Colorado Smart Cities Alliance

Smart Topics: Fiber as the Foundation for Smart Cities
2022-02-23 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver)
Fiber-optic cable is the foundation for today’s smart city applications as well as future technologies to enhance our urban environments. Hear from Colorado Smart Cities Alliance public sector members in the process of providing community-wide connectivity. Learn why they’ve made broadband infrastructure a priority, the benefits that it will provide to their community, and the implications for smart cities innovation and partnerships.

About this event

Presentations from municipalities

Ryan Trujillo, Deputy Chief of Staff, City of Colorado Springs
Brian Wortinger, Fiber Optic and Telecommunication Enterprise Manager, Colorado Springs Utilities
Paul Schultz, Director of IT, City of Aspen
Joshua Jones, Traffic Engineer, City and County of Denver

Q&A Panel featuring the speakers

Moderated by: Nathan Look, Chief Technology Advisor, World Wide Technology

Business Seminar: Explore Smart Cities Opportunities with Qatar
2022-01-27 09:30 - 13:00 UTC | Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, 1445 Market Street, Denver, CO, 80202
Qatar is building the cities of the future and defining the smart city economy along the way. The country has a thriving business relationship with the United States that continues to grow year on year with the total economic relationship between the two exceeding $200 billion as of 2019.
There are many opportunities for those in the smart cities space to learn from this robust commercial relationship. Additionally, given Qatar’s ambitious diversification efforts and the many projects associated with the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, there is massive potential for partnerships and export development including technology, media, agriculture, infrastructure, healthcare, sports, and many more.
This Business Seminar provides a fantastic platform to network and learn.
*From 11:00am – 11:45am there will be a special virtual session focused Smart Cities opportunities

Procurement Innovation - Hybrid Event
2021-12-08 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Hybrid
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A HYBRID EVENT! Please click here to register to attend virtually or click here to register to attend in-person. (In-person event takes place at CU Denver – 125- 14th Street, Room 1100 & Zoom details are below).
Colorado Smart Cities Alliance and UrbanLeap are proud to partner to provide innovative tools that empower Cities, Counties, and Towns throughout Colorado. Together, we believe in collaborative problem solving, taking action, seeking improvements, and prioritizing outcomes. Please join us as we discuss how agencies can innovate with new ways to procure more effectively and efficiently finding the best-fit solutions.

Key Learning Objectives:
-Draft innovative solicitations with insights and examples from agencies with similar challenges
-Minimize frustration through the procurement process and centralize critical information
-Reduce the number of touchpoints and leverage automation to streamline collaboration
-The benefits of a fast and effective procurement system to maximize results of spending
Agenda:

Introductions– 5 mins
UrbanLeap Overview, Danny Luskin -15 min
Customer Case Studies, Jeremy Devray-Benichou -10 min
City Manager of Woodland Park, Michael Lawson – 15 min
Question & Answers -10 min

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Topic: Procurement Innovation Discussion – virtual
Time: Dec 7, 2021 02:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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Funding Smart Water Applications and Security
2021-11-16 10:00 - 11:30 UTC
Water is one of our most critical resources, and a once-in-a-generation funding opportunity is in front of our municipal and utility leaders to better conserve, manage and secure water resources through innovation and advanced technologies. Join us to learn what funding is available and how to prepare for advanced applications that can modernize and secure your water infrastructure.

About this event

Introduction and Framing (5 min)
Tyler Svitak, Colorado Smart Cities Alliance
Water Funding (20 min)
Bennett Resnik, Cardinal Infrastructure
Smart Applications and Tools (20 min)
Bob Flaherty, Trimble
Securing Water Infrastructure (20 min)
Kiran Zachariah, Sectrio
Water Innovation in Action (20 min)
TBD

Smart City Sips October Happy Hour
2021-10-28 16:30 - 18:30 UTC | RiNo Beer Garden, 3800 Walnut Street, Denver, CO, 80301, United States
Join the Colorado Smart Cities Alliance and your public and private sector peers for a fun and casual happy hour.

We’ll provide the stellar company and the excuse to leave the office a bit early, but attendees will need to buy their own beverages.
*Please note that we are capping this event at 30 attendees. If there’s a lot of interest and we are unable to accommodate everyone, then we will plan the next event accordingly to ensure there’s room for everyone.

Click here to register!

Mobility 2021 | Reuters Events
2021-10-26 - 2021-10-29
Run over four days, Reuters Events Mobility is built upon three core themes: Digitalization, Sustainability and the Smart City. In exploring each, we will set benchmarks and partnerships that define the future of our transport networks, inspire a decade of action, and prepare the sector for connected, sustainable and zero emission transport.

Denver Startup Week: Propelling Partnership - A Spotlight on AvCo
2021-10-08 16:00 - 17:00 UTC
Join the Colorado Smart Cities Alliance at Denver Startup Week!
What can the nation’s largest deployment of all-electric, automated shuttles teach startups about partnership? A lot, as you’ll learn from attending this spotlight session. In it, an all-star panel will explain the importance of partnerships for startup success, how startups can engage in them, and opportunities for startups in the smart cities space – all relying on the transformative innovative mobility project AvCo as a case study. Panelists include startup standouts (like PURO UV Disinfection Lighting CEO, Brian Stern and Lauren Isaac, Director of Business Initiatives at EasyMile) with firsthand experience and actionable insights. Join us to unlock the potential of partnership to propel your startup!
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Civic Lab 2021
2021-09-17 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Jake Jabs Center at CU Denver, 1475 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO, 80202, United States
Thank you for attending our 2021 Civic Lab! Click here to view the event recording.
The Colorado Smart Cities Alliance announced its new partnership with CU Denver at a Civic Lab event on September 17th. The half day event brought together public sector innovators, smart cities companies, and other allied partners to showcase the work happening in smart cities across the state, illustrate how the new partnership with CU can help smart cities advance their goals, and provide relationship-building opportunities amongst the Alliance’s network.

Civic Lab 2021 Agenda
The importance of partnership in evolving cities
September 17th, 2021
CU Denver Jake Jabs Event Center
Denver, CO
12:30 – 1:00 Arrival and Networking
1:00 – 1:15 Welcoming Remarks – CU Denver Provost, Constancio Nakuma
1:15 – 2:00 The Power of Partnerships
A look at smart cities partnerships across Colorado
Tyler Svitak, Executive Director, CSCA
2:00 – 2:15 Break
CU Denver
How Colorado’s major urban research university can be a partner to smart communities

2:15 – 2:30 Marty Dunn | Dean, College of Engineering, Design, Computing
2:30 – 2:45 Nan Ellin | Dean, College of Architecture & Design
2:45 – 3:00 John Tolva | Scholar in Residence, CSCA Board Chairman
3:00 – 3:15 Break
AvCo
A look at the partnership behind the nation’s largest driverless, electric transit service
3:15 – 4:00 AvCo Panel
– Moderator | Ashley Nylen, Asst. Dir. Mobility Technology, CDOT
– Panelist | Lauren Isaac, Dir. Business Initiatives, EasyMile
– Panelist | Gary Bowersock, VP of Operations, Colorado School of Mines
– Panelist | Tyler Svitak, Executive Director, CSCA
4:00 – 4:20 Founding Partner Awards

4:30 – 6:00
Happy Hour
EDGE Bar and Restaurant
(1111 14th Street, inside of the Four Seasons Hotel)

Smart Topics: Sustainability with Jonathan Reichental
2021-08-25 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Dr. Jonathan Reichental is a multiple-award-winning technology and business leader whose career has spanned both the private and public sectors. Reichental is currently the founder of advisory, investment, and education firm, Human Future, and also creates online education for LinkedIn Learning. He recently published the bestseller, Smart Cities for Dummies. His latest book, Exploring Smart Cities Activity Book for Kids, will be released in Summer 2021.
Join us during your lunch hour on Wednesday, August 25th for a can’t-miss event where Jonathan will discuss advancing sustainability in smart cities!
Register here!

Smart Topics: Finding the Balance | Data Privacy
2021-06-17 09:00 - 10:30 UTC
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Join the Colorado Smart Cities Alliance for a conversation about balancing data privacy and security with smart city technology. Data is essential to smart city initiatives but it can also raise privacy concerns. The conversation will focus on the pitfalls and best practices of data privacy in smart cities projects.
Agenda
9:00 – 9:10 | Welcome, Introductions
9:10 – 9:40 | Keynote: Kelsey Finch
Kelsey Finch is Senior Counsel at the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF). She leads FPF’s projects on smart cities and communities, data de-identification, ethical data-sharing and research, and other select projects, and serves as an expert and thought leader across the country through speaking engagements, media interviews, and interaction with local, state, and federal regulators and strategic partners.
9:40 – 10:10 | Moderator-facilitated panel
10:10 – 10:30 | Audience Q&A

Smart Infrastructure & Energy Week | Reuters Events
2021-05-24 - 2021-05-27
Smart Infrastructure & Energy Week (May 24 – May 27) convenes ministers, mayors, and transport authorities, with forward thinking Executives from OEMs, big data, construction, and energy companies to discuss the intelligent transport systems and clean energy solutions that will power the transportation systems of the future.

May 24 – Reuters Newsmaker: Mobility Boardroom
May 25 – Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and the Sustainable Smart City
May 26 – Delivering Zero Emission Transport in North America
May 27 – Transitioning Connected Vehicle Data into Partnership and Delivery Strategies for DOTs and Cities

Register your place at Smart Infrastructure & Energy Week today

More on Delivering Zero Emission Transport in North America panel:
Biden’s $2.2 trillion Infrastructure Bill is a moment in time and presents immense opportunity for transportation and mobility in the US. In doing so however it creates new challenges, from new regulation and permitting, to the public-private partnerships required to execute on time.
To break down what this means, Reuters is holding a live and interactive executive led discussion as a part of Smart Infrastructure & Energy Week. (May 26th, 9am MST).
Speakers:

Roger Millar, Transportation Secretary, Washington State DOT
Travis Allan, Vice President of Public Affairs and General Counsel, FLO
Shoshana Lew, Executive Director, Colorado DOT

Key Themes:

Financing the charging infrastructure for mass transit, fleets, and passenger vehicles
Establishing long-term partnerships between DOTs, Municipalities, Utility and charging companies
Understanding true costs and timelines for deployment

DMCC's Connected & Autonomous Vehicles Energy & Mobility Improvements
2021-05-20 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver)
Connected vehicles and automated driving systems have a promising ability to improve the energy efficiency of our transportation system while lowering emissions. Join the Denver Metro Clean Cities Coalition for a look into leading research out of Colorado State University focused on practical improvements these technologies bring to the table for transportation, and hear from the Colorado Smart Cities Alliance about new initiatives focused on putting these technologies to use in real life.
Agenda

Technology Overview: What are V2X and ADS and how can they improve energy and emissions?
Research Overview: What are their potential energy and mobility benefits?
Project Snapshot: Deployments in Colorado and beyond
Interactive discussion: How do we advance these technologies in Colorado?

Smart Topics Happy Hour: The American Rescue Plan funding opportunities
2021-05-06 15:30 - 16:30 UTC
Join the Alliance and Bennett Resnik of Cardinal Infrastructure for an overview of the American Rescue Plan’s implications for smart cities.

Bennett Resnik, Deputy Counsel and Director of Government Relations at Cardinal Infrastructure, will provide an overview of the implications that the American Rescue Plan and American Jobs Plan could have for smart cities. The plans have funding available for state and local governments to improve infrastructure, which could open doors for smart city and digital infrastructure investments beyond traditional roads and bridges. Join us for a formal presentation followed by a happy hour discussion with your innovation peers.
Read a blog post from the Colorado Smart Cities Alliance about positioning your community to leverage funding available for investment in smarter infrastructure.

Ridership Week | Reuters Events
2021-03-29 - 2021-04-02
Ridership Week (March 29 – April 2) event series kicks off later this month! Registration is free and will feature live broadcasts, exclusive interviews hosted by the Reuters Editor-at-Large alongside interactive briefings, webinars and workshops with the most senior public authorities and transit officials on the planet. Connect with leading and forward-thinking transport authorities, regions, and nations to set their agenda and partnership strategies for a resilient, equitable and sustainable mobility future.
Register your place at Ridership Week today
Expert speakers include:

Adina Valean, Commissioner, European Commission for Transport
Sharon Cooney, Chief Executive Officer, San Diego MTS
Kristoffer Tamsons, Regional Minister for Transport and Chairman, Stockholm Public Transport
Molly Poppe, Chief Innovation Officer, Chicago Transit Authority
Maurice Unck, Chief Executive Officer, RET Netherlands

Spotlight Series on Energy: V2B in Focus | Panel Discussion
2021-03-09 15:30 - 16:30 (America/Denver)
Credit: City of Boulder

To view a recording of this webinar, click here.
Tune in for a presentation and panel discussion offering unique, firsthand perspectives on a pilot in the heart of downtown Denver to test pioneering V2B (vehicle to building) technology. This innovative solution offers promise for both the acceleration of vehicle electrification, and lowering building energy costs. Leading publications Utility Dive, CleanTechnica, Environment + Energy Leader and more (see below) have all covered this project – claim your front row seat today!
Speakers

Chris Bowyer LEED AP O+M, Director of Building Operations , The Alliance Center
John Wheeler, Co-Founder and CFO, Fermata Energy
Peter D. Krahenbuhl, Executive Director and CEO, Colorado Carshare

Agenda
3:30 – 3:35 | Welcome, Alliance updates, and opening
3:35 – 3:55 | Presentation
3:55 – 4:25 | Panel Discussion / Q&A
4:25 – 4:30 | Closing
In the News

Downtown Denver Home To New Vehicle-to-Building (V2B) Technology Trial (CleanTechnica)
Stored Energy from a Nissan Leaf Powers Historic Denver Building (Enivronment + Energy Leader)
2021 Outlook: The future of electric vehicle charging is bidirectional — but the future isn’t here yet (Utility Dive)

This is part of a fresh approach we’re taking to programming in the new year that we hope keeps our network engaged and informed. Instead of standalone monthly live webinars, we’ll be planning themed Spotlight Series that will span several weeks and contain a range of content on that theme. Our first Spotlight Series is on Energy, and this event will put V2B in Focus.

Smart Topics Webinar: The Digital Divide
2020-11-10 15:00 - 16:30 UTC
To view a recording of this webinar, click here.
The importance and urgency of bridging the digital divide has only grown during a time when participating in work, school, healthcare, and beyond depend on reliable connectivity and devices, as well as digital literacy. Hear how communities across our state and nation are leveraging innovation and partnership to approach this critical issue that affects us all.
Content highlights include Connexion (Fort Collins’ municipal broadband), Project THOR (Northwest Colorado’s regional fiber network), legal considerations for service provider agreements and municipalization, and innovative financing and partnership models.
Speakers

Kenneth S. Fellman, President and Owner, Kissinger and Fellman, P.C.
Jack Hanley, COO, Connected Cities Integrators, Inc.
Colman Keane, Broadband Executive Director, Fort Collins
Nate Walowitz, Regional Broadband Program Director, Northwest Colorado Council of Governments

Agenda
3:00 – 3:15 | Welcome, Alliance updates, and opening
3:15 – 3:55 | Presenters – public sector

Colman Keane, Broadband Executive Director, Fort Collins
Nate Walowitz, Regional Broadband Program Director, Northwest Colorado Council of Governments
Kenneth S. Fellman, President and Owner, Kissinger and Fellman, P.C.

Hear how governments are addressing the digital divide, with an emphasis on insights relevant for CO jurisdictions and where new opportunities are emerging.
3:55 – 4:10 | Q&A / Discussion
4:10 – 4:25 | Presenter – private sector

Jack Hanley, COO, Connected Cities Integrators, Inc.

Learn innovative partnership and financing models for bridging the digital divide, including nationwide examples.
4:25 – 4:30 | Closing
This is the third installment in a new Smart Topics monthly Alliance webinar series that will continue to focus on topics of significant importance across our membership, and allow more regular engagement and delivery of compelling content in a shorter, more targeted format.

Smart Topics Webinar: Infrastructure and Development
2020-10-07 15:00 - 16:30 UTC
To view a recording of the webinar, click here.
Hear from cities like Colorado Springs and Greenwood Village how they are leveraging their infrastructure, including streetlights, and new developments as smart infrastructure hubs. We’ll also have a discussion with Siemens about the smart infrastructure considerations jurisdictions should be making as they grow and develop, with a special look into the technology integrated into Sterling Ranch.
Speakers

Ryan Trujillo, Director of Support Services at City of Colorado Springs
John Jackson, City Manager at City of Greenwood Village
Marty Skolnik, North American Director of Business Development – Connected Real Estate Innovation at Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Inc.

Agenda

3:00 – 3:15 | Welcome, Alliance updates, and opening
3:15 – 3:45 | Presenters
3:45 – 4:05 | Q&A / Discussion
4:05 – 4:25 | Presenter
4:25 – 4:30 | Closing

This is the second installment in a new Smart Topics monthly Alliance webinar series that will continue to focus on topics of significant importance across our membership, but allow more regular engagement and delivery of compelling content in a shorter, more targeted format.

Smart Topics Webinar: Elements of Smart Government
2020-09-02 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
To view a recording of the webinar, click here.

Join us and your innovation peers as we dive into our hot-off-the-press “Elements of Smart Government” resource and use case study examples to highlight how they are being practiced throughout our state and nation.

Speakers

Tyler Svitak, Colorado Smart Cities Alliance Executive Director

Agenda

5 minutes | Intro to Elements of Smart Government
15 minutes | Elements 1-3 : Governance, Data, Partnership
10 minutes | Group Discussion + Examples
20 minutes | Elements 4-8: Funding/Procurement, Capacity, Values, Culture, Community Engagement
10 minutes | Group Discussion + Examples

This is the first installment in a new Smart Topics monthly Alliance webinar series that will continue to focus on topics of significant importance across our membership, but allow more regular engagement and delivery of compelling content in a shorter, more targeted format.

2020 Civic Lab #2
2020-06-16 13:00 - 17:00 UTC
Crisis Innovation
The Alliance is hosting its first-ever entirely virtual Civic Lab, a member-only event dedicated to highlighting the rapid and bold ways our public and private partners are innovating in response to the virus. Expect to see content featuring public-private partnerships, novel applications of existing solutions plus entirely new ones, and what governments need now to face the emergent and pressing challenges of today.
The event will follow the traditional Civic Lab format including informational sessions and networking opportunities, in an all-virtual environment.
Full Agenda

Presentation Videos and Slide Decks
Session: City of Westminster (watch video here)
Session: State of Colorado’s Innovation Response Team (watch video here)
Session: Mobility Data Landscape
Presenter: StreetLight Data (watch video here)
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Presenter: wejo (watch video here)
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Session: CoronaTech
Presenter: Arrow Electronics (watch video here)
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Presenter: VANTIQ (watch video here)
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Presenter: Clovity (watch video here)
Session: Government Virus Impacts Panel (watch video here)

Webinar: COVID Symptom Collector
2020-05-07 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
To view a recording of the webinar, click here.
Join us to learn about the Symptom Collector, a web-based platform designed by Alliance member Chrysalis Partners to allow individuals to report their symptoms in real-time, from the safety of their own homes, while avoiding unnecessary visits to overburdened hospitals and testing facilities. Cities, counties and states can then get a live feed and custom, interactive map of the granular data, including symptoms and underlying conditions.
Officials from deployment sites Erie County, OH and Jackson, MS will join Chrysalis Partners CEO Kitty Kolding to share how this innovation works and is making an impact by helping officials get an early warning and see into a significant blind spot: people staying home who are getting sick and will soon need testing and care.

Speakers

Kitty M. Kolding | CEO, Chrysalis Partners
The Honorable Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Esq. | Mayor, City of Jackson MS
Robert Blaine, PhD | Chief Administrative Officer, City of Jackson MS
Peter T. Schade, RS. MPH | Health Commissioner, County Health Department and Community Health Center, Erie County OH

Smart Cities Connect 2020
2020-04-06 - 2020-04-09
We’re excited to be partnering again with the Smart Cities Connect conference! For the second year in a row, this national show will be located in the heart of our State, and we look forward to featuring the incredible work of our members on a national stage. We’ll be in several sessions talking about our work, and the content aligns very well with the priorities of our membership across the state.
REGISTER HERE

COVID 19 Webinar: Communication and Security Tools
2020-03-23 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Communication and Security Webinar
New Tools for Managing COVID-19

Monday, March 23rd
2:00pm – 3:00pm MT

The Alliance recognizes that governments everywhere are working around the clock to mitigate, slow and prevent the spread of Coronavirus, in addition to dealing with the fallout of economic free fall. They also don’t have time to handle all of the request from vendors offering help, so we’ve filtered some of the offerings we believe are most helpful for your community, surrounding:

Communication: people are looking to governments for critical, emergency information. We have companies offering complimentary services for better communicating with the public during times of emergency, and sharing best practices across cities.
Security: As more employees work remotely and people access government services online, the importance of cyber security has never been greater. An attack could cripple the ability for critical services and information to reach people when they need it most. We have solutions providers willing to help cities quickly improve their security.

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Presenters:
UgoRound: Emergency Communications – Looking for a better way to get emergency information directly to constituents? Social media and SMS messages have major limitations, but this application allows voluntary and geofenced communication to target audiences during emergencies and establish.
UrbanLeap: Community Resource Sharing – UrbanLeap announced the creation of two virtual communities – one for CIOs and one for City Managers (40 governments across 17 states already participating). UrbanLeague will provide a safe (a closed group for members only) environment in which peers can explore common challenges and share best practices, policies, and approaches to addressing them.
Odix: Security and Ransomeware
Malware and Ransomware will be prominent throughout the COVID-19 attack, and the risk of an attack is higher than ever as governments provide life-saving digital communication and services during the emergency. Odix is offering ransomeware prevention and cyber consult complimentary to Alliance cities right now.
MySidewalk: Community-Level Data
Getting reliable information from reliable sources is tough. MySidewalk is offering complimentary, customized reports compiling virus prevalence, risk factors, and prevention measures. With just a few pieces of information, they can create one for your community – Checkout an example for Denver.

ACEC Conference
2020-03-12 - 2020-03-13 | Denver Mariott West, 1717 Denver West Marriott Blvd, Golden, CO, 80401
Colorado Smart Cities Alliance is excited to announce we’re partnering with the American Council of Engineering Companies’ Colorado Chapter to throw the first-ever Infrastructure and Innovation Summit and Showcase in March of 2020. We’re a major partner in planning the agenda and influencing the engineering field to look toward innovative solutions to traditional engineering challenges. There will be a “Smart City” track, in addition to other innovations in different engineering verticals.
This inaugural summit aims to address exciting infrastructure and innovation ideas and projects across the built environment. With the theme of “Education | Collaboration | Solutions,” the summit’s overall goal is to build a bridge between original educational sessions and tangible applications of these content areas.
The summit will provide plenary and breakout sessions that bring innovative ideas into infrastructure topics from energy, environment, transportation, water, vertical design and technology. Also, an all-new showcase will provide attendees with the opportunity to learn from interactive exhibits.
ACEC Colorado and its partnering organizations are expecting more than 400 attendees from a diverse audience across both the private and public sectors and from all disciplines of infrastructure, notably consulting engineers; local, state and federal government employees; and infrastructure and technology professionals.
(Event registration link)
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2020 Civic Lab #1
2020-02-14 08:00 - 13:00 UTC | Cherry Creek Innovation Campus, 8000 S Chambers Rd, Centennial, CO, 80112
Cybersecurity and Innovation Challenges
Over 70 governments were hit with vicious cyber attacks in 2019, and many attacks likely went unreported. We want to start the year with a perspective on the threats facing cities today and a discussion of new strategies and solutions for protection.
We’ll also officially open an invitation for innovative solutions targeting the civic challenges we announced last month (below and on our website).
We’ll have both conversations at our first Civic Lab of the year, and we’re thrilled to host it at the new Cherry Creek Innovation Campus! The recently opened high school innovation campus is a national beacon for experiential learning in high-demand workforce areas, many of which are essential components to smart cities: cybersecurity, robotics, aeronautics, engineering and so much more! Come experience one of the nation’s premier learning facilities applying innovation to education and preparing students for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
Our Civic Labs offer opportunities for our membership to engage on topics of importance to building smarter cities, from cybersecurity to mobility. This Civic Lab will be celebrating the launch of a major new initiative, the Deployment Board, and it will focus on cybersecurity with an esteemed panel. A full agenda will be posted soon.
We’re thrilled to have the Mayor of Centennial, Stephanie Piko, join us to welcome the Alliance to her great City and discuss how Centennial is approaching smart cities.
Karen Worstell , CEO, W Wrisk Group LLC will also be attending. As the former Chief Security Officer at Microsoft, Bank of America and many other large companies, Karen will be sharing her perspective on threats facing cities and leading an engaging session on cybersecurity!
Click here to access the videos of the presentations.

Slides
NoTraffic Company Presentation Send 4.3
Alliance Updates
Cybersecurity – Karen Worstell
odix overview Feb 2020
CDOT – CO Smart Cities Presentation
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Deployment Board Workshop 2
2020-01-31 12:00 - 16:30 UTC | Denver South EDP, 304 Inverness Way South, Suite #315, Englewood, CO, 80112
SECOND WORKSHOP ANNOUNCED

Our first workshop was held last week and it was a huge success! Over 20 government staff across our membership joined. For those who couldn’t make it, there will be a second workshop identical to the first!
Please note – you may only register for the workshop if you work for a government (city, county, state, metro district).

Lunch and Happy Hour will be provided

Smart Topics Webinar
2020-01-23 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver)
This will be the second in a new quarterly webinar series, titled Smart Topics, which will focus on providing innovative ideas and speakers to educate, inspire, and motivate our membership. Please forward this webinar opportunity to other relevant staff and departments so we can maximize our reach and participation!
SMART TOPICS WEBINAR
January 23rd, 2pm-3pm MT

Alliance Civic Challenge Announcement and Deployment Board launch
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Smart Topics Webinar
2020-01-23 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
This will be the second in a new quarterly webinar series, titled Smart Topics, which will focus on providing innovative ideas and speakers to educate, inspire, and motivate our membership. Please forward this webinar opportunity to other relevant staff and departments so we can maximize our reach and participation!
SMART TOPICS WEBINAR
January 23rd, 2pm-3pm MT
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1. Launch of the Deployment Board
This webinar will focus on the announcement of the six civic challenges facing our state and the launch of the Deployment Board in February. Tune in to learn what issues are ripe for innovation and how you can get involved by testing solutions in Colorado’s backyard.

2. Cityworks
With a recent acquisition by Alliance member-company Trimble, CityWorks is poised to continue helping cities transform their asset management. As cities’ infrastructure footprints grow more complex in the age of IoT, learn how your government can improve the safety, resilience and efficiency with smarter asset management.

3. Denver Smart Cities RFP Update
The City and County of Denver recently completed an RFP for on-call smart cities resources that awarded over 60 contracts to businesses across the spectrum of innovation. They were also smart enough to structure the contracts in a way that allows other governments to “piggyback”, which means Denver has created a smart cities marketplace that may reduce procurement hurdles for other governments looking for qualified partners. Join to learn more about this incredible resource from Jay Decker, the mobility innovation manager at the City and County of Denver’s new Department of Transportation and Infrastructure!

Deployment Board Launch Workshop
2020-01-10 08:00 - 12:30 UTC | Slalom Consulting, 1899 Wynkoop St. #800, Denver, CO, 80202
We’ll be hosting a half-day workshop (government agencies only) to explain how it will work, conduct training on the innovation platform, and ensure everyone understands the opportunity to participate before we go live. This workshop will be closed to the private sector.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
(Event registration link)

Impact > Mobility Conference
2019-11-04 - 2019-11-05 | Hilton Mission Valley, San Diego
Tyler Svitak will be speaking at this conference, and we encourage Alliance members interested in smart mobility to attend!
The only conference to unite private and public stakeholders to confront the real monetization, scalability and customer experience challenges facing mobility. Based on the promise of innovative shared transportation services, brand-new digital revenues, reduced emissions and increased safety, billions of dollars have been invested into the future of mobility. Despite the hype, no long-term business model for mobility has been established.
For the mobility revolution to scale, it’s time to confront the tough question; where’s the money in mobility?
IMPACT>MOBILITY USA is the only conference to unite private and public stakeholders to confront the monetization, scalability and customer experience challenges facing mobility. Built around business best practices, data strategies and benchmarks, it is designed to move the ecosystem beyond pilots, towards a scalable and profitable business model.
We’ve partnered with the conference organizers to provide the first five public-sector members with complimentary registration! Please use this link to register.
All other Alliance members may use the discount code CSCA100 to receive a $100 discount.

Fall Civic Lab
2019-10-23 | Center Green Auditorium – NCAR & UCAR Center, 3080 Center Green Dr, Boulder, CO, 80301, United States
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This Alliance member-only event will be held in Boulder, CO at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. This Civic Lab will be hosted at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, where we’ll focus on the incredible expertise in transportation, air quality, water, and more that the national lab has to offer cities. We’ll also discuss important topics like smart cities data policies and cybersecurity, progress on Alliance projects, and updates from our members.
LIVESTREAM: All Civic Labs are streamed live and recorded. Scroll below the agenda for access to the live stream video feed of the event!
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Alliance NCAR Civic Lab Agenda--FINAL
