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  • Morning sunlight passes through the stained glass windows on the south side of Sacred Heart of Jesus Basilica, Atlanta, as Linda Stepanek, the accounting and information technology manager for the Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota, listens to the lector proclaim the first reading from second Book of Kings. She was among the more than 60 people on hand for the June 23 opening Mass of the Diocesan Information Systems Conference. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • Kathleen Burton, technical support technician for the Diocese of Biloxi, Miss., listens to Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory’s homily. Archbishop Gregory served as the main celebrant and homilist for the June 23 opening Mass of the Diocesan Information Systems Conference. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • Deacon Charles Plant of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, foreground, and Eugene Ghinea of the Diocese of San Bernadino, background, listen as Sacred Heart of Jesus Basilica’s Deacon Marino Gonzalez reads the Gospel from the Book of Matthew. Plant and Ghinea were among the more than 60 people on hand for the opening Mass of the Diocesan Information Systems Conference at the downtown Atlanta parish. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • Over 60 attendees with the Diocesan Information Systems Conference (DISC), representing 14 archdioceses and 34 dioceses, pose with vested clergy (center, l-r) Deacon Marino Gonzalez, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Father Roderick Vonhogen of the Archdiocese of Utrecht in the Netherlands, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Basilica, Atlanta. They were in town for the 32nd annual DISC assemblage at the JW Marriott Buckhead, June 22-25. Photo By Michael Alexander

Morning sunlight passes through the stained glass windows on the south side of Sacred Heart of Jesus Basilica, Atlanta, as Linda Stepanek, the accounting and information technology manager for the Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota, listens to the lector proclaim the first reading from second Book of Kings. She was among the more than 60 people on hand for the June 23 opening Mass of the Diocesan Information Systems Conference. Photo By Michael Alexander

Atlanta

Diocesan IT professionals discuss new trends, network

Published July 7, 2016

ATLANTA—Diocesan information technology professionals from the U.S. and Canada came to Atlanta for the Diocesan Information Systems Conference.

Some 14 archdioceses, 34 dioceses and nearly 30 vendors participated in the event, organized to encourage workers to learn about new trends in the specialty and build networks and brainstorm ideas to best serve information technology for dioceses, parishes and schools. The conference was held from June 22-25 at the J.W. Marriott Buckhead. This year’s theme was “Technology on Fire: Igniting Ministry.” It was the first time in 32 years the conference had been in Atlanta.

The opening Mass was celebrated at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in downtown Atlanta. Events were also held at other city landmarks, including the Georgia Aquarium and an outing to watch the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.

With events such as this, the Atlanta Archdiocese is networking with other dioceses to establish best practices for this technology.