St Catherine's College Thursday, 22 June 2006

Programme


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All Sessions take place in St Catherine's College.

Registration, tea and coffee, and the evening reception will be in the foyer of the Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre.

(6 June) Note the change of afternoon programme to include a fourth workshop session.

Time Event Presenter Location
08:30 - 09:15 Registration Tea and coffee available Foyer
09:15 - 09:20 Introduction Jeremy Worth, ITSSG Chairman Lecture Theatre
First Speaker Session -- Chair: Jeremy Worth, ITSSG Chairman
09:20 - 10:00 ICT Strategic Plan and the ICT Forum Paul Jeffreys, Acting Director of ICT Lecture Theatre
10:00 - 10:10 Break For moving rooms. No refreshments provided.  
10:10 - 10:50 Workshop A Various. See your pack for details. Various
10:50 - 11:20 Tea and coffee   Foyer
Second Speaker Session -- Chair: Pete Biggs, Chair of University IT Users Group
11:20 - 12:00 Mobility - Virtual or Real? Canus Augustus, Product Manager, Wireless LAN, Cisco Systems Lecture Theatre
12:00 - 12:10 Break Shake your legs, talk to your neighbour while laptops plugs are pushed and pulled.  
12:10 - 12:50 Institutional Engagement with Open Source Randy Metcalfe, OUCS Lecture Theatre
Lunch
13:00 - 13:55 Lunch   Hall
Afternoon Session -- Chair: Tony Brett, OUCS/ITS3
14:00 - 14:40 Workshop B Various. See your pack for details. Various
14:40 - 14:50 Break For moving rooms. No refreshments provided.  
14:50 - 15:30 Workshop C Various. See your pack for details. Various
15:30 - 16:00 Tea and coffee   Foyer
16:00 - 16:15 Reports From ITSSG and ITS3. Lecture Theatre
16:20 - 17:00 Workshop D Various. See your pack for details. Various
Evening Session
17:00 - 19:00 Evening reception Wine and light refreshments Foyer

Talk Descriptions

Title

Description

Presentation

ICT Strategic Plan and the ICT Forum How far has the University ICT Strategy Programme progressed? How has the work proceeded and what will be the impact on ITSS across the University? In addition to a wealth of information about the ICT Strategy, this talk will present information about the ICT Forum, a proposed new body of which all IT Support Staff would be members. ICT Forum pdf slides
ICT Strategy pdf slides
Mobility - Virtual or Real? Is wireless LAN technology ready for pervasive deployment to support your business applications today? Join me to understand the type of applications that pervasive wireless LAN's support today and hear how similar applications are used at other Universities and Business schools. pdf slides
Institutional Engagement with Open Source Where does open source software fit within the ICT infrastructure of major research universities? Are there policy implications for institutional engagement with open source? What are the drivers toward open source development? And is support for open source deployment reaching parity with proprietary alternatives? This talk will not answer all your questions about open source software, but it will help situate those questions within the current UK policy landscape, institutional best practice, and expected future developments. pdf slides

Lunch Menu

Stuffed Guinea Fowl with Lemon and Thyme
(Vegetarian option: Courgette and Fennel Pancake with Sweetcorn Sauce)

Summer Pudding with Jersey Cream

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