Thurs, September 21 - Fri, September 22
Metropolis Resort & Conference Center

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Thursday, September 21

8:00 AM - 8:55 AM

Contiental Breakfast & Registration
Metropolis Room Bagels, Danishs & Muffins, Fruit

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Service Level Agreements (SLAs) Demystified: Ensuring IT Excellence

Presenter:
Randy Lee, Systems Engineer, Veeam
Metropolis Room A discussion about SLAs and what you need to watch out for

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Inflection point of security and infrastructure

Conference Sponsor:
Insight
Metropolis Room Today’s security posture has such a critical and elastic way molding into both existing and new infrastructure designs. With so many attack vectors and security vulnerabilities we must find ways to protect our end user devices but not forget about defending our core infrastructure using sophisticated but easy to manage technologies that enhance efficiencies and allow for access to secure information regardless of geography.

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch
Metropolis Room Deli Shop Sandwich bar w/chips and Potato Salad

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Maximize the Value of Your IT

Presenter:
Barry West, IT Director, Waushara County
Kevin Koenig, IT Solutions Manager, Waukesha County

Metropolis Room,
Right Half

 Technology has become essential to nearly every facet of government operations. Join us for a discussion on the crucial elements of technology in every organization, technologies that elevate the organization, and how to maximize your investment.

Utilizing Industry Backup and Recovery Solutions with AWS

Presenter:
Patrick Gibson, CEO, Atlasticity323
Metropolis Room,
Left Half		 Whether you are new to AWS or eager to learn more, this event is designed to kick-start your learning journey around: Designing your backup strategy with the 3-2-1- rule, Industry leading backup solutions with AWS integrations, Disaster Recovery solutions and services in AWS. Join us and gain essential knowledge and experience on backups and Disaster Recovery (DR)

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Government Website Round Table
Metropolis Room,
Right Half		 For many members, their organization's website falls under their IT Department. This session is to have time to discuss various topics around our websites including who members are using for their website vendor, website hosting options, website best practices and the DOJ looking at adopting a WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA standard for state/local website and app accessibility.

What is CISA's Cyber Security Evaluation Tool (CSET)

Presenter:
Randy Lee, Systems Engineer, Veeam
Metropolis Room,
Left Half

Utilizing CISA's Cyber Security Evaluation Tool

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

PowerApps Workshop

Presenter:
Ryan Brown, Application Development Engineer, Waukesha County
Metropolis Room,
Leftt Half

Workshop to build a Microsoft PowerApp live.

Vendor Q & A
Metropolis Room,
Right Half		 Vendors are welcome to gather in this room interact and answer questions with members.

5:00 PM - 7:00PM

Cocktail Hour & Networking
Metropolis Room Cash Bar & Light Hors d'Oeuvres

Friday, September 22

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Hearty Breakfast & Registration
Metropolis Room Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Potatoes, Engilsh Muffins, Juice

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Fall Business Meeting & Start of Fall Board Member Elections
Metropolis Room

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Broad Band Updates

Presenters:
Dave Hayden, Eau Claire County
Dan Dunbar, Dunn County
Andy Bauer, Chippewa County
Carah Koch, U.S. Department of Commerce
Metropolis Room,
Left Half		 Update on broadband expansion efforts within the Chippewa Valley area. Eau Claire, Dunn, and Chippewa Counties will share completed and upcoming projects as well as their wins, losses, frustrations along the way. 

Update from the Wisconsin CRT & CISA

Presenters:
Michael David, Wisconsin National Guard
Daniel Honore, CISA
Metropolis Room,
Right Half		 The Wisconsin Cyber Response Team is a grant funded volunteer organization providing free training and incident response to critical infrastructure in the State of Wisconsin. We will discuss what the Cyber Response Team is, our current lines of effort and outline some of the lessons learned from our incident response activities. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is a federal agency, created to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure.

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Hotel Check Out
Hotel Front Desk This time is for members to check out of the hotel.

11:00AM - 12:00 PM

Artificial Intelligence Round Table
Metropolis Room,
Right Half		 AI is the buzz word of the year especially with the major leaps it has made with ChatGPT and other Generative AI services. This session is for our members to discuss various ways that they are currently leveraging AI or plans that they have to utilize it in the future.

Resilient Futures: How Incident Response, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and Business Impact Analysis Shape Tomorrow's Success

Presenters:
Todd Heinz, Director- Enterprise Security Risk Management Practice, Heartland Business Systems (HBS)
Metropolis Room,
Left Half		 "Resilient Futures" explores the synergistic relationship between Incident Response, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and Business Impact Analysis. This presentation delves into how these interconnected strategies not only safeguard organizations from disruptions but also empower them to flourish in the face of challenges. Discover how these components combine to form a roadmap for organizational success in an ever-changing landscape.

12:00PM - 12:15 PM

Close of Fall Conference & Fall Board Elections

Metropolis Room, Left Half

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Board Meeting and Executive Board Position Elections
Grand Central