Programme

Thursday 21 June 2007

Time	Session	Presenter	Location	Slides
11:00 - 12:00	Registration	Tea and coffee available	Foyer A, Ruth Deech Building
Session Chair: Steve Gough, University of Reading
12:00 - 12:15	Welcome	David Harrison UCISA Chair	Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre
12:15 - 13:00	Plenary 1: Web 2.0: Opportunity Or Threat For IT Support Staff?	Brian Kelly UKOLN	Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre	slides

13:00 - 14:00	Buffet Lunch		Dining Hall
Session Chair: Dave Valentine-Hagart, University of Nottingham
14:00 - 14:40	Plenary 2: JANET Roaming Service	Louis Searchwell JANET (UK)	Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre	slides
14:40 - 14:45	Break	Move between rooms. No refreshments provided.
14:45 - 15:30	Workshops 1: Communications between central IT and distributed IT staff	Phil Wilkinson-Blake Loughborough University Steve Gough University of Reading	Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre	slides notes
14:45 - 15:30	Workshops 1: Dynamic organisational planning - ICT staff deployment methodology at Aston University	Fahri Zihni Aston University	Seminar Room 7	slides

15:30 - 16:00	Tea & coffee		Foyer A, Ruth Deech Building

16:00 - 16:40	Workshops 2: How can Web 2.0 technologies be used effectively in supporting staff?	Andy Ramsden Institute for Learning and Research Technology, University of Bristol	Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre	blog
16:00 - 16:40	Workshops 2: How is FITS effective for a Technical Support team?	Debbie Wiggins BECTA	Seminar Room 7	slides
16:40 - 16:45	Break	Move between rooms. No refreshments provided.
16:45 - 17:25	Workshops 3: UCISA-SDG Best Practice Award winner: Coaching and mentoring	Pauline Woods-Wilson and Chris Dixon Lancaster University	Seminar Room 7	slides
16:45 - 17:25	Workshops 3: Rolling out a helpdesk system to schools & departments	Dave Valentine-Hagart University of Nottingham	Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre	slides
Evening
18:00 - 19:00	Tour of Oxford Story		Oxford Story
19:30 - 20:00	Pre-dinner Drinks Reception		Foyer A, Ruth Deech Building
20:00 - late	Conference Dinner	College bar will be open until midnight	Dining Hall

Friday 22 June 2007

Time	Session	Presenter	Location	Slides
08:00 - 09:00	Breakfast		Dining Hall
Session Chair: Mark Cox, University of Bristol
09:15 - 09:55	Plenary 3: Institutional engagement: open source software use in UK universities and colleges	Randy Metcalfe OSS Watch, University of Oxford	Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre	slides
09:55 - 10:00	Break	Move between rooms. No refreshments provided.
10:00 - 10:45	Workshops 4: Licensing models fit for universities	Peter Anderson Head of Licensing and Contract Management, Eduserv Chest	Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre	slides
10:00 - 10:45	Workshops 4: Improving Professional Development: selecting and recording IT staff development and training	Dave Hartland Netskills	Seminar Room 7
10:00 - 10:45	Workshops 4: The role of Google Apps in UK Higher Education	Barry Cornelius Computing Services, University of Oxford	Seminar Room 5	slides

10:45 - 11:15	Tea & coffee		Foyer A, Ruth Deech Building
Session Chair: Trevor Sharp, University of Exeter
11:15 - 11:55	Plenary 4: New Security Enhancements in Vista	Geoffrey Hill Microsoft	Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre	slides
11:55 - 12:00	Talk to your neighbour while panel session is set up
12:00 - 12:50	Panel session: Supporting distributed staff	Tony Brett, University of Oxford Phil Wilkinson-Blake, Loughborough University Dave Valentine-Hagart, University of Nottingham	Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre	notes
12:50 - 13:00	Close	Steve Gough, University of Reading David Harrison, UCISA Chair	Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre

13:00 - 14:00	Buffet Lunch		Dining Hall


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