Here is a quick rundown of the agenda:

8 am - Breakfast 

9:00 am - Welcome and Announcements!

9:15 am - Russell Haddock - MCCi

Document Management: We plan to  share industry trends, why document management/records retentions keep the agency in compliance, types of document management solutions in the market, digitizing records value, and like you mentioned – makes FOIA requests so much easier! 

10:15 am - J. Chris Weatherly - FBI

CJIS - What you need to know! The Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) security policy has been updated to improve the security of criminal justice data. The changes include stricter access controls, more robust data protection, and enhanced incident response protocols.

11:15 am - Larry Gunderson - City of St. Charles

GMIS Accreditation: GMIS Accreditation provides a framework to validate that an organization’s IT processes and practices meet the requirements of an objective, peer-reviewed, standards-based program that has been approved by GMIS International, the largest professional organization for public sector IT leaders in the US. By demonstrating that baseline standards are met in the core areas of Strategy, Operations, Security, Governance and Continuous Improvement, public sector IT organizations will:

• Be able to communicate with executive leadership using a consistent framework,

• Provide reasonable assurance that risks are appropriately managed,

• Ensure foundational best practices are in place,

• Enable strategic alignment with enterprise goals, and

• Be recognized for the valuable services that they provide.

GMIS members should attend this session to find out about the GMIS Accreditation program requirements, technology platform, and assessment process. The framework has been migrated to a new platform that is available to all GMIS members, so this is a great opportunity to learn how to become an early adopter and to validate your organization’s IT program.

*** Lunch will be served at all locations! ***

1:00 - 3:00 pm - Kelly Grosskruetz - Heartland Business Systems

M365: The Nuts & Bolts and New Changes!

1. 1:00-2:00pm: Microsoft Teams Training
   1. Getting Started
   2. Embracing Channels and Group Collaboration
   3. New Changes in Chat (psst – Channels and Chats are now merged together!)
2. 2:00-2:45pm: M365 Copilot
   1. What is it and how does it differ from the other available Copilots
   2. Feature Overview – let’s walk through use cases!
3. 2:45-3:00pm: Wrap up the training with any Q&A

GIANTS is a two and a half day conference full of opportunities to network with your peers, learn about new and exciting trends in local government technology, meet with industry leading vendors and enjoy some light entertainment.

As a government member, you get the opportunity to talk to others that fill a similar role for other organizations.  You can compare notes, share war stories, and learn how IT happens in their organization.

As a corporate member, you get face-to-face time with key technology decision makers.  Government members are the ones who drive innovation for their organizations.