Annual Conference Agenda
Below is an outline of the conference agenda. This agenda is subject to change and as the details of each segment become available this site will be updated.
Sunday, October 9
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Conference Check-In and On-Site Registration
Monday, October 10
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Conference Check-In and On-Site Registration
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Manufacturer Briefing Class - Hosted by Russ G. Colbert, Jr. (Polycom, Inc.) - Details
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch on your own
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Distance Learning SIG: Multiplying Campuses Without Duplicating Faculty: Issues, Logistics, Technology, Support, and Accreditation - with Dan Lim (Moderator, Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences), Todd Hughes (Western Kentucky University), Ron Novy (Florida Hospital College Of Health Sciences), Craig Ernst (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire) and Richard McMahon (University of Oklahoma Health Science Center) - Details
Healthcare SIG - Moderator: Barry Boardman (Cook Children's Health Care System) - Details
Enterprise Industry SIG - with Chris Thompson (Moderator, Mars IS) and Doug Pearson (Accenture) - Details
3:00 PM - 4:40 PM
Cisco Medianet - The Value of Network Architecture to Enhance Organization-Wide Telepresence and Collaboration (Aamer Akhter, Cisco Systems, Inc.) - Details
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Opening Ceremonies
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Reception in Exhibit Hall
Tuesday, October 11
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Conference Check-In and On-Site Registration
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Breakfast
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM
Opening Remarks by VCI-Group President, Stephen Demmings
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM
Keynote Presentation - Polycom, Inc. (Stefan Karapetkov, Emerging Technologies Director)
9:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Exhibit Hall
9:40 AM - 10:05 AM
Morning Break
9:55 AM - 10:45 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Implementing Enhanced Collaboration and Support Tools for A/V Installations and Computer-Mediated Communications with Tamela Smith, Todd Hughes, and Jason Owen (Western Kentucky University) - Details
How to Use Your Interactive Video Equipment for More than Just a Meeting with Deb Zimmerman and Tom Iwinski (Penn State University) - Details
The “People and Process” parts of Enterprise Video – How Will Your Implementation be Implemented, Managed, and Used with Andy Howard (Howard & Associates) - Details
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Showcase Theater - Polycom, Inc. - Mobility in Healthcare; Be Everywhere and Anywhere (Ron Emerson, Global Director, Healthcare) - Details
11:15-11:35 AM
Showcase Theater - Providea Conferencing, LLC - Video B2B Exchange: Connecting Off your MPLS Network (JR Reidenbach, Region Vice President) - Details
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
Technology Spotlight - Blue Jeans Network - Any(ware) Video Conferencing: Bridging the Gap of Interoperability with Blue Jeans Network (Robb Woods, Sr Solutions Engineer) - Details
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Keynote Presentation - Hewlett-Packard Company (Mike Vitagliano, Americas Portfolio Manager – Unified Communications) - Details
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Exhibit Hall
1:35 PM - 1:55 PM
Showcase Theater - LifeSize, A Division of Logitech - A New Approach to the Cloud: LifeSize Connections (Michael Helmbrecht - Vice President of Product Marketing) - Details
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Showcase Theater - Hewlett-Packard Company
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
Afternoon Break
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Industry Experts Panel with Toni Alonso (Moderator, North Shore-LIJ Health System), Stefan Karapetkov (Polycom, Inc.), Michael Brandofino (AVI-SPL), Mike Vitagliano (Hewlett-Packard Company), Larry Satterfield (Cisco Systems, Inc.), Tim Rubert (BT Conferencing) and Michael Helmbrecht (Lifesize, A Divison of Logitech) - Details
3:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Exhibit Hall
3:20 PM - 4:10 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Stroke of Genius: Better Clinical Decisions through Innovative Communication with Tim Hackett (IOCOM) - Details
Skype and the Future of Enterprise Videoconferencing with Andrew Davis (Wainhouse Research, Inc.) - Details
Telepresence Values: The REAL Meaning of Telepresence/ Planning the Right Environment with Theo Economides (GreenLine Emeritus Consulting) & John Vitale (AVI-SPL) - Details
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM
Showcase Theater - Cisco Systems, Inc. (Scott Aukema, Marketing Manager) - Details
4:40 PM - 6:00 PM
Technical and Engineering SIG: It's Just a Video Dial Plan: How Hard Can It Be? with Brian Houts (Direct Packet Research), Bob Barnes (Texas Education Service Center - Region 10), Michael Young (University of North Carolina Cancer Network) and Derek Abrams (Oregon State University-Network Services) - Details
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Evening Reception - Details
Wednesday, October 12
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Conference Check-In and On-Site Registration
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Opening Remarks by VCI-Group President, Stephen Demmings
9:20 AM - 9:50 AM
Keynote Presentation - Cisco Systems, Inc. (Larry Satterfield - Vice President, Americas Collaboration)
9:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Exhibit Hall
9:50 AM - 10:05 AM
Morning Break
10:05 AM - 10:55 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Managing Mobile Videoconferencing in the Enterprise: Realities and Challenges with Mark Matone (BCS Global Networks) - Details
The Evolution of Video at Intel Corporation; from Switch56 to 5mb QoS with Scott McWilliams (Intel Corporation) - Details
IPv6 - What Does It Mean? Why Do I Care? with Jim Kelly (AVI-SPL) - Details
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Showcase Theater - BT Conferencing (Bob Bach, VP of Managed Service Design) - Details
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Keynote Presentation - LifeSize, A Division of Logitech (Michael Helmbrecht - Vice President of Product Marketing) - Details
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Exhibit Hall
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM
Showcase Theater - AVI-SPL (John Vitale, Vice President of Products) - Details
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM
Showcase Theater - GlobalMed - Details
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Afternoon Break
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Industry Analyst Forum with Derek Abrams (Moderator, Oregon State University-Network Services), Melanie Turek (Frost & Sullivan), JD Vaughn (JD Vaughn Consulting) and Andrew Davis (Wainhouse Research, Inc.) - Details
3:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Exhibit Hall
3:20 PM - 4:10 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Cloud Managed Services for Video: Choosing the Right Model for Your Users with Darren Podrabsky (Glowpoint) - Details
Video has Arrived: Say Goodbye to Fragmentation and Hello to Interoperability with Adam Kaiser (IVCi, LLC) & Alagu Periyannan (Blue Jeans Network) - Details
The UC Dilemma = Unified Collaboration Tools vs. Unified Consumer Solutions with Bob Bach (BT Conferencing) - Details
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM
Showcase Theater - Glowpoint - Details
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Closing Ceremonies