Architecting to the Edge™

The Open Group Conference, Washington DC, USA, April 24-26, 2006

Monday April 24

• Welcome Address
  Allen Brown, President & CEO, The Open Group
• Keynote: Architecting to the Edge
  Dawn Meyerriecks, VP Strategic Development, AOL
• Making Architectures Operationally Relevant
  Martin Johnson, Program Manager, Command Information Superiority Architectures
  Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks & Information Integration)
• Net-Centric Operations to the Edge
  Brian Clingerman, Technical Director, Warfare Integration Division, Deputy CNO for Network Communications (OPNAV N6)
• Networks on the Edge: An Architect's Perspective on the First Tactical Mile
  David Tillotson, Deputy CIO, Office of Secretary of the Air Force, US Air Force
• Net-Centric Enterprise Services
  Edward Siomacco, Deputy Program Manager, NCES Program, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
• Needs and Challenges of Net-Centric Warfare
  Glen Logan, Senior Systems Engineer, DoD Open Systems Joint Task Force,
  Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, & Logistics
• Panel Discussion
  Moderated by Terry Blevins, Branch Chief & Lead Architect, Air Force Operational Support Enterprise Architecture,
  The MITRE Corporation
• Integrating Federal IT Reforms in Architecting to the Edge
  Mark Forman, Partner, KPMG LLP
• Supporting the First Responder
  Barry West, Chief Information Officer/Director, Information Technology Services Division, DHS/FEMA
• Architecting to the Edge: A Business Case for Embracing SOA
  Dan Thomas, Director, DCStat Program, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, District of Colombia

Tuesday April 25

• Keynote: SOA to the Edge
  Sam Ceccola, Federal CTO/Chief Federal Architect, BEA Government Systems
• Driving Global Common Architecture with Reference Architectures
  Hong Zhang, Directory & Chief Architect, Emerging Technology Group, General Motors
• Service Oriented Architectures to the Edge in a Mobile Environment
  James Richmann, Principal Architect, Enterprise Platforms Group, Intel Corporation
• Hospital and Healthcare Emergency Preparedness – Challenges & Solutions
  Christopher Cannon, Director, Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Response
• Intelligent Transit Systems
  Michael Baltes, ITS Program Manager, Federal Transit Administration
• Data Transformation as a Service: Key to Unlocking SOA Challenges
  Joe Schwartz, VP of Products, Itemfield
• Energy to the Edge: SOA for the Energy Industry
  Pradipa Karbhari, National Director for Web Services & SOA, SilverTrain, Inc.
• Panel Discussion
  Moderated by Sam Ceccola, Federal CTO/Chief Federal Architect, BEA Government Systems
  Including: Mike Ruiz, Bearing Point and Alan McCutchen, Modus Operandi
• Semantic End-User Requirements for Cross-Border Service Delivery
  Arnold van Overeem, Principal Consultant & Enterprise Architect, Capgemini
• SOA Governance
  Andras Szakal, Chief Architect, IBM Federal Software Group
• Solutions at Hewlett-Packard
  David Hall, Principal Enterprise Architect, HP Consulting

Wednesday April 26

• The Four Quantum States of AJAX
  Kevin Hakman, Product Director, TIBCO General Interface
• NCOIC Update
  Tim Thomas, Senior Technical Staff, NCOIC
• The Gap: Enterprise to the Edge – Panel Discussion
  Joe Schlesselman, Director, Aerospace & Defense Technologies, Real-Time Innovations, and others
• Semantic Interoperability – UDEF Disaster Response Pilot Demonstration
  Ron Schuldt, Senior Staff Systems Architect, Lockheed Martin, and others
• The Value of ROI in Justifying Architecting to the Edge
  David Linthicum, President & CEO, BridgeWerx
• Breakout Panel: Guidelines Overview
• Breakouts (Government & Commercial Participants)
  Moderated by Terry Blevins, Branch Chief & Lead Architect, Air Force Operational Support Enterprise Architecture,
  The MITRE Corporation
• Finalize Results from Breakouts
• Reports from Breakouts/Wrap-Up Discussion