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Whether your focus is administrative services, information resources, teaching and learning, technology infrastructure, or management, you can benefit from attending the Eighth Annual EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference. Join us to:

* Hear from innovators and forward thinkers about current and emerging best practices in higher education information services
* Connect with others in positions similar to yours to exchange experiences and explore ways to tackle common challenges
* Learn about what’s going on in the profession and at the institutions in your area

This year's conference, "The Technology Revolution in Higher Education: IT as a Catalyst for Change," will explore the impact of technology in our rapidly changing world. Technology has moved into the hands of information consumers who exercise their freedoms using cell phones, personal technology, social networking, and collaborative software. These technological advances are accelerating rapidly and, combined with technology's multidisciplinary nature, have a profound impact on requisite workforce skill sets. As we become increasingly global and interconnected, technology serves as a catalyst that stretches across disciplines, combining academic and social life. IT staff at every level must re-think our business and educational processes and act strategically in leading this revolution of change.

Each year in late January, the ELI community comes together to explore, network, and grow. A combination of plenary presentations, interactive sessions, and workshops - plus plenty of time to visit with colleagues - ensures that the ELI Annual Meeting brings lasting value to participants. ELI also encourages institutions to maximize the value they receive from the conference by sending institutional teams. Team participation facilitates shared learning and enhances the potential for collaborative initiatives back on campus based on ideas gained at the meeting.

WEBINAR #5 in the "Best Practices In Emergency Notification" Webinar Series

Many experts believe there is no one magic solution to communicate to everyone in a crisis. They recommend having a mass text messaging system, an auto phone dialer, LED signs, loudspeakers, digital signage, web page postings, email distributions lists, alert beacons, and more. Now imagine the speed, effectiveness and convenience of all of these communication channels and others being controlled by ONE interface. Virginia Commonwealth University will explain how to achieve this new paradigm in mass communications. In this free 45-minute webinar, you will learn:

-All the communication channels possible for emergency communication
-Why having separate stove pipes (i.e. departments) responsible for each is dangerous
-How to tie all disparate systems into one centralized interface
-How to maximize this new paradigm
-Question & Answer session with attendees to follow

SPEAKER
Sam Kennedy
Assistant Director, User Services
Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia

e2Campus sponsors a series of free, educational, peer-presented webinars that address many aspects of implementing or using an ENS. The live and on-demand webinars are presented by colleges and universities for colleges and universities. Hear their stories. See their actions. Ask questions and learn from the collective experience. To see all the webinars, go to: http://www.e2campus.com/webinars

SANS is pleased to be back in Las Vegas for SANS Security West 2009 on January 24-February 1, 2009 with our top-rated instructors and 20 outstanding course offerings. Now is the time to improve your information security skills with the best security training your money can buy. Then, join us and 200 of your closest friends for SANS Super Bowl XLIII Party (February 1). Why not register now?

Information security threats are evolving daily. Keeping up to date on new threats requires continuous training to hone your skills. Choose from the following hands-on, immersion courses:
SEC401: SANS Security Essentials *
SEC504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling *
SEC508: Computer Forensics, Investigation, and Response
SEC560: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking
MGT512: SANS Security Leadership Essentials for Managers with Knowledge Compression™ *
SEC501: Advanced Security Essentials - Enclave Defender - NEW
MGT414: SANS® +Si™ Training Program for the CISSP® Certification Exam *
SEC502: Perimeter Protection In-Depth
SEC503: Intrusion Detection In-Depth *
LEG523: Legal Issues in Information Technology and Information Security

We are also offering a great selection of short, skills-based courses to round out your training:
SEC542: Web Application Penetration Testing In-Depth
SEC610: Reverse-Engineering Malware: Malware Analysis Tools and Techniques
DEV541: Secure Coding in Java/JEE: Developing Defensible Applications - NEW
DEV545: PHP Secure Coding - NEW
MGT404: Fundamentals of Information Security Policy
SEC517: Cutting-Edge Hacking Techniques
SEC553: Up and Running with the Metasploit Framework
SEC561: Network Penetration Testing: Maximizing the Effectiveness of Reports, Exploits, and Command Shells

* SANS courses offered at SANS Security West, which align with "DOD Approved Certifications." For complete course descriptions, please visit our Event-at-a-Glance page.
Be sure to register by December 10, 2008 for a $350 tuition discount!

SANS Security West 2009 will be taking advantage of the fabulous facilities at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV. If any casino hotel embodies the rhythm and spirit of Las Vegas, it is the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, where the atmosphere pulses with activity, color, and uninhibited excitement. Get swept up in the Rio's vibrant backdrop: every room a suite, every turn a new adventure, every need fulfilled. A special discount rate of $189 S/D will be honored based on space availability. This rate includes high-speed Internet in your room. Make your reservations now as this special rate is only available through January 2, 2009.

So register today for SANS Security West 2009. We are looking forward to meeting you in Las Vegas!

The eleventh Net@EDU Annual Meeting will be held Sunday through Tuesday, February 1–3, 2009, at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel in Tempe, Arizona. Working groups will meet through Thursday, February 5.

Attendees will hear about the latest developments in network and system security, regional and state networking, identity management, federal IT policy, converged communications services, and policies for national broadband connections.

The Net@EDU Annual Meeting offers attendees numerous opportunities to network with other leading decision makers in higher education, as well as a chance to participate in Net@EDU's working groups. Members can also give input on policy directions for Net@EDU and EDUCAUSE.

The event will provide a venue for educational technology researchers to present formal papers in wide variety of educational technology areas. The registration fee for the Symposium also will entitle Symposium registrants to attend the TCEA Annual Convention and Exposition, Accelerate Technology, February 2-6, 2009, at no extra cost.

Paper length: Four-eight single spaced pages. A paper longer than eight pages will be returned to its author for editing and may not be published in the proceedings. An abstract by itself will not be considered.

Presentation time: 20 minutes for each paper, including Q&A. Presentations will be grouped together by areas of interest and the presentation group will be assigned time slots of appropriate length.

AV equipment provided: PC with speakers, LCD Projector, Internet and microphone. The PC will have MS Office (including PowerPoint) installed and will contain a DVD drive and USB port. NO overhead projector or Apple computer will be provided. Presenters may use their own laptop computers.

Other information: Papers should consist of original (not previously published) or reported research on any and all aspects of Educational Technology. Papers will be peer reviewed using a double-blind referee process.

Conference Proceedings Publication: Accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings book. These papers will serve as a source of information for educational technology research. Selected papers may be invited to be published in the TechEdge, TCEA’s quarterly journal. Authors of accepted papers are required to register for the symposium and present their papers in order to have their papers published in the Conference Proceedings publication.

Possible paper topics include, but are not limited to:


Applying New Technologies
Best Practices
Collaborative Learning
Community Building
Computer Science Education
Content Development
Courseware Development
Cultural Attitudes and Technology Acceptance
Curriculum and Instructional Design
Cyber Safety
Digital Libraries
Distance Education/Learning
E-learning
Emerging/Innovative Technologies
Ethical/Legal/Social Issues
Evaluation and Assessment
Games and Simulations in Education
Gender and Diversity Issues
Infrastructure
International Challenges
Leadership in Educational Technology
Learning Outcomes
Mobile Devices
Mobile Learning
Multimedia
Online Learning
Open Source
Partnerships
Policy and Law
Staff Development
Student Learning
Virtual Universities
Web-based Instruction
Women in Technology
Deadline for paper submission: An electronic copy (Microsoft Word format) of the paper must be sent to cravey@tcea.org as an e-mail attachment no later than August 1, 2008. Papers are required to use American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines EXCEPT the paper will be single spaced. Additional format: single column, no page numbers, no footnotes, references included at end of paper. An Abstract is required.

Deadline for revisions: Any revisions to an accepted paper must be sent to cravey@tcea.org no later than November 1, 2008 (Microsoft Word format, e-mail attachment). The deadline allows time for authors make any necessary changes to their papers as a result of the review process.

Timeline:

Paper submission August 1, 2008
Papers sent to reviewers September 1, 2008
Reviews of papers due October 1, 2008
Final paper submission November 1, 2008
Registration (for inclusion of paper in proceedings) December 1, 2008
Educational Technology Research Symposium February 3, 2009

Want to help? If you are willing to volunteer to be a reviewer for conference paper submissions, please contact one of the Conference Chairs, Dr. John Thompson, at thompsjt@buffalostate.edu or Dr. Stephen Rainwater, at St

The Management Program focuses on developing participants' organizational management skills, particularly those related to managing one's interactions on campus and to working collaboratively with other people. It provides a foundation of skills and awareness that are essential to the successful motivation and deployment of people. This program, in particular, is of benefit to those who manage functions within central campus information resources organizations, those who are relatively new to management, those who aspire to an increasing leadership role, and those who may be relatively new to higher education.

Whether your focus is administrative services, information resources, teaching and learning, technology infrastructure, or management, you can benefit from attending the Ninth Annual EDUCAUSE Southwest Regional Conference:

- Hear from innovators and forward thinkers about current and emerging best practices in higher education information services
- Connect with others in positions similar to yours to exchange experiences and explore ways to tackle common challenges
- Learn about what's going on in the profession and at the institutions in your area

This year's conference, "Balancing Acts: Making IT Work for Everyone," will examine solutions and strategies for meeting the broad range of technology needs that define the higher education experience. The increasing importance of demonstrating IT's value and the ubiquitous nature of technology as a resource require IT professionals to juggle many different perspectives. This conference will offer colleagues the opportunity to share insights on what works and how to prepare for the next big thing coming our way.

The program follows four key tracks:

- Act 1: Balancing IT's Role in the Enterprise
- Act 2: Balancing Innovation and Operations
- Act 3: Balancing Learning 2.x
- Corporate and Campus Solutions

Join us in San Francisco, CA, February 24-27, 2009, for the 7th USENIX Conference on File and Storage Technologies. On Tuesday, February 24, FAST '09 offers ground-breaking file and storage tutorials by industry leaders such as Brent Welch, Marc Unangst, Simson Garfinkel, and more. This year's innovative 3-day technical program includes 23 technical papers, as well as a Keynote Address, Work-in-Progress Reports (WiPs), and a Poster Session. Don't miss out on opportunities for peer interaction on the topics that mean the most to you.

Register by February 9 and save up to $200!

SANS returns to Orlando, Florida, and the Walt Disney Resort for SANS 2009! Join us March 2-9, 2009 for the best in network and computer security training. Start making your travel plans now!

Choose from 35 courses that are packed with immediately useful techniques and tools. These are the five-and six-day courses that will raise your level of security knowledge!
Security 401 SANS Security Essentials **
Security 503 Intrusion Detection In-Depth **
Security 504 Hacker Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling **
Audit 507 Auditing Networks, Perimeters & Systems *
Management 414 SANS® +S™ Training Program for the CISSP® Certification Exam *
Management 512 SANS Security Leadership Essentials for Managers *
Security 301 Intro to Information Security (formerly SEC309) *
Security 501 Advanced Security Essentials -- Enclave Defender
Security 502 Perimeter Protection In-Depth
Legal 523 Legal Issues in Information Technology and Information Security
Audit 410 IT Security Audit & Control Essentials
Management 525 Project Management and Effective Communications for Security Professionals and Managers
Security 505 Securing Windows
Security 506 Securing Unix/Linux
Security 508 Computer Forensics, Investigation, and Response
Security 540 VoIP Security
Security 560 Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking
Security 617 Wireless Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing, and Defenses
Security 610 Reverse-Engineering Malware: Malware Analysis Tools and Techniques
Security 542 Web Application Penetration Testing In-Depth
Security 709 Developing Exploits for Penetration Testers and Security Researchers
* Courses offered at SANS 2009 in alignment with DoD Directive 8570 requirements for Baseline IA Certifications. For more information see http://www.sans.org/8570/
** Courses that align with GSE Certification.

Our top instructors, the Voices that Matter, will be on hand to teach our courses at SANS 2009. They are: Dr. Eric Cole, Ed Skoudis, Chris Brenton, James Tarala, John Strand, Rob Lee, Stephen Northcutt, Mike Poor, and Kevin Johnson.

SANS' national events are known for their evening events, and SANS 2009 is no exception! Be sure to include in your plans our extensive Vendor Tools Expo & Reception where you'll see live demonstrations of cutting-edge technologies. There will also be numerous SANS Lunch & Learn presentations and Cocktail Briefs to help you find the right mix of tools and solutions for your company's unique challenges. Our SANS@Night Series will feature presentations on the most current topics in information security by some of the best speakers in the industry, such as:
The Enemy Within - Detecting Suspicious Network Traffic via Security Visualization Techniques - Andy Patrick. This hands-on class will provide examples of some of the more effective new Visualization Techniques of ferreting out potentially compromised hosts.

Defense in Depth is dead... Long live Defense in Depth! - John Strand. Why is it when we do everything right we still get hacked?

The Law of E-mail Retention and E-Discovery - Ben Wright. A hot topic in litigation is the discovery of electronic records such as e-mail. Mr. Wright will offer some practical suggestions and predictions for the future.
Keep an eye on our Web site and watch this list grow!

At SANS 2009, you will have countless opportunities to expand your network of security experts and friends, and you'll learn more than you can imagine. Of course, there's fun for the entire family, too, as this event takes place right on the Disney property, minutes from EPCOT and Disney-MGM studios. (http://www.disneyworld.com) This year, SANS 2009 coincides with ESPN Weekend, which will feature live ESPN telecasts, motorcades, interview sessions with famous athletes, and an interactive sports zone.

For your lodging needs, our event will be held at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resorts. SANS

Whether your focus is administrative services, information resources, teaching and learning, technology infrastructure, or management, you can benefit from attending the annual NERCOMP conference. Join us in Providence to:

* Hear from innovators and forward thinkers about current and emerging best practices in higher education information services
* Connect with others in positions similar to yours to exchange experiences and explore ways to tackle common challenges
* Learn about what’s going on in the profession and at the institutions in your area

This year's conference, "Creative Intersections, Wise Collaborations, and Sustainable Technology," will explore how the many challenges in higher education IT form crossroads of opportunity for us to work together across our campuses, and with our peers in other institutions across the country, to find sustainable solutions and best practices for today and tomorrow. From teaching and learning to enterprise systems and from e-research support to IT leadership, we have much to share and much to learn. This conference will broaden your horizon while narrowing in on the issues that cross your desk(top) each day.

Whether your focus is administrative services, information resources, teaching and learning, technology infrastructure, or management, you can benefit from attending the Seventh Annual EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference. Join us at the InterContinental Chicago to:

* Hear from innovators and forward thinkers about current and emerging best practices in higher education information services
* Connect with others in positions similar to yours to exchange experiences and explore ways to tackle common challenges
* Learn about what’s going on in the profession and at the institutions in your area

This year’s conference, “Intersections: Emerging, Commonly Accepted, and Best Practices in Higher Education IT,” will provide faculty and staff from libraries, teaching and learning environments, decentralized IT, and centralized IT with the chance to learn new and better ways of leading, using, and managing technology to meet mission-critical needs.

Fine Tuning IT Solutions:
Join us for the 36th annual SIGUCCS Management Symposium. Fine tune your ideas and share your insights with colleagues and peers from other higher education institutions. Establish long-lasting professional relationships. Enhance your management and leadership skills and learn new strategies in an energizing and relaxing environment.

The Windows in Higher Education conference is an approximately annual event that brings together a unique combination of technical presentations from peers and Microsoft product experts. This three-day event takes place on the Microsoft campus to maximize access to top-tier Microsoft speakers and is an excellent opportunity to learn about deployments of various Microsoft technologies and products at other institutions. The target audience is technical staff and technical managers.

Whether your focus is administrative services, information resources, teaching and learning, technology infrastructure, or management, you can benefit from attending the Sixth Annual EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference. Join us at the Hotel Nikko San Francisco to:

* Hear from innovators and forward thinkers about current and emerging best practices in higher education information services
* Connect with others in positions similar to yours to exchange experiences and explore ways to tackle common challenges
* Learn about what’s going on in the profession and at the institutions in your area

The theme, “Finding Common Ground Among Shifting Technologies and Expectations,” sets the tone for exploration of shared challenges and the possibility of shared solutions. Although we come from different backgrounds (institution size, funding model, Carnegie class), we face very similar technological issues and opportunities. Likewise, we share the same goal of providing excellent service to our faculty, staff, and students in order to provide optimal teaching and learning opportunities. This conference provides a golden opportunity for outreach and collaboration.

The Portal 2009 Conference: uses, users, and usability is the fourth annual event. Focusing on portals in higher education, this conference encourages the sharing of ideas and networking with peers.

Over 1,000 system administrators of all specialties and levels of expertise meet at LISA to exchange ideas, sharpen old skills, learn new techniques, debate current issues, and meet colleagues, vendors, and friends. Talks, presentations, posters, WiPs, and BoFs address a wide range of administration specialties, including system, network, storage, and security administration on a variety of platforms including Linux, BSD, Solaris, and OS X.