WHAT: Cloud Computing Brainstorm – Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 2:30 p.m.

DETAILS: Upon leaving his role as Federal chief information officer, Vivek Kundra declared cloud computing "done." Is this the case? Where are we really in adoption? Where are the real savings? What is the road ahead? Join Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Scott Brown (R-Mass.) and MeriTalk for an afternoon panel discussing the current state and future for cloud computing in the government.

This Brainstorm event will bring together government cloud experts – including civilian, defense, Capitol Hill, state, and industry leaders to share best practices, collaborate on future challenges, and provide feedback on progress against FedRAMP. Each panel will cover security, mobility, and compliance – all the key topics in today's cloud computing framework.

We invite select press to attend the Brainstorm event to learn more from our key panelists and noted speakers.

WHO:

Panelists and Speakers Include:

Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.)

Senator Scott Brown (R-Mass.)

Mr. Richard Spires, Chief Information Office (CIO), Department of Homeland Security

Mr. Michael Wash, Chief Information Officer, National Archives and Records Administration

Ms. Teri Takai, Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense (invited)

Ms. Lisa Schlosser, Deputy Administrator, Office of Government and IT, Office of Management and Budget (invited)

Secretary Jim Sills, Chief Information Officer, State of Delaware

Secretary John Letchford, Commonwealth Chief Information Officer, Massachusetts

Ms. Bethann Pepoli, Chief Technology Officer, State & Local Government and Education Division, EMC Corporation

Ms. Susie Adams, Chief Technology Officer for Federal Civilian, Microsoft

Ms. Michelle Rudnicki, Vice President Cloud Computing, North America, IBM

Mr. David Mihalchik, Head of Google Apps Federal, Google

WHEN:

Wednesday, April 25, 2012,

2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Capitol Visitor Center, One 1st Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20510