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 The hash tag for the conference is #ucisa10

Day 1 : Wednesday


Our greatest challenge: turning  crisis into opportunity

1000 Pre-conference sessions will run at The Majestic until 1300
1100 Registration and Exhibition opens

1200 Lunch in the Exhibition

Session Chair: Graham Hill, University of Bradford

1345 Introduction
Graham Hill, Conference Chair
Chris Sexton, UCISA Chair

1355 Welcome
Mark Cleary, Vice Chancellor, University of Bradford
Welcome to the Conference followed by a scene setting review of the key issues from a Vice-Chancellor’s perspective

1415

Crisis communications, the Virginia Tech response [PDF]
Larry Hincker, Associate Vice President, University Relations, Virginia Tech
Tragedy on a monumental scale tested an American university’s ability to cope with media hordes and effectively communicate with its many publics

1515 Refreshments in the Exhibition

1545 Move to The Majestic

1600 Showcases

1630 Showcases

1830 Exhibiton and poster sessions

1830 Drinks reception in the Exhibition, sponsored by LogMeIn

1930 Informal dinner at The Old Swan
Wine and entertainment sponsored by Microsoft


Day 2 : Thursday


Ourselves: sharing good practice within our HE community

Session Chair: Colin Addy, University of Wolverhampton

0900 Exhibition opens

0930 Top 10 hardball negotiating techniques [PDF]
Stewart Buchanan, Research Director, Gartner Group
We explore the negotiation tactics that organizations are using to get through challenging economic times.

1030 Refreshments in the Exhibition

1115

Delivering IT a different way [PDF]
Lynne Tucker, Chief Technology Officer, King's College London
King’s College London’s experiences of buying out-hosted, managed services

1200

World Cafe
An opportunity for delegates and speakers to engage with your top concerns in a less formal setting. A great chance to discuss the experiences of peers who have worked on specific projects or initiatives you may well be considering for your own Institution.

  • Cloud computing – Mark Toole, Stirling
  • Enterprise desktop: thin client/virtualised applications – Stuart Brown, London
  • Environmentally friendly computing/energy efficiency – Carys Thomas, Loughborough
  • Externally hosting your student email system – Lee Hall, Derby
  • Funding and sustainable resourcing of IT – Wojtek Adamek, London South Bank
  • Governance of IT – Laura Gibbs, Royal Holloway
  • IT communicating with the Business – Caroline House, Sussex
  • IT/IS service quality – Frank Briggs, Royal Holloway
  • IT strategy and planning – Phil Range, Manchester Metropolitan
  • Organisational change and process improvement – John Cartwright, Liverpool
  • Practical lessons of implementing SOA solutions – Paul Hopkins, HE-Shared Services
  • Remote monitoring of IT systems – Mike Roch, Reading
  • Service availability and resilience (inc Business Continuity) – Trudy Newton, Derby
  • Shared Services  – Richard Maccabee, Derby
  • Student attendance monitoring –  Graham Hill, Bradford
  • Unified Communications – Ian Griffiths, Nottingham Trent

1245 Lunch in the Exhibition

Session Chair: Heidi Fraser-Krauss, University of St Andrews

1400 The difficult is done at once... the impossible takes a little longer! [PDF]
Tim Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, JANET (UK)
Some practical thoughts on management and leadership in an environment of financial instability and constraint

1445 Refreshments in the Exhibition (then move to The Majestic)

1530 University showcases Session one

1600 University showcases Session Two

1630 Unviersity showcases Session Three

1700 UCISA Special General Meeting and Annual General Meeting
The Drawing Room, The Majestic Hotel

1900 Drinks reception and dinner
The Majestic Hotel

After dinner speaker - Ruby Wax

Day 3: Friday


Our people: leadership and management development

Session Chair: UCISA Executive Committee Chair

0930 Professionalising university IT [PDF]
Ajay Burlingham-Böhr, Director of Information Systems and Media Services, Anglia Ruskin University and
Andrew Abboud, Chief Information Officer, City University London
The story of two new HE CIO’s from outside the sector, what they found, and what they did about it.

1015 Hot leadership and chilled relationships: lessons for IS leaders [PDF]
Linda Carter, The Leadership Foundation and
Susannah Quinsee, City University London
Exploring the skills and qualities that IS leaders need to lead with confidence and creativity.

1115 Refreshments

1145 UCISA Awards and close by UCISA Chair

1200 Motivational closing sponsored by Dell
James Cracknell [PDF]
James Cracknell is one of the UK's most successful athletes of the modern era. A double Olympic champion, after retiring from competitive rowing James continues to set himself new challenges, including marathons, triathlons and competing in the Amundsen Omega3 South Pole Race. He is now an established and respected motivational speaker.

1300 Lunch and close

 
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