QUILL CONSULTING, LLC

June 2008

Maryland Digital Government Summit

Baltimore, Md. 

I presented and moderated a panel session on "Data Breach".

Missouri Digital Government Summit 

Jefferson City, Mo.

I presented and moderated a panel session on "Data Breach".

Pennsylvania Digital Government Summit

Harrisburg, Pa.

I presented and moderated a panel session on "Data Breach".

May 2008

 GTC - West California's Future

Sacramento, Ca

I conducted a full-day training class on "Contracting for Results".

Tennessee Digital Government Summit

Nashville, Tn

I presented and moderated a panel session on "Only You Can Prevent A Data Loss".

April 2008 

 Kentucky Digital Government Summit

Lexington, Ky

I presented and moderated a panel session on "Data Breach".

February 2008

IWCE '08

Las Vegas, Nv

I presented on "The Promise of Wi-MAX".

January 2008

 GTC - Southwest

Austin, Tx

I presented with my dear friend, Klaus Hilgers, three full-day training sessions on Procurement, Service Contracting, and Contracting for Results. 

December 2007

Hawaii Digital Government Summit

Honolulu, Hi

I presented on "Security and Data Vulnerability".  This session was the lunchtime keynote and covered physical and logical security issues.  I covered many areas of data vulnerability including identity theft, notification timeframes, analizing people, hardware, and software vulnerabilities.

September 2007

San Diego North County Wireless Summit

San Diego, Ca

I was a panel member on the following:

Wireless City Veterans Panel – Hear what other cities have experienced in planning, funding and launching muni-wireless systems. What went well? Where were the challenges?

Thomas McQuillan, Retired CIO of the City of Grand Rapids MI

Fred Zaria, EZ Wireless

Steve Reneker, City of Riverside CA

Daniel Coulombe, Hermiston Oregon Police Chief

Michigan Municipal League

Traverse City, Mi

I presented on "Wi-fi, WiMAX, or Wi-not".  This session was geared toward elected and administrative officials and covered the various technologies available for Municipal Wireless Broadband and some of the realities.  A definite "No-spin" zone presentation.