WIS3: Workshop on Information Sharing and Safeguarding Standards

The Workshop for Information Sharing and Safeguarding Standards (WIS3), or Standards Palooza, is an interactive workshop that brings together government and industry leaders to discuss and plan information sharing and safeguarding standards.

WIS3 2013 Conference

WIS3 2013 is hosted by the IJIS Institute and the Standards Coordinating Council.

Visit the WIS3 website. WIS3 2013 has been rescheduled for March 21. It will now be held in cooperation with the Object Management Group (OMG) Technical Meeting.

WIS3 2013
Thursday, March 21, 2013
8:30 AM – 3:45 PM
Hyatt Regency Hotel
1800 President’s Street
Reston, Virginia

Register here
Fees: Government: Free!
All other attendees: Prior to Feb. 22: $150, Feb. 22 and after: $225
OMG has graciously allowed us to use their discounted hotel rates which end after Feb. 21.

If you were registered for the Jan. 23, 2013, WIS3 and did not elect to receive a refund, your registration has been transferred to this Mar. 21 event and you do not have to take further action.

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This interactive workshop is intended to bring together government and industry leaders to chart the future for architecture and standards frameworks for the national information sharing environment. Expert panel presentations will be followed by discussion sessions on each of these topics:

Privacy by Design – Privacy/Technology Framework
Cross-domain Information Exchange
Frameworks & Shared Services – Creating Demand
Cyber Security and Identity Management

PDF: Download the WIS3 2013 agenda.

WIS3 2011 Conference

You can read the outbriefs and notes from Kshemendra Paul in our blog. Most importantly, we want to hear your feedback. Please use our comment section to share your views about WIS3 and how useful the WIS3 content was for your mission, what did you enjoy the most, and what you think could be improved. Or feel free to e-mail us at outreach@ise.gov.

In case you missed the conference the following files have been made available for your reference:

Breakout Sessions

Track 1: Supporting Standardized Information Exchanges Across Government
Track 2: Identity and Access Management Across Government
Track 3: Federated Information Sharing Frameworks and Services
Track 4: Translation of Business Requirements into Solutions

Agenda

Download the Agenda PDF (Final Version).

0800-0900 Check in (all general sessions will be held in Academy Hall)

0900-0905 Welcome and Logistics
Kshemendra Paul - Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment

0905-0945 Call to Action
Topic: Panel discussion frames the challenge of standards-based information sharing.
Moderator: Richard Soley - Chairman and CEO, OMG
Panel: Kathleen Turco - Associate Administrator, Office of Government-wide Policy, GSA
Scott Bernard - Federal Chief Enterprise Architect, OMB
Kshemendra Paul - Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment

0945-1000 Framing the Ask of the Breakout Groups
Richard Soley - Chairman and CEO, OMG
Larry Johnson - Co-Chair, OMG Government Domain Task Force

1000-1015 Coffee break #1 – Transition to Breakout group rooms

1015-1145 Defining the Stack: Industry-Led Breakouts #1
Presentations and an interactive discussion about the next generation of capabilities for information sharing across agencies - Download the Framing the Ask Handout PDF

Item number	Item title, description, and links
1	Supporting Standardized Information Exchanges Across Government Standardized information exchange models that enable interoperable information sharing. (Angle Room)
	Moderator: Laura Thibodeaux - ACT-IAC Anthony Hoang, NIEM PMO - NIEM Today and Tomorrow Robert Morrison, Royal Canadian Mounted Police - International Use of NIEM Mark E. Reichardt, OGC - Geography Markup Language (GML) Pete Attas, FGM - DoD Discovery Metadata Specification (DDMS)
2	Identity and Access Management Across Government Authenticating and authorizing ISE users to access information sharing systems and data. (Vista Room)
	Moderator: Dave Chesebrough, AFEI Chris Louden, Protiviti - Attribute Governance and the Backend Attribute Exchange Rebecca Nielsen, Booz Allen Hamilton - Industry Perspective regarding Gaps in Achieving IdAM Across Government Scott McGrath, OASIS - Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) & XACML John Ruegg, Director, Los Angeles County Information Systems Advisory Body - Global Federated Identity and Privilege Mgmt (GFIPM) & NIEF
3	Federated Information Sharing Frameworks and Services Messaging frameworks and services that can operate across agencies. (Academy Hall 2)
	Moderator: Steve Ambrosini, IJIS Gerhard Beck, DCGS - Defense Common Ground/Surface Systems (DCGS) Enterprise Scott Came, GLOBAL – GRA Wolf Tombe, CBP - DHS SOA Jim Feagans, ODNI - ODNI Standards Profile Process
4	Translation of Business Requirements into Solutions Translating business requirements to technical architectures to automate information sharing. (Academy Hall 1)
	Moderator: Larry Johnson, OMG Bill Wright, SAIC - DNDO’s Approach to Data Interoperability Daniel Brookshier, No Magic - UPDM - Unified UML Profile for DoDAF/MODAF Patricia Hammar, PKH Enterprises - Privacy Policy Automation Mike Abramson, ASMG - IEF - Information Exchange Framework

1145-1200 Pick-up lunch in the Academy Hall Foyer and be seated in Academy Hall

1200-1230 Department of Health and Human Services, Standards-Based Information Sharing

1230-1245 Transition to Breakout group rooms

1245-1415 Making It Real: Industry-Led Breakouts #2
Breakouts reconvene to have a facilitated discussion designed to gather information and solicit feedback.

1415-1430 Coffee break #2– Transition to Academy Hall

1430-1515 Standards Challenges and Solutions
Topic: Industry perspective on ensuring standards compliance and end-user focus through governance
Moderator: Paul Wormeli - Executive Director Emeritus, IJIS
Panel: Anthony Hoang - Managing Director, NIEM PMO
Richard Soley - Chairman and CEO, OMG
Mark E. Reichardt - President and CEO, OGC
Scott McGrath - Chief Operating Officer, OASIS
Dave Usery - President and CEO, URL Integration

1515-1600 Love It When a Plan Comes Together: Breakout Out-Brief Presentations
Topic: Each breakout session summarizes their next steps regarding the next-generation landscape for each track.
Moderator: Amy Maida, PM-ISE
Panel: Laura Thibodeaux, ACT-IAC (Breakout #1)
Dave Chesebrough, AFEI (Breakout #2)
Steve Ambrosini, IJIS (Breakout #3)
Larry Johnson, OMG (Breakout #4)

1600-1630 Town Hall: Senior Leaders Panel Response
Topic: Senior leaders provide their perspective on standards-based information sharing and short responses to the breakout out-brief presentations.
Moderator: Kshemendra Paul - Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment
Panel: Al Tarasiuk - ODNI, Chief Information Officer
Donna Roy - DHS, Information Sharing Executive
Glen Johnson - DoS, Director of Messaging Systems
Neill Tipton - DoD, Director, Information Sharing & Partner Engagement OUSD(I)

1630 Workshop Conclusion