HiPoCon 2016

HiPoCON Technology Show & Conference

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High Point Networks is excited to be your host for our 8th Annual HiPoCON Technology Show & Conference. This is a great day of technology and networking with friends. HiPoCON is an event for High Point Networks to say "Thank You" to our customers for their loyalty and commitment to doing business, solving challenges and working together. We hope you can attend v8!

 

High Point Networks has put together a great line-up of speakers and topics to whet your appetite for technology solutions to improve your business. There will be a mix of technology topics that benefit you regardless of company size or industry. We will bring you in an array of presentations that take on the challenges we all face through the use of large and small group presentations and a hands-on Vendor Showcase.

Keynote Speaker | 8:40am

Vern Dosch, President & CEO, National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC)

Culture, Technology and Millennials – How We Move Forward Together

Three key things that will help drive our future: 1) A culture that draws people to an organization, and keeps them there, 2) A new generation of employees that bring amazing talents (but possibly a few different viewpoints) and lastly, 3) Technology that is changing all possibilities. Vern’s presentation will explore how these three things fit together for a very bright future. Let’s Shed Some Light!

Keynote Speaker | 1:10pm

Bucky Burgau, Baseball Coach, Concordia College & FM Redhawks

Talking Baseball: Practice to Game Day!

The longtime leader of Concordia Cobber Baseball is the all-time winningest coach in Cobber Athletics. Bucky Burgau has been a leader for decades in the arena of athletics, where he focuses on building character, emphasizing fundamentals and demonstrating passion for his craft. His presentation on preparation, fundamentals, character and baseball will shed some light on your way of doing business.

Vendor Showcase

It's like a technology delicatessen for the hungry.

HiPoCON has numerous opportunities to visit directly with participating vendors. The large ballroom will be filled with vendor booths and technology displays for you to check out. This is a great opportunity for you to engage a specific vendor in a conversation around your business challenges.

Participating Vendors: A10 Networks, Aimetis, Aruba Networks, Axis Communications, Cable ONE, Chatsworth, Data Business Systems, Dell, Eaton, Extreme Networks, Infoblox, Infogressive, Intradyn, Juniper Networks, Lenovo, Midco, Nimble Storage, Palo Alto Networks, Plantronics, Riverbed, ShoreTel, SonicWALL, TeleStrat, Veeam, and Zerto.

Educational Sessions

This conference will offer many breakout sessions in the morning and afternoon to learn more about the topics that interest you. Our breakout sessions will consist of education in the areas of: infrastructure, unified communications, security, and data centers. There will be learning opportunities for everyone.

30 Minute Sessions | You will have the opportunity to choose session topics (below) when you register.

How SSL Inspection Stops New Attacks (A10 Networks)

Adaptive Trust - Seeing is Believing (Aruba Networks)

Zipstream and Perimeter Defender: More for Less (Axis Communications)

Is your Data Center Future Ready? (Dell)

SonicWALL Advanced Threat Protection (SonicWALL)

Extreme Networks Cloud wired and wireless, Enterprise made simple! (Extreme Networks)

Your Antivirus Isn’t Working: Time to Consider Cylance (Infogressive)

Who's Watching Your Networks (Juniper Networks)

Do you have a Cookie Monster in your Datacenter? (Nimble Storage)

Ransonware Prevention through Traps (Palo Alto Networks)

It all Starts with the Foundation (ShoreTel)

Veeam Software – Availability for the Always-on Enterprise (Veeam)

Protecting your Data from a Disaster (High Point Networks)

A Uniform Double Take (High Point Networks)

Office365 Hybrid Cloud: Bringing the Cloud Closer to Home (High Point Networks)

Wireless Best Practices (High Point Networks)

Schedule

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 @ The Ramada Plaza & Suites, Fargo, North Dakota

Subject to Change

ARRIVAL

8:00 Check-in / Breakfast / Vendor Showcase

AM SESSION

8:30 Let's Honor America!

8:35 Welcome | Tom McDougall, President & CEO, High Point Networks

8:40 "Culture, Technology and Millennials – How We Move Forward Together" | Vern Dosch, President & CEO, NISC (Main Stage)

9:35 Vendor Showcase/Exhibit Booths

10:00 Breakout Session A

10:30 Vendor Showcase/Exhibit Booths

10:55 "Who is Infogressive, Anyway?" | Jared Froehlich, Infogressive (Main Stage)

11:00 "Zerto in 2 Minutes" | Aaron Blotsky, Zerto (Main Stage)

11:05 Let's Shed Some Light on "Today's IT Challenges with Real World Answers." | Panelists: Tim Sanden (Cass County Electric), Duane Schell (State of ND), John Jacobson (DGF Public Schools), Tim Langemo (Altru Health Systems), Don Redden (Otter Tail Corporation)

12:00 Lunch

PM SESSION

1:00 "Can your phone do this?" | Jeff Potter, ShoreTel (Main Stage)

1:05 "A fine-tuned network." | Mike Claypool, Extreme Networks (Main Stage)

1:10 "Talking Baseball: Practice to Game Day!" | Bucky Burgau, Concordia College Baseball

2:00 Vendor Showcase/Exhibit Booths

2:25 Breakout Session B

2:55 Vendor Showcase/Exhibit Booths

3:20 Breakout Session C

3:50 Vendor Showcase/Exhibit Booths

4:10 "FWaaS" | Justin Fetsch, High Point Networks (Main Stage)

4:15 Customer Appreciation Video (Main Stage)

4:20 Door Prizes

4:30 Social

4:45 Grand Prize

They Said It

Comments from a growing list of attendees.

This is my 4th year attending HiPoCON and you've improved the already great experience every year. It's a great opportunity to network with your staff as well as the vendors. I personally was able to visit with a few vendors regarding issues we were experiencing with their products. They were very helpful getting me answers or pointing me in the right direction. I look forward to this event every year. A job well done!

This was my 3rd event, and it keeps getting better and better every year!

Liked the addition of the High Point "Ask an Expert" booth. Great idea!

Wow! Some awesome prizes! Thanks for the great event!

As always HiPoCON is a great and informative convention. We look forward to it every year. Thank you again!

Had a great time. Fun and interesting talks with colleagues and High Point employees as well. Looking forward to next year’s event!

All in all, it I love going to Hipocon. Lots to learn and it's great getting to meet the different vendors and see all the new and innovative products they have to offer.

Great event, even for someone like myself who is not a "techie". 

Enjoyed the day at HiPoCON, very informative information that was presented and always nice to be able to talk to venders face to face.

One of the best yet, had a good and informative time.

Event was great, it is a way for some of us small guys to meet some larger guys and see what we might need in the long term. Thanks!

Good conference. Continue this conference :)

Very well put together, best in the upper Midwest.

This is my second time coming to this event. It is one of the most informative and non-sales orientated conference I have been to. Thank you High point and all vendors for your attendance, it was a great day.

Great event, learned a lot, good mix of technical and non-technical sessions and speakers.

Location

A Great Location for the HiPoCON Technology Show & Conference. Run of the House.

Ramada Plaza & Suites

The 8th Annual HiPoCON Technology Show and Conference is back at the Ramada Plaza & Suites in Fargo, ND.

Ramada Plaza & Suites

1635 42nd Street South

Fargo, ND 58103

Hotel Website

Lots of Space. Lots of Opportunity.

HiPoCON will occupy every meeting room in the hotel. Lots of space!

Reservations

If you are in need of rooms, please contact the Ramada.

Call 701-277-9000 | Hotel Website

Hosted by High Point Networks

High Point Networks is excited to be your host for this great day of technology and networking with friends. HiPoCON is an event for High Point Networks to say “Thank You” to our customers for their loyalty and commitment to doing business, solving challenges and working together. We hope you can attend this year’s event!

What does High Point Networks do?

Every person that works at High Point Networks has faced the struggle of explaining what their day-to-day job encompasses. The long answer is that High Point Networks is a value-added reseller (VAR) of information technology providing solutions to both the SMB and enterprise level markets across the Great Plains. However, when that answer is given, 9 times out of 10 the response is “But what do you really DO?”

What sounds complicated is actually quite simple: We help businesses be successful.

We do this by optimizing their existing technology and introducing them to solutions that solve challenges and increase customers’ efficiency and effectiveness. “At the end of the day, if our customers aren’t successful, we aren’t successful,” CEO/President Tom McDougall said. It is for that reason that everyone at High Point Networks works tirelessly to be the leading experts in four pillars of business – Infrastructure, Unified Communications, Datacenter, and Security – all of which are supported by the best professional services team in the region.

Since the company’s formation in 2003, High Point Networks has grown to have 65+ employees spread out across 6 offices in the Great Plains region. These employees include account managers who have previously been network and system administrators and can solve real-time problems for their customers. They include seasoned engineers who have been tackling challenges and providing solutions for businesses in the region for 40+ years. They include project managers that work with customers from the initial sale until final implementation, training and beyond. They include experienced Help Desk managers and technicians who are ready to offer their expertise and problem-solving skills anytime, day and night, 365 days a year.

One of the primary characteristics McDougall says he is most proud to see in his employees is what he calls the “firehose principle.” “When a customer or an employee encounter a problem, people don’t sit back and watch them burn,” McDougall explains. “They grab a hose and jump in to lend a hand.” Every day brings a new opportunity to help our customers excel at what they do, and we love walking side by side with them on that journey.