THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
RUTGERS
Center for Information Management, Integration and Connectivity
| Date: | Wed., October 28, 1998 |
| Time: | 12:00-5:00pm |
| Location: | Rutgers Newark, Ackerson Hall, Room 106 |
| Rutgers New Brunswick, Livingston, Janice Levin Bldg, Room 219 |
SPONSORS:
General Services Administration, Federal Electronic Commerce Program Office
University of Maryland Baltimore County, Institute of Electronic Commerce
Rutgers University CIMIC (Center for Information Management, Integration, and Connectivity)
PARTICIPANTS:
* Electronic commerce graduate program students, faculty, and administartors of UMBC and Rutgers
* Management and staff of the Federal Electronic Commerce Program Office
* Electronic commerce program managers from Federal agencies
* Invited guests
Background:
Federal agencies are very active in reengineering a wide range of business practices to reduce administrative and operational costs and to improve service to the citizens and other constituencies through the use of electronic commerce technologies and practices. The Federal Electronic Commerce Program Office recognizes the need to work closely with universities to help educate and develop electronic commerce professionals. Through an alliance with UMBC and Rutgers University CIMIC, the Federal Electronic Commerce Program Office will:* Contribute to the development of electronic commerce professionals,
* Support graduate education in electronic commerce,
* Support electronic commerce research,
* Provide Federal work experience for electronic commerce graduate students, and
* Assist Federal agencies with their developmental projects and studies.
Conference Schedule
| 12:00-1:00 P.M. | Refreshments |
| 1:00-1:15 P.M. | Opening Remarks |
| Introductions of Guests Speakers | |
| John Hart, Federal Electronic Commerce Program Office, GSA | |
| 1:15-1:30 P.M. | Overview of the UMBC Electronic Commerce Program |
| Shlomo Carmi, PhD, Dean Engineering (UMBC) | |
| 1:30-1:45 P.M. | Overview of Rutgers-CIMIC Electronic Commerce Program |
| Nabil R. Adam, PhD, Professor and Director, CIMIC | |
| 1:45-2:00 P.M. | Overview of the General Services Administration |
| Electronic Commerce Program, | |
| Tony Trenkle, Director Office of Electronic Commerce, GSA | |
| 2:00-2:20 P.M. | Break |
| 2:20-3:40 P.M. | Governmentwide Presentations on Electronic Commerce Initiatives |
| Teresa Sorrenti, Federal Supply Service, GSA | |
| Charles Nettaway, U.S. Geological Survey, DOI | |
| Ken Stepka, NASA | |
| Jerry Williams, DoD | |
| Barbara Goldstein, NIST | |
| 3:40-4:00 P.M. | Federal Work Program Opportunities |
| Thomas Cowley, Office of Human Resources, GSA | |
| Vanny Marrero, Office of Human Resources, GSA | |
| 4:00-4:30 P.M. | Panel discussion |
Dr. Nabil R. Adam, Director
180 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102-1895
(973) 353-1608 Fax: (973) 353-5003