Mayors' Technology Summit 2004
Homeland Security, Safety and Economic Development
October 7-8, 2004
Washington, D.C.
The
Mayors’ Technology Summit on Homeland Security, Public Safety,
and Economic Development will take place on October 7-8, 2004, in Washington,
D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams will host the event.
Participants are expected to include thirty mayors of major cities, twenty to thirty CIOs, top executives of leading technology companies, and national homeland security experts. This Summit follows our two New York City events hosted by former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in 2000 and 2001, and the 2003 Summit in San Francisco hosted by former Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr. For more details information about our Summits see our web site: http://www.fox.temple.edu/ccg.
The Summits provide informative sessions and social activities in unique historical venues. The organizers currently plan to cover expenses for public officials. Temple University serves as a neutral convener for a small group of public and private leaders that can discuss issues of mutual interest in attractive venues. The organizers of this year’s Summit include Professor Simon Hakim, Associate Dean Howard A. Cohen, both of Temple University’s Center for Competitive Government, and Lewis Loeven III, the CIO of San Francisco.
The previous Summits have been sponsored by New York Stock Exchange, Cisco Systems, SBC, AOL-Time Warner, Battelle, Bechtel, Ciber, Integraph, Computer Associates, and IBM Endowment for the Business of Government, Accenture, Hansen and others.
This year we are limiting the number of commercial participants in the event in order to maintain the atmosphere of a dialogue mostly among mayors regarding their specific concerns. In particular, we limit the number of corporate sponsorship at the Platinum level that includes, among other benefits, presentation opportunities.
The Technology Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce intends to be one of the sponsors of this year’s event, and the U.S. Department of Defense intends to participate again in our program. The tentative program includes the following sessions:
- Infrastructure development. The wireless infrastructure performance on 9/11 and the technological development necessary to cope with the changing situations.
- Mayors/metro executives activities related to cyber security.
- Lessons learned from Table Top exercises in Chicago, Seattle, and San Francisco. Focus will be on interoperability, mobilization, and communications.
- Analysis of the use of Homeland Security grants in metropolitan areas. In particular, review and analysis on improved technology, emergency communications and other services that support first responders.
- Lessons learned of the implementation of CityStat programs in San Francisco, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Miami.
- Use of E-Government to enhance local services for businesses and residents. The use of e-government infrastructure efforts to support economic development.
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Evaluation of current “311” programs in NYC, Chicago, and
San Francisco