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Videoconferencing Forum

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PHOENIX (July 20, 1999) — You are invited to participate in a Videoconferencing Forum to share experiences and provide input. The forum is being held in response to a recommendation by the MAG Telecommunications Advisory Group (MAGTAG). During the coming year MAG will be implementing a region-wide videoconferencing system to link its member agencies. The discussion will help guide the Videoconferencing Project. For further information please contact Heidi Pahl at (602) 254-6300.

The forum will be held on Monday August 9, 1999 from 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. at the following sites via videoconference:
Tempe: Arizona State University, Computing Commons, Room 120
Tucson: University of Arizona, Harvill Building, Room 205

Panelists

Bill Albee, Manger of Telecommunications, Engineering and Network Development, University of Nevada
Karl Heckart, Chief Information Officer, Arizona Supreme Court
Susan Morley, Human Resources Director, Northern Arizona Behavioral Health Authority
Shannon Tolle, Customer Support Manager, City of Scottsdale

Other Participating Videoconferencing Users

Arizona Department of Administration Maricopa Community Colleges District

Arizona Department of Transportation Maricopa County

Arizona Learning System Motorola

Arizona Public Service Northern Arizona University

Arizona State University Salt River Project

Federal Highway Administration University of Arizona

Honeywell

Agenda

1:45 - 2:00 p.m. Registration

2:00 - 2:05 p.m. Welcoming Remarks - Rita Walton, Manager, MAG Policy and Information Services

2:05 - 3:45 p.m.
Panel/Users Discussion. Moderator: Debbie Kohn, Avondale, Chair of MAGTAG. The panel/users will address the following questions:

How would you describe your organization, your videoconferencing system and its uses such as number of sites, location of sites, frequency of meetings, type of equipment, MCS (bridge) vs. non-bridge?

What decision-making process did you use to select the videoconferencing equipment, network and MCS?

What are your experiences with deployment, further implementation and ongoing usage of the videoconferencing system?

If you had it to do all over again, what would you do differently and why?

3:40 - 4:25 p.m. Comments and Question & Answer Session

4:25 - 4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks - Rita Walton

4:30 p.m. Adjournment

Arizona Department of Administration	Maricopa Community Colleges District
Arizona Department of Transportation	Maricopa County
Arizona Learning System	Motorola
Arizona Public Service	Northern Arizona University
Arizona State University	Salt River Project
Federal Highway Administration	University of Arizona
Honeywell

1:45 - 2:00 p.m.	Registration
2:00 - 2:05 p.m.	Welcoming Remarks - Rita Walton, Manager, MAG Policy and Information Services
2:05 - 3:45 p.m.	Panel/Users Discussion. Moderator: Debbie Kohn, Avondale, Chair of MAGTAG. The panel/users will address the following questions: How would you describe your organization, your videoconferencing system and its uses such as number of sites, location of sites, frequency of meetings, type of equipment, MCS (bridge) vs. non-bridge? What decision-making process did you use to select the videoconferencing equipment, network and MCS? What are your experiences with deployment, further implementation and ongoing usage of the videoconferencing system? If you had it to do all over again, what would you do differently and why?
3:40 - 4:25 p.m.	Comments and Question & Answer Session
4:25 - 4:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks - Rita Walton
4:30 p.m.	Adjournment