September 2005 Agenda - Thursday [9/15]


	September 15-16, 2005 The Grand Hotel 2100 Baltimore Avenue Ocean City, Maryland 21842 1-800-447-6779 \| 410-289-6191
	Final Agenda
Big Brother is Tracking You! Encryption over TCP/IP


Wednesday, September 14th
Time
5:00pm - 7:00pm	Mid-Atlantic Xplor Regional Board of Directors Meeting - The Castaway Room
7:15pm - 9:15pm	BOD Dinner - [TBD]


Thursday, September 15th
Time
7:00 - 10:00	Registration - Grand II Entrance [4th floor]
7:00 - 8:00	Continental breakfast - Grand II [4th floor]
8:00 - 11:00	Vendor Setup - Grand II [4th floor]
8:00 - 8:30	Welcoming address, General business, & Meeting logistics - Grand I [4th floor] Casey Clarke, Vice President, Xplor MidAtlantic Region. General business, including brief Committee Reports, & Announcements.
8:30 - 9:00	Election Results & follow-up Bob Wert, Nominating Committee, Xplor MidAtlantic Region Results of recent MidAtlantic Region Officer elections.
9:00 - 9:30	Vision 2005 and Global 2006 conference updates Paul LeTourneur, General Manager, Xplor International Paul will review recent developments and information for both the Vision 2005 [November 11-13, 2005] and Global 2006 [February 1-5, 2006] conferences. Bring your questions.
9:30 - 10:00	Presentation Mike Marjoram, Digital Printing & Imaging Specialist, Automated Office Products Manage Business Critical Output utilizing Conditional Logic AXIAR Format effectively presents business critical information using conditional logic. Merge text data from any source with server-based overlays and variable components. AXIAR Format is ideal for output such as reports, invoices, purchase orders, checks etc. .AXIAR Format integrates seamlessly with business applications from vendors such as Oracle, SAP, Peoplesoft, QAD, etc.
10:00 - 10:30	Morning Break
10:30 - 11:00	Presentation: Bob Forte, Senior Systems Engineer, Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc. Protecting Confidential Information During Print Job Transmission Learn how you can reduce liability and increase confidentiality of data sent across the network to printers by implementing Secured Output Distribution software tools from LRS. This secure software applies AES encryption to print jobs at their source to hide confidential data during transmissions to a decryption-capable server or printer. Bio: Bob Forte has been a Senior Systems Engineer with LRS for 7 1/2 years specializing in all facets of Enterprise Output Management in multi-platform environments. He has 18 years of IT experience in mainframe, network and distributed platform technologies. Bob has taught many LRS training classes and has presented at many LRS User Conferences and Seminars. Prior to joining LRS Bob was a customer who supported LRS products for 10 years.
11:00 - 11:30	Presentation Steve Mazzuca, Senior Account Executive, Paradigm Solutions Emergency Preparedness - Continuity of Operations Whether you are in government or commercial industry, it is crucial to be prepared to continue providing essential services during an emergency. Being ready to respond in time of any crisis--natural or man-made, -big or small--takes meticulous planning and requires a thorough understanding of your business processes. We have the tool and the consultants you need to simplify this vital process of ensuring continuity of operations. Bio: Steve is a sales professional with over 15 years experience selling a variety of products and services in both federal and commercial markets in the Washington DC area. He has been a member of Xplor and was also involved in the print industry. He now represents Paradigm Solutions in their quest to help commercial and government customers alike become better prepared to face interruptions utilizing a combination of technology and consulting services.
11:30 - 12:00	Presentation Edward Neumann, Senior Sales Representative, Automated Graphic Systems Document Authentication in a Digital Environment The case study will be an overview of how a fortune 500 company is using print and digital printed security features to protect their intellectual property in Training & Maintenance Manuals. Bio: Ed came to Automated Graphic Systems in October of 1996 with an MBA in Marketing from George Washington University. He has impressively held positions at AGS including Director of Pre-Press and Technical Representative for the Electronic Products Department. Ed was most recently the National Director of Electronic Product Development for AGS's parent company, Consolidated Graphics. Before coming to AGS, Ed has worked in various aspects of the printing and packaging industry for over twenty years. He was a charter member of the SGML Open in 1994, member of CALS-SIG from 1992 through 1998. While at AGS, Ed was a charter member and Treasurer of the Open eBook Forum from 1999 through 2001. He has also been a featured speaker at conferences including Booktech (East and West), The Miles 33 Users Group, and Seybold Seminars. When he's not hard at work, Ed enjoys traveling, home repairs, and spending time with his wife Susan, and two children, Jonathan and Lisa. Jonathan is working on his Doctorate at the University of Maryland and Lisa is a Fifth Grade teacher.
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch: served in Grand Terrace Restaurant [6th floor]
1:00 - 3:00	Vendor Exhibits - Grand II [4th floor] [Dessert will be served to attendees in this function area.]
3:00 - 3:30	Presentation A. Paul Chirayath, Director of Sales, Anchor Software, LLC. NCOA Link and ANK Link Newest programs from the USPS to ensure getting that piece of mail into the hands of intended recipient. UAA (Undeliverable as addressed) mail has grown 5.3% in the past 2 years, costing the USPS over $2 Billion per year. Is this your mail? How do we deal with it? Bio: 20 years of sales experience in the Direct Mail Marketing Industry, including product acquisitions and launching new technologies to the market.
3:30 - 4:00	Presentation Doug Clark, Sales Representative, Sappi Fine Paper Life With Print With communications mediums constantly battling to strengthen their share of advertising and marketing budgets, and even more competition for audience attention and message delivery, it's vital that the print industry continue to grow its share by telling the print story, of its effectiveness and the proven value it provides as part of the communications mix. Bio: Doug Clark has been in the paper industry for twenty-six years presenting a number of seminars the latest of which is Life With Print.
4:00 - 4:30	Presentation Penny Hill, Worldwide Product Marketing Manager, IBM The 5 W's of RFID Learn the Who, What, Where, Why, and When of RFID and how this game changing technology is revolutionizing the retail industry. IBM has invested over $250 million in RFID technology and paves the way for customers to change from a barcode system to a complete RFID system. Learn the pitfalls on implementing a complete RFID system and the technology challenges. Bio: Penny Hill is currently working at IBM in Boulder, CO. She is responsible for the RFID printer technology for IBM. Penny has been involved in the printing industry for over 15 years. Prior to her role as a RFID Program Manager, Penny ran the Cutsheet Product Line for IBM. Penny has been an active member of Xplor and has been involved in the EDP Committee and Xplor Curriculum Task Force.

7:00 - 9:00	'Getting to know you' dinner Newcomer? EDP? Vendor? On your own tonight? No matter, don't spend the night in your room alone. Join us at 7 p.m. in the hotel lobby. We'll break into restaurant groups for dinner or eat in the hotel's restaurant. Or you can check out the pool/ocean for a leisurely swim. [Payment by individuals, not Xplor.]

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