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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 28,1998 PSA#2146JOINT FEDCIO AND IRMCO (INTERAGENCY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE)VENDOR EXHIBITING OPPORTUNITY!! GREAT VENDOR EXHIBITING
OPPORTUNITY for companies with IT Solutions involving high-level
government officials who are decision makers and represent all large
and small agencies. The premier gathering of the government's top and
senior executives and employees will be a joint conference in
conjunction with a technology exhibition called the IT Innovative
Solutions Showcase held at the Founder's Inn and Conference Center in
Virginia Beach, Virginia, September 1-4, 1998 This year, the Federal
Chief Information Officers Council will join the attendees of the 37th
Interagency Resources Management Conference. This joint conference
(FedCIO and IRMCO) will allow the senior levels in government to
interact in a focused and unencumbered environment to address the
hottest IT topics and cross- agency issues facing the Federal, state
and international IT communities. An important objective of the joint
conference will be to advance the strategic priorities of the CIO
Council through dialogue, debate, and discussion among the government's
senior executives and seasoned practitioners. IRMCO is typically
attended by approximately 300 of the senior information resources and
records management officials in government (i.e., Senior Executives and
GS-15's and 14's). It has a long tradition for being the place for top
officials to upgrade their knowledge on the most relevant topics
facing the information management community, and to network with their
peers in other agencies. FedCIO will be attended by most of the
CIO/Deputy CIOs in the Federal Government, and many of their staffs. Ed
DeSeve, the Chairman of the CIO Council and the Director for Management
at the Office of Management and Budget, and Jim Flyzik, the Vice
Chairman of the Council and CIO of the Department of Treasury, will
attend the joint conference and play major roles. This year, the joint
conference will include general sessions, many breakout sessions and
a two-day exhibition called the IT Innovative Solutions Showcase. The
exhibits will feature information technology applications, resulting
from successful industry/government partnerships, which have
applicability across government, agencies and organizations. The
National Conference Services, Inc. (NCSI) are pleased to announce the
"Innovative IT Solutions Showcase" in conjunction with the FedCIO and
IRMCO Conference, September 2-3, 1998. All businesses that meet the
criteria to be an exhibitor are welcomed to participate. CRITERIA TO BE
AN EXHIBITOR: Each company has to have an innovative solution which is
a result of a successful collaboration or partnership between industry
and government, which is potentially applicable to other government
agencies/organizations, and is currently free of any major outstanding
contractual issues. All companies are subject to sponsor approval. The
sponsor is looking for companies to showcase their innovative solutions
they are doing or about to do through an existing contract with a
government agency. Companies are encouraged to display at the FedCIO
and IRMCO Conferencewith their government agency contact. Potential
exhibitors are required to provide NCSI with a description of their
innovative solution and answers to the questions below with their
signed contract. 1) Description of their solution, including what makes
it innovative. 2) Potential applicability of solution to other
agencies/organizations. 3) Name and phone number of Government
Partner/Program Official and Contracting Officer and the name of
Government Contract. 4) Name and phone number of Industry Company
Official. The conference sponsor and attendees are looking for
solutions that helop agencies address a shrinking workforce problem
(oursourcing, LAN support, web technologies, etc), replacing or
updating legacy systems (data warehousing, data center consolidation,
etc.), electronic records managment, telecommunications, performance
measures, capital planning to name a few. The agencies represented the
largest number of attendees is GSA, SSA, Treasury, Defense
(particulary Air Force, Army and the department of), EPA, Commerce,
Agriculture though there are many that are sending smaller numbers and
are not included in this list. The Innovative IT Solutions Showcase is
open to all small and large businesses that meet the criteria from
above. Space is limited so call NCSI to be apart of this unique and
rewarding marketing opportunity. Please contact, Lauren Houck,
Marketing Director at NCSI (301) 596-8899 ext 214. WEB: NCSI Homepage,
www.ncsievents.com. E-MAIL: Conference Manager,
stambaugh@ncsievents.com. Posted 07/20/98 (W-SN225816). Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0977 19980728\SP-0013.MSC)
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