-based data portal providing access for state, local and federal law enforcement to a variety of data and services, including criminal histories, jail holds, probationers, corrections, DMV, mugshots, court data, subscriptions and local case information.

Speakers:
Jon M. Downey
Criminal Investigator
Madison County Sheriff's Office


Michael Overton
Chief, Information Systems
Nebraska Crime Commission


Lt. John Shelton
Commander
Criminal Intelligence Division
Nebraska State Patrol


Rod Warner
Business System Analyst
Nebraska State Patrol

Case Study 3:
Building a Justice Data and Voice Enterprise System
"The right information at the right time to the right person." A case study of a successful regional integrated justice effort that includes both data and voice in two counties in Southern California.

Speakers:
James R. Davis
Police Chief
El Cajon (CA) Police Department


Erin Kenneally, M.F.S., J.D.
Forensic Analyst
University of California San Diego
San Diego Super Computer Center


Pamela Scanlon
Executive Director
Automated Regional Justice Information System


Thomas A. Zoll
Chief
Carlsbad Police Department


3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Roundtable on Biometric Technologies, Justice Integration, Homeland Security and Beyond
Investigate the utility of various biometric technologies and explore a vision of their future applications. The array of identification technologies referred to as "biometrics" continues to dominate the headlines as a means to safeguard the homeland. Learn how these technologies will reach beyond homeland security applications and are beginning to transform justice operations in ways limited only by the imagination.

Speakers:
Owen M. Greenspan
Justice Information Services Specialist
SEARCH


Lt. Jim Main
Project Manager
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Florida


Christopher Miles
Acting Chief
Research and Technology Development Division
Office of Science and Technology
National Institute of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice


John D. Woodward, Jr.
Director
Department of Defense
Biometrics Management Office


  Executives Managers Technologists
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Federal and State Justice and Homeland Security Integration Initiatives
Integrated justice information from all levels is the cornerstone for improved justice and public safety nationwide-and the foundation for protecting the homeland. Learn about the Law Enforcement Information System (LEIS), designed to become a powerful tool for criminal investigation and preventing crime that will integrate multiple federal data sources. LEIS planning relies on a Concept of Operations (CONOPS) document to ensure that appropriate issues are being addressed. Hear how Illinois has developed a CONOPS for public safety and homeland security. This state will demonstrate how information and communication deficiencies that exist today were identified, and identify future functions, the range of information exchanges, and interactions needed among public safety, first responders and private partners to prevent and respond to a homeland security event. The nexus of justice and homeland security is demonstrated with these two exciting projects.

Speakers:
Col. Kenneth A. Bouche
Deputy Director
Information and Technology Command
Illinois State Police


Michael Duffy
Deputy Chief Information Officer
Electronic Government Services
Department of Justice


Gerald Wethington
Chief Information Officer
Missouri Office of Information Technology

Navigating the Procurement Process: Best Practices in Procurement Contracting and Establishing Positive Vendor Relationships
Hear our panel share best practices, tips, tricks and successful strategies to help you navigate the complex competitive bid process, outsourcing and other procurement processes. Learn how to successfully negotiate contracts and build a solid partnership with your vendor. See how a variety of Web-based and published tools and resources can assist you.

Speakers:
Stephen J. Davidson
Chairman
Intellectual Property and IT Law Department
Leonard, Street and Deinard


Dale W. Good
Director
Justice Information Technology Services
SEARCH


William H. Romesburg
Law Enforcement Information Technology Specialist
SEARCH

Biometrics and Integration: The Minnesota Initiative
Learn about a state and local project to integrate biometric-based identifiers into case management system records and insure that central repository criminal history records are complete. This is an example of the innovative use of message broker based middleware integration technologies, livescan electronic fingerprint technologies, and reengineered business practices linking fingerprints, criminal history records and operational agency records.

Speakers:
Hon. Thomas G McCarthy
District Judge
First Judicial District of Minnesota


Insp. Thomas Merkel, J.D.
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office


Jerry Olson
Project Manager
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension


Carolyn Renn
Court Administrator
Carver County First Judicial District


5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall


Note: The agenda is subject to change. All agenda updates, including information on speakers, will be posted regularly to this Website.



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