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Every member is encouraged to get involved in committee activities for the 2008-2009 program year. NASCIO President Gopal Khanna will appoint committee/working group chairs and members. Once these appointments are made, you will be notified by NASCIO staff.
This year we will be conducting the committee sign-ups in two waves:
Membership Type: State CIO State Associate Member Corporate Member Non-profit Member
Select the committees you are interested in below: Click on the committee name for additional details about the committee and who is eligible to participate.
Enterprise Architecture and Governance Committee Security and Privacy Committee Programs Committee - Sign-ups now closed Awards Committee Corporate Leadership Council Please notify me when WAVE 2 committees are announced
Enterprise Architecture and Governance Committee Co-Chairs: Steve Fletcher (UT) and TBD Eligibility: State, Associate, Corporate & Non-profit Members
Description: Enterprise planning and architecture is intended to be a management discipline for establishing strategic intent for state government through appropriate governance, and then ensuring that intent is achieved through organization, business processes, and technology. Proper governance provides the path to ensure effective strategic intent. Enterprise architecture provides the operating discipline to ensure traceability from strategic business intent to the necessary capabilities that enable that intent. This approach ensures that state initiatives are aligned with overall strategy and assists state CIOs in making sound decisions for managing information-related assets. NASCIO’s EA program is in place to assist state CIOs in effectively applying enterprise architecture discipline and best practices for evaluating, planning, and implementing projects, programs and management initiatives. NASCIO promotes enterprise architecture as the foundational approach for guiding the transformation of government.
Given this description of enterprise architecture, it must be understood that EA is a management approach that touches every aspect of state government. Building awareness and depth of knowledge among our member CIOs will greatly contribute to NASCIO’s goal to advance the state CIO as a key member of the leadership team. The CIO is enabled as a key strategist and business leader leveraging the discipline of EA in every policy decision impacting organization, business processes, investment, and citizen outcomes. Intentions for this program year include the following goals:
Security and Privacy Committee Co-Chairs: Michael Locatis (CO) and Ken Theis (MI) Eligibility: State, Associate, Corporate & Non-profit Members
Description: This committee’s charge is to support NASCIO’s strategic objective of protecting the information technology infrastructure of the twenty-first century. To preserve government’s ability to serve citizens, state CIOs must help protect state IT systems and services, while preserving the privacy of personal and sensitive information within those systems. State governments meet this obligation in the context of the larger IT network that interconnects state, local, and federal systems and allows direct citizen interaction with government programs and services through the Internet.
The committee focuses on the intersection between security and privacy to help state CIOs formulate high-level security and data protection policies and technical controls to secure the states’ information systems and protect the personal and sensitive information within them. The committee monitors new security and privacy threats created by emerging technologies, as well as federal privacy and security legislation for collateral impact on the states. The committee fulfills NASCIO’s goals of strengthening state CIOs’ awareness of important IT issues and promoting the sharing of best practices, experiences and expertise.
Programs Committee Chair: Gary Robinson (WA) Eligibility: State, Associate, Corporate & Non-profit Members
Description: This committee is charged with planning NASCIO's two yearly conferences. Through regular conference calls, this committee determines the theme, content, and speakers for these two meetings. Members of the committee identify issue-specific experts, nationally recognized figures, and government sector officials to speak to the topics and themes selected for each conference. Topics selected shall represent the general interest of NASCIO members, specifically the state CIOs, and will be timely to the association's mission, strategic plan, and issue focus areas.
Committee member attendance and participation is critical for the success of this committee. Programs Committee members should be prepared to spend a minimum of 2-4 hours per month performing committee service (conference calls and outside assignments). In an effort to represent the membership as a whole the NASCIO President will make appointments to this committee that include both state and corporate members and represent organizations of varying size, scope and market segment within the state IT marketplace. Participation on this committee will rotate to incorporate new ideas, while retaining continuity and a working knowledge of past events.
Programs Committee sign-ups for 2009 are now closed. If you have questions, please contact Dianne Adams at dadams@amrms.com.
Awards Committee Co-Chairs: Joe Fleckinger (OK) and Greg Wass (IL) Eligibility: State, Associate, Corporate & Non-profit Members
Description: This committee administers NASCIO's annual "Recognition Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology." It is also charged with examining the on-going policies and procedures associated with the awards program; as well as calling for, reviewing, and judging award nominations. The Awards Committee is also charged with soliciting nominations for the National Technology Champion Award and NASCIO's Meritorious Service Award, and making selection recommendations to the Executive Committee.
Corporate Leadership Council Chair: Aldona Valicenti (Oracle), Vice Chair: Peter Berkel (EMC) Eligibility: Corporate & Non-profit Members Only (NASCIO President serves as an ex-officio member)
Description: The CLC is comprised of dedicated corporate members committed to utilizing private sector intellectual and financial resources to serve NASCIO and its members. CLC members promote information sharing among public and private-sector members, recruiting topical expertise to NASCIO issue focus areas and developing publications and projects directly involving state CIOs. The CLC Chair holds an advisory seat on NASCIO's Executive Committee.
The primary contact for each corporate member is encouraged to take an active role with the committee and will be automatically placed on the CLC roster. However, all members are welcome to join the monthly CLC calls. The calls include updates from the NASCIO President and staff and most meetings feature a guest CIO speaker.
If you have questions regarding the committee interest process, please contact Shawn Karrick at skarrick@amrms.com or (859) 514-9156.
