EA Conference Draws Large Crowd of Government EAs, including Certified Enterprise Architects
DGI's Enterprise Architecture Conference Speakers presented to a packed-house, where more than 300 government and industry EA practitioners, including FEAC Institute Certified Enterprise Architects, gathered to discuss trends, real-world examples, and how to bring EA into a strategy planning process.
All attendees convened in one session room which helped facilitate 
networking opportunities. And networking is what it was all about, according to feedback. When asked what attendees enjoyed most about the conference, "Networking with peers, exchange of experience" was a popular response (in addition to "hearing from top IT architects and their current programs and objectives.")
Colleen Coggins, with the Department of the Interior, in the opening Keynote Address presented some thought-provoking remarks on the Architect's role on creating a more open and participatory government.
Kshemendra Paul, Chief Architect, Office of E-Government and Information Technology, OMB presented the Afternoon Keynote on Using Architecture to Improve Accountability and Transparency.
In the session titled "Cloud Computing: Driving Real Innovation and Value Within the EA Roadmap", panelists answered a question from the audience about this emerging shared computing strategy.
What Attendees Said...
... About DGI's Annual Enterprise Architecture Conference:
- "This was an excellent/fantastic seminar."
- "I look forward to take back to office (ideas from) other agency / vendor initiatives that my office can implement."
- "It was a great networking opportunity."
- "Fantastic! Very impressed with it. Would love to return."
- "Great speakers that facilitated discussions with the audience making it more meaningful."
- "Very good conference. It provided a lot of information within a very short time and also provided opportunities to network with our peers."
- "Excellent. This is my first time in attendance and this was great."
- "I found the conference very interesting and educational. It was good to hear some of the challenges and successes that other federal agencies are experiencing with their Enterprise Architecture programs. The presentations and discussions with others during lunch were enlightening and reassuring to hear similar challenges. The vendors in attendance offered great advice and suggestions for best practices. Plan on seeing me at future conferences."
