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Thank you to our Platinum Sponsors, SAM Business Partners, and Exhibitors! A special thank you to T.E.S.T. for providing the video and audio equipment to make a hybrid conference possible.
Thank you to ByteSpeed, Verkada, Promethean & Trafera for hosting the Sunday social and T.E.S.T. Inc for sponsoring the Monday social/ T.E.S.T. Inc. 25th Anniversary Celebration.
A special thanks to our Platinum Sponsors!
If you have questions or are experiencing technical difficulties, leave a message in the chat during a session or email Kim ([email protected]), Marcus ([email protected]), or Rob ([email protected])
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Sunday, March 10
2024 Spring Legal & Technology Conference
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6:30 PM
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9:00 PM
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Welcome Reception sponsored by ByteSpeed, Verkada, Promethean & Trafera -
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7:00 AM to 8:00 AM |
Hot Breakfast Buffet & Conference Registration Grand Ballroom
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7:30 AM
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Welcome: Carol Phillips
Breakfast Presentation: Simplify to succeed - Jeff Patterson, Russ Hendrickson - K12 Montana - Platinum Sponsor
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8:00 AM to 9:45 AM |
Opening Session: Welcome, Program Overview, and Opening Keynote
Welcome: Carol Phillips META President, Dale Olinger MASS President & Taylor Salmi MCASE President
Opening Keynote: Build your School or District AI Strategy Now Pete Just
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9:45 AM to 10:00 AM |
Break and Visit with Exhibitors
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Focus Zones
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Platinum Sponsor |
Legal Focus Zone |
Technology Focus Zone |
Room Location
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Oriental |
Empire |
Western Star |
Session 1
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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PD Re-Imagined: On-Demand Professional Development for Educators -
Joe Medley, Stride Platinum Sponsor
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Tech & Safety Levies Updates Lance Melton, MTSBA Executive Director
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Black Hat Academy
Ross Lemke, AEM Education Services
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11:00 AM to 11:15 AM
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Break and Visit with Exhibitors
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Session 2 11:15 AM to 12: 15 PM |
Revolutionizing Campus Safety: Verkada's Cutting-Edge Solutions - Stephen Richards ByteSpeed Platinum Sponsor
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Special Ed Legal Topics, IEP & 504: Megan Morris, Kaleva Law Office
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MTDA's AI Integration Framework: A Roadmap to Thoughtfully Embrace the Future - Jason Neiffer, Caitlin Byers, and Mike Agostinelli
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Session 3 1:45 PM to 2:45 PM
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AI-Driven Campus Networks for Digital Learning: Matthew Smith Platinum Sponsor
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Employment Law -
Jeffrey Weldon & Nyles Greer, Felt Martin PC Employment Law
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Writing Effective Generative AI Prompts:
Pete Just
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2:45 PM to 3:00 PM |
Break and Visit with Exhibitors
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3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Keynote - FERPA Mythbusting- Ross Lemke, AEM Education Services
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4:00 PM to 4:30 PM |
Break and Visit with Exhibitors - Sponsored by Emergent 3
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4:30 PM to 6:00 PM |
This could be your smart safe secure classroom - T.E.S.T Inc
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6:15 PM to 10:00 PM |
Party Like It's 1999 Social & Band - Sponsored by T.E.S.T. Inc.
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7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
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Hot Breakfast Buffet
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7:30 AM
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Welcome: Carol Phillips
Breakfast Presentation: Ken Keller & Andy Falk, Information Technology Core - Platinum Sponsor
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8:00 AM
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9:45 AM
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Opening Session: Welcome, Program Overview, and Opening Keynote
Carol Phillips META President, Dale Olinger MASS President & Taylor Salmi MCASE President
Opening Keynote: Cybersecurity, Incident Response Tabletop - Ross Lemke, AEM Education Services
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9:45 to 10:00
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Break and Visit with Exhibitors
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Focus Zones
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Platinum Sponsor |
Legal Focus Zone |
Technology Focus Zone |
Room Location
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Oriental |
Empire |
Western Star |
Session 4 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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Unlock the future of Wi-Fi 7 and Network AI software - Seth Thompson & David Whitt, Pine Cove Consulting Platinum Sponsor
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Federal Education Update - Tara Thomas, AASA
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Cybersecurity Services for K-12 Educators Joe Frohlich ,CISA, Burke Honzel, Montana DES & Andy Hanks, MSISA
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11:00AM to 11:15 AM
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Break and Visit with Exhibitors
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Session 5
11:15 AM to 12:15 PM
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Montana's Public Bidding Laws-
Rich Batterman, Chief Legal Counsel, MREA MCS Platinum Sponsor
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Montana Safe School Center and Threat Assessment - Tammy Tolleson Knee & Tina Eblen
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Using Robots to build future Leaders- FIRST Robotics in Montana
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