Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service
Joint Information Resources Management Meeting

October 27 - 31, 1997
Phoenix, Arizona


Joint BLM/FS Session

Monday, October 27, 1997


1:00 - 1:20 p.m.	Open Meeting and Introductions     	 Jack Arthur/Gayle Gordon
                        Facilitator: Phil Wulff, Idaho State Office, BLM

1:20 - 1:30 p.m.	Taped Introduction by Pat Shea, Director, BLM

1:30 - 1:50 p.m.	Introduction by Mike Dombeck, Chief, Forest Service 
                        (Tentative)

1:50 - 2:10 p.m.	Remarks by Clyde Thompson, Acting Deputy Chief for Operations, FS

2:10 - 2:50 p.m.	Why we are here  	                Gayle Gordon/ Jack Arthur 
		                                               Chief Information Officers

2:50 - 3:10 p.m.	BREAK

3:10 - 3:40 p.m.	Re-Invention Initiatives	        Kerwyn Keith/Dave Radloff

3:40 - 4:10 p.m.	Accessibility Technology for Employees              Ophelia Falls

BLM/FS Team Reports based on May 97, seven action items

4:10 - 4:40 p.m.	Telecommunications/Network Sharing	    Doug Hodge/Ron Strong

4:40 - 5:10 p.m.	Hardware Software Licensin             Rich Salazar/Bruce Beierle

5:10 - 5:40 p.m.	E-mail Connectivity                    Mike Travis/Martin Quinlan

5:40 p.m. 	        Adjourn

Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service
Joint Information Resources Management Meeting

October 27 - 31, 1997
Phoenix, Arizona

Joint BLM/FS Team Reports based on May 97, seven action items - Cont.

Tuesday, October 28, 1997

8:00 - 8:10 a.m.	Open Meeting	                         Gayle Gordon/Jack Arthur 

8:10 - 8:40 a.m.	Help Desk / Technology         Scott MacPherson/Mickie Marjerison

8:40 - 9:10 a.m.	LAN Sharing and Co-Location	          Wayne Elven/Lynn Vancil

9:10 - 9:40 a.m.	Firewalls                  Peggy LeBaron/Ken Wilbert/Grant Dekker

9:40 - 10:00 a.m.	BREAK
	
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.	BLM/FS Natural Resources                Jim McGinnis/Renee Duvall
 		        Data Management Discussion

10:30 - 11:00 a.m. 	GCDB Data Standards and Sharing                          Bob Ader

11:00 - 11:30 a.m.	Radio and Narrowband Discussion	                       Ron Strong
     
11:30 - 1:00 p.m.	LUNCH

1:00 - 1:30 p.m.	Records Management Discussion	                    Wendy Spencer

1:30 - 2:00 p.m.	Systems Architecture Discussion         Mike Garratt/John Foster/
                                                                              Mike Travis

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.        Discussion on Other 14 Action Items         Mike Nedd/Jack Arthur
	                Where do we go from here?

3:00 - 3:15 p.m.	Break

3:15 - 4:15 p.m.	Cont. Discussion on Other 14 Action Items 	      Nedd/Arthur

4:15 - 5:15 p.m.	Demonstration of the BLM's Automated Land & Mineral Record System

6:00 p.m. -     	Interagency Team Sports (details will be announced at the meeting - 
                        bring your tennis shoes!)

Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service
Joint Information Resources Management Meeting

October 27 - 31, 1997
Phoenix, Arizona

Forest Service Breakout Sessions

Wednesday, October 29, 1997

8:00 - 8:15		Introductions and Meeting Objectives                  Jack Arthur

8:15 - 8:45		Opening Remarks, Deputy Chief of Operations        Clyde Thompson

8:45 - 9:15		Guest Speaker       			            Clyde Shumway

9:15 - 10:15		Telecommunications Management            Jayne Handley/Doug Hodge
				FY98 Orders
				USDA Network Planning
				DOI/USDA Coordination
				Radio System Management Topics

10:15 - 10:30		Break

10:30 - 11:00		PC Integration                  Jim Reid/Grant Dekker/Mike Travis

11:00 - 11:30		IRM Planning and Technical Approvals     Jayne Handley/Rob Holmes                                                                       

11:30 - 12:00		Accessibility Technology                Ophelia Falls/Lynn Vancil

12:00 - 1:00		Lunch

1:00 - 2:45		Year 2000 Assessment and DG/IBM Conversion            Jack Arthur 
	
2:45 - 3:00		Break

3:00 - 4:45		Year 2000 Assessment and DG/IBM Conversion (Continued)

4:45 - 5:00		Wrap-up for Today   		                      Jack Arthur

5:00			Dinner

7:00	                Invitiation to BLM to Join the Forest Service in PC Integration Workshop

Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service
Joint Information Resources Management Meeting

October 27 - 31, 1997
Phoenix, Arizona

Thursday, October 30

Forest Service Breakout Sessions

8:00 - 9:00	        Corporate Information Sharing: Next Steps        Marian Connolly/
                                                             Rob Holmes/Mickie Marjerison
         			File Structures				                            
	        		EFOIA
		        	Web (Internet/Intranet/Extranet)
			        IRM Competencies
			        Forms and FSM/FSH Migration to IBM and Internet
		
9:00 - 9:30	        National E-Mail Migration Efforts        Grant Dekker/Mike Travis

9:30 - 10:00	        Break

10:00 - 11:00	        Transitioning Staff to the IBM		        Mickie Marjerison
        		( I Don't Want to Go, Mr. Custer! )

11:00 - 11:45    	Ecosystem Management Information Project              Jack Arthur 

11:45 - 1:00	        Lunch

1:00 - 2:00	        IBM Contract Status and Future Orders        	      Bill Ubbens
		   
2:00 - 2:45	        Review FS Topics and Action Items      Jack Arthur/Clyde Thompson

2:45 - 3:00	        Break

BLM/FS Joint Meeting for Closeout

3:00 - 3:30	        Wrapup Report from FS		 		      Jack Arthur

3:30 - 4:00	        Wrap-up Report from BLM                 	        Mike Nedd
  
4:00 - 5:00	        Actions to Move Foreward	         Gayle Gordon/Jack Arthur
        		Discuss Next Meeting and Closing


End of the Forest Service portion of the meeting

Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service
Joint Information Resources Management Meeting

October 27 - 31, 1997
Phoenix, Arizona

Friday, October 31

BLM Breakout Sessions

8:00 - 12:00		BLM only continuation sessions