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Thursday, May 28th, 2015

7:30 am to 4:00 pm

Holiday Inn by the Bay 88 Spring Street, Portland, Maine

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IT Summit Brochure – Final Edition

28th Annual Information Technology

Summit & Tradeshow

http://www.mtug.org/annual-conference

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MTUG 28th Annual Information Technology Summit & Tradeshow

2 IT Summit Brochure

MTUG is grateful for the contributions

of our Premier IT Summit Sponsors

CASCO BAY HALL SPONSOR

IT SUMMIT LUNCH SPONSOR

IT Summit Brochure Table of Contents:

Agenda ............................................................................................ page 3

Sponsor Appreciation ........................................................... pages 2, 3, 4, 5

Keynote Speaker .......................................................................... pages 4-5

Scholarship Awardees ...................................................................... page 5

Workshop Schedule At-A-Glance ...................................................... page 6

Workshop Descriptions ............................................................. pages 7-11

About MTUG ................................................................................... page 12

Additional Thanks for Support Year-Round ...................................... page 13

Exhibitor Alphabetical List ............................................................... page 14

Exhibitor Booth Map ................................................. pages 15 (inside back)

IT Summit Pricing and Directions .......................................... page 16 (back)

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IT Summit Agenda

7:30 – 8:30 am – Attendee Registration in Lobby (1st fl)

Continental Breakfast in Casco Bay Hall (downstairs)

Demonstration in Lobby: 'The Outliers' – Robotics Team from

the Baxter Academy for Technology and Science – see p.7.

7:30 am – 4:00 pm – Casco Bay Hall – Vendor Exhibits

Meet with vendors and view demonstrations and displays of

new and innovative technology products and services.

8:00 – 8:30 am – Student Orientation – Cumberland room

Student attendees gather for an intro and orientation.

8:30 – 9:00 am – Casco Bay Hall – Opening Remarks

MTUG executive director Kate Carpenter and board president

Alan Bakutis welcome attendees and introduce the 28th

Annual MTUG IT Summit and Tradeshow.

9:15 –10:15 am & 11:15 am –12:15 pm

Educational Workshops – Morning Sessions

(See Workshop Schedule on page 6 for locations.)

Choose workshops from five (5) tracks – Great IT Debates, IT

Infrastructure, IT Workforce Development, Security, and Tech

Sandbox (see pages following Workshop Schedule). Each

workshop will be held once.

12:15 – 1:30 pm – State of Maine Banquet Room

Lunch and Keynote Speaker

Rear Admiral (Ret.) William E. Leigher, Advanced Solutions

Director, Intelligence, Information and Services (IIS), Raytheon

Company. “Insecurity in a Connected Planet”

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm

Educational Workshops – Afternoon Sessions

(See Workshop Schedule on page 6 for locations.)

Final chance to attend educational workshops.

3:30pm – Students Regroup at Reserved table in CB Hall

Share your Summit experiences with fellow students!

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm – Casco Bay Hall seating area

Final Remarks & Drawing of Door Prizes!

4:00 pm – The MTUG 2015 IT Summit & Tradeshow ends.

MTUG is grateful for

its IT Summit Sponsors.

GOLD & LIGHTHOUSE SPONSORS



Keynote Speaker:

Rear Admiral (Ret.) William E. Leigher

Advanced Solutions Director,

Intelligence, Information and Services (IIS),

Raytheon Company

“Insecurity in a Connected Planet”

Description

The majority of cyber security discussions focus on the

vulnerabilities associated with enterprise IT networks.

Yet over the last 18 month the more widely publicized

cyber exploitations involved direct and lateral attacks

on billing systems, credit card processing and in at

least one case, the computing system for a

manufacturing control system. The motive for these

attacks is generally theft, specifically personal

information to facilitate identity theft and credit cards.

However the risk of data destruction or corruption of

industrial and social processes and control systems is a

growing problem. Bill Leigher's keynote talk will explore

the ubiquity of computer processors in our everyday

activities, the risks inherent to non-IT cyber systems, and

present ways to address the risk to life and property.

MTUG is grateful for its

Summit Sponsors.

SILVER & LANYARD SPONSOR

SILVER SPONSORS

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MTUG is grateful for its

IT Summit Sponsors.

About Bill Leigher

Rear Admiral Leigher retired from active duty in January 2014 focusing

on the areas of intelligence, cyberspace, electronic warfare and

analytics. When he left active service, Leigher was the Director of

Warfare Integration for Information Dominance (N2N6F) on the Chief

of Naval Operations staff in the Pentagon. His other flag officer

assignments included the deputy commander for U.S. Fleet Cyber

Command/U.S. 10th Fleet and the director of Information Operations

on the Staff of the Chief of Naval Operations.

Leigher is a native of Appleton, Maine. Passionate about education,

science and technology, Bill has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political

Science from the University of Southern Maine and a Master of Arts in

National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War

College. At Raytheon in Virginia, Bill has extensive hands-on

experience operating and securing enterprise networks on a

worldwide scale. Admiral Leigher has developed and implemented

methodologies for predictive analysis of network intrusion events.

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2013 sales of $24 billion and

63,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader

specializing in defense, security and civil markets throughout the

world. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

The 2015 Scholarship Awardees

Since 2011, MTUG has raised scholarship funds for students in their 3rd or 4th year

of an IT-related program in the University of Maine System, with grants available

for up to two years. We are grateful to our donors for their generous

contributions, and to the University of Maine Foundation for administering the

program. In 2015, four sponsors – FairPoint Communications, GWI, Lincolnville

Communications and Norway Savings Bank – together with MTUG's partial

match, donated $5500. Thank you!

2015 MTUG–FairPoint Communications $1500 Scholarship Recipient:

Nathan Moore of Patten, Maine. Nathan, a graduate of Katahdin High

School, is a junior in the Computer Science major at the University of Maine.

2015 MTUG–Lincolnville Communications $1500 Scholarship Recipient:

Robert Sepanek of Vienna, Maine. Robert – a second-time scholarship

recipient – is in his junior year in Electrical Engineering at the University of

Maine, and a graduate of Mount Blue High School.

2015 MTUG–Norway Savings Bank $1500 Scholarship Recipient:

Greg Kritzman of Topsham, Maine. Greg, a graduate of Mount Ararat High

School, is a senior majoring in Computer Science at the University of Maine.

2015 MTUG–GWI Scholarship $1000 Recipient:

Benjamin Smith of Portland, Maine. Benjamin, a graduate of Casco Bay

High School, is a junior in the honors program at the University of Maine,

majoring in Accounting with a sub plan in Management of Info Systems.

BREAKFAST SPONSOR

DESSERT SPONSOR

SUMMIT BAG SPONSOR

A warm thank you for our 2015 Scholarship donors

and administrators:



Workshops At-A-Glance

Many Workshops Approved for CompTIA A+, Net+, Sec+, Storage+

and CASP Continuing Education credits. See Workshop Descriptions.

DEMONSTRATION DURING REGISTRATION: "The Outliers" Robotics Team from the Baxter Academy of Technology and

Science – the top-ranked in Maine – will demonstrate their robot. FMI: http://baxter-academy.org/robotics/

Room & Track

Session A (9:15 – 10:15 AM)

Session B (11:15 AM–12: 15 PM)

Session C (2:15 – 3:15 PM)

GREAT IT DEBATES

Oxford (2nd Floor)

On-Premises vs. Service Provider: Choosing the Right Data Center Strategy for Your Organization FairPoint Communications / Dead River Company

Avaya – If you don’t use a landline at home, should you in the office? Are you Team “Deskphone” or Team “Mobile”? Avaya / Ropes & Gray, LLP

The Changing Face of IT Delivery: Insourcing, Outsourcing and In-Between Winxnet / Intermed

IT INFRASTRUCTURE Track

Kennebec / Lincoln (2nd Floor)

Avoid the Storms when Moving to the Cloud: Cloud Hybrid Solutions with Office 365 DSCI / City of South Portland

Hyperconvergence – Part I: Why Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Made Sense for Synernet Synernet/MaineHealth Hyperconvergence – Part II: Simplifying VDI Without Compromise. CyberNorth / AutoEurope

Room available for workshop overflow

or meetings.

Somerset (2nd Floor)

Room in use (see below) Room in use (see below)

Backups Don’t Matter; It’s The Restores That Count! Reliable Networks, a Division of OTT Networks / The VIA Agency

IT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Track

Cumberland (2nd Floor)

Training & Certification Partnering for Your IT Workforce Development Central Maine Community College

Want Better Solutions? Think Differently! George D'Iorio, Martin's Point Health Care

STEM Grants, Training for Current Workforce, and Maine Quality Centers Goodwill Workforce Solutions / Southern Maine Community College

SECURITY Track

Somerset (2nd Floor)

Taking the Bite Out of Accepting Credit Cards: Dealing with the new PCI 3.1 in 2015 Jockel Carter, ISC2 Maine / Agero

Top 5 Tips for Educating Employees about Cybersecurity Kaspersky Labs / Gorham Savings Bank

TECH SANDBOX Track

York (2nd Floor) except last session in Lobby

Inside Windows 10: Hands On with Howard Burpee Howard Burpee, Department of Computer Technology, SMCC

Creativity and Coding: From Curiosity to Career Project>Login and Maine Robotics

Demonstration Workshop: "The Outliers" Robotics Team Peter Montano, MacPage LLC & Baxter Academy and Cheverus High School students. (1st Floor LOBBY)

Continuing education credits vary by workshop.

http://baxter-academy.org/robotics/


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Educational Workshop Descriptions

MTUG is pleased to announce that many Summit workshops have been pre-approved

for CompTIA Continuing Education Credit. The descriptions below will indicate if the workshop

qualifies toward a renewal of a CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+ , Storage+, or CASP certification. For details about the CompTIA

Continuing Education Program, please visit http://certification.comptia.org/stayCertified.aspx

GREAT IT DEBATES Track

On-Premises vs. Service Provider: [9:15am – Oxford]

Choosing the Right Data Center Strategy for Your Organization

CompTIA CE's Approved: A+, Net+, Sec+, Storage+ and CASP

Are you building a primary or secondary data center? Are you trying to address your

organizations’ disaster recovery requirements? In this workshop, we’ll look at the decision

confronting most organizations – whether to build and maintain on-premises data centers or look

to a third-party data center provider – while examining issues such as:

Cost-effectiveness (OPEX vs. CAPEX)

Security

Availability and mitigation of downtime risk

Chris Alberding, VP, Product Management – FairPoint Communications

Ben Marquis, Senior Systems Engineer – Dead River Company

Rob Moran, Sr. Product Manager, Data Center and Cloud Services – FairPoint Communications

Dave Widener, Director IT and Project Management – Dead River Company

If you don’t use a landline at home, should you in the office? [11:15am – Oxford]

Are you Team “Deskphone” or Team “Mobile”?

CompTIA CE's Approved: A+, Net+, Sec+, and CASP

Many consumers have discontinued their landline phone in favor of their mobile phone. How

does this wired vs. wireless debate play out in a business enterprise? Under what circumstances

is the traditional deskphone the right choice? What are the factors that contribute to a

successful wireless deployment? Join us in a lively discussion as we debate wired vs. wireless.

Steve Forcum, Systems Engineer – Avaya

Steve P. Panton, Sr. Telecom/UC Engineer – Ropes & Gray, LLP

The Changing Face of IT Delivery: [2:15pm – Oxford]

Insourcing, Outsourcing, and In Between

CompTIA CE not available.

The face of IT delivery is changing and expectations of service and capabilities are changing

with it. Chris Claudio, CEO of Winxnet, Dan McCormack, CEO of InterMed, and Dr. Eugene

Slobodzian, VP of Security at Winxnet will explain how one company has embraced the role of IT

as an element of their business proposition rather than a line-item expense. Attendees will learn

what questions they need to ask their providers and staff –from remote capabilities and

information security threats—and expectations that IT professionals will need to meet in order for

their clients and colleagues to achieve business objectives.

Dan McCormack, CEO – InterMed

Chris Claudio, CEO and Eugene Slobodzian, VP of Security – Winxnet

Continuing education credits vary by workshop.

http://certification.comptia.org/stayCertified.aspx



IT INFRASTRUCTURE Track

Avoid the Storms when Moving to the Cloud: [9:15am – Kennebec/Lincoln]

Cloud Hybrid Solutions with Office 365


The workshop will begin with an explanation of Office 365 and what levels are available for end-

users of all sizes. We will then review the options and configuration required to extend your

Active Directory domain into Microsoft Office 365 and utilize single sign-on. We will include

optional solutions for data migration, and lessons we have learned in the field over the years of

moving clients to Office 365.

Larry Cushing, VP of Pre-Sales Engineering – DSCI

Chris Dumais, Information Technology Director – City of South Portland

HYPERCONVERGENCE in Two Parts [11: 15am – Kennebec/Lincoln]

(each part approximately 30 minutes)

HYPERCONVERGENCE: Part I – Why Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Made Sense for Synernet


Synernet was at a decision point where it either had to invest in a standard stack of hardware or

embrace hyper converged technology. Researching the benefits and deficits of both options,

hyper-converged infrastructure provided by SimpliVity provided the best option for Synernet.

Danton Brown, Infrastructure Engineer – Synernet/MaineHealth

Michael Michaud, Senior Director Information Technology – Synernet/MaineHealth

HYPERCONVERGENCE: Part II – Simplifying VDI Without Compromise

CompTIA CE's Approved: Net+ and Sec+

Is your IT Infrastructure holding back innovation? Hyper-Convergence is a paradigm shift that

empowers companies of any size, to employ the same data center transformations that have

allowed Google, Facebook, Amazon to achieve high performance yet simplistic scale – utilizing

an efficient solution that can easily adapt to today’s dynamic business environment. The

evolution of converged architectures has resulted in IT departments rethinking how IT services

are delivered. We would be delighted if you could join us at this technical session, where we will

introduce hyper-convergence and web-scale solutions and how these technologies are

radically changing VDI Designs and Architectures. In this technical session, we will share:

Introduction to Hyper-Convergence and Web-Scale;

How other companies are transitioning from traditional VDI infrastructure to a converged

architecture, and more importantly, why;

Advantages of Hyper-Convergence in VDI Deployments;

Case Study: Auto Europe - How Hyper-Convergence has transformed VDI

Steve Grant, CIO – AutoEurope

Aaron Merriam, Founder – CyberNorth

Backups Don’t Matter; It’s The Restores That Count! [2:15pm –Somserset]

With data sets getting larger and larger and recovery times demanded by management getting

smaller and smaller, traditional file-level backups these days are becoming less and less

acceptable. IT staff supporting virtualized environments now have more backup and disaster


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recovery options available to them, including traditional operating-system-level application and

data backups, virtual server backups and snapshots, and SAN-level snapshots and replication.

Unfortunately, system administrators unaware of the limitations of each method believe they

have good backups only to find during an emergency restore that they do not. In this workshop,

we’ll review the benefits and limitations of each method, introduce the concept of RPO/RTO

(Recovery Time and Recovery Point Objectives), and provide a framework for system

administrators to collaborate with non-technical C-level management on balancing risk and

cost when it comes to Disaster Recovery, and get everyone on the same page BEFORE a

Disaster Recovery event happens (and it will…).

David Merrill, IT Director – The VIA Agency

L. Mark Stone, GM, Managed & Private/Hybrid Cloud Services – Reliable Networks, a Division of

OTT Communications

IT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Track

Training & Certification Partnering [9:15am – Cumberland]

for Your IT Workforce Development

CompTIA CE's Approved: A+

This multi-speaker presentation is designed to share with you some of the latest Maine labor

market information around technical skills, soft skills, and in-demand certifications for the field of

information technology, which the Maine Community College System is using – along with

critical employer partnerships – to create and enhance IT education around the state. In

addition to describing how a new state-of-the art IT Simulation Lab and Center for Testing &

Assessment at our Central Maine Community College (Auburn) campus can assist in your

workforce development goals, we will present the stackable IT credentials that CMCC and the

six other colleges are now offering Maine residents. These workforce development solutions

range from non-credit training and boot-camps for industry-recognized IT certifications to

associate degree programs, which transfer to four-year colleges. You will hear from some Maine

IT employers and employees, who have already benefitted from our partnerships. Video

testimonials from several students and one or more employer.

Dan Dundore, Center for Testing & Assessment Administrator – Central Maine Community College

Bryan Wallace, Corporate & Community Services – Central Maine Community College

Bob Boucher, Dean of IT & Certification Trainer – Central Maine Community College

Want Better Solutions? Think Differently! [11:15am – Cumberland]


Some of the best ideas in history were discovered by approaching things in a non-traditional

way. These approaches, termed ‘non-linear thinking’ can produce new ideas and solutions to

problems. When you have a difficult problem and standard solutions are not working it’s time to

shift gears and think differently. In this presentation, we will explore the untapped potential of

the human brain. Citing paths that led to famous inventions and simple exercises, we will reveal

how better solutions are often just a synapse away. Two divergent thinking methods will be

demonstrated and attendees will use one toward the end of the session to prove these

techniques actually work.

George D'Iorio, Director of IT Infrastructure – Martin’s Point Health Care



… IT Workforce Track, continued…

Federal Grants for the S.T.E.M. Industries: [2:15pm – Cumberland]

Workforce Training and Maine Quality Centers


Different grants will be discussed with a focus on building talent in Maine. The discussion will

focus on mutually positive outcomes for the job seeker as well as the employer. Presenters will

explain about the network of workforce readiness professionals that support job seekers and

employers throughout the county, region and state. Participants will become familiar with

various federal and state training grants that help job seekers obtain the skills and knowledge

they need for in-demand jobs now and in the future. Workshop Attendees will learn about

available grant money to build their workforce and upgrade employee skills. S.T.E.M.

organizations can save the costs associated with staffing firms, recruiting and training costs.

Dagmar Decker, M.S., Business Services Rep – Goodwill NNE

Bryan Williams, Pathways Learning Strategist – Southern Maine Community College

Kevin Connors, Career Center Consultant, READY2WORK Grant – Maine Department of Labor

SECURITY Track

Taking the Bite Out of Accepting Credit Cards: [9:15am – Somerset]

Dealing with the new PCI 3.1 in 2015

CompTIA CE's Approved: Net+, Sec+, Storage+ and CASP

If accepting credit cards is important for your business then you want to attend this workshop.

For 2015 The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council has stepped up the game. This

workshop will cover the new focus and intent of the PCI DSS 3.0 requirements. Understanding

what the new content and updated language means is going to be critical to ensuring

compliance. Compliance means you can continue to accept credit cards. The presentation

will include a clause by clause tracking spreadsheet you can use to estimate your compliance

and self report.

Jockel Carter, CISSP, CISA, ITIL, CCSK

President – ISC2 Maine Chapter / Principal Security Engineer – Agero Inc.

Top 5 Tips for Educating Employees about Cybersecurity [11:15am – Somerset]

CompTIA CE's Approved: A+, Net+, Sec+, and CASP

Corporate cybercrime is usually blamed on outsiders, but sometimes, your employees can

represent the biggest threat to your organization’s IT security. In this session, Kaspersky Lab’s

Mark Villinski, will provide practical advice for educating your employees about cybersecurity.

Attend to learn: How to create efficient and effective security policies; Overview and statistics of

the current threat landscape; The importance of keeping your employees updated about the

latest threats and scams; Security solutions that can help keep your systems updated and

protected. You will also get an end user’s perspective as Jeremy Clough, ISO & Director Physical

Security for Gorham Savings Bank, will share with you his some real life examples the bank has

faced and some best practices he follows to help keep their employees trained and educated

about cybersecurity.

Mark Villinski, Director Field Marketing – Kaspersky Lab

Jeremy Clough, ISO & Director Physical Security – Gorham Savings Bank


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TECH SANDBOX Track

Inside Windows 10: Hands on with Howard Burpee [9:15am – York]


Old, new, borrowed and blue -- from the old Start Menu to a new browser, the arrival of a virtual

assistant, and the ever present but bolder Live-Tiled Windows theme, Windows 10 promises to be

what Windows 8 was supposed to be the first time (unless people didn't like it). Come for a peek,

a technical tour, and a frank discussion -- and start planning your asset changeover and training

schedule!

Professor Howard Burpee, Computer Technology Dept. – Southern Maine Community College

Developing the Next Generation IT Workforce: [11:15am – York]

From Curiosity to Career


As the line between software and hardware continues to blur, it is more important than ever to

bring together students interested in technology with schools who can provide opportunities and

Maine businesses in need of next generation talent. So, how can we help students align their

enthusiasm with the competencies they will need in their future careers? In this session, we'll

demonstrate engaging programs, activities, and tutorials that volunteers use with students,

including challenges that offer college scholarships! The session will also cover the role you can

play in helping curious learners find stepping stones to their future careers while they learn about

you, your business, and the opportunities you can offer. Join us for this interactive, hands-on

session to find out how you can make a difference!

Jay Collier is director of Project>Login, a program of Educate Maine: a business organization that

manages the Teacher of the Year program and the Harold Alfond Scholarship. Benjamin Goff

serves as Program Assistant for Maine Robotics, which organizes student robotics competitions

statewide, including the First Lego League competitions.

For more information about these programs, visit http://educatemaine.org,

http://projectlogin.com, and http://www.mainerobotics.org

Jay Collier, Program Director, Project>Login – EducateMaine

Benjamin Goff, Program Assistant – Maine Robotics

Demonstration Workshop – "The Outliers" Robotics Team [2:15pm – 1st FLOOR LOBBY]


Located at Baxter Academy for Science and Technology, and consisting of high school students

from Baxter Academy and Cheverus High School, "The Outliers" won distinction in its rookie year

as the top-ranked Maine team in the New England district FIRST Robotics Competition, and

achieving numerous rookie awards at the regional and world competitions. The team is

mentored by Peter Montano of MacPage LLC, who will be available to discuss his experience as

a volunteer. FIRST Robotics Competition is a rigorous, rules-bound process where students work

with limited resources, and within time constraints, to develop a project, hone teamwork skills,

and build and program robots to perform prescribed tasks against a field of competitors.

Peter Montano, CPA / Client Service Director, MacPage LLC, and FIRST Robotics Volunteer

Students of "The Outliers" Robotics Team – Baxter Academy and Cheverus High Schools

Thank you to all our Workshop Presenters!



The Maine Technology Users Group – History and General Information

In January 1987, under the sponsorship of the University of Southern Maine, representatives from

various Maine businesses and organizations established the Maine Telecommunications Users Group.

In the winter of 2013, MTUG’s name was change to the Maine Technology Users Group to better

reflect the scope of issues it addresses and changes in the industry.

The following guidelines constitute MTUG’s framework:

MTUG organizes and supports informal and formal information technology training and

networking events.

MTUG holds regular meetings with topics of interest to both large and small IT consumers and

producers. Meetings are normally held from September through April of each year.

MTUG constituents share their ideas, experiences, and best practices of a wide variety of

technical issues and topics.

MTUG provides economic benefits to its constituents, Maine businesses and residents by working

with technology and telecommunications providers and legislative and regulatory agencies to

enhance the information technology infrastructure and services available in Maine.

MTUG advances the understanding of state and national regulatory technology issues.

MTUG alerts members to security issues such as scams or other fraudulent activities.

MTUG shares information about IT job openings.

There is no membership fee to participate in MTUG’s regular monthly meetings. Meeting notices

are sent via email to everyone who joins our mailing list at www.mtug.org, and are announced on

MTUG’s LinkedIn Group, as well as other online media outlets.

MTUG’s current audience includes over 1300 individuals, made up of about 42% end-users (including

IT professionals and managers in non-IT service/product organizations), 53% vendors (including

regulated utilities and internet service providers), 3% consultants, and 2% government representatives.

The annual MTUG Information Technology Summit (formerly the Telecommunications and Computer

Networking Conference), held in late spring or early summer, culminates the year’s activities. The

Summit offers an opportunity for IT professionals from a wide range of business interests to come

together in an educational and congenial setting to exchange information and ideas.

Do you know someone who could benefit from MTUG’s programs and services? Do you have an idea

for a workshop topic? Do you just have questions and want to get involved? Contact Kate Carpenter,

Executive Director at [email protected] or 207-370-5327. Alternatively, visit us online at

www.mtug.org to sign up for our newsletter, see our past meeting archives, post a discussion or check

out our job board. Also join us on LinkedIn – just search for the Maine Technology Users Group.

Thank you for attending the 2015 MTUG IT Summit!

mailto:[email protected]



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Additional Thanks for Support Year-Round

Numerous players year-round allow MTUG to successfully deliver interesting, novel educational

programming to our audience, and allow the MTUG community to meet and share ideas.

This list is not exhaustive, but shows what a great team effort it is.

THANK YOU, ALL!

FOR TEACHING US:

September 10 & 17, 2014 MTUG Peers & Beers:

Michael Weiss, Unum: “VGo and Telepresence

Innovation." Cosponsored by GWI (Portland), and

Reliable Networks, a Division of OTT Communication

(Bangor).

October 1, 2014 MTUG Webinar:

Jonathan Mahoney, Presidio: “What is the Security 'Big

Picture' for Enterprises Today?”

October 15, 2014 MTUG Webinar:

L. Mark Stone, Reliable Networks, and David Hoff,

CloudSherpas: “Security in the Cloud.”

November 5, 2014 MTUG Peers & Beers, Lewiston:

Chris Martin, PCs of Maine/eWaste Management:

"Tech Recycling for Good"

Cosponsored by Arista Networks.

November 12, 2014 MTUG Webinar:

Aaron Paul, Tilson Technologies; Phil Lindley,

ConnectME Authority; Page Clason of Islesboro; and

Fletcher Kittredge, GWI: “Community Broadband

Planning.”

December 10, 2014 MTUG Webinar:

Tim Nee, Cisco: "Don't Gift Your Data for Xmas!"

January 14, 2015 MTUG Peers & Beers, Portland:

Andrew Grant and Jared Simpson, Bangor Savings

Bank: “Overview of Migrating to Exchange 2013”

Cosponsored by Softmart.

February 11, 2015 MTUG Webinar:

Chet Smith, Verizon Wireless: "Wireless Options for

Business Continuity and Mobility Strategies."

March 11, 2015 MTUG Live Webinar & Peers & Beers:

Ron Cantor, SMCC, Alex Kellogg, Tek Systems, and

Michelle Love, Camden National Bank. "Finding &

Keeping Good Technical People". Also, Bryan

Wallace, CMCC: "IT Training and Testing Resources."

Cosponsored by Carousel Industries.

April 22, 2015 MTUG Webinar:

David Ciullo, CMA, Kirk Egge, Mechanics Savings

Bank, and Michael Malloy, Brann & Isaacson,

Attorneys: "The Internet, Your People, HR and the Law."

FOR SUPPORTING US AS BOARD MEMBERS:

Al Bakutis, Fairchild SemiConductor

President

Kevin Heatley, Gorham Savings Bank

Treasurer

Linda Ollen, New England Communications

Vice President

Scott Buckheit, Camden National Corporation

Secretary

Ron Brown, Ronald O. Brown Consulting

Job Board and Scholarship

Curt Sweet, NetWorks Consulting

Founder, Executive Committee Leadership

Joe Bourgault, FairPoint Communications

Scott Drummey, GWI

Christopher Falk, Reliable Networks

Tom Farrington, The Holden Agency

John Foley, Maine Medical Center

Michael Weiss, Unum

Kate Carpenter, MTUG Executive Director

RECENTLY RETIRED BOARD

Steve Hand, Enables IT

Norm Houle, Metrocast Cablevision

Gayle Langis, Saint Joseph’s College

Susan Mellady, UNUM

Rich Murtha, FairPoint Communications

Chuck Soule, L. L. Bean, Inc.

HELPING HANDS

Dick Curry, retired, former MTUG Treasurer

Michelle Schweitzer, Saint Joseph’s College

Dawn A. Gastia, MTUG Programs Assistant

Marita Fairfield, PowerUp Business Solutions

Peter Montano, MacPage LLC, 'The Outliers' Robotics

Tony Vigue & Mo Amaral, City of South Portland



Exhibitors in Casco Bay Hall

Please visit our Tradeshow Floor to learn more about our Exhibitors’ products and services.

MTUG’s Summit and year-round educational events wouldn’t be possible without them!

Visit all our exhibitors and have them checkmark their spot on the IT Summit "Grand Prize Passport",

And many exhibitors have their own door prize offerings too!

Company Booth # Company Booth #

Adaptive Communications 15 Kaspersky Lab 56

Aliado Solutions 16 Lincolnville Communications 34 & 35

Arista 27 & 28 Maine Fiber Company 48

Avaya Inc. 54 & 55 New England Communications 53

Axis Business Solutions 13 Nutanix 29 & 30

Barracuda 18 OTT Communications 45

Black Box Network Services 20 Oxford Networks 50

Broadleaf Services 42 Palo Alto Networks 58 & 59

(entrance)

Brocade 23 Polycom, Inc. 41

Carousel Industries 3 Simplivity 12

Central Maine Community College 43 Softmart 9

Cisco Systems 37 & 38 SymQuest 47

Connectivity Point Design & Installation 1 & 2 Systems Engineering 36

DataGravity 40 Taske Technology 39

DSCI 5 TE Connectivity / Walker and Associates 49

Enables IT 22 Telecommunications Association of Maine 25

FairPoint Communications 10 Time Warner Cable Business Class 19

FirstLight Fiber 46 US Cellular 31

Goldfield Telecom 26 Varonis Systems, Inc. 51

GreenPages 17 Verizon Wireless 4

GuidePoint Security 6 VTEC 8

GWI 52 Walker and Associates / TE Connectivity 49

inContact 33 Windstream 14

Integration Partners 57

(entrance) Winxnet 7

Invincea 21 Wolf Technology Group 11

ITS Inc. 24 Workgroup Technology Partners 44

Jabra 32

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Casco Bay Hall

Exhibit Floor Booth Map Casco Bay Sponsor: AVAYA

Podium

Casco Bay Hall Foyer/Entrance

More Booths, Stairs/Elevators to Registration & Workshops & the Summit Keynote and Lunch.

Summit Lunch Sponsored by: CISCO

Breakfast & Afternoon Dessert Area

Special Thanks to our Spotlight Sponsors!

Lanyards by FairPoint Communications

Summit Bags by PC Connection

Breakfast by Diversified Communications

Afternoon Dessert by inContact



28th Annual Information Technology

Summit & Tradeshow

A Program of the Maine Technology Users Group

Thursday, May 28, 2015 , 7:30 am – 4:00 pm

Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring Street, Portland, ME 04101

Registration fee:

Early Bird (Non-exhibiting Attendees): .... $45 (by Wed 5/6)

Advanced Purchase ........................................................ $50

At the Door (space permitting): ..................................... $60

Student Rate (by 5/27) ..................................................... $25

(Students must be active in a technology-related program

– see the student registration form for details at

www.mtug.org/summit.)

Registration includes:

Continental breakfast

Buffet lunch and afternoon dessert

Selection of 15 concurrent workshops

Tradeshow floor of over 50 technology vendors

Door prizes!

Register today! http://www.mtug.org/summit

What is MTUG?

The Maine Technology Users Group advances the understanding of information

technology throughout Maine, with a focus on business applications and management,

communications hardware, security, training and regulatory affairs. The annual MTUG IT

Summit (formerly Conference) provides an opportunity for professionals with varied

interests to participate in educational sessions and exchange information and ideas.

For more information about MTUG monthly meetings and services, visit www.mtug.org.

Directions to the Holiday Inn by the Bay: From I-295 in Portland, take Exit 6a (Forest Ave/Rt 100 South). Stay in right

lane, and take 1st right onto State St/Route 77 South through the park. Follow State Street for about 1 mile, past 3

lights (past Park, Cumberland, Congress Aves, where it curves leftward). At the 4th light, take a left onto Spring

Street. Follow Spring Street past Park St. and High St. – after the High Street light, the Holiday Inn will be on the

right, with the main parking garage just beyond. Parking there is at the special IT Summit rate of $5.

If you need special assistance to participate fully in this Summit, please contact MTUG's Executive

Director, Kate Carpenter at 207-370-5327 or by email: [email protected].

Post-Summit Survey

MORE PRIZES! After the Summit, please fill in

our Survey and be entered to win one of

another THREE $50 Amazon Gift Cards!

www.mtug.org/conference-evaluation

Help MTUG get better–and WIN!

MTUG Programming Survey

Help give direction to our 2015-16 Educational

Programming, and enter to win one of THREE $50

Amazon Gift Cards, at the same time! Please fill in

the survey using the code below, or by going to

www.mtugorg/program-survey

http://www.mtug.org/summit

http://www.mtug.org/summit


mailto:[email protected]

http://www.mtug.org/conference-evaluation

http://www.mtugorg/program-survey

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