Driving Instructions:
Take Interstate 10 (I-10) in the direction of New Orleans. Upon entering the New Orleans metropolitan area, carefully follow the signage indicating the merge onto US-90 Business West (US-90 BUS W) towards the Westbank.
After crossing the Crescent City Connection bridge, utilize the right two lanes to take exit 9B for Louisiana Highway 428 East (LA-428 E)/General de Gaulle Drive (Gen de Gaulle Dr).
Proceed straight along General de Gaulle Drive until you reach Woodland Drive, which marks the conclusion of your journey. Turn left onto Woodland Drive.
The University of Holy Cross will be situated on your left-hand side. Kindly utilize either the second or third entrance (Gate C or D) and proceed directly to the designated parking lot.
Please be mindful to avoid parking in areas designated for residents.
Tentative Agenda |
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| Day 1 – Tuesday, March 19th | |
| 7:30 – 9:00 AM | Registration / Breakfast / Sponsor Visits |
| 8:30 – 11:00 AM | Network Automation Workshop (Separate Registration) |
| Shannon Byrnes, Sr. NetDevOps Engineer, Internet2
This is an introductory, hands-on workshop where participants will learn to automate network devices within a lab environment. Participants will learn about:
Previous experience with a Unix shell is recommended. Familiarity with Python is helpful, but not required. **Attendee is required to provide a laptop for hands-on activities. |
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| 8:30 – 11:30 AM | Splunk Security Workshop (Separate Registration) |
| Robyn Murhammer, Staff Sales Engineer, Splunk Sam Jean-Baptiste, Staff Solutions Architect, Splunk Matt Portnoy, Senior Solutions Engineering Manager, Splunk The Security Operations Suite Hands-On is a modular, hands-on workshop designed to familiarize participants with how to investigate incidents using Splunk Enterprise, Enterprise Security, UBA and Phantom. This workshop provides users an opportunity to walk through multiple scenarios and see firsthand how Splunk Security Products can be used to take notable events and investigate, hunt and orchestrate actions based on what is uncovered. The workshop leverages the popular Boss of the SOC (BOTS) dataset and is laid out in an interactive format. Users will leave with a better understanding of how Splunk, Enterprise Security, UBA and Phantom can be used within security operations to process notable events and investigate as they occur in the enterprise. **Attendee is required to provide a laptop for hands-on activities. |
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| 9:00 – 11:00 AM | C* Roundtable (Separate Registration – By Invitation ONLY) |
Lonnie Leger, Executive Director, Louisiana Optical Network Infrastructure
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| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Lunch / Sponsor Visits |
| 12:00 – 12:30 PM | “Opening Ceremony” |
| Lonnie Leger, Executive Director, Louisiana Optical Network Infrastructure Dr. Stanton McNeely III, President, University of Holy Cross |
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| 12:30 – 1:30 PM | Platinum Sponsor Session |
| Matt Portnoy, Senior Solutions Engineering Manager, Splunk Sam Jean-Baptiste, Staff Solutions Architect, Splunk Robyn Murhammer, Staff Sales Engineer, Splunk |
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| 1:30 – 2:00 PM | Break / Networking / Sponsor Visits |
| 2:00 – 2:15 PM | Gold Sponsor Session |
| John Dymond, Sr. Account Manager, iConvergence | |
| 2:15 – 3:15 PM | GenAI |
| Ron Rosson, Network Admin, University of Holy Cross John Burris, CIO and Associate Professor of Computer Science, Southeastern Louisiana University |
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| 3:15 – 3:45 PM | Break / Networking / Sponsor Visits |
| 3:45 – 4:00 PM | Gold Sponsor Session |
| George Torres, Named Account Manager, Palo Alto Networks |
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| 4:00 – 5:00 PM | Endpoint Management with Microsoft InTune |
| Greg O’Dell, Security Coordinator, Louisiana State University Agcenter |
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| Day 2 – Wednesday, March 20th | |
| 7:30 – 8:30 AM | Registration / Breakfast / Sponsor Visits |
| 8:30 – 9:30 AM | LONI SOCaaS Updates |
| Bruce Johnson, Senior Director of Security, TekStream Sumit Jain, Director of Information Security, Louisiana State University |
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| 9:30 – 10:00 AM | Louisiana Cyber Assurance Program Updates |
| Matthew McKey, Cyber Assurance Program Director, Louisiana GOHSEP | |
| 10:00 – 10:30 AM | Break / Networking / Sponsor Visits |
| 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Research Panel – STEM Higher Education |
| Dr. Fred Lacy, Professor, Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering, Southern University Dr. Jennifer Qian, Associate Professor of Learning Analytics and Education Technology, Louisiana State University Dr. Lu Peng, Yahoo! Founder Chair in Science and Engineering, Tulane University Mitchell Stolier, Associate Learning Experience Designer, LSU Online & Continuing Education, Louisiana State University Dr. Clint Coleman, Program Administrator of LaSTEM/Cybersecurity, Louisiana Board of Regents (Moderator) The panel is set to delve into the integration of cutting-edge technologies, including virtual reality, augmented reality, generative AI, and the Internet of Things (IoT), within the framework of LONI. This strategic move aims to alleviate the existing gap among institutions concerning their access to essential resources such as instruments, testbeds, and human capital. Our primary objective is the establishment of a data-driven teaching and training engine. This innovative engine is designed to deliver more personalized and tailored instruction, offering students a unique and customized learning experience. Another pivotal goal is the creation of a collaborative network encompassing researchers, educators, tutors, and students. This network will serve as a dynamic platform for the exchange of resources, experiences, and data points. This collective effort will contribute to the advancement of knowledge and the optimization of educational and research endeavors within the LONI community. |
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| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch / Sponsor Visits |
| 1:00 – 1:15 PM | Gold Sponsor Session |
| Jason Barrette, President, ENET Solutions, Inc. Gerry Goris, Director of Channel Sales, ENET Solutions, Inc. |
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| 1:15 – 2:15 PM | Zero Trust |
| Charles Broome, IT Security Officer, University of Louisiana Lafayette | |
| 2:15 – 2:45 PM | Door Access Control Systems |
| Terrence Cyriaque, IT Security Officer, Southern University Tracy Brown, Chief Information Officer, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts |
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| 2:45 – 3:15 PM | Break / Networking / Sponsor Visits |
| 3:15 – 3:30 PM | Gold Sponsor Session |
| Allison Roy, Account Executive, SHI International Corp. |
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| 3:30 – 4:00 PM | LONI NOC Updates |
| Jeremy Oakes, Operations Manager – Service Desk, GlobalNOC Nick Lucas, Service Desk Supervisor, GlobalNOC |
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| 4:00 – 4:30 PM | Log Monitoring Solutions |
| Charles Broome, IT Security Officer, University of Louisiana Lafayette | |
| 4:30 – 5:00 PM | LONI Working Group Feedback / NEW Co-chair Introductions |
| Tracy Brown, Chief Information Officer, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts Ron Rosson, Network Admin, University of Holy Cross |
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| Day 3 – Thursday, March 21st | |
| 7:30 – 8:30 AM | Registration / Breakfast / Sponsor Visits |
| 8:30 – 8:45 AM | Gold Sponsor Session |
| Kylie Louviere, Director of Marketing, CMA Technology Solutions | |
| 8:45 – 9:30 AM | Telephony Project Updates |
| Ron Rosson, Network Admin, University of Holy Cross Sean Robbins, Director of Network Engineering, Louisiana State University Slade Besson, Director of Telecom & Networking, Nicholls State University |
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| 9:30 – 10:00 AM | Break / Networking / Sponsor Visits |
| 10:00 – 11:30 AM | Research Panel – Healthy Coastal Built Environments |
| Dr. Yasser Ismail, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Southern University Dr. James Diaz, Full Professor, Environmental & Occupational Health, LSU Health New Orleans Dr. Yimin Zhu, Professor, Construction Management, Louisiana State University Valerie Vincent, Nutrition & Community Health Coordinator, Louisiana State University Agcenter Daniel Fort, Biomedical Research Informatics Specialist, Ochsner Health System The panel will discuss developing a research coordination network of researchers and stakeholders in the State for decoding the relationship between human health & well-being and the coastal built environment by leveraging the capabilities of LONI. In particular, the panel will discuss developing computational systems, including AI–driving solutions, community & ethics-driven project design approaches, and effective sociotechnical solutions that enable scientific discovery and comply with specific rules, regulations, or guidelines imposed by regulatory bodies or authorities. |
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| 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Lunch / Sponsor Visits |
| 12:30 – 12:45 PM | Gold Sponsor Session |
| Shaun Lawton, Account Manager, Checkpoint | |
| 12:45 – 1:00 PM | Tiger Den |
| Le Yan, Assistant Director for HPC, Louisiana State University | |
| 1:00 – 1:30 PM | Trending Topics / Open Discussion |
| Gary Mumphrey, Chief Technology Officer, Louisiana Optical Network Infrastructure | |
| 1:30 – 2:00 PM | Break / Networking / Sponsor Visits |
| 2:00 – 3:00 PM | “Closing Ceremony” |
| Lance Neal, Chief Operating Officer, Louisiana Optical Network Infrastructure |
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*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.