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