NERCOMP Events

EDUCAUSE-NERCOMP Workshop Series for IT Managers - Part I - Fall 2009

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The curriculum is targeted at early-stage leaders: recently appointed or aspiring IT managers or supervisors. The program focuses on the practical knowledge and skills needed to succeed in management and leadership in higher education. Topics to be covered in the first series include: interpersonal communication skills; budget and finance; managing time and priorities; project management; managing up; and performance management.

The program is a three-day series. When registering, you must commit to attending all three days; the dates are September 18, October 22, and November 12 of 2009. Each day's program will run from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.

Registration closes Friday, July 31st

Workshop Organizer/Host: EDUCAUSE and NERCOMP

Date/Time:
Friday, September 18, 2009
8:30am - 4:00pm
Registration begins at 7:30am

Location:
Four Points Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center
1125 Boston Providence Turnpike
Norwood, MA
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Special instructions:
Please register for the event once you fill out the brief survey.

Your application will be reviewed by a committee and you will be notified as to your acceptance as soon as possible. Please note that if you are accepted, a brief note of support will be required from your supervisor due to the time commitment involved in participating in this program.

The $500 registration covers all three days, includes lunch and unlimited break service.

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $500
Non-Members: $625

Final Cut Pro 6 JumpStart - Level Two

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

This hands on 1-day class provides a concentrated opportunity to become proficient in motion basics, filters, dynamic effects, nesting, and variable speed.

Who Should Attend
This class is designed for students who want to learn advanced editing techniques with Final Cut Pro in order to edit professional-quality video.

Prerequisites
• Ideally, students will have attended a Final Cut Pro 101, 200 or 250 course.

Registration is limited to 12 seats.

Workshop Organizer/Host: Kate Lee of Smith College

Date/Time:
Monday, July 27, 2009
9:00am - 5:00pm
Registration begins at 8:30am

Location:
Smith College
Seelye Hall (building 4 on the campus map)
Room B3
Registration is in Room 207
Northampton, MA
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Click Here for Directions

Special instructions:
Parking is available in the parking garage on West Street (building 61 on the campus map)

From Route I-91. Take Exit 18, and follow Route 5 north into the center of town.
Turn left onto Route 9 (Main Street). To park in the college’s garage, turn left at the second set of lights (Route 66, West Street); the garage will be on your left.

Before the start of class, you will be emailed a parking pass.

The registration fee covers hands on training, continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack.

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $131
Non-Members: $256

Securing the eCampus 2009: Building a Culture of Information Security in an Academic Institution

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

This year will mark our 3rd Annual Securing the eCampus conference. For the past two years, CIOs, CISOs, and other academic IT leaders have met in Hanover, N.H., to discuss how information systems security has become a significant campus-wide concern and an institution-wide responsibility. Join us this year for an exciting conference program that will feature discussions on the latest trends from the perspectives of: social (attacker motivation), technical (changing nature of attacks), operational/strategic (metrics), and regulatory (FTC Rules, FERPA, Higher Ed Reauthorization, etc.) as well as an overview of the way current students interact with technology and how it affects higher education.

Registration is on this web site, for detailed information on this event, go to the conference website:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/comp/about/conferences/security/

Workshop Organizer/Host: This workshop is co-hosted by the Institute for Security, Technology, and Society (ISTS) and Peter Kiewit Computing Services (PKCS) at Dartmouth College

Date/Time:
Monday, July 27, 2009 - Tuesday, July 28, 2009
9:00am - 5:30pm
Registration begins at 8:30am

Location:
Dartmouth College
2 East Wheelock Street
Hopkins Center of the Arts
Alumni Hall - second floor

Hanover, NH
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Special instructions:
The registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, and snacks both days as well as the networking event on Monday evening.

Bus service will be provided from the Courtyard by Marriott.
Information on parking in Hanover can be found here: http://
www.dartmouth.edu/apply/visiting/parking.html.

For conference content and agenda questions, please contact either:

Tom Candon
Institute for Security, Technology, and Society
Thomas.K.Candon@Dartmouth.EDU
603.646.8748

or

Adam Goldstein
Peter Kiewit Computing Services
Adam.Goldstein@Dartmouth.EDU
603.646.9964

For conference logistical questions, please contact:

Nicole Hall Hewett
Institute for Security, Technology, and Society
Communication and Events Manager
Nicole.Hall.Hewett@Dartmouth.EDU
603.646.0714

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $100
Non-Members: $100

Scholarly Communication 101 Workshop and Meeting

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

This free workshop is for librarians, academic computing specialists, and faculty with a special interest in an introduction to these issues.

You will learn about:
. Copy rights and author rights
. Access and economics of scholarly publishing
. Evolving models of scholarly and scientific publishing

The workshop includes lectures, interactive group exercises and opportunities to think about how you will take this information back to your institution. The day includes a hosted lunch and opportunities to meet people in the region with similar concerns and interests.

Sponsored by the ACRL NEC Scholarly Communication Special Interest Group

Workshop Organizer/Host: Dartmouth College Library

Date/Time:
Thursday, July 23, 2009
9:30am - 3:00pm
Registration begins at 9:00am

Location:
Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH
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Special instructions:
Please register by sending an email at the link below with this information:
Name
Institution
Email
Phone
Any dietary preferences for lunch

Details of the workshop will be sent to you.

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $0
Non-Members: $0

Final Cut Pro 6 JumpStart - Level One

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

This hands on 1-day class provides a concentrated opportunity to become proficient in capturing, trimming, adding a title, transitioning, and creating output from Final Cut Pro. You will learn everything you need to know to get up and running with the industry's leading video editing product.

Who Should Attend
This class is designed for students who want to use Final Cut Pro to edit professional-quality video and who prefer hands-on and interactive instruction to best explore its functionality.

Prerequisites
* Basic knowledge of the Macintosh OS and Digital Video

Registration is limited to 12 seats.

Workshop Organizer/Host: Kate Lee of Smith College

Date/Time:
Monday, July 13, 2009
9:00am - 5:00pm
Registration begins at 8:30am

Location:
Smith College
Seelye Hall (building 4 on the campus map)
Room B3
Registration is in Room 207
Northampton, MA
Click Here for a Map
Click Here for Directions

Special instructions:
Parking is available in the parking garage on West Street (building 61 on the campus map)

From Route I-91. Take Exit 18, and follow Route 5 north into the center of town.
Turn left onto Route 9 (Main Street). To park in the college’s garage, turn left at the second set of lights (Route 66, West Street); the garage will be on your left.

Before the start of class, you will be emailed a parking pass.

The registration fee covers hands on training, continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack.

Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $130
Non-Members: $255