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DISC 2011 – Live from Boise, It’s DISC 2011

May 30, 2011 / DISC / DISC 2011, DISC Conferences Past
St. John Cathedral, Boise, ID

St. John Cathedral, Boise, ID

This week in Boise Idaho, Catholic diocesan information technology professionals from across North America are gathering for the 27th Annual Diocesan Information Systems Conference.  During the conference attendees will be discuss new digital frontiers and explore how technology can support church ministries. 

Check back to see what our attendees have to say about this year’s conference.

35 comments on “DISC 2011 – Live from Boise, It’s DISC 2011”

  1. Jim Celoni says:
    June 1, 2011 at 7:19 pm

    Keep up the good work, Board and Planning Committee! *j at Open Board meeting 🙂

  2. Deba Hutchings says:
    June 1, 2011 at 7:24 pm

    Boise is very hospitable and day 1 so far has been very informative. Looking forward to great networking and learning opportunities the rest of the week.

  3. Marcie Robinson says:
    June 1, 2011 at 7:24 pm

    Great conference so far. Boise, thanks for hosting!

  4. Brian Korte says:
    June 1, 2011 at 7:51 pm

    My first DISC conference has been great so far. Looking forward to the rest of the sessions this week. Thank you for hosting, Boise!

  5. cdandaraw says:
    June 1, 2011 at 11:02 pm

    Another great Conference Thanks for all the hard work! you always know what the hot topics are!

  6. Carla Haiar says:
    June 2, 2011 at 12:10 pm

    Thanks Boise for your hospitality and hosting a great conference! Thank you to the exhibitors and all speakers. Great outing!

  7. Sharon Landis says:
    June 2, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    Great conference. Thanks to the Board for all you do.

  8. Kevin Littrell says:
    June 2, 2011 at 3:21 pm

    1st year helping plan a DISC conference, 5th conference attending. It’s going well. I always learn new things from other members, plus it’s nice to hang out with people that can relate to my situation. I really appreciated Roni’s willingness to speak openly to the members about the lessons learned from her Diocese’s recent challenges. I know that I learned something from that talk.

  9. Bill Glover says:
    June 2, 2011 at 3:32 pm

    The keynote address “Transformation Through Technology” by Steve Boutelle, VP of Business Development at Cisco is going very well. His non-profit, government and for-profit experiences bring a greate set of perspectives for our Catholic Church in the future.

  10. Jocelyn Sloan says:
    June 2, 2011 at 5:21 pm

    What a great conference! Loved the train ride last night. Looking forward to more visiting with the exhibitors. Thank you! 🙂

  11. steve rochford says:
    June 2, 2011 at 6:45 pm

    Great train ride last night!

  12. rochelle rydberg says:
    June 2, 2011 at 6:51 pm

    Great expErience. Thanks.

  13. Carolyn McKenzie says:
    June 2, 2011 at 6:51 pm

    First time participant and found a wealth of information and great networking opportunity All presentations have all been fantasic

  14. Cornelia Kyba says:
    June 2, 2011 at 6:52 pm

    a great conference, wonderful participants and excellent presentations. Thank you committee for doing a great job!

  15. Richard Young says:
    June 2, 2011 at 7:00 pm

    Lovely City. English weather. Themed, current and useful speeches. Need more time with vendors, and and for them to wear fewer blue shirts of the same hue.

    • pkocke says:
      June 2, 2011 at 7:06 pm

      Sorry if the weather is making you homesick, Richard! We’ll take your comments into consideration.

  16. Michael Hoerner says:
    June 2, 2011 at 7:03 pm

    Great conference and have enjoyed the interaction with the vendors. It is great to be able to interact with them on both a personal and professional level. As for the speakers, was completely blown away by Robert Romas and his talk on just how easy it is to compromise a system. Great conference!

  17. Dan Gauwitz says:
    June 2, 2011 at 7:09 pm

    This is great

  18. Matt Peterson says:
    June 2, 2011 at 7:11 pm

    Having fun and learning a lot. Thanks to all who have worked to make this a great conference.

  19. rargetsinger says:
    June 2, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    Once again, my single most beneficial source of training in “I.T. for the church” for the entire year. Wonderful conference, venue, topics, presentors, food & entertainment. Great job, and way to get us to go to the new site! Roni Argetsinger, Diocese of Des Moines

  20. Roni Argetsinger says:
    June 2, 2011 at 7:15 pm

    Once again my single most beneficial source of “I.T. for the church” training! Fantastic conference thus far. Roni Argetsinger, Diocese of Des Moines

  21. Sr Mary Grace Walsh says:
    June 2, 2011 at 7:15 pm

    DISC 2011 has been a great experience- excellent speakers and the networking invaluable! Thanks to the planning committee for attention to every detail.

  22. Sharmyn Little says:
    June 2, 2011 at 7:18 pm

    This has been my first DISC conference, and already has been one of the most informative conferences I’ve been to. Great sessions, love being able to spend time with vendors. Boise is a beautiful city and I am definitely enjoying myself!

  23. j a tallant says:
    June 2, 2011 at 7:27 pm

    Great conference!

  24. dawn wolf says:
    June 2, 2011 at 7:50 pm

    Thank u Boise! Having so much fun seeing fellow professionals and reconnecting.
    Thank u partners and exhibitors for all your support!

  25. christine Dandaraw says:
    June 2, 2011 at 8:51 pm

    Today’s program haa been another success!
    Interesting speakers and topics. keep up the great work

  26. John Allan Tallant says:
    June 2, 2011 at 9:18 pm

    I have a suggestion. We have talked about having a regularly scheduled set of Webinars between conferences. My suggestion is that we target some of these at a particular topic, say mobile device security; and at the end of the targeted Webinars we produce a DISC Best Practice policy template on the topic to present at the next DISC Conference.

    • Steve Rochford says:
      June 2, 2011 at 9:55 pm

      As an extension to the webinar idea, during the presentation by Bishop Herzog on Technology and Evangelization the idea of training the Clergy on how to use online/social media came up. It was noted that Christine from the Diocse of St. Petersburg has had great response to some classes she has hosted for Clergy members on using technology. Maybe DISC should host some webinars for clergy & diocesan staff that are quick (under one hour) tutorials on various technologies and how they can be used for evangelization. This would make DISC known to a wider audience and hopefully encourgae more Diocese to join DISC (hey I watched a great class offered by DISC – are we supporting that group?).

      One hurdle I see is getting an e-mail list togther to anounce upcoming webinars to non-DISC members. Any ideas on this?

  27. Pauline Chau says:
    June 2, 2011 at 9:20 pm

    Excellent conference, great speakers and very resourceful vendors! Thank you, thank you and thank you to all those who made this a success!

  28. Denny Chau says:
    June 2, 2011 at 9:21 pm

    Great people, great vision!

  29. Eva L. Casale says:
    June 2, 2011 at 10:01 pm

    Thank you to The Board and Planning members, all attendees, vendors, and speakers. It has been an invaluable and rewarding experience every year!

  30. Mike Gadaleta says:
    June 2, 2011 at 10:07 pm

    Congrats on a great conference. Hope ya’ll had fun.

  31. Christopher Lemoine says:
    June 2, 2011 at 10:26 pm

    Kudos to the board of DISC. Being a first time attendee I learned a great deal and will travel back to my diocese with some great ideas and information.

    Thanks

  32. Rob Schonberger says:
    June 3, 2011 at 1:36 pm

    Excellent content. This is my second conference, and I am looking forward to next year. Keep up the great work.

  33. jsloan says:
    June 8, 2011 at 9:12 pm

    wow, so many good comments. I keep looking for my “LIKE” button. =D

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