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NUIT Events & Presentations

UNITS Forum 2006

June 8, 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. [Register]

UNITS Third Thursday Club: Chicago and Evanston

July 20, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.



What's New & Changing @ Northwestern

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Use "Wildcard" Addresses with EDS for Enhanced E-mail Filtering

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Explore a World of Knowledge on the Gartner Research Site

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Goodbye WINS, Hello DNS

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HRIS Upgrade—More Than a New Look

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NUIT Supports Firefox

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Eudora Distribution Ends in September

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UNITS Reps: Register for UNITS Forum 2006

June 2006

UNITS Reps—mark your calendar for Thursday, June 8, for the UNITS Forum 2006. The event is a chance to meet with colleagues and discuss upcoming initiatives. The agenda includes briefings about NUIT's current projects, and lunchtime roundtables for more in-depth discussions.

UNITS Forum 2006 will run from 9:15 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Norris University Center on the Evanston campus. Lunch will be provided and registration is requested.

The agenda includes:

  • Voice over IP Update and SIP Deployment
  • Status of Collaboration Services (e-mail, calendaring, IM, and more)
  • ITCS Restructuring and Current Service Offerings
  • Identity Management Update and Single Sign-on
  • Incident Response Protocol Overview and Information Security Update
Roundtable discussions include:

  • University Information Technology Strategic Plan and Policies – Patricia Todus, Associate Vice President and Deputy Chief Information Officer
  • Identity Management – Tom Board, Director of Information Systems Architecture, NUIT
  • Information Security – David Kovarik, Director of Information and Systems Security/Compliance, NUIT
  • Networking / VoIP – Tim Ward, Associate Director of Telecommunications and Network Services, NUIT
  • Collaboration Services – Gary Greenberg, Executive Director for Teaching and Research Initiatives, NUIT
  • Datacenter Services – Dana Nielsen, Director of Computing Services, NUIT
  • Desktop Support and Technology Support Services – Wendy Woodward, Director of Technology Support Services, NUIT
  • Administrative Systems and Office of Systems Consulting – Betty Brugger, Director of Management Systems, NUIT
  • Teaching and Research Support (including videoconferencing, Webcasting, and course management software) – Bob Taylor, Director of Academic Technologies, NUIT
We look forward to your participation.

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