Fall Meeting 2018

    October 19, 2018 | San Antonio

    The Fall Meeting will be held in the Frederick E Maples Conference Center Building at ESC Region 20, 1314 Hines, San Antonio, TX 78208.

    Park in the lot at the top of the hill and enter the building through the front entrance. The Fall Meeting will be held in Hickory, Laurel & Magnolia Rooms. Region 20 will have guides to show you where the meeting rooms are located. Breakfast and lunch will be provided as part of your registration.

    There is no on-site registration, so you must register to let us know you are coming. Registration is now closed.  Join us at our Winter Meeting on Jan. 27, 2019 at the Hilton Hotel in Austin!

     

    DOWNLOAD PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FALL 2018 MEETING HERE.

     

    Program Agenda

    Time

    Session

    Presenters

    7:30 – 8:00am

    Breakfast, Networking & Pop Up Exhibits

     

    8:00 – 8:20am

    Welcome and Announcements

    • Join a Committee!
    • Update your COSN membership list
    • Join website groups
    • Submit a nomination for award
    • TX CTO Council Member Benefits

    Bryon Kolbeck, Chair

    Alice Owen, Ex. Dir.

    8:20 – 8:30am

    The Evolution of Endpoint Management

    Tim Williams, VP of Product Strategy - FileWave Endpoint Management

    8:30 – 9:15am

    Keynote Speaker - Fiber20: Creating a Regional Fiber Network

    Paul Patillo, ESC Region 20

    9:15 – 9:45am

    The OneRoster Journey: Where Are We Now?

    Patrick Devanney, VP Interoperability, ClassLink

    Jim Baldoni, Dir. Instr. Technology, Northeast ISD

    Kyle Berger, CTO, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD

    Karla Burkholder, Dir. Technology Services, SCUC ISD

    Aaron Rister, Cord. Ed. Tech, Keller ISD

    9:45 – 10:00am

    Break, Networking & Pop Up Exhibits

     

    10:00 – 10:45am

    Panel - Best Practices for Security

    Moderator -Jennifer Miller, CyFair ISD
    James Costello – Technology Security Specialist, CFISD
    Adam Feind – CTO, Northwest ISD
    Christopher Kar – Information Security Advisor, Fort Bend ISD
    Steve Burpee – Lead Security Administrator, Round Rock ISD

    10:45 – 11:15am

    Driving Tech with Learning at Dallas ISD and Alamo Heights ISD

    Jill Galloway, Innovation Strategist – Engage2Learn

    Sandra Shelton, Former Director of Instr. & Information Technology, Alamo Heights ISD

    Jack Kelanic, CTO – Dallas ISD

    11:15am – 12:15pm

    TxSPA Session

    (Bexar Room)

                                     OR

    Table Talk - Hot Topics
    (Hickory, Laurel, Magnolia)

    Bryon Kolbeck, CTO, Lewisville ISD Karen Fuller, Sr. Manager of IT Network Engineering, Houston ISD

     

    Pick a topic of your choice and solve problems with your colleagues

    12:15  – 1:00pm

    Lunch, Networking & Pop-Up Exhibits

     

    1:00 -1:10pm

    SHUT THE FRONT DOOR and the Back One Too!

    Adam Cusick, VP of Sales - TechPilot Labs

    Juan Orozco, Director of Instructional Technology – Del Valle ISD

    1:10 - 1:40pm

    802.11ax Wi-Fi in the Real World

    Jess Ward, Area Vice President

    Aerohive

    1:40 - 2:10pm

    Networking - group by small, medium, large districts

    Meet people in similar sized districts to discuss issues and solutions

    2:10 – 2:30pm

    Break, Networking & Pop-Up Exhibits

     

    2:30 - 2:40pm

    Simple Technology to Enhance Learning

    Michael Montemayor, Sales Director - AVer Information Inc

    Felicitas Garcia, Teacher, La Joya ISD

    2:40 – 3:25pm

    Team Building for Tech Teams

    Frankie Jackson, CyFair ISD

    Leslie Garakani, Midlothian ISD
    3:25 - 4:30pm Table Talk - Committee Work

    Join a committee and get involved in the work of your organization!

    Sponsors

    Platinum Sponsors:

    Aerohive

     

     

     

     

     

    Classlink

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    engage2learn

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Gold Sponsors:

    Aver Information

     

     

     

     

     

    Filewave

     

     

     

     

     

     

    TechPilot Labs

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Silver Sponsors:

    Affiliated Communications

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Clever

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Data Projections

     

     

     

     

     

     

    DelCom Group

     

    ENA

     

     

     

     

     

     

    ianAsher | openSolutions

     

     

     

     

    Unite Private Networks

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Virtual Sponsors:

     

    Google

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Lenovo