Church IT Roundtable - Fall 2008

Registration is now open!

Registration cost is $50

The registration covers your dinner on the 7th, lunch & dinner on the 8th, lunch & dinner on the 9th, and lunch on the 10th.

Here’s a list of information links for the Church IT RoundTable - Fall 2008:

Dates & Location
Registration
Hotel Information
Schedule
Vendors/Partners
Sponsors
Air Travel
Weather
Spouse/SO/Family
Attendees
Topics

Here are just some of the topics that are being considered for the Roundtable discussion time:

Antivirus/Malware
Asset/Inventory Management
Asterisk
Backups
Best Practices
Budgeting
Charity Licensing/Purchasing
Child Check-in
Church Management Systems (ChMS)
Church/Mission Focus of Church IT
Computer Imaging
Computer Rotation
Content Filtering
Content Management
Data Retention
Deduplication
Desktop Management Tools
Digital Signage
Disaster Recovery
Disk Quotas/Personal Storage
Document Management
Documentation
Donated Equipment
Email/File Archiving
Face Time vs Computer Time
Facility Scheduling
Firewalls
Google Apps
Guest/Volunteer Access
Hardware Checkout
Hardware Standardization
Helpdesk software
Instant Messaging (internal)
Internet uplinks (DSL,T1,Fiber)
Intranet
IT Health (measuring, reporting)
IT Staffing
IT Team Spiritual Health
iTunes issues/solutions
Knowledge Bases
Leasing vs Purchasing
License Management
Local Admin Rights
Mac AD Integration
Mac Support
Mass Communications (mass email, sms, phonetree)
Mobile Support
Multi-site/campus
Network Infrastructure
Network Monitoring
New Construction
New Employee/Applicant Testing
Non-computer Network Connectivity
Office 2007
Offsite Backup
Offsite Support
Open Source vs Freeware
Outsourcing
Patch Management
Personal Life Organization
Phone Topics
Physical Security
Policies and Procedures
Printer Management
Prioritizing/Organizing Work
Project Management
Provisioning New Users/Computers
Public WiFi
Remote Access for Staff
SaaS
SANs
Sharepoint
Software Standardization
SSL/VPN
Streaming
Systems Monitoring
Training Staff
Vendor Management
Virtualization
Vista
VLANs and Routing
VOIP
Vulnerability Testing
Web 2.0
WiFi

We are expecting over 60-70 attendees from all over the country. Here are some of the churches and companies represented:

12Stone Church
ACS Technologies
Blackhawk Church
Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale
Calvary Chapel Melbourne
Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church
Christian Fellowship Church
Christian Life Center
Crossroads Community Church
Crossroads Fellowship
Grace Covenant Church
Granger Community Church
Heritage Christian Center
Johnson Ferry Baptist Church
Kingsway Christian Church
Lakeview Church
LCBC
LifeChurch.tv
Lincoln Berean Church
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MBS, Inc.
NewPointe Community Church
NewSpring Church
Northwoods Community Church
Perimeter Church
Savannah Christian Church
Second Baptist Church
ServiceU Corporation
Shades Mountain Baptist Church
Solerant
St Andrews Church
UMC of the Resurrection
Victory Family Church
Vineyard Columbus
Windsor Crossing Community Church
Woodmen Valley Chapel

Spouses, family, and/or significant others are welcome to join you on your trip! There is a lot to see and do in Charleston!

They are also welcome to come tour the Seacoast Church facilities, attend the offsite dinners/events (Oct. 7th and Oct. 9th), and the onsite dinner/worship experience (Oct. 8th).

We ask that the onsite lunches be only attended by RoundTable participants, since these would be times for fellowship between peers.

This is the schedule as it currently stands, minor or major changes are still possible.

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 - Pre-RoundTable

  3:00 PM: Early Registration
  4:00 PM: Seacoast Church IT Overview
  4:30 PM: Facility/IT Tours
  6:30 PM: Restaurant Dinner (optional) @ WildWing Cafe

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 - RoundTable Day 1

  8:30 AM: Registration
  9:00 AM: Large Group Opening Session
  9:45 AM: Break
10:00 AM: Breakout RoundTable - Session 1
12:00 PM: Lunch on-site (box lunch from McAlister’s Deli)
  2:00 PM: Breakout RoundTable - Session 2
  3:45 PM: Break
  4:00 PM: Breakout RoundTable - Session 3
  5:45 PM: Dinner on-site (BBQ from Hickory Hawg)
  7:00 PM: Worship Service
  8:00 PM: Hang out/gaming until ….. (Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, PS, LAN, pool, foozeball…)

Thursday, October 9th, 2008 - RoundTable Day 2

  8:30 AM: Gather & Coffee
  9:00 AM: Large Group Session 1
10:00 AM: Break
10:15 AM: Topic/Vendor Bazaar - Session 1
11:00 AM: Break
11:15 AM: Topic/Vendor Bazaar - Session 2
12:00 PM: Lunch (Italian style)
  1:15 PM: Topic/Vendor Bazaar - Session 3
  2:00 PM: Break
  2:15 PM: Topic/Vendor Bazaar - Session 4
  3:00 PM: Break
  3:15 PM: Large Group Session 2
  5:30 PM: Offsite Dinner/Activity  (optional) - Dinner @ A.W. Shucks with Charleston walking tour after

Friday, October 10th, 2008 - RoundTable Day 3 (Optional)

We will be visiting Blackbaud, a major nonprofit software developer, to tour their facilities and interact with their staff. Afterwards, Blackbaud will be hosting lunch for us. The afternoon is open for you to tour Charleston and/or hang out with other attendees.

  9:30 AM: Bus leaves Seacoast parking lot
  9:45 AM: Coffee and Marc Chardon Intro
10:00 AM: Technology Presentation
10:40 AM: Application Presentation
11:20 AM: Break
11:30 AM: Building Tour
12:15 PM: Lunch and Round Table Discussion
  1:30 PM: Bus back to Seacoast

Would you like to help the Church IT RoundTable by donating financially or other materials (equipment, giveaways, etc.), please email citrt2008@gmail.com or call 843.375.2487.

Your sponsorship can be kept private if you wish, otherwise it will be on the list of sponsors given to attendees, and listed on this website. The level of sponsorship will not be disclosed.

Thank you for considering sponsoring the Church IT RoundTable!

What vendors would you like to see demonstrate their product(s) at the Roundtable? Or what products would you like to see demonstrated

If you would like to be a vendor/partner at the Fall Church IT Roundtable, please email citrt2008@gmail.com or call 843-275-2487.

Current list of Vendors/Partners (10/2)

ACS

Apple

Blackbaud

Consistent Computer Bargains, Inc.

Christian Archives

DataDomain/CommVault

Dell

EqualLogic

FellowshipOne

Intel Storage

ServiceU

Shelby/Arena

Solerant

SonicWall

Sophos

SpiritTelecom

Xirrus

October in the Charleston area is a beautiful time of the year. The melting heat and sticky humidity of the summer has faded, and the nights are cool. Water temperature is still in the mid-to-upper 70s. Also, the peak of hurricane season has passed!

Here are the averages for the Charleston area in October:

Here are the current conditions for Mount Pleasant, SC:

Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar

Most of you will be flying into Charleston International Airport (CHS), here are the driving directions to Seacoast Church.

You can also fly into Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR), or Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) to possibly save a little money. They are each about 2 hours drive away.

Airtran is the discount airline flying in to/out of Charleston. It maybe a slight travel hassle, but you might be able to save by taking one airline into Atlanta, and then switch to Airtran for the flight into Charleston. Right now Airtran’s price from Atlanta to Charleston is $111 (6/5).

Recently, airlines have been raising prices for multiple reasons, so get your tickets soon! Make sure to use travel websites to help save money: Microsoft Farecast, Travelocity, Expedia, Priceline, etc.

Got any other travel cost saving tips, or looking to share a ride from/to the airport, leave a comment on this post.

There are a good number of hotels near Seacoast Church. We’ve worked out some special arrangements with a few that you might want to check out:

Courtyard by Marriott
1251 Woodland Ave.
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
843.284.0900
Rate: $114.00 (includes: breakfast)
Ask for the block of rooms reserved for Seacoast Church IT Conference
(Directions from hotel to Seacoast Church)

Residence Inn
1116 Isle of the Palms Connector
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
843.881.1599
Rate: $129.00 (includes: breakfast, manager’s reception)
Ask for the block of rooms reserved for Seacoast Church IT Conference
(Directions from hotel to Seacoast Church)

If you are looking to share a room, leave a comment on this post.

The Fall 2008 Church IT Roundtable will be held on October 8-10. It will be at Seacoast Church in Mount Pleasant, SC! Trace Pupke is the IT Director there and will be organizing the event.

Set these dates on your calendar, get your boss’ approval (work and spouse), and start researching travel options.

Keep an eye on this web site for more information as it comes available. You can do that either through the RSS feed, Twitter, e-mail or the old fashioned bookmark.

We hope to see you there!

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