When: 21/02/2008 - All day event

Where: Re:source Procurement hub, Re:source House, Millenium way East, Nottingham NG8 6AR

What:

This is the inaugural meeting of the East Midlands Technology Forum. It is anticipated that these events will take place quarterly and will showcase areas of technology that are of interest to Trusts within the East Midlands.

This forum will allow new suppliers and technologies to exhibit to a wider audience within the East Midlands. In addition there will be a closed session for hot topic discussions with the group and where future events can be scoped.

This event will be of interest to senior ICT personnel and would also be of benefit to strategic teams with an interest in the topics discussed.

Registration

If you are interested in attending this event, please contact Anne Marriott via email 

Agenda

09:15 Coffee

09:30 Welcome Lesley Coombes

09:35 Microsoft Healthcare Vision – current agreements. Highlighting products contained within the NHS Connecting for Health EWA.
Presented by Tim Gee/Tim Lavers, Microsoft

09:50 Infrastructure Optimisation: this section will discuss business desktop deployment (BDD) along with developments on the common User Interface Programme for Desktop and Infrastructure. Plus we take a look at the changing requirements for Vista plus a demonstration of Vista features.
Presented by Richard Lane, Microsoft

10:50 Coffee Break

11:00 Update on national projects by NHS Connecting for Health.
Presented by Dr Mark Ferrar

11:15 SharePoint Server and Groove: A demonstration of the features and benefits, with current applications within the NHS. A look at the developments to the NHS Secondary Care Business Intelligence Dashboard.
Presented by Nick Umney, Microsoft

12:00 Nottingham University Hospitals - case study Project overview of the application of SharePoint in an Acute business environment.
Presented by Sarah Hodder, Nottingham University Hospitals

12:15 Communication and Collaboration Platform: Exploring the Capabilities of Exchange 2007, Office Communication Server for presence awareness and a demonstration of Live Meeting.
Presented by Nick Umney, Microsoft

12:45 Lunch Break

13:15 ForeFront Update: ForeFront security technologies on Desktop Server and Network Edge. Opportunity for Q & A on queries pertaining to the ForeFront security suite.
Presenter TBA

14:00 Q & A with Microsoft.
Presented by Tim Gee, Microsoft

14:15 Closed Forum: Interactive session – identification of new technologies wished to be show cased by group at future events.
Presented by Lesley Coombes and John Williams

Any Other Business

16:30 Close

Important event Information

The car park at the Hub is limited and you may be required to find alternative parking. Alternative parking can be found in the Park and Ride car park, which is situated near to the Hub and is only a short walk away.

A buffet lunch will be provided should you have any special dietary needs please contact anne.marriott@resource-cph.nhs.uk or telephone 0115 975 2400.