Name	Conference	Class	Office	Jurisdiction
Nate Smith	Susquehanna	2020	President	NE
Bryan Compton	Virginia	2020	Vice President	SE
Palmer Lee	Arkansas	2021	Secretary	SC
Barbara Eastman	New York	2021	Treasurer	NE
Michael Mayo-Moyle	Michigan	2022	Webmaster	NC
Lisa Putnam	North Texas	2022		SC
Michael Murphy-McCarthy	North Georgia	2022		SE
Salend Krishna	California-Pacific	2022		W
Douglas Ward	North Carolina	2019	Past President	SE
Jodi Chadwell	GCFA	non voting		Agency
John Fusco	UMCOM	non voting		Agency

 

Name	Conference	Class	Office	Jurisdiction
Dave Schoeller	Baltimore-Washington	2025	President	NE
Nate Smith	Susquehanna	2026	Vice President	NE
Salend Krishna	California-Pacific	2024	Secretary	W
Palmer Lee	Arkansas	2026	Treasurer	SC
Michael Murphy-McCarthy	North Georgia	2027	Webmaster	SE
Lisa Putnam	North Texas	2024		SC
Matt Wolf	Indiana	2025		SE
Chris Hampton	Western North Carolina	2027		SE
Sharon Asmus	GCFA	non voting		Agency
John Fusco	UMCOM	non voting		Agency

The group that has come to be know as UMITA, was originally begun by some of the more technology minded folks from the National Association of Annual Conference Treasurers(NAACT). In the late 1970s and early 1980s, two informal user groups formed and began meeting prior to the Treasurers meeting. These two groups were separated by their computer hardware: One group consisted of users who used Texas Instruments Microcomputers and the other group used Basic four minicomputers. GCFA provided some staff to support these meetings. As the role of technology grew in the annual conferences and in the general agencies, there developed a need for more time to focus on technology during these meetings.

Around 1990, these two groups intentionally began including other conferences and the groups began meeting separately, but concurrently with the NAACT. At this point, they called themselves the United Methodist Association of Computer Administrators (UMACCA). Many treasurers were still involved in this group, but gradually, as the role of technology grew, separate staff were hired to handle the role of technology in the Annual Conferences. As more dedicated IT folks joined they began to spend more time and focus directly on IT trends and issues.

In 2003 a vote was held to change the name of the group to UMITA. In 2008, UMITA began meeting on its own for the first time. Today UMITA has worked to develop partnerships with the General Agencies and Annual Conferences to provide a central point for the sharing of information, discussion of IT issues, and the development of IT systems that benefit the United Methodist Church. UMITA was active in working with 6 General Agencies to write the UMC Data Definitions, and develop the Data Sync that conferences are now implementing

The United Methodist Information Technology Association (UMITA) provides professional networking, resources, and knowledge to empower its members to provide technological leadership in the mission, ministry, and administration of the church.

TUESDAY – SEP 8

1:00 PM Board Lunch – Marilyn’s Café – Tuscany Hotel
3:00 PM Registration Begins in Hotel Lobby at Tuscany Suites Hotel
5:00 PM Registration Ends – If you miss registration, see David Topping for your Name Badge
6:00 PM Group Dinner – Local Restaurant Close To The Tuscany Suites Hotel
7:30 PM Fabulous High Roller Observation Wheel – See Las Vegas from 550 Feet High

WEDNESDAY – SEP 9 – CTIA SUPER MOBILITY DAY

7:00 AM Breakfast On Your Own
8:15 AM Travel by Rental Cars TO Sands Expo and Convention Center – Super Mobility 2015
9:00 AM Keynote Presentation at Super Mobility 2015
10:30 AM Exhibit Floor Super Mobility 2015 (1100 Exhibitors)
12:00 PM Lunch on your own
1:00 PM Exhibit Floor Super Mobility 2015 (1100 Exhibitors)
4:30 PM Travel by Rental Car BACK TO Tuscany Hotel from Super Mobility 2015
6:00 PM Dinner on your own
7:00 PM Free Time to Enjoy Las Vegas

THURSDAY – SEP 10

7:00 AM Breakfast in the Tuscany Room – 2nd Floor – Tuscany Hotel
8:15 AM GCFA – Michael Cook – Introductions and Overview
8:25 AM GCFA – Derek Preston – Shared IT Infrastructure
9:30 AM Travel by Rental Car to SuperNap Data Center for Tour
10:00 AM Tour of SuperNap Data Center
10:45 AM Travel by Rental Car back to Tuscany Hotel
11:15 AM GCFA – Moses Kumar – General Secretary and Treasurer
11:30 AM GCFA – Dale Owens – EZRA Enhancements, Mobile Apps, Pathways/UMCARES
12:15 PM Lunch – Tuscany Room – 2nd Floor at the Tuscany Hotel
1:00 PM GCFA – Leticia Mayberry Wright – Assistant General Counsel – UMITA By Laws
1:30 PM GCFA – Laura Chambers – Data Sync
2:00 PM Presenter – Syvance – Appointment Tracker
3:00 PM Break
3:15 PM Presenter – Directions Training – Windows 10 and Beyond – Instructor will Remote In
4:15 PM Presenter – Doug Ward – Surviving Your First Security Audit
5:15 PM Break before Dinner
6:00 PM Small Group Dinners On Your Own or Free Night

FRIDAY – SEP 11

7:00 AM Breakfast in the Tuscany Room – 2nd Floor – Tuscany Hotel
8:15 AM UMCOM – Danny Mai
9:30 AM IT Round Table
11:00 AM Voting for UMITA Board Members
11:15 AM Break
11:30 AM Business Meeting/ Board Positions/Reports/Future Plans
12:00 PM Adjourn UMITA Annual meeting 2015

MONDAY – SEP 19

MONDAY-THURSDAY – SEP 18-21
Holiday Inn Denver East – Stapleton

The agenda and registration information for the 2017 UMITA meeting is linked below. The deadline for using the “UMI” code at the hotel* is August 28, and the deadline for getting free admission to the Denver Biz Tech Expo using our “UMC” code is September 1. Please register for UMITACON as soon as possible so that we know how many attendees to plan for. See you in Denver!

Resources:

• Draft agenda
• Online registration for UMITACON
• UMITA reservation link for the Holiday Inn Denver East Stapleton
• General info about the Holiday Inn Denver East Stapleton
• Commuter rail line from the airport to downtown Denver
• Helpful high altitude facts for the mile-high city
• Denver Biz Tech Expo website
  (Register using their RSVP link for free before Sep. 1st using the code: UMC)
• Dining and shopping in the Stapleton area

Location: Crowne Plaza San Diego, San Diego, California
Date: September 10-13, 2018

The agenda is a living document and may be found here. Please be sure to save this link as the agenda could change between now and the conference (perhaps even while we are in San Diego).  You may register for the conference here.

Highlights

• Monday, September 10th – Registration will be held in the hotel lobby from 3 PM – 5 PM. The hotel shuttle will be running from 5 PM to Old Town San Diego (http://www.oldtownsandiego.org) where there are many dining and shopping options available for your entertainment. Our group dinner will start at 6 PM and will be held at the Barra Barra Saloon in Old Town.
• Tuesday, September 11th – Join us for a day of presentations and exciting content! Tuesday evening is open for you to revisit Old Town San Diego. If you are feeling adventurous, the shuttle also runs by the train station (at the Old Town stop) with a direct line to downtown San Diego.
• Wednesday, September 12th – We will be leaving at 12:30 PM to visit Computers 2 San Diego Kids (http://www.c2sdk.org). C2SDK is a non-profit organization that refurbishes donated computers to be provided to families in the local community that cannot otherwise afford internet access. We will be spending time in their warehouse putting our technical skills to use by helping with this process. This is an excellent opportunity for us to put our skills to use by helping out those who are truly in need! After we leave C2SDK we will head over to Belmont Park (https://www.belmontpark.com) and Mission Beach for social time and dinner. Feel free to walk along the Pacific Ocean, relax at the beach, play laser tag, or ride the wooden rollercoaster. There are plenty of fun things for everyone to do! We will stick around for sunset and then head back to the hotel.
• Thursday, September 13th – We will be gathering in the hotel meeting room for another half day of meetings before adjourning to return home.
  We hope you can make it to the Conference and look forward to seeing you in San Diego.

Addresses and Phone Numbers of Interest for your GPS

• SAN – San Diego International Airport
  3225 Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA  92101
  619-400-2400

• Crowne Plaza Hotel
  2270 Hotel Circle N, San Diego, CA  92108
  800-670-2212

• Barra Barra Saloon
  4016 Wallace St, San Diego, CA  92110
  619-291-3200

• Computers2Kids
  8324 Miramar Mall, San Diego, CA  92121
  619-517-8104

  Twyla Perry
  tperry@c2sdk.org

• Belmont Park
  3146 Mission Blvd, San Diego, CA  92109
  858-488-1549

• San Diego Zoo
  2920 Zoo Drive, San Diego, CA  92101
  619-231-1515

• San Diego Zoo Safari Park (was Wild Animal Park until 2010)
  15500 San Pasqual Valley Rd, Escondido, CA  92027
  760-747-3702

Please feel free to let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Hershey, Pennsylvania – here we come!

The 2019 UMITA gathering took place Monday, September 9 through Thursday, September 12, 2019

Agenda