County, Municipal IT Associations Announce 2023 Conferences

Public-sector technology groups in California local government have scheduled their spring and fall conferences — gatherings of interest to vendors as well as to those working in technology for the state’s counties and cities.

The California County Information Services Directors Association (CCISDA) is planning its spring conference for May 6-10 at the Renaissance Esmerelda Resort & Spa in Indian Wells. Among the notable participants will be state Chief Information Security Officer Vitaliy Panych, who will be part of a panel focused on information security.

The conference will also feature:

• 11 work group sessions
• Eight interactive educational sessions with presentations of case studies by county IT leaders and confirmed vendor partners including AWS, Gartner, InfoTech, Microsoft and Oracle.
• Legislative updates by the Rural County Representatives of California and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

The full agenda for the conference is available online. In addition to the general and breakout sessions, dozens of vendors will participate with booths, displays and presentations.

The Municipal Information Systems Association of California (MISAC) is planning its conference for Sept. 24-27 at the Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage. Though details have not been finalized, MISAC’s executive director, Brad Walker, said in a news release Tuesday that notices began going out to vendors this week, offering them an opportunity to secure “Partner” status with MISAC for 2023-24. (The organization’s Strategic Partnership year officially runs from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.)

And CCISDA has also set the date and site for its fall conference: Oct. 29-Nov. 1 at the Portola Hotel & Spa/Monterey Conference Center in Monterey. The agenda for this gathering has not been finalized.

CCISDA’s president is Tom Schreiber, chief information officer for Shasta County. First vice president is Liza Massey, CIO for Marin County.

MISAC is led by Ed Miranda, CIO for the city of Newark. Vice president and conference chair is Larry Klingaman, IT director for Palm Springs.