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ISM 2009
August 30 through September 2
Marriott on the Magnificent Mile
Chicago, IL

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Despite the reeling economy, the 2009 ISM conference will proceed as planned. It is in these times of rising caseloads and diminishing operating budgets that a conference like ISM is needed the most. At ISM you can network with your peers from across the country to share information on the most efficient and cost effective methods to achieve your objectives through the use of IT.

Keeping with the tenor of the times – a new administration in Washington, DC and the poor economy – and playing on one of the nicknames for Chicago, the theme for ISM 2009 is "Winds of Change: Smart Choices for Tough Times."

Because of the change of administration in Washington, DC, ISM 2009 will feature numerous sessions presented by federal agencies, including FNS, CMS, Child Support, and Child Welfare, which will enable you to stay abreast of policy and procedural changes occurring in their programs which directly affect your operations.

ISM 2009 will provide the usual mix of dynamic plenary speakers and in-depth breakout sessions which will focus on the business drivers, innovative solutions, advances in technology, and the aforementioned changes occurring in the federal funding agencies.

Budgets are tight and travel may be restricted, but ISM has been acknowledged as the best IT conference for human services professionals in the country, and is the one conference that you cannot afford to miss.

More details on registration, hotel accommodations, and the agenda will be available in the near future on this site.

CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The ISM conference provides an excellent opportunity for people from the private sector to network with and learn from their state and local government business partners and to discuss information technology issues in human services that affect both the public and private sectors. The heavy educational component of the conference allows people from both the private sector and the public sector to learn together. The conference is supported, in part, by private sector sponsorships. For information on sponsorship opportunities, contact
Mary Beth Peters at ismsupport@radiowire.net or
at (573) 897-2508.

News

• New Regional Representative Appointed
• ISM Appoints Five New Regional Representatives
• ISM Calls for Papers for 2009 Conference
• ISM Elects New Officers
• APHSA's White Paper
• APHSA and ISM Comment Letter to Administration for Children and Families on Proposal to Revise Advanced Planning Document Process
• Federal Register notice on APD reform
• Details of Notice of Proposed Rule-making
• Proposed revisions to APD regulations at 45 CFR Part 95
• Pennsylvania presented it Modern Office Project at the APHSA Spring Meeting Operations Committee Meeting

ISM is an association of State, Local and Federal Government Information Systems professionals working in the Health and Human Services areas. The goal of the organization is to promote the development and operation of effective automated systems in Health and Human Services.