Spring 2015 Theme
AITS the Urbana campus IT Professionals Forum is June 11, 2015 at the iHotel and Conference Center. The theme for the 2015 Spring IT Professionals Forum event is: "IT Barbecue." This theme centers on the core objectives of the IT Professionals Forum and provides a venue to connect, learn, and share.
Join
friends and colleagues at the IT Pro Forum for a neighborhood gathering
of IT pros sharing their best recipes for success through one of these
four tracks:
Fire Up The Grill
Ignite the grill's burner and bring it up to temperature…
Whether
you're cooking over charcoal or gas, you need big iron to support your
barbecue. The computing infrastructure makes the rest of IT possible.
Presentation topics can include:
- Infrastructure
- Hardware
- Technical Topics
- Endpoint Management
- Data Sources
- Software / Programming
- Networking (Wired and Wireless)
- Mobile
The Grill Master
The
best barbecues have an experienced hand at the grill, planning the
ingredients and determining the correct quantities and timing to feed
the whole neighborhood.
Presentation topics can include:
- Vision
- Leadership
- Governance
- Project Management
- Professional Development
- Training
Higher Education Special Sauce
What
makes the IT Pro Forum distinct from other IT conferences is its focus
on higher education. The University environment brings special
ingredients to the IT needs of its people.
Presentation topics can include:
- Education
- Teaching
- Research
- Data Curation
- Outreach
Neighborhood Block Party
Invite
all the people in the neighborhood to the IT party! This involves
communicating the plans, organizing potluck collaboration, and telling
the IT story: sharing everyone's latest projects and accomplishments.
Presentation topics can include:
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Shared Services
- People Networking
- User Community Engagement
- User-Centric Design
- Help Desk
- Customer Service