Recurring meetings of interest to the campus IT community

Here’s a page to round up recurring meetings that may be of interest to the campus IT community and how to get connected to them.

The short URL for this page is https://go.illinois.edu/ITProRecurringMeetings.

This page is public-facing, so if you don’t want your meeting’s existence to be wide open to the world, consider using the “contact” option in addition to or instead of (for example) a Zoom URL.

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Event nameEvent descriptionHow to joinContact person / group
AWS Office HoursOffice hours with Amazon Web Services experts on and off campushttps://answers.uillinois.edu/illinois/113242aws-uiuc-team@amazon.com
Caffeine BreakWeekly meeting on a variety of topics, Fridays at 9 am CentralSubscribe to either CCSP or caffeinebreak@lists.illinois.edu . (KB article on how to subscribe)Dena Strong and the Caffeine Break committee
Cybersecurity Liaisons GroupRegular meeting of people interested in cybersecurity (For designated Cybersecurity Liaisons.) Sandra Thompson
Cybersecurity Office HoursInformal meeting to discuss cybersecurity issues or seek advice on securing systems and services.Thursday’s 1:00 PM

https://go.illinois.edu/securityofficehours

Sandra Thompson, Taylor Judd
Explore with HadiMonthly meeting on accessibility-related topics and conversations with Hadi Rangin, who uses a screen reader regularlySubscribe to accessibility@lists.illinois.edu (KB article on how to subscribe)Michael McKelvey
Figma at IllinoisMonthly meeting for University of Illinois Figma users to discuss Figma capabilities, projects, plugins, etcSubscribe to figma-illinois@lists.illinois.eduCourtney Fleeger
GitHub Campus User CommunityPlaces for campus Git and GitHub users to pool their knowledgeMicrosoft Teams group and GitHub siteJon Gorman
Interest Group for Educational Technology (IGET)Monthly meeting on topics related to educational technology. To learn more about our community you can review meeting agendas and other info on our website: https://publish.illinois.edu/edtechnology/https://publish.illinois.edu/edtechnology/join-iget
-subscribe-to-our-listserv/
iget-steering@lists.illinois.edu

Illinois Teaching and Learning Technologies Bi-Weekly Knowledge Sharing

Bi-weekly meetings. Very informal; about 80% professional and 20% social, on average. Meets via Teams & maintains a discussion there.Join Microsoft Teams MeetingMark Reynolds; Tech Services
IT Accessibility LiaisonsMonthly meeting of IT accessibility liaisons for cross-campus coordination of effortsVisit https://itaccessibility.illinois.edu/Keith Hays
.Net DiscussionsMonthly meeting of people interested in Microsoft .Net and related technologies such as Azure and Entra.Teams channel and once a month meetingsNate Baxley
PowerShell Users GroupMonthly meeting for PowerShell presentations and collaboration. Also a teams channels for help/discussion between meetings.https://go.illinois.edu/PowerShellUsersGroupDominic Pickert
Research Support CommunityMonthly meeting and an email list serveVisit https://researchit.illinois.edu/about/research
-support-community
for more info and https://airtable.com/shrmhTWob1kYvk1B2 to sign up
Amy Hovious, Michelle Lore, Maryalice Wu
Sitefinity Birds of a FeatherMonthly meeting on Sitefinity CMS, Azure, and other .NET topics. Meets second Tuesday of the month.Join the Sitefinity Web on Campus Teams channelBryan Jonker, David Zeiders
Splunk Office Hour (Weekly)Informal gathering to ask questions and to explore issues or tips/tricks with Splunk Service team.Tuesdays 10-11 am. Visit Office Hours channel in Microsoft Teams (https://go.illinois.edu/splunkofficehours)
Or go directly to the Splunk Office Hours Room in Microsoft Teams
Ryan Thomas, Jim King
Tableau Users GroupLed by University of Illinois, this group focuses on the needs of higher education. We welcome members of all skill levels and want to foster and encourage open discussion, innovation and problem solving. The group usually meets 2-3 times per year.Subscribe to ihetug@lists.aits.uillinois.edu and/or join https://community.tableau.com/s/group/
0F94T000000gQZNSA2/illinois-higher-education
Tara Sadler
UX Lunch ClubMonthly meeting on user experience related topicshttps://www.meetup.com/uxchambanaDena Strong and Cordelia Geiken
Web ConversationsMonthly meeting on topics related to the web hosting services provided by Tech ServicesVisit the Web on Campus Teams channel or contact Julieanne Chapman to be added to the meeting invitationJulieanne Chapman
Webmasters WorkshopMonthly meeting providing training on topics of interest to webmastersSubscribe to webmasters@lists.illinois.edu (KB article on how to subscribe)Webmasters mailing list owners

Women in Technology

The Women in Technology Group (WIT) Provides a forum for discussion of issues facing women in IT in general and on campus, networking and coaching, and coordination of outreach efforts to girls considering IT as a career. Regular social and professional development meetings.Visit https://wit.illinois.edu/ for more information
Subscribe to wit@lists.illinois.edu or visit find Women in Technology in MS Teams
WIT Leadership team