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Special Report Now Available for Download Telework and Continuity of Operations (COOP)   Teleworking is an innovative business solution that enables employees to do productive work away from the traditional office. Modern technological advances have made it easier to work anytime, anywhere, and any place.      Following 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina it is even more important to have trained staff able to work from home or designated government centers during a major disaster, pandemic or terrorist attack and maintain some continuity of operations.      Access to communications, applications, data and even other people is necessary so that government programs and processes can continue when the workplace closes down. However, systems have to be in place to allow staff to train and practice before they have to respond to an actual crisis. The time to act is now.

About the Conference

On May 9, 2007, the White House released Homeland Security Presidential 20, HSPD-20, which mandated that government agencies appoint a senior-level official at the assistant secretary level as their continuity of operations (COOP) coordinators who would prepare plans, budgets and exercises to test agencies' COOP plans each year. The mandate, which requires implementation in the next 90 days, is designed to ensure that government agencies are capable of initiating COOP plans with little or no notice to remain open and ready to deal with terrorist, manmade or natural threats and disasters.

The Continuity of Operations and Telework Training Conference is about best practices, lesson-learned and current thinking in the development of agency mission continuity plans. As a baseline of preparedness for the full range of potential emergencies, all government agencies, including federal, state, local, and counties shall have in place a viable COOP capability which ensures the performance of their essential functions during any emergency or situation that may disrupt normal operations. County and local governments have to deal with events such as hurricanes, fires, or floods that would require them to relocate their operations for an extended period of time. The changing threat environment and recent emergencies, including localized acts of nature, accidents, technological emergencies, and military or terrorist attack-related incidents, have shifted awareness to the need for COOP capabilities that enable agencies to continue their essential functions across a broad spectrum of emergencies.

Telework is an essential element of federal agencies' COOP Planning. In the aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001, it has become increasingly evident that Federal agencies need to consider a full range of possibilities related to how and where their work is accomplished. Continuity of operations relies more than ever on enabling government employees and contractors to work from any location. Both the White House and the House Reform Committee in their recent discussions of COOP, especially in the event of a pandemic, emphasized telework as a critical component in any COOP plan.

COOP planning as an effort to assure that the capability exists to continue essential agency functions across a wide range of potential emergencies. The objectives of a COOP plan may include:

• Ensuring the continuous performance of an agency’s essential functions/operations during an emergency
• Protecting essential or backup capabilities of facilities, equipment, records, and other assets
• Reducing or mitigations disruptions to operations
• Reducing loss of life, minimizing damage and losses
• Achieving a timely and orderly recovery for an emergency and resumption of full services to customers
• Teleworking

Who Should Attend

• Agency Executives concerned with continuity of operations
• Disaster recovery, business continuity planners
• Operations executives
• Data communications and information technology managers
• Disaster recovery team members
• Supervisors of security and guards

What You Will Learn

• Steps in the Development of your agency continuity plan
• How to manage, implement, test and refresh your plan
• How to implement a Telework plan
• Telework technology
• Updated strategies for crisis communication, coordination, data communications, incident comment
• Lessons-learned and best practices
• Action checklists for your agency plans

Early Registrants Include:

• Aberdeen Test Center, Chief Information Officer
• AFIS, Facilities Support Specialist
• Apache County Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Communications/Logistics Coordinator
• A- Team Solutions, Senior Managing Consultant
• Booz Allen Hamilton, Senior Consultant
• Bureau of Reclamation, Program Analyst
• Charlottesville Fire Department, Fire Chief
• CIFA, Program Manager
• CMS, COOP Lead
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Director Office of ManagementOperations
• Concert Technologies, Vice President
• CSC/USAID, Disaster Recovery Specialist
• DC Department of Health, Supervisory Grants Management Specialist
• DCCM, Deputy Director, Support Services
• Defense Information Systems Agency, Director for Manpower, Personnel, and Security
• Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Program Manager
• Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, COOP Consultant
• Defense Supply Center Richmond, Management Analyst
• Department of Commerce, Program Specialist
• Department of Education, Program Analyst
• Department of Health & Human Services, Security Specialist
• Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, CIO, National Protection & Program Directorate
• Department of the Interior, Deputy Chief Information Officer
• Department of Labor & Industry, Division Coordinator
• Department of the Treasury, IT Specialist
• Department of Transportation, Special Agent
• Department of Veterans Affairs,Deputy Chief Consultant, EMSHG
• DHCD, State of Maryland, Director, Codes Administration
• DHHS/SAMHSA, Telecommunications Program Manager
• DHS S&T Directorate, COOP Coordinator
• DOG/OIG, Physical Security Specialist
• EMSolutions, Inc., Systems Engineer
• Exeter Government Services, Business Continuity Manager
• Federal Aviation Administration, Scientific and Technical Advisor
• Federal Communications Commission, Deputy Division Chief
• Federal Emergency Management Agency, Regional Continuity of Operations Manager
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Security Specialist
• Federal Reserve Board, Emergency Prepardness Specialist
• FMS US Treasury, Security Specialist
• General Services Administration, Regional IT Manager, New England Region
• Haywood County, Emergency Management Director
• HQDA, Continuity of Operations Program Manager
• Institute of Museum & Library Services, Director HR
• IntelliDyne LLC, SVP, Justice & Public Safety Executive
• Intergraph, Executive Manager, Army & NASA Programs
• Internal Revenue Service, Business Operations Specialist
• Intrado, VP, Business Development
• JMLFDC, Administrative Officer
• Kansas Department of Labor, Director, Internal Security
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Security and Emergency Operation Manager
• Lawrence Township, Health Officer
• Lee Technologies, Senior VP, Public Sector
• Library of Congress, Team Leader
• Logtec Inc., Disaster Recovery Planner
• McManis & Monsalve Associates, President
• NASA, HQ Transportation Officer
• National Archives & Records Administration, Human Resources Specialist
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Public Affairs Officer
• National Labor Relations Board, Security Specialist
• National Starch and Chemical Corporation
• Naval Medical Research Center, Director of Facilities
• Navy Environmental Health Center, LT, USN
• NC Department of Public Instruction, Business Continuity Officer
• Northrop Grumman, Research Analyst
• NYC Fire Department, Division Chief
• Office of Medicare Hearings & Appeals, Director, Program Operations
• Office of the Public Defender, Director, Facilities and Security
• Oregon Secretary of State, BCP Coordinator
• Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Senior Advisor
• P3I, Inc., Program Manager
• Pearson Learning Solutions, Executive Director, Corporate, Association, Government Solutions
• Prince George's County Government, Fire Major
• Richand County Ohio EMA, Deputy Director
• SAIC, Manager, Emergency Operations
• SI International, COOP Planner
• SSA, Group Supervisor
• System 1, Inc, Vice President
• Tennessee Valley Authority, Health Services Manager
• TN Department of Revenue, ITR Analyst/COOP Coordinator
• Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary, Federal Judicial Center
• Transportation Security Administration, Management Analyst
• U.S. Air Force
• U.S. Army, Strategic Communication Officer
• US. Army War College
• U.S. Coast Guard, Engineering Division Chief
• U.S Court of Appeals, Deputy Executive Director
• U.S. Courts, Program Analyst
• U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Customs and Border Protection Officer
• USDA, Deputy Director for Strategic Planning
• U.S. Department of Commerce, Manager, Critical Infrastructure Protection Program
• U.S. Department of Defense, Management Analyst
• U.S. Department of Justice, EEO Program Manager
• U.S. Department of State, Emergency Preparedness Specialist
• U.S. Navy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Information Technology and Chief Technology Officer, Commander Navy Reserve Forces Command
• U.S. Northern Command, Commander
• U.S. Secret Service, Chief
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Staff Accountant
• United Nations Secretariat, Assistant Secretary-General
• USSTRATCOM Mission Assurance, Senior Policy Analyst
• Verizon Wireless, Manager, Government Products & Services
• Village of Wellington, Assistant Director, Environmental & Engineering Services
• Virginia Department of Social Services, Social Administrator
• Virginia Department of Tax Taxation, Manager
• Washington Headquarter Services
• White & Partners, Account Director

Sponsors

Titanium Sponsors
	Citrix Systems, Inc. is the global leader in application delivery infrastructure. More than 180,000 global organizations rely on Citrix for secure delivery of centrally managed mission-critical applications to users anywhere, on any computing device or connection.  Citrix was recently named by government systems integrators as the “Best Government Technology Provider” at the Gartner Government Solution Summit.
	Founded in 1996, WebEx has grown into the worldwide leader in online meeting applications, with 64% market share. More than 3.5 million people use WebEx every month to communicate and collaborate online.  We continue to develop technological advances without sacrificing the reliability and security that enables on-demand collaboration.
Gold Sponsors
	Business and government leaders look to MorganFranklin when faced with complex financial, operational and IT challenges. Our professionals combine subject matter expertise with track records of performance in high-stakes environments. We pledge to our clients a relentless commitment to frank, honest communication and creative problem solving. MorganFranklin — surpassing expectations. www.morganfranklin.com.
	Vignette helps Government agencies achieve their mission objectives while also ensuring preparedness and continuity of operations during unexpected emergencies.  Our solutions create a high performing IT environment that enables agencies to run a more process focused organization while better managing appropriations.  Vignette is headquartered in Austin, Texas with operations worldwide.
Silver Sponsors
	Twenty First Century's Universal Communications System offers the largest inbound and outbound call handling capacity in North America.  It delivers unprecedented 1-to-1 communication during disasters such as severe weather, terrorism or environmental events and is the most effective method of communicating information, gathering data and activating resources available.
	The Graduate School, USDA is a vibrant learning community whose mission is to develop people and to make government more efficient and effective.  Our diverse curriculum is designed to meet the needs of professionals at all levels and includes training in terrorism awareness, information security systems and national security.
Bronze Sponsors
	Paradigm Solutions is a comprehensive information technology and business solutions provider for government enterprises.  Paradigm specializes in Enterprise Risk Management, Information Assurance, Systems Engineering, Infrastructure Support, Computer Forensics, and Program Management for government customers.  Headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, the company currently employs approximately 250 people across 12 states.
Corporate Sponsors
	Double-Take® Software products and services enable customers to protect and recover business-critical data and applications to support disaster recovery, high availability and centralized backup.  We provide solutions that make recovery easy for Exchange, SQL, Virtual Systems, Oracle and more.  When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business-critical data and applications.
	IIF Data Solutions has a solid foundation of subject matter expertise providing full life-cycle business continuity planning services. We apply the business continuity planning methodology of leading organizations such as the Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII). Business continuity planning and COO planning will enable your organization to save lives, protect skill sets and continue its mission.
	ImageNow® enterprise document management, imaging and workflow solutions from Perceptive Software provide a direct and effortless connection between you, your colleagues and the documents you need to simplify daily activities across all of your government offices. ImageNow's patented integration method makes powerful document management possible from within your existing administrative and business applications - faster, easier, without programming, without the high price tag.
	Juniper Networks develops purpose-built, high performance IP platforms that enable customers to support different services and applications at scale.  Service providers, enterprises, governments and research and education institutions rely on Juniper to deliver a portfolio of proven networking, security and application acceleration solutions that solve highly complex, fast-changing problems in the world’s most demanding networks.
	Kidaro is the premier provider of enterprise-class solutions for deploying, managing and securing virtualization across corporate desktops and laptops. Using the Kidaro platform, organizations can securely address telework and mobile computing challenges and to enable immediate disaster-recovery for pandemic scenarios and other eventualities.
	SunGard Availability Services provides the largest inventory of Disaster Recovery sites and equipment in North America. New services featuring vaulting and replication are available to meet FPC-65 requirements. Over 200 experienced Business Continuity consultants are available to help you assess, plan, and implement your COOP Program.
	XMission Internet, founded in 1993, specializes in remote colocation with western states centrality, high bandwidth and carbon-neutral facilities. New colocation facility on target for 2009 completion. Let us customize our facility for your specific needs.
	Acronis is a world leader in providing advanced, scalable storage management and disaster recovery software that helps enterprises safeguard their information and assures the availability, security, integrity and recoverability of their infrastructure. A global company, Acronis has offices in the United States, Europe and Asia and sells its products both direct and through enterprise resellers.
	Carahsoft is the trusted Government IT solutions provider.  The company serves as the master GSA schedule holder/distributor for VMware, Symantec, Adobe, Red Hat, MySQL, Opsware, Pillar Data Systems, Brocade and Avue Technologies.  Carahsoft also maintains dedicated teams to support the delivery of HR, on-demand and intelligence solutions through its partnerships with many of the In-Q-Tel portfolio companies.  Visit www.carahsoft.com or call 888-662-2724.
	Telework Exchange is a public-private partnership focused on demonstrating the tangible value of telework and serving the emerging educational and communication requirements of the Federal teleworker community.  The organization facilitates communication among Federal teleworkers, telework managers, and IT professionals.  For more information on Telework Exchange, please visit www.teleworkexchange.com
Organizational Sponsors
	Carroll Publishing provides the most comprehensive online Government Contacts Service available. Fully searchable, we cover over 700,000 listings at all levels Of Government. Business Development professionals and Government agencies alike rely on our product daily for accurate contact and program information. Delivery options include searchable on-line access, FTP Flat file delivery and print directories.
	Martin, Blanck & Associates, Inc. (MB&A) was founded in 1988 by Dr. Edward Martin – a retired Public Health Service Rear Admiral, and has grown to a comprehensive federal health consulting firm with 18 partners, with each partner averaging more than 25 years of experience. The MB&A Team combines skillful strategic planning, broad policy-making abilities and operational nuts and bolts management experience in DoD, VA, and HHS health systems to assist clients with their business development needs in the federal health arena.
	Medical Planning Resources, Inc. provides consultative services for medically managing the threats associated with complex emergencies, natural and man-made disasters and asymmetrical events. Medical Planning Resources is dedicated to the mission of providing expert medical advice to help Prepare, Respond, and Recover from Complex Emergencies, Disasters, and Asymmetrical Threats…Worldwide.
	Telemus Solutions provides customized security consulting, advisory, research and training services to both public and private sector markets throughout the world. Our company headquarters is located in Falls Church, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C., with branch offices in Boston and Miami. For more information on Telemus Solutions please call (703) 893-0550.
	Wireless Communications Association, International Founded in 1988, the Wireless Communications Association International (WCA) is the principal non-profit trade association representing the wireless broadband industry. WCA membership, which includes the industry's leading carriers, vendors and consultants, has grown to over 530 member companies spanning six continents.      The WCA organizes the world's largest annual business conference and exhibition devoted exclusively to wireless broadband. This conference and exhibition annually convenes experts from around the world to discuss market strategies, emerging technologies, new applications and financing/regulatory options.
	The Carbon Project is pioneering innovative software technologies that can handle increasing amounts and types of complex, dispersed geospatial information. By simplifying these data across a broad spectrum of users, we make the world of geospatial information accessible and usable to everyone, everywhere.
Media Sponsors
	Homeland Defense Journal is a monthly magazine now in its fifth year of print.  Our subscriber base of over 28,000 readers has been developed entirely from within the homeland security sector.  Our readers are federal, DoD, state and local executives and decision-makers charged with the development, testing and deployment of solutions.  Homeland Defense Journal focuses on programs, projects, funding, grants, R&D, and lessons-learned.

Become an Exhibitor or Sponsor

ATTENTION INDUSTRY AND SOLUTIONS PROVIDERS: Our sponsors will have a unique opportunity to network with, and showcase their products and services to, government decision-makers and leaders.  If you would like to learn more about this event and ways in which our market research and media outlets can assist your sales program, please contact Russell Salazar (203) 240-5396.
 

Registration Fee

Registration Options

Online registrations for this conference are now closed. Space is available for walk in registrants. To register the day of the conference, please bring your payment and the attached registration form

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CANCELLATION POLICY: You may designate a substitute in writing any time before the conference. If you need to cancel your registration, you must send your notice in writing and will be subject to a $50 processing fee. No refunds are given for cancellations received one week prior to the event start date or later. PLEASE NOTE: No shows will be liable for the entire registration fee.

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Contact Us

• For registration information, contact Katie Smith, (703) 807-2758
• For government speaking and best practices presentation opportunities, contact Kim Hovda,
(703) 894-1096
• For product and solutions companies interested in sponsorship information and related speaking opportunities, contact Russell Salazar (203) 240-5396

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Conference Location

The conference will be held at the Sheraton National, 900 S. Orme Street, Arlington, VA 22204, (703) 521-1900. The hotel offers complimentary shuttle service every half hour from the Pentagon City metro stop (on the blue line).

A 50% discount on parking is available, attendees must mention Homeland Defense Journal' "COOP and Telework Conference" to the parking attendant to get this rate.

2007 Event Schedule

To download a pdf of our planned training conferences and workshops for 2007, please click here.

 

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