715 University Pkwy, Natchitoches, LA 71457
Driving Instructions:
If coming from Lafayette, Baton Rouge, New Orleans –
- I-10 West to I-49
- I-49 Nort to Exit 138
- Take a right off the exit ramp on Hwy 6
- Continue through 2 traffic lights
- Turn right into the NSU library parking lot
If coming from Lake Charles –
- Take 171 North to Leesville.
- From there You can:
- a. take Hwy 117 North until it hits Hwy 6 or
- b. stay on Hwy 171 until Many, then turn right onto Hwy 6
- Travel on Hwy 6 to Natchitoches
- Turn right into the NSU library parking lot
If coming from Monroe –
- Take Hwy 165 South towards Alexandria
- Turn right on Hwy 84 past Tullos
- Stay on Hwy 84 until you reach Natchitoches
- Turn right onto the Hwy 1 Bypass
- Follow the Bypass; at stop sign turn left
- Continue to second traffic light (Brookshires on left) – turn left at the traffic light onto University Parkway
- Continue on University Parkway to 2nd traffic light – turn right into the LSMSA High School parking lot (corner of University Parkway and Caspari Street)
If coming from Ruston –
- Take Hwy 167 South towards Winnfield
- Take Hwy 84
- Stay on Hwy 84 until you reach Natchitoches
- Turn right onto the Hwy 1 Bypass
- Follow the Bypass; at stop sign turn left
- Continue to second traffic light (Brookshires on left) – turn left at the traffic light onto University Parkway
- Continue on University Parkway to 2nd traffic light – turn right into LSMSA High School parking lot (corner of University Parkway and Caspari Street)
If coming from Shreveport –
- Take I -49 South until Exit 138
- Take a left off the exit ramp on Hwy 6
- Continue thru 2 traffic lights
- Turn right into the NSU library parking lot
Tentative Agenda |
|
| Day 1 – Tuesday, March 11th | |
| 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Registration / Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Routing Integrity (RPKI-ROA) – separate registration required |
| Steven Wallace, Director, Internet2 Routing Integrity, Internet2
Join us for a deep dive into Routing Integrity and why RPKI-ROA (Resource Public Key Infrastructure – Route Origin Authorization) is critical in securing BGP routes. We’ll explore how RPKI helps prevent route hijacking, enhances trust in internet routing, and ensures your network’s prefixes are properly authenticated. **Attendee is required to provide a laptop for hands-on activities. |
|
| 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM | Break |
| 10:20 AM- 11:20 AM | Routing Integrity (RPKI-ROA) – continued |
| 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM | C* Roundtable – separate registration required, by invitation only |
| Lonnie Leger, Executive Director, LONI
Synopsis coming soon. |
|
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Tabletop Exercise Workshop – separate registration required |
| Brett Deroche, Cybersecurity Leader, Lockstep Jonathan Kyle, Senior Security Architect, Lockstep Join us for an interactive workshop where we’ll dive into real-world threats, incident response, and best practices for securing modern networks. This session will include tabletop exercises, challenging participants to think critically about security incidents, attack vectors, and mitigation strategies. |
|
| 2:00 PM – 2:20 PM | Break |
| 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM | Tabletop Exercise Workshop – continued |
| 3:20 PM – 3:40 PM | Break |
| 3:40 PM – 4:40 PM | Tabletop Exercise Workshop – continued |
| 4:40 PM – 4:50 PM | Daily Survey |
| LONI | |
| Day 2 – Wednesday, March 12th | |
| 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Registration / Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Welcome / Opening Ceremony / Attendee Introductions |
| LONI / LSMSA | |
| 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM | E911 |
| [Speaker TBA], [TBA]
Synopsis coming soon. |
|
| 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM | Break |
| 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM | Research Panel – CC* Planning Grant |
| Synopsis coming soon. | |
| 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM | Lunch |
| 12:40 PM – 1:25 PM | Cloud Computing |
| Tracy Brown, CIO, LSMSA Jonathan Cockrell, Associate Director, LSUS Synopsis coming soon. |
|
| 1:25 PM – 1:40 PM | Sponsor Spotlight – TekStream |
| Matt Clemmons, Managing Director, Splunk Services, TekStream
Synopsis coming soon. |
|
| 1:40 PM – 2:00 PM | Break |
| 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM | ESF2 Introductions / CTAC / LCAP |
| Logan Lyons, GOHSEP Stephen Durel, GOHSEP |
|
| 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM | Facilitated Discussion: Compliance – GLBA and PCI – DSS |
| Joseph Dupuy
Synopsis coming soon. |
|
| 3:30 PM – 3:50 PM | Break |
| 3:50 PM – 4:50 PM | Open Discussion |
| LONI | |
| 4:50 PM – 5:00 PM | Daily Survey |
| LONI | |
| Day 3 – Thursday, March 13th | |
| 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Registration / Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM | AI Prompting |
| Neill Killgore, LSU
Synopsis coming soon. |
|
| 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM | LONI NOC Updates |
| Eric Reed, Global NOC
Synopsis coming soon. |
|
| 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM | Break |
| 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM | Research – MikeGPT |
| Dr. James Ghawaly, LSU
Synopsis coming soon. |
|
| 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM | Lunch |
| 12:40 PM – 12:55 PM | Sponsor Spotlight – Infinera |
| Scott Magee, Infinera | |
| 12:55 PM – 1:25 PM | Facilitated Discussion: IT Champions |
| Tracy Brown, CIO, LSMSA Jonathan Cockrell, Associate Director, LSUS Synopsis coming soon. |
|
| 1:25 PM – 1:45 PM | Break |
| 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM | Open Discussion |
| LONI | |
| 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM | Closing Remarks / Surveys |
| LONI | |
- *Breakfast and lunch will be provided for all (3) days. Please contact Gary Mumphrey at gary@loni.org if you have any special dietary restrictions and/or food allergies.