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Breakout Session 3
Breakout Session 3

Thursday 2:00 pm to 2:50 pm

SRS Contribution Prefunding Progr
305: ASRS Contribution Prefunding Program
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The Arizona State Retirement System is expected to implement a program in coming months that
will allow participating ASRS employers to prefund a portion of future retirement contributions.
The concept is to benefit ASRS overall by increasing the funded ratio and increasing the asset base
that can be invested to earn annual returns. The potential benefit to ASRS employers is the ability
to reduce annual retirement contribution expenditures. This session includes discussion of how
the program is expected to work and the statutory changes needed to implement the program;
the pros/cons of contributing additional upfront dollars to ASRS; and benefits and possible risks
associated with borrowing to acquire those upfront dollars.

Speak ers:
Speakers: Randie Stein & Bryan Lundberg - Stifel & Chuck Essigs - AASBO
Human Resources/Payroll
Track:
Track: Human Resources/Payroll

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306: Sun Corridor Network (SCN), Arizona’s Research and Education Network – Briefing/Overview
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Gain a better understanding of what it means to have SCN, as a state regional research and education net-
work (REN), connected to Internet2, the national research and education network.
Established in 2013, SCN currently serves the three state universities and other educational institutions,
supporting research and education at gigabit speeds across the state of Arizona. SCN’s connection to Inter-
net2 connects our regional network with a national network community providing cloud solutions, research
support, and services tailored for research and education, including eduroam; a simple, easy, secure Wi-Fi
connection from thousands of hotspots across more than 100 countries. RENs are high speed fiber networks
dedicated to the research and education community to help foster opportunities to collaborate, share ideas,
and obtain new information.
Speakers: Derek Masseth - Sun Corridor Network & Albert Magallanez - Continental Elementary SD
Speak ers:
Track: Information Technology
Track: Information Technology
307: Getting on Board with Mark et Conditions and Na viga ting the New Norm
307: Getting on Board with Market Conditions and Navigating the New Norm
This session will be led by a construction estimator and project managers point of view. In this ses-
sion you will learn about man power shortages, cost escalation of building materials and delayed lead
times. Procurement personnel and suppliers need to regroup to navigate around new issues driven by
the pandemic.

Speakers: Taylor Perkins & Jonathan Cheek - Chasse Building Team &
Speak ers:
Gary Barkman - Mesa Public Schools
Track: Purchasing/Vendor
Track: Purchasing/Vendor

308: Routing During a Pandemic
308: R outing During a P andemic
This session will focus on the challenges of routing during a driver shortage and the pandemic. The
session will discuss Route compressions and Route Optimization that can help mitigate the impact
of driver shortage.

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Speaker: Avery Sponsler- Kyrene School District
Track:
Track: Transportation
Transportation
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