Conference Theme In keeping with the clear demands of CIOs associated with this event, the CIO Workshop has targeted the continuing theme of Collaboration and Interoperability with an emphasis on Inftrastructure Asset Management as an overarching interest area, and with topics for exploration at each annual Workshop developed under that general banner. The specific topics discussed at each Workshop can vary widely, and are determined by the Expert Advisory Panel during a meeting of the group in the spring of each year. A Word About Outputs Takeaways from the workshop included papers developed to capture the various discussions and findings at the event.  These are available only to event attendees (on this site they are in the Member's Corner page, and can be accessed with a password).  To provide an indication of the kinds of papers that are developed, one general summary paper has been made available here.

Conference Agenda, Topics and Format

The2011 agenda was developed after the Spring meeting of the Expert Adivsory Panel.  It can be found here.  Key topic areas included:

• Technology: Integrating emerging technologies into the enterprise, and coping with the onslaught of social networks and ad hoc infrastructure.
• Management: Risk based investment and decision making as a model for minimizing risk to the Enterprise, the supply chain, and the CIO.
• Lessons Learned: A look at solutions in other sectors, sharing techniques that have worked and those that have not in ways that provide leverage across differing arenas, resources and infrastructures.

The program format parallels the very successful format used in prior years. The event is held over a day and a half, so that most CIOs need only be away from home for a single night.  Following a plenary session where a over-arching general topic is discussed, CIOs at the workshop then meet in breakout groups to interact, flesh out ideas, and address individual interests. The net result is a blend of structured content and ad hoc exploration which leads to an outstanding opportunity to network and to learn.