BearingPoint - web site
Lead Sponsor
BearingPoint means helping our clients set direction to achieve end results. As one of the world’s most influential and respected business advisors and systems integrators, BearingPoint helps Global 2000 companies and government organizations align their business processes and information systems, empowering them to achieve end results that create enterprise value. Our more than 16,000 professionals in 39 countries leverage deep industry and technology experience to provide business and technology strategy, systems design and architecture, applications implementation, network infrastructure, and managed services. With more than 2,100 leading clients around the globe, we are a proven source when our clients seek to rapidly and successfully implement best-in-class systems and obtain accelerated returns on investment through cost reductions, process improvements, and productivity gains.  BearingPoint is one of the leading suppliers of systems consulting services to Minnesota State and local governments.

Magenic Technologies - web site
Thursday Keynote Sponsor
Want the benefits of off-shoring but need the security of an onshore firm? Our project services and application development capabilities are the answer! Magenic is a premier software application development firm whose core competency is planning, building, and supporting those applications throughout their entire lifecycle—from concept to retirement.  We use our proven methodology and tools to ensure project success and provide long-term solutions that adapt to your dynamic needs. Visit www.magenic.com for more information.

Metro Alliance for Customized & Continuing Education website
Presentation Technology Sponsor
The Metro Alliance for Customized and Continuing Education is an association of the Customized Training divisions of the 10 metropolitan area community and technical colleges and Metro State University (part of the overall Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System).

Our mission is to provide the public and private sectors with high-quality solutions to their training and development needs by leveraging the collective resources of the metro area Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Because of the number of locations (14), content specialties and varieties of programs offered, we can meet personal and workforce needs. Dealing with us as your one high-quality supplier simplifies your life, produces quality results and reduces your costs. Your return on investment is our priority.
Contact us now to find out more: 651-297-3361

Symposium Bag Sponsor
Quality-oriented customer-centric software company specializing in designing and developing custom applications, providing dependable database administration support, data-warehouse designing, large ERP application implementation and performance tuning.

One of our products the Project Management System "Schedule Symphony" is cost effective solution of choice for the following reasons:

• Use it for FREE on our hosted website to manage small and simple projects
• Consists of many features to assist you in timely project completion within budget
• Provides greater organizational visibility
• Schedule Symphony is a flexible solution that grows with your business
• Consider it if
  • You desire a collaboration tool your team will actually use
  • You want to build or maintain an industry-leading reputation

Center for Digital Government - website
The Center for Digital Government is a national research and advisory institute providing government, industry and education leaders with decision support, research and educational resources to help them effectively incorporate new technologies in the 21st Century.

The Office of Enterprise Technology mandate is to:

• Provide oversight, leadership and direction for information and telecommunications technology policy and the management and delivery of information and telecommunications technology systems and services in Minnesota; and
• Manage strategic investments in information and telecommunications technology systems and services to encourage the development of a technically literate society, to ensure sufficient access to and efficient delivery of government services, and to maximize benefits for the state government as an enterprise.
• Although the Office of Technology (OT ) and InterTechnologies Group (ITG) are merging into a new agency, current services will not be disrupted. New services and processes will evolve over time with input from agencies and customers, as a plan for the new agency are developed in the coming six months.

Links to Interim Office of Enterprise Technology Services InterTechnologies Group
Office of Technology