Hello Floridians and other Sunbelters!  Hope you get a chance to enjoy this
conference.  As you can see below, there are a lot of contributers to this
conference.  ACE would like to thank Karen Freeman (NPR) for her energy,
organization and keeping ACERS informed.  Let us know how you liked it.
Glynis  [log in to unmask]
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National Partnership for Reinventing Government
Takes Access America on the Road

Access America Conference Is in Ft. Lauderdale on June 14-17

Vice President Al Gore's National Partnership for Reinventing Government
(NPR) invites you to attend our Access America conferences.  Access
America is Vice President Gore's 1997 report outlining steps to
encourage and increase citizen and business access - via the Internet-
to the most commonly requested government service by the year 2000.
These conferences will provide employees in federal, state and local
government, as well as private industry, with current developments in
the use of information technology and its applications for reinventing
government.

The Access America program will be held in conjunction with the
Government Management Information Sciences (GMIS) 29th Annual Conference
at the Radisson Bahia Mar Beach Resort, Ft. Lauderdale, FL on June
14-17, 1998.  The conference will focus on six major topic areas:
Internet/Intranet Success Stories; Distance Learning and Collaboration;
Advances in Electronic Technology; Electronic Commerce; Privacy and
Security; and Year 2000.

Attending this Conference will help you...

*       Understand the latest trends in Information Technology
        Management; Distance Learning and Collaboration, Privacy and
Security;and Procurement Reform
*       Learn best practices from successful agencies and companies
*       Enhance the delivery of information and services to the public
*       Improve your agency's customer service and partnerships
*       Manage programs for the 21st century
*       Develop measures for evaluating information technology products
        and services
*       Experience the latest electronic commerce software in the hands
        on Demo Lab
*       Discuss your agency's challenges with speakers and leaders in
        the field of information technology

Ft. Lauderdale Speakers and Panelists

        Mr. Greg Woods, Chairman, President Clinton's Government
Information Technology Services Board is the keynote speaker.  Other
speakers and panelists include: Linda Nelson, State of Florida; Michael
Gammill, CIO, GTI; James Gaston, UNISYS; David Hoffman, NextLink; John
Huang, EDS; William Baker, Federal Highway Administration; Kevin High,
CEO, Web Services; James Van Wert, Small Business Administration; Susan
Hurst, FECRC; Ron Breland, President, Slebre Associates; Jack Roddy,
Dept. of Navy; Pamela Woodside, Housing and Urban Development; Elliott
Rosen, Booz, Allen, and Hamilton; Glenn Mayne, Year 2000 Agency; Karen
Mantyla, Quiet Power; Deborah Schreiber, DA Schreiber, Inc.; and Dick
Manning, NOVA Southeastern University; Jay Boculic, IBM; Glenn Miller,
ORACLE; Bob Parks, Cybergaurd; Katrina Dahlke, 3Com Corporation; Jeffrey
Schilit, Florida Atlantic Univeristy; George Lindamood, Gartner Group;
and Jimmy Adams, PKS.


How to Register

        The cost for the Ft. Lauderdale conference is $275. GMIS members
will receive a $50 discount. To register, or to get additional
information about the conference, please visit http://conf.npr.gov or
call Gail Wall at 1-954-357-8507.  If you have any questions, please
contact Karen Freeman at (202) 694-0033, or [log in to unmask]


For More About "Access America"

        Visit http://www.gits.fed.gov/ to download "Access America" and
to learn more about the President's Government Information Technology
Services Board (GITSB). For more information about other National
Partnership for Reinventing Government initiatives, visit
http://www.npr.gov.

For More About "GMIS"

        Visit http://www.gmis.org/ to learn more about the mission of
GMIS and ongoing activities.

National Partnership for Reinventing Government, 750-17th St., NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 632-0223.  To subscribe by e-mail, send a
message to: [log in to unmask] Put this message: SUBSCRIBE EXPRESS-L
FIRSTNAME LASTNAME.  For fax, send fax number to Pat Wood at
[log in to unmask] or fax to (202) 632-0390. The Express is on the
Internet at http://www.npr.gov.  Click on News Room.