VERY SIGNIFICANT!! Here is TAVA presenting at the 'YEAR 2000 Symposium'
On this congres many of the leading consultants (I mean leading worldwide are presenting and participating:
Yardeni, Hayes, Ultich, Giga group speakers, Constance A. Morella,
James D. Robinson III, Chairman and CEO, RRE Investors; Former Chairman and CEO, American Express Company;
Dr. Richard Lindsey, Director, Division of Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission
On the topic of embedded systems, Ken Owen is presenting a seminar together with Ann Coufou of Giga.
'This is the first Y2K symposium sponsored by APICS. It was designed by manufacturing industry executives and
consultants to dispense practical, useful information to manufacturing organizations. Featured speakers include
representatives from Union Pacific, Toyota and other major US and multinational manufacturing organizations. '
'Embedded Systems Seminar
Ken Owen
Vice President Business Development, TAVA Technologies and
Ann Coffou
Managing Director, Giga Information Group
'Right now, corporate IS teams are trying to address Year 2000 issues within their business and administrative
systems. But what about the high-impact and revenue-generating systems within operations? What about the
systems manufacturing/plant management, planning/scheduling/tracking, inventory management, logistics
(in/through/out), asset management and maintenance. Process controls, quality assurance, and regulatory assurance,
and regulatory reporting? What about external links with operating partners in the supply chain? And, what about
the infrastructure systems to support all this (including networks, communications, computer operations, facility and
process sub-systems, and those ubiquitous and critical embedded systems)?
John
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Chicago Agenda & Session Descriptions
Executive Day, June 22, 1998
8:30-8:45 am
Opening Remarks/Program Overview
William M. Ulrich, President, Tactical Strategy Group, Inc.
8:45-9:30
Opening Keynote Address
James D. Robinson III, Chairman and CEO, RRE Investors;
Former Chairman and CEO, American Express Company
9:30-10:15
Congressional Perspective on Year 2000
Congresswoman Constance A. Morella (R-MD)
Chairwoman, Technology Subcommittee House Science Committee
10:15-10:30
Coffee Break
10:30-Noon
Year 2000 Legal Session: Managing Liability Risks and Moot Court
Session Leader: Steven Hock, President, Triaxsys Research LLC Participants Include : Scott
Nathan, Wynne S. Carvill, Ron Lopez and David Nadler
Noon - 1:15 pm
Year 2000 Executive Keynote Luncheon Sponsored by Thinking Tools
featuring John Hiles, Founder and Chief Technology Officer
1:15-1:45
Year 2000 Tax Implications
Michael Gilman, Partner, Dickstein Shaprio Morin & Oshinsky, LLP
1:45 - 2:15
Year 2000 SEC Regulatory Impacts
Dr. Richard Lindsey, Director, Division of Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange
Commission
2:15 - 2:45
Systems/Business Recovery Readiness for the New Millennium
Len Neuzil, Senior Vice President, The Options Clearing Corp.
2:45 - 3:00
Break
3:00 - 3:00
Economic Impacts Keynote
Global Economic Consequences of the Year 2000 Problem
Dr. Edward Yardeni, Chief Economist and Managing Director, Deutsche Morgan Grenfell
3:45 - 4:15
Long Term Implications of Year 2000
Ian S. Hayes, President, Clarity Consulting Inc.
4:15-5:00
Y2K Experts Panel
Moderated by: Ian S. Hayes, President, Clarity Consulting Inc.
Panelists: William Ulrich, Tactical Strategy Group, Inc.
Steven L. Hock
Kevin Schick, AnswerThink;
Stephanie T. Moore, Giga Information Group
5:00-6:00 pm
Executive Welcome Reception Sponsored by Matridigm Corporation
Day 1 Special Event, June 22, 1998
2:15 - 5:00 pm
Complimentary Euro Conversion Workshop Sponsored by EDS CIO Services
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Agenda Day 2, June 23, 1998
8:30 - 10:30
Remediation Techniques
Seminar
Mid-Range Systems
Seminar
Manufacturing Seminar Day
1
10:30 - 11:30
Solution Panels & Case Studies
Manufacturing Seminar
Continued
11:30 - 12:45
pm
Year 2000 Executive Keynote Luncheon Sponsored by Keane
Application Management in the Next Millennium
Tedford Armistead, Director of Application Outsourcing
12:45- 3:00
Visit the Exposition Hall
3:00 - 5:00
Remediation & Testing
Tools Seminar
Distributed Systems
Solutions Seminar
Manufacturing Seminar
Continued
5:00 - 6:00
Solution Panels & Case Studies
Manufacturing Seminar
Continued
6:00 - 7:15 pm
Vendor Exposition Evening Reception
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Agenda Day 3, June 24, 1998
8:30 - 11:30 am
Testing Techniques
Seminar
PC and Desktop Seminar
Manufacturing Seminar Day
2
11:30 - 12:45pm
Year 2000 Executive Keynote Luncheon Sponsored by Tandem Computers
Beyond Year 2000
Leslie L. Schelp, Year 2000 Director, Tandem Computers, a Compaq Company
12:45-2:45
Visit the Exposition Hall
2:45 - 5:00
2:45 - 4:00
Conversions Solutions
Seminar
4:00 - 5:00
Solutions Panel
Risk Management &
Contingency Planning
Seminar
Manufacturing Seminar
Continued
5:00-6:00
Visit the Exposition Hall
6:00
Dinner on your Own
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Networking Session
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Agenda Day 4, June 25, 1998
8:30 - Noon
Project Office Working
Group
Embedded System Seminar
Banking Seminar
Noon - 1:15 pm
Year 2000 Executive Keynote Luncheon
1:15 - 4:00
1:15 - 2:45
Program Office Facilitated
Session
3:00 - 4:00
Solutions Panel
Embedded System Seminar
Continued
Banking Seminar Continued
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Keynote: Predicting the Impact of Hurricane 2000
Martyn Emery, CEO & Founder, Corporation 2000
4:30 - 5:00 pm
Closing Keynote
Crisis Management: Surviving the Inevitable
William M. Ulrich, Tactical Strategy Group, Inc.
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Executive Day Description / June 22, 1998
This next generation YEAR 2000 Symposium has been specially designed to offer a program that benefits
executives, managers and practitioners. To that end, BrainStorm Group's Board of Governors has crafted a one-day
executive program and a three-day series of in-depth workshops.
The Executive Day, presented on June 22, is geared at placing a seemingly technical problem in a much broader
strategic, economic and legal perspective. James D. Robinson III will discuss the responsibilities of senior
management and their role in the implementation of solutions for Y2K. Dr. Richard Lindsey will discuss whether
the securities industry is complying with the expectations of the SEC in preparation for the Year 2000 computer
problem.
Economist Dr. Edward Yardeni offers a look at the Year 2000's potential to cause a worldwide economic recession
in two years. Executives gain insight into federal government prospectives from U.S. Congresswoman Constance
A. Morella (R-MD) who is Chairwoman of the subcommittee that is actively monitoring Year 2000 progress in the
Federal Government.
Year 2000 Legal Session
Leading Year 2000 legal experts from around the country, under the direction of Steven. L. Hock, arm you with the
practical information needed to manage a wide range of Year 2000 legal risks. Attend our Moot Court, a live
enactment of a hypothetical "Year 2000 trial", to experience the unpleasant Courtroom scenario unprepared
companies are likely to face. Legal presentations and panel discussions outline officer and director liability,
electronic supply chain liability, contractual protections, infringement of intellectual property rights, insurance
coverage, document retention policies and integrating legal support as part of the project effort. The Year 2000
Legal session resumes after lunch, focusing on Year 2000 securities filings, the latest tax treatment strategies and
regulatory requirements.
Panel of Experts:
Executive attendees will, over the course of the day, gain a level of understanding of the broad economic, strategic
and investment impacts of the Year 2000 problem. With improved understanding come more questions. Our panel
of experts will address your questions and help bring solutions into focus. Chaired by Ian S. Hayes, leading Year
2000 expert, the panel includes:
Ian Hayes--President, Clarity Consulting Inc.
Steven L. Hock--Chief Executive Officer, Triaxsys Research
Kevin Schick--Director, AnswerThink
William M. Ulrich, President, Tactical Strategy Group, Inc.
Stephanie T. Moore--Senior Year 2000 Analyst, Giga Information Group
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Workshops Day 2 / June 23, 1998
Remediation Techniques Seminar
Year 2000 Remediation Technologies and Methodologies
Marilyn Frankel
Principal Consultant, Edge Information Group
In order for organizations to be ready for the Year 2000, they must learn new technologies and methodologies. The
tools and processes that have been used for routine maintenance aren't sufficient for a Year 2000 project.
This workshop presents an overall framework for understanding, evaluating and selecting appropriate solutions for
your organization. Topics will include how Year 2000 differs from routine maintenance, how to develop a
reasonable inventory, how much and what kind of impact analysis is right for your needs. You will also hear the
rationale for doing expansion, windowing or a mixture of both? When might encapsulation be a viable solution. All
flavors of conversion and bridging will be discussed, including the benefits of each, so you can decide what is right
for your organization.
The concepts and issues described here will be platform independent, but specific tools and system software
examples will be primarily IBM mainframe related.
Remediation and Testing Tools Seminar
Nanda Nandkishore
President, Millennium Consulting
Remediation tools have evolved significantly over the last two years. There are more solutions for more platforms
than ever before. But should you look at windowing, date field expansion, a combination of the two? Automation
levels, reporting, code quality and reliability are all considerations. Repeatable and highly efficient testing cannot be
accomplished without supporting tools. Unfortunately, many shops have not researched, obtained or deployed
required testing tools to date. This session discusses tools that support specific functions within the remediation
processes including configuration management, issue tracking, impact analysis and repository management.
Furthermore this session will examine test case development, test planning, test tracking, test data generation for
regression testing, data aging coverage, test results comparison/validation, test coverage and baseline comparison.
This session will review the various Year 2000 tools and provide comparative information about them. A few
selected vendors will also be demonstrated. The emphasis in this session will be on tools that can be used by
customer's programmers at the customer's site.
Mid-Range Systems Solutions Seminar
Ann Coffou
Managing Director, Giga Information Group
The majority of organizations have started some Year 2000 solution effort, but have focused only on their
mainframe applications. What about the applications running on DEC, AS/400, Data General, HP, Prime, and
numerous other mid-range platforms? In many cases, their systems contain non-compliant operating systems and
application software, as well as non-compliant hardware. Many organizations plan to replace these systems, but
they could be running out of time.
If you own any mid-range systems that may be located at central or remote sites, you could be at severe risk of
Year 2000 failure. Join us in this session as we explore Year 2000, issues, options and solution possibilities for
mid-range computer applications.
Manufacturing Seminar (Day 2 & 3)
Learn How the Companies Making, Distributing and Selling Products Are Tackling the Year 2000
Problem
Craig Dillon
President of MSCi, Manufacturing & Systems Consulting, Inc.
with Executive Overview by Ian Hayes, President of Clarity Consulting, Inc.
Manufacturing companies in their supply chain partners face a Year 2000 challenge that will profoundly affect their
individual and collective future success. Companies that make, distribute or sell products must not only deal
effectively with their own IT and embedded systems, but must also worry about the compliance of their supply
chain partners, and the other entities that provide supporting services. Companies in the manufacturing industry are
particularly vulnerable to supply chain breakdowns with the potential to wreak havoc on their businesses.
This is the first Y2K symposium sponsored by APICS. It was designed by manufacturing industry executives and
consultants to dispense practical, useful information to manufacturing organizations. Featured speakers include
representatives from Union Pacific, Toyota and other major US and multinational manufacturing organizations.
The Manufacturing Seminar will take place over two days and will include presentations and panel discussions on
the following sample topics:
Managing the Manufacturing Year 2000 Project Office
Year 2000 Supply Chain Issues
Investigating Year 2000 Compliance on the Shop Floor
Triage for a Year 2000 Project
And presentations by individual manufacturing organizations on the special Year 2000 issues faced at their
sites and the approaches used to handle them.
Who should attend: The Manufacturing Seminar has been designed for executives, managers, business
professionals and senior IT personnel from product manufacturing, distribution and supply chain companies. This
target audience has a critical need to understand the spectrum of Year 2000 issues facing their company and the
potential impact of Year 2000 failures on their business.
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Workshops Day 3 / June 24, 1998
Testing Techniques Seminar
Year 2000 Testing, Date Simulators & Time Machines
Carl Gehr
Principal Consultant, Edge Information Group
It may seem like Mission Impossible; but it's just the challenge of testing your Year 2000 implementation and it
could consume over 50% of your Y2K effort. In addition to making sure you have covered all your systems and
applications, you have to be sure that you are not missing something critical because you are using the wrong
technique, the wrong platform, or you are missing some critical interface. There are two major approaches to Y2K
testing; both have their place and, for most shops, both will be used. This session will address the "how, what and
where" of Y2K testing; and will compare the use of system date simulators with stand-alone time machines, when
each is applicable and why you will want to use both for your Year 2000 testing.
The concepts and issues described here will be platform independent, but specific tools and system software
examples will be primarily IBM mainframe related.
Conversion Solutions Seminar
H Husmann
President, Synchronized Solutions
A wide variety of conversion solutions are available to your organization. Several of the alternatives, if managed
properly, will deliver satisfactory results. However, with every strategy, there are trade-offs, compromises, and
"opportunities". This seminar will discuss various solution options, their critical components, and the advantages and
disadvantages of each within a risk-based framework. The session will discuss Solution Strategies; Analysis,
Planning, Remediation, Testing, and Implementation phases; Building your Assembly Line; Inhouse Conversions;
Factory Conversions-On & Off Shore; Mixed approaches; and Managing the Work.
Manufacturing Seminar (Continued)
See Day 2 for more information.
PC and Desktop Seminar
Karl Feilder
CEO & Founder, Greenwich Mean Time
Karl Feilder is the world authority on the Year 2000 problem and its affects on PCs and networks. This presentation
will cover in some depth the following areas; what is the problem with PCs the four areas of concern namely,
hardware, operating system, application and end-user data. Assessing the risk to the organization methodology for
defining the problems and fixing them. The network-what are the problems with the networking equipment and
where are they likely to occur on the LAN and WAN what you can do to minimize the risk to your company's
network. Karl will illustrate his presentation with practical examples of the problems that can occur on PCs and
across networks. He will go into some technical depth on the areas of concern with networking equipment and look
at the development of the networking protocols which have contributed to date issues.
Risk Management and Contingency Planning
William M. Ulrich
President, Tactical Strategy Group, Inc.
As the Year 2000 nears, organizations must insulate themselves from numerous risks stemming from system
compliance errors, data corruption and third party failures. Risk analysis, contingency planning and crisis
management are needed to maintain operational integrity in the face of these challenges. To achieve this,
management must launch a risk management program that can be used to maintain project sponsorship, engage
business unit stakeholders in the solution, drive project prioritization, outline a broad range of contingency options
and prepare the organization to address the many issues that will arise as the Year 2000 arrives. This session
includes:
Shifting the emphasis to Year 2000 risk mitigation
Risk assessment and risk management strategies
Interactive development of a Year 2000 business risk model
Contingency planning and triage invocation options
Crisis management strategies for the Year 2000 transition window
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Workshops Day 4 / June 25, 1998
Project Office Working Group
Lois Zells
President, Lois Zells & Associates
The unrelenting demand for Year 2000 compliance-and the corresponding disappointments in project results-have
driven organizations to increasingly search for more effective project management techniques THAT WORK! This
seminar addresses many critical Year 2000 project management issues and provides essential details for:
How to really be in control of the whole project
Understanding the different ways a Year 2000 project office may be created
Creating accurate estimates
Year 2000 project prioritization and selection using business value and level of effort
Using critical success factors to manage a Year 2000 project
Getting agreement on scope, creating indisputable baselines, and once and for all, managing change
Determining the probability of making the end-date
How to know you're late before you even start
How to manage the risk of the business failure date
Picking the drop-dead contingency dates for abandoning replacement/conversion projects and invoking
emergency strategies
Identifying and overcoming the project bottlenecks
Compressing schedules without sacrificing quality and
Using structured testing to significantly reduce the testing effort
Embedded Systems Seminar
Ken Owen
Vice President Business Development, TAVA Technologies and
Ann Coffou
Managing Director, Giga Information Group
Right now, corporate IS teams are trying to address Year 2000 issues within their business and administrative
systems. But what about the high-impact and revenue-generating systems within operations? What about the
systems manufacturing/plant management, planning/scheduling/tracking, inventory management, logistics
(in/through/out), asset management and maintenance. Process controls, quality assurance, and regulatory assurance,
and regulatory reporting? What about external links with operating partners in the supply chain? And, what about
the infrastructure systems to support all this (including networks, communications, computer operations, facility and
process sub-systems, and those ubiquitous and critical embedded systems)?
The Embedded Systems Seminar will focus on the key issues and experiences relating to non-IS/IT portion of the
overall Year 2000 issue. The speakers represent the best in the industry, including case-study keynote speakers
from world-class companies speaking directly from their internal project efforts. The style for this day will be
practical, real-world experience sharing, and lessons learned. In addition, the day will be insightful with new
developing information from those directly involved in the forefront of these areas of Year 2000 services. This day
should be beneficial for anyone beginning Year 2000 work in these areas, or needing to refine the approach for
current efforts. Key topics for the day will include:
The business, services, and typical situations/scopes of this area of the Year 2000 effort (non-IS/IT,
embedded systems, etc.)
Current state of this area (providers, tools, approaches, methods, business drivers, key issues/concerns, etc.)
New developments and futures in these areas
Typical/key business and operations issues and impacts
Case Studies (actual experiences, lessons learned, workshop discussions), presented by actual company
representative
Program Office Facilitated Session
Patricia L. Seymour
Principal, Performance Solutions
Establishing and Managing a Y2K project is an imposing responsibility and presents daily challenges to those
undertaking the task. Project managers often comment that they feel the weight on their shoulders increasing as we
grow closer to the date. This panel session will offer you an opportunity to seek "quick fix" project solutions that are
working, having already been implemented and deployed. You the audience will get to guide and direct your
personal Y2K questions to qualified panel members.
Banking Seminar
Howard Adams
Vice President of Operations, Productivity Solutions, Inc.
Sessions providing you with prudent information and practical tactics to deal with the ever increasing regulations,
legal issues, credit risks and supply chain threats within the banking industry.
There are many common year 2000 problems and issues for any business but few industries are effected as much
as the banking industry. Banks rely on systems which are interconnected throughout their business partners and
customers just as much as their own internal systems. This session puts into perspective some of the major year
2000 challenges facing banks today.
The Latest Legal and Regulatory Topics
Leading experts will discuss how the many regulators are responding to the Year 2000 and what they foresee
coming in the future. Another growing concern to be discussed is what steps are considered prudent for Board
members, Executives and Officers of a bank to minimize the threat of future litigation.
Contingent Threats
The large efforts to remediate internal systems has delayed banks in addressing the many problems resulting from
external systems and businesses not adequately addressing the Year 2000. Now is the time to address such threats,
e.g. electronic supply chains, extending credit to non-compliant business customers, and community banks.
Audience Driven Panel Discussions
Many banks rely on purchased software packages to sustain their business. Will these packages be year 2000
compliant? By what means and when? Will these revisions be included in maintenance costs or require an upgrade?
These are just some of the topics to be discussed by our panel of leading software vendors who are prominent
throughout the banking industry.
Take Notes! Because you will be given an opportunity to bring up topics and ask questions of the speakers and
other experts heard throughout the day. This track is for your benefit so don't hesitate to get involved and get better
prepared for the Year 2000. We're counting on you (in more than one way)
Who Should Attend: Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, COO, CIO, and executives who will be held accountable by
shareholders, customers and regulators for failure to take prudent actions to minimize the banks' exposure to the
year 2000. General Counsels, Auditors, Business Analysts, and others who need to thoroughly understand the
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