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February 10, 2011 · 7:45 am–noon

Ronald Reagan Building
Atrium Hall · Washington, D.C.

7:45 - 8:30 am

Registration & Networking Breakfast

8:30 - 8:45 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks
A CIO's Perspective on Desktop Virtualization

Sterling Phillips
Chief Executive Officer, GTSI
Denise Harrison
Chief Information Officer, GTSI

8:45 - 9:15 am

Planning for a Successful Desktop Virtualization Implementation — What You Must Know Up Front

Jim Sweeney
Principal Solutions Consultant, GTSI

9:15 - 9:45 am

Preparing Your Architecture for Virtual Desktops: Storage Considerations

Dale Wickizer
Chief Technology Officer, U. S. Public Sector, NetApp, Inc.

9:45 - 10:00 am

Morning Break

10:00 - 10:45 am

Realizing the Benefits of Integrated Desktop Virtualization

Denise Harrison [Moderator],
Chief Information Officer, GTSI

Panelists from:
Dale Wickizer, Chief Technology Officer, U. S. Public Sector, NetApp, Inc
David Smith, Chief Technology Officer, Citrix Federal
Daniel P. Kent, Director of Solutions & CTO, Cisco US Federal
Jim Sweeney, Principal Solutions Consultant, GTSI

10:45 - 11:45 am

How to Transition to a Virtual Desktop Environment: Government Perspective

Ronald R. Simmons
Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO), ATSC/US Army

Jennifer Thomas Alcott
Telework!VA Program Manager, Department of Rail and Public Transportation, Commonwealth of Virginia

Paulette Robinson
Assistant Dean for Teaching and Learning, Information Resources Management College, National Defense University

11:45 - 12:00

Wrap-Up, Q&A, and Closing Remarks

Denise Harrison
Chief Information Officer, GTSI


Premier Sponsors: NetApp 
    Additional Sponsors: Citrix