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Event Chair: Dan Jellinek, Editor, e-Government Bulletin

09.00 - 09.30

Registration and Coffee

09.30 – 10.15

Opening Keynote
Why have VoIP in the Public sector and what are the drivers?
Jon Watkinson, Programme Manager for Customer Services Centre, Runnymeade Borough Council

10.15 - 11.00

Deploying IP communications solutions to improve customer services
Rob Neil, Head of ICT and Customer Services, Ashford Borough Council

11.00 - 11.30

Networking Refreshment Break

11.30 - 12.10

IP Telephony in the Emergency Service Environment - Staffordshire Police's Experience
Chris Bowen, Communications and Network Services Manager, Technology Services, Staffordshire Police

12.10 - 13.00

Interactive debate
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch & Networking

14.00 - 15.00

Sponsors' presentations and demonstrations:
A series of practical demonstrations of the latest VoIP systems and technologies.

VoIP: Getting it right
John Jennow, ICT Business Manager & Phil Atherton, Technical Authority, Atkins

Fixed mobile convergence
Mark Sayers, Director and Principal Consultant, 4C Strategies

15.00 - 15.20

Networking Refreshment Break

15.20 - 16.00

Salford Telecommunications Project (STeP): University of Salford's migration to IPT.
Peter Hocking, Telecoms Project Manager, Salford University

16.00

Close
This outline programme is subject to change and the Organisers reserve the right to alter the session topics, timings and speakers.