Municipal Information Systems Association Annual Conference
Durham College
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K4, Canada
MISA Ontario holds its Annual Conference and Trade Show each June and presents a national IT Security Conference each November. The MISA Conference is open to anyone employed in the IT or municipal industry, or those who would find municipal IT-related issues relevant to their needs. MISA members receive discounted registration rates.
Please join us May 31 – June 3 as The Regional Municipality of Durham will host the 30th Annual Ontario Municipal Information Systems Association (MISA) Conference and Trade Show. As this year’s conference is being held on the campus of Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa, Ontario the Conference theme has been chosen as “Back to School”.
The MISA Conference is open to anyone employed in the IT or municipal industry, or those who would find municipal IT-related issues relevant to their needs. MISA members receive discounted registration rates.
We will have 3 days of keynotes, breakouts and entertainment. Our conference scheduling is in its planning stages. Please email us if you have any questions or suggestions.
Event Schedule
Sunday, May 31st 2009
11:00am – 8:00pm Registration Open South Village Residence, Oshawa Campus, Durham College
11:00am – 1:00pm Transportation to Golf Tournament South Village Residence, Oshawa Campus, Durham College
11:30am – 1:00pm Pre-Golf Luncheon Wooden Sticks, Uxbridge
12:30pm Transportation to Geocaching Event South Village Residence, Oshawa Campus, Durham College
1:00pm Pre-Geocaching Luncheon Jester’s Court Buffet, Port Perry
1:30pm Shotgun Start – Golf Tournament Wooden Sticks, Uxbridge
1:45pm Start – Geocaching Event Jester’s Court Buffet, Port Perry
6:00 – 10:00pm Opening Reception E.P. Taylor’s Pub, Oshawa Campus, Durham College
10:00pm – 2:00am Hospitality Suite Open E.P. Taylor’s Pub, Oshawa Campus, Durham College
Monday, June 1st 2009
7:00am Registration Opens TradeShow entrance, Campus Recreation Centre
7:00am Breakfast Conference TradeShow area, Gyms 3/4/5
8:30am Opening Remarks Conference TradeShow area, Gyms 3/4/5
9:00am Keynote – Microsoft Conference TradeShow area, Gyms 3/4/5
10:00am Break & Tradeshow Conference TradeShow area, Gyms 3/4/5
10:50am – 11:35am 1. AgilIT – Storage Automation TBD
Breakout Sessions 2. CMS – Insufficient Funds! TBD
3. SAP – Streamlining Budget Formulation to Deliver
Efficiencies TBD
4. Cisco – Connected Real Estate TBD
5. StarDyne Technologies – Interactive Web Mapping TBD
6. nGenera – What the Heck is Web 2.0 and Why
Should I Care? TBD
11:45am – 12:30pm 1. HP – ProCurve TBD
Breakout Sessions
2. Prior & Prior – Why the Growing Interest in IT
Governance? TBD
3. Regional Mktg Information Builders – iWay -
Everything at a single source … TBD
4. Microsoft – Successful Implementation of the
Citizen Service Platform in Ontario
5. County of Grey – Municipal Panel TBD
6. Ottawa – Web 2.0: A Focus on Process TBD
12:30pm Lunch & Tradeshow Conference TradeShow area, Gyms 3/4/5
2:00pm – 2:45pm 1. Digital Boundary – Hardening Windows Networks TBD
Breakout Sessions
2. Empowered Networks – Re-learning Remote
Strategies TBD
3. IBM – Smart Planet, Smart Cities, implications for
smart municipal IT leaders. TBD
4. Halton – AODA TBD
5. Global DL – Disaster Recovery for Small
Municipalities TBD
6. Ontario – Web 2.0: Ontario’s Experiences TBD
2:55pm – 3:40pm 1. NCI – Overview of PCI DSS TBD
Breakout Sessions
2. Micromarket Business Centre – What to look for in
a Managed Services Provider TBD
3. D-Link Networks – Network Infrastructure
Enhancement Solutions for Uncertain Economic Times TBD
4. Microsoft – The use of electronic forms to increase
the productivity of government employees. TBD
5. Toronto – Use of the IT Model Contract TBD
6. Toronto – Web 2.0: Toronto’s Roadmap TBD
3:40pm Break & Tradeshow Conference TradeShow area, Gyms 3/4/5
4:30pm Tradeshow Closes
5:30pm Dinner Conference TradeShow area, Gyms 3/4/5
7:00pm Casino Conference TradeShow area, Gyms 1/2
10:00pm – 2:00am Hospitality Suite Open E.P. Taylor’s Pub, Oshawa Campus, Durham College
Tuesday, June 2nd 2009
7:00am Registration Opens TBD
7:00 – 8:30am Breakfast Conference TradeShow area, Gyms 3/4/5
8:30am Keynote – Alvin Law, Motivational Speaker Conference TradeShow area, Gyms 3/4/5
10:00am Break & Tradeshow Conference TradeShow area, Gyms 3/4/5
10:50am – 11:35am 1. Kaspersky – OMG There’s a hacker in my FB! TBD
Breakout Sessions 2. Riva Modeling – Carrying the Mule Both Ways TBD
3. Dell – Topic TBA TBD
4. Imex – Training on Web Accessibility TBD
5. eSolutions – Web 2.0: Maximizing Social Media
Technologies TBD
11:45am – 12:30pm 1. Compugen – Virtual Infrastructure TBD
Breakout Sessions 2. Bell – Increasing Productivity of the Mobile Worker TBD
3. Teranet – GeoWarehouse for Municipal Land
Professionals TBD
4. Oshawa – Service Oshawa TBD
5. Toronto – Web 2.0: The Toronto Experience TBD
12:30pm Lunch & Tradeshow Conference TradeShow area, Gyms 3/4/5
2:00pm – 2:45pm 1. York Region – Outsourcing our Converged Network TBD
Breakout Sessions 2. CDW – A Case for Public Safety TBD
3. Oracle – Enterprise 2.0 Sales for Oracle Canada TBD
4. GOL – AODA TBD
5. Richmond Hill – Web 2.0: Moving from a Social
Web to a Service Web TBD
3:00pm MISA Ontario Annual General Meeting & Elections Conference TradeShow area, Gyms 3/4/5
4:00pm
Wine & Cheese Reception and the awarding of Trade
Show Draw Prizes Conference TradeShow area, Gyms 3/4/5
5:30pm Transportation to Deer Creek Golf Club South Village Residence, Oshawa Campus, Durham College
6:30 – 9:30pm Annual Banquet & Awards Gala Deer Creek Golf Club, Ajax
9:30pm Transportation back to Campus Deer Creek Golf Club, Ajax
10:00pm – 2:00am Hospitality Suite Open E.P. Taylor’s Pub, Oshawa Campus, Durham College
Wednesday, June 3rd 2009
7:30 – 8:30am Breakfast TBD (South Village Residence area)
8:30am Keynote – Gartner TBD
9:30am Break TBD
10:00am – 10:45am 1. Unis Lumin – Virtual Desktops TBD
Breakout Sessions 2. RIM – Topic TBA TBD
3. eSolutions – Going Green, Building a Sustainability
Plan That Lasts TBD
4. Mississauga – InfoPath and the S Word TBD
5. Web 2.0 Townhall Meeting Panel Presentations,
Moderator: Jury Konga TBD
11:00am – 12:30pm
1. Forum Discussion – ERP, Moderator: Louis Shallal,
CITO York Region TBD
Forum Discussions
2. Forum Discussion – IT Infrastructure, Moderator:
David Laneville, Director IT Dept. City of Timmins TBD
3. Forum Discussion – Service/Help Desk, Moderator:
Daniel Munns, Town of Whitby TBD
4. Forum Discussion – Project Management,
Moderator: TBA TBD
5. Web 2.0 Townhall Meeting The Open Forum,
Moderator: Jury Konga TBD
12:30pm Lunch Pick-up TBD
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