Gopal Khanna, CIO of Minnesota, welcomes conferees to Minneapolis.

Ralph DeAngelis from Massachusetts, dressed as Paul Revere, informs those at the closing luncheon on what they can expect to experience in Boston at the ISM 2007.

Scene from the exhibit hall.

Robert Doar, commissioner of the N.Y. State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, and Lisa Woodruff-White, deputy secretary of the Louisiana Department of Social Services, open the conference with presentations of disaster recovery efforts after 9-11 and Hurricane Katrina.

Virginia representatives display the ISM Recognition award they won for SPIDeR .

Missouri representatives display the ISM Recognition award they won for FACES.

Pennsylvania representatives display the ISM Recognition reward they won for COMPASS.

Jerry Friedman, APHSA executive director, Howard Hendrick, APHSA board member, and Mike Coulson, ISM chair, accept big check from Ronan Rooney and Colleen Daly, both from Curam

Howard Hendrick, director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, introduces the federal panel (from left to right) Rick Friedman, CMS; Terry Watt, ACF; and Tim O'Connor, FNS.

Mike Coulson, ISM chair, introduces Jerry Friedman, APHSA executive director, and Tom Ridge, the first secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge drives a point home.

Ying-Ying Yuan, Walter R. McDonald & Associates, addresses "What does the Rest of the 21st Century have in store for Human Services?"

APHSA staff relax at the opening reception

Entertainment at opening reception

John Petraborg, EDS, facilitated the session of the future of human services

Marq Youngblood, the incoming ISM chair, takes over the podium

Randy Johnson, chair of Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, addresses the audience

The closing lunch

ISM executive committee, regional representatives and state representatives at the conference

Former Gov. Tom Ridge poses with the Pennsylvania delegation to the conference