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Year 2000 Legal Issues Summit
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Vendor Exposition
Wednesday - October 15, 1997
7:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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The Year 2000 could have an impact on virtually all computer systems, due to
the use of two-digit dates in the hardware and software of mainframe,
midrange and personal computer systems. However, this space-saving
two-digit-year practice is embedded in the chips, as well as the software,
that runs telephone systems, building fire and security systems, heating and
cooling systems, and medical equipment.
This Summit is intended to address the legal issues associated with the Year
2000 problem. This program is open to the public and all levels of
government. The primary focus is executives, administrators, facility
managers, contracting officers, auditors, legal staff and the Information
Resources Management community.
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The sponsors of this program are:
Department of Information Resources (DIR)
Office of the Attorney General (OAG)
State Auditors Office (SAO)
Texas Association of State Systems for Computing and Communications (TASSCC)
Software Quality Institute (SQI), The University of Texas at Austin
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* Date: Wednesday, October 15, 1997
* Time: 7:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Registration 7:45-8:15a.m.)
* Location: J.J. Pickle Research Center,
Commons Building, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX
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Registration Fees:
Early registration discount - Prior to 4:00 p.m. October 3, 1997:
* $60 government / $100 non-government - per person
* Government Group Rate $240 - Available when 5 people from the same
organization register at the same time and on the same form.
* Persons that register by the October 3, 1997 deadline will receive a
copy of the Book "Year 2000 Problem: Strategies and Solutions from the
Fortune 100"
Registration after October 3, 1997:
* $130 per person (limited to space availability - and due to shipping
requirements will not include a copy of the book).
How to Register:
Register on-line on the SQI site. click here to register.
or print out this Registration Form - Note: This form should also be used
for group registrations.
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Vendor Exhibit Information
Vendors Participating in the Summit
Vendors who would like to participate in this event, please complete the
registration form.
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Agenda
7:45 - 8:15 Registration, Networking and Refreshments
Refreshments Sponsored by Platinum Technology
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8:15 - 8:30 Welcome & Opening Remarks
Carolyn Purcell, Executive Director, Department of Information Resources
Sally Anderson, Deputy Commissioner Management and Support ,Mental
Health/Mental Retardation
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8:30 - 9:30 Keynote Address
Legal Issues Confronting Government Entities
due to the
Year 2000 "Millennium Bug" Problem
Jeff Jinnett
Jeff Jinnett is Of Counsel to the law firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene &
MacRae, L.L.P., practicing in the area of computer law. He also serves as
President of LeBoeuf Computing Technologies, Inc., a business subsidiary of
LLG&M, engaged in Year 2000 business consulting.
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9:30 - 10:30 Panel Session
Legal Assurances and Remedies for
Computer Systems Hardware and Software
What is the Difference Between Year 2000 Compliant and Year 2000 Ready?
What level of assurance should an agency require of its automation vendors,
and what remedies should they seek and when?
What are the specific laws and legal concepts applicable (e.g. fitness for
use, tort actions, contract law, etc.)?
Is there the possibility for a mutually agreeable forum within which
agencies and vendors can meet and discuss ways to resolve the Y2K issues
without resorting to formal legal action?
What are the Industry Obligations and Responsibilities?
Panel Moderator: Mary Henderson, Deputy Division Chief, Consumer Protection
Division, Office of the Attorney General
Panel Members:
C.J. Brandt, General Counsel, Department of Information Resources
David Brown, Legal Counsel, Comptroller of Public Accounts
Pam Ponder, Staff Attorney, Texas Department of Insurance
Herb Krasner, President, Krasner Consulting and Chairman, Software Quality
Institute (SQI) Advisory Group
Vincent T. Sampson, Attorney - Consultant, SCI Consulting, Inc., Falls
Church, VA
(Industry Representative - TBD)
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10:30 - 11:00 Refreshment Break and Vendor Exhibits
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11:00 - 12:00 Panel Session
Embedded Systems and Infrastructure
The Y2K Risk to the Power Industry
Embedded Microprocessors and Computer Systems Play an Important role in all
phases of the Power Industry. The Year 2000 risk includes the: Fuel Source,
Oil and Gas Wells/Off-Shore Platforms; the Refining process, Pipeline
distribution systems; Power plant control systems, to Electric power
distribution systems. The Electric Power Industry has also been a leader in
encouraging the use of environmental controls by end users. Smart
Environmental control systems also have a Year 2000 risk.
This session will focus on the current status of Year 2000 planning by the
Power Industry serving the Citizens of Texas and when they plan on being
Year 2000 ready. Efforts to ensure fuel sources are reliable and Y2K ready,
and how they plan on informing customers about the potential problem with
smart environmental control systems.
If all sources have not developed plans to become Y2K ready, should
regulatory agencies intervene and compel Y2K remediation?
What is the potential risk of industry deregulation having an adverse impact
on becomingY2K Ready?
If the Power Industry or their suppliers have found problems with embedded
systems, how can this information be shared? Smart flow control valves are
common risks to the industry and its suppliers, but could also be used in
city water/waste water plants.
Panel Moderator:
Senator David Sibley, Chairman, Interim Committee on Deregulation - Invited
Invited Panel Members:
Curtis L. Seidlets, Jr., Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc.
Mark H. Zion, Texas Public Power Association
Mark Williams, Texas Electric Coop Inc.
Stephanie A. Kroger, Texas Coalition for Competitive Electricity
Tom Smith, Consumers Union
Suzi Ray McClellan, Office of Public Utility Counsel
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12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Break and Vendor Exhibits
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1:00 - 1:45 Afternoon Keynote Address
Update on Critical Infrastructure
President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection
Robert E. Giovagnoni, General Counsel
The President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection (PCCIP)
advises and assists the President of the United States by recommending
national strategy for protecting and assuring critical infrastructures. The
PCCIP is currently addressing issues in the following areas:
Telecommunications; Electrical Power Systems; Gas and Oil Transportation and
Storage; Banking and Finance; Transportation; Water Supply Systems;
Emergency Services, and Continuity of Government Services. The PCCIP is
currently scheduled to release its first report on October 14, 1997.
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1:45 - 2:45 Year 2000 Problem:
Strategies and Solutions
from the Fortune 100*
Leon A. Kappelman, Ph.D.
An overview of this recently published guidebook, Year 2000 Problem:
Strategies and Solutions from the Fortune 100, for and by DRAGONslayers and
their allies.
First is a call to arms, that describes the nature of these beasts in all of
their grotesqueness. Not just the usual tip-of-the-iceberg discussion of
"arsenic and old code" but also details about DRAGONs on the desktop and in
the equipment that controls most of the machines around us.
Answers to the question: How do you solve it? Details of the tools and
techniques used by DRAGONslayers. How precisely are DRAGONs slain? Whose
help is needed and what kinds of assistance do they provide?
Supporting materials and evidence about the size of the year 2000 problem by
enterprise, by economic sector and industry, by city, by country, and on a
worldwide basis.
We welcome you to the battle.
* By Leon A. Kappelman, Ph.D. with the SIM Year 2000 Working Group, and
Friends
Click here to go to the SIM Book Information Note: Each person that
registers early, by the October 3, 1997 deadline, will receive a copy of the
book, on the day of the Summit!
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2:45 - 3:15 Refreshment Break and Vendor Exhibits
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3:15 - 4:15 Panel Session
Year 2000 Auditing Issues
Monitoring Year 2000 Compliance
This interactive discussion will consist of the following topics:
* guidelines and procedures used to monitor Year 2000 remediation
activities;
* an Internal Audit discussion regarding the process of determining Year
2000 as high priority through a risk assessment and the steps involved
in developing and conducting Year 2000 audit programs and guidelines.
Panel Moderator:
Shannon Porterfield, Year 2000 Project Director, Year 2000 Project Office,
Department of Information Resources
Panel Members:
Mel Mireles, Year 2000 Project Office, Department of Information Resources
Ed Pier, Assistant State Auditor, State Auditors Office
Tony Renzi, Management Audit Director for IS and Performance Audit, Mental
Health & Mental Retardation
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4:15 - 5:00 Closing Session
Year 2000 Working Group
Summary and Topics for Future Meetings/Summits
Breakout Sessions:
Facilities and Infrastructure - Mike DuBois
Legal and Policy Issues - Andy Robinson
Procurements - Contracts - Diana Williamson
Local Government - Jerry Johnson
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Who Should Attend: This program is open to the public and all levels of
government. The primary focus is executives, administrators, facility
managers, contracting officers, auditors, legal staff and the Information
Resources Management community.
Registration Fees:
Early registration discount - Prior to 4:00 p.m. October 3, 1997:
* $60 government / $100 non-government - per person
* Government Group Rate $240 - Available when 5 people from the same
organization register at the same time.
* Persons that register by the October 3, 1997 deadline will receive a
copy of the Book "Year 2000 Problem: Strategies and Solutions from the
Fortune 100"
Registration after October 3, 1997:
* $130 per person (limited to space availability - and due to shipping
requirements will not include a copy of the book).
Provided as a service of the State Technology Assessment Center
(STAC)
Texas Department of Information Resources
Questions about the Year 2000 Legal Issues Summit should be addressed to
Jerry Johnson at 512.475.4756 FAX 512.475.4759 or
[E-Mail Banner]jerry.johnson@dir.state.tx.us
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