FTA 18TH ANNUAL
TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION

August 11 -- 14, 2002Hyatt Regency Louisville Louisville, Kentucky

 

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PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS
updated September 10, 2002

Monday August 12th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8:45-10:00

Introduction - FTA, Welcome - Dana Mayton, Secretary, Kentucky Revenue Cabinet

Keynote - "IT Leadership: Do You Have What It Takes?" John Goggin, Vice-President, Metagroup

 

3 Breakouts

Session One

Session Two

Session Three

Session Four

 

10:15-11:15

Business Continuity
Robert E. (Bob) Barr-Dell Computer

E-Signature and E-Records Update
Ben Wright, Attorney

Traditional/E-Filing Alignment
Tom Barkhuff, Fleet Libris Information Solutions

E-File Minnesota!
Renee Bernier, Minnesota

 

 

Monday PM

Session One

Session Two

Session Three

Session Four

 

3 Breakouts

2-2:45

E-Learning Pathways-Christina Dorfhuber, Deloitte Consulting

Benefits Funded Projects: Raising Revenues Without Raising Taxes
John LaFaver, AMS

Collections: Private Sector Best Practices
Joseph Milack, Accenture

Secure, Accurate, Timely Remote Data Capture
James Robinson, Virtual Solutions

 

3-3:45

Next Generation E-Gov
Robert J. Yokavonus, Unisys

Using Virtual Representatives in a Revenue Agency
Guy B. Kirtley, Accenture

New Methods in Payment Systems: Beyond ACH
George Rees, AFS

 

Transitions in Revenue IT
Daniel Darche, Sierra Systems

 

4-4:45

CA EDD Tax Reengineering and Modernization (TEAM) Project
Bruce Lechner, Impression Technology

E-Commerce ROI
Patricia O'Donnell, Anexsys

E-Process and Content Management
Jim DeFerrari, Filenet

Technology and Electronic Commerce: A Tax Software Perspective
Tom DiBello, Vertex

 

 

Tuesday August 13th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
       

 

4 Breakouts

Session One

Session Two

Session Three

 

Session Four

 

8:30-9:30

Integrated Revenue Information System and IT Transformation
Bob Austin, California Bd. Of Equal.

Capability Maturity Software Model
Debbie Peterson, Texas

Use of 2-D Barcoding for Data Capture
Rosemary Warren, Maryland, and Doug Billings, IBM

Tax Technology Standards (XML, 2-D, Mobile Sourcing) Panel
Terry Garber, South Carolina, Jonathan Lyon,FTA, and Gerald Johnson, WTG

 

9:45-10:45

Metrics for Integrated Tax System Implementation
Steve Wilson, Idaho

Jump Starting Intranet and Internet Application Development Using Web Tools-Joseph Mizrahi, New York City

Use of XML/PDF
Jeff Wenger, Tax Technologies Inc.

Further Progress on Hi-Speed 2-D Barcoding-Steve Csogi, New Jersey

 

11-Noon

IRS Business Tax E-Filing
Attachment
Xan Ostro, IRS

Workflow Technology in Case Management
Partha Bose, TataInfotech

 

Implementing a Low-Cost Imaging System-Gordon Alleman, Idaho, and James Harrison, Fast Enterprises

2-D Lessons Learned
Mike Smith, Image Entry & Panel

 

 

4 Breakouts

Session One

Session Two

Session Three

Session Four

 

1:30-2:30

IRS E-File Modernization and Expansion-JoAnn Blank, IRS-ETA

Withholding/W-2 Reconciliation-Katrina LeMay & James Koontz, Kentucky

 

Expanding E-Commerce Offerings: Use of Priorities and Incentives- Gordon Alleman, Idaho, and James Harrison, Fast Enterprises

Expansion of Tax Agency Applications for 2-D Barcoding
Linda Dollens, Indiana

 

2:45-3:45

Next Generation Integrated Tax
Cheryl E. Sullivan, Wisconsin

Internet Security Architecture
Attachment
Stan Black, Kansas

 

Driving Usage of Electronic Commerce Programs-Jim Fleming, Official Payments Corporation

Integrating Web Apps w/Legacy Systems
Debbie Peterson, Texas

 

4-5

Business 1-Stop Services
Dale Brown & John Lee, South Carolina

E-Payment Options-Carolyn Blankenship, Marcus Deaton, & Peggy Barber, Kentucky

Increasing Participation in e-Government: Role of Customer Care/Call Centers
Anthony Castellano & Patricia O'Donnell, Anexsys

Webfile Initiatives in Ohio
Teresa Liimatta and Barb Gutmann, Ohio

 

 

Wednesday August 14th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
   

 

4 Breakouts

Session One

Session Two

Session Three

Session Four

 

8:30-9:30

Streamlined Sales Tax Technologies
Jon Abolins, Taxware

Creating a Tax Document Repository and Data Warehouse-Michelle Wallig, Microsoft

Data Mining Approaches to Collections and Case Closure
Bill Haffey, SPSS

Payment Security
Scott Dueweke, Concord EFS

 

9:45-10:45

Implementation of the Communications Services Tax in Florida
Jim Evers, Florida, and Rita Scoggins, Deloitte Consulting

Tax Discovery Warehouse Program-Marc Charvoz, Revenue Solutions Inc.

Creating an Enterprise Data Warehouse
Alison Torres, NCR

Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
Colm Bermingham, Ireland Revenue On-Line Service (ROS) & Jack Nagle, Baltimore Technologies

 

11:00-Noon

Lessons Learned in Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing-Martin Sohovich, Group 1 Software

Customer Resource Management Systems
Stephen Hilker, Michigan

 

Taxpayer Assistance Tools: A-Z Taxes For Small Business
Andy Schermuly, Tracorp

Future Directions: Where Are We Going with Business E-file? -Leonard Jacobs, Federal Liaison Systems