The 21st Unemployment Insurance and Technology Conference


Draft Agenda

The following is a DRAFT agenda as of April 2, 2008:

Starting Monday June 23rd, the Cyber Café, provided by Dell and Unisys, will be open when the Exhibitor Area is open. Conferees can maintain business access through e-mail and the Internet.

Sunday, June 22, 2008
June 22 3:00 - 6:00 pm



4:00 - 6:00 pm
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Unemployment Insurance Technology Sub-Committee Meeting On Site
Dinner Off Site To Be Announced

Registration/Check-in
Exhibitor Setup

Monday, June 23, 2008
June 23 7:30 - 8:15 am

7:30 - 8:15 am

7:30 am - 5:30 pm

8:15 - 8:45 am

8:45 - 9:30 am

9:30 - 10:00 am

10:00 - 11:00 am




11:00 am - 12:00 pm


12:00 - 1:00 pm

1:00 - 1:30 pm

1:30 - 2:00 pm

2:10 - 3:25 pm
A
B
C
D

3:25 - 3:45 pm

3:45 - 5:00 pm

5:30 - 7:30 pm
Breakfast (Full)

Registration/Check-in

Exhibit Area Open

Welcome and Opening Comments

National Update

Break - Exhibit Area

Keynote
Brian Rawson
Chief Technology Officer
State of Texas

State Updates and Information Technology Portfolio Introduction

Lunch (Full)

2-Minute Exhibitor Drill

State Updates

Workshops ABCD
Telecommuting
Defining Business Requirements
Worker Misclassification
Site Visit to the Texas Workforce Commission

Break - Exhibit Area

Workshops ABCD repeated

Reception Hors d'oeuvres and Cash Bar

Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Tuesday 7:30 - 8:15 am

7:30 am - 5:30 pm

8:15 - 8:45 am

8:45 - 9:00 am

9:00 - 10:15 am
E
F
G
H

10:15 - 10:45 am

10:45 am - 12:00 pm

12:00 - 1:00 pm

1:00 - 2:00 pm

2:10 - 3:25 pm
I
J
K
L

3:25 - 3:45

3:45 - 5:00
Breakfast (Full)

Exhibit Area Open

State Updates (with Breakfast, same room)

Break - Exhibit Area

Workshops EFGH
Disaster Recovery
Business Intelligence Systems
Funding for Unemployment Insurance Technology
Interstate Connection SOA

Break - Exhibit Area

Workshops EFGH repeated

Lunch (Full)

State Updates

Workshops IJKL
Unemployment Insurance Modernization
Characteristics of Project Management
Tax Systems
Site Visit to the Texas Workforce Commission

Break - Exhibit Area

Workshops IJKL repeated

Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Wednesday 7:30 - 8:15 am

7:30 am- 12:00 pm

8:15 - 8:30 am

8:30 - 9:30 am

9:30 - 9:45 am

9:45 - 10:45 am

10:45 - 11:30 am


11:30 am- 12:00 pm

12:00 - 5:00 pm
Breakfast (Continental)

Exhibit Area Open

State Updates (with Breakfast, same room)

Plenary: Security Issues

Break - Exhibit Area

Plenary: Building Healthy Relationships

Interstate Connection and Separation Information Data Exchange System Updates

Closing Comments/2009 Conference

Exhibitor Tear Down