Fall 2009 IT Pro Orientation

Future IT Pro Orientation planning

Thanks to everyone who helped out with the first IT Pro Orientation, both the participants and the attendees! We’re hoping to make this an annual event in the fall.

If you’re interested in being a part of the organizing team, send email to it-pro-orientation@listserv.illinois.edu.

Related resources

If you’re looking for orientation materials you can use for your own employees, see the New employee and new IT pro orientation resources.

Information from the first IT Pro Orientation – Sept. 22, 2009

The New IT Pro Orientation is designed to provide an introduction to the range of campus resources available to new IT Pros. Because this is the first IT Pro Orientation, all Urbana campus IT Pros are invited for the entire event. To take advantage of the free lunch, registration must be complete by September 11, 2009.

Tuesday, September 22
Levis Faculty Center
919 W. Illinois Street
Urbana, IL 61801

IT Pro Orientation Evaluation

Let us know what you think, fill out the IT Pro Orientation Evaluation
(The evaluation is anonymous, however you are asked to logon through BlueStem to limit one response per person.)

Schedule of Events

9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. – Meet and Greet

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. – New IT Pro Welcome

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – IT Discussion Tables

Topic Tables:
IT pros from around campus will be available at topic tables to discuss topics of interest and resources available.

  • University Administration
  • Classrooms and Computer Labs
  • Data Sources
  • Digital Media, Online Teaching, and Courseware
  • Help Desks
  • IT Pro Groups on Campus
  • Programming
  • Research Computing
  • Enterprise Architecture – Databases, Email, Storage
  • Web Services and Design
  • Campus Virtual Tour

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Vendor Showcase & Poster Sessions

Noon – Lunch

  • Lunch will be provided for those who register by September 11, 2009

Vendors:

  • Adobe
  • Agilysys
  • Apple
  • CDWG
  • Cisco
  • Dell
  • Eaton
  • Echo360
  • Epson
  • Ensemble
  • Henricksen Furniture
  • HP
  • Lenovo
  • NComputing
  • NEC Displays
  • Sun
  • Techline
  • VMware
  • In addition to the vendor tables, several vendors have requested space for their personal presentations in the afternoon.

Vendor Session Topics:

  • VMware – “vSphere Enterprise Plus – What it provides and why you want to upgrade”. New functionality provided with Enterprise Plus and an active promotion that makes it extremely cost effective to procure.
  • Sun – Open Storage for Education
    In education, new services require new applications, research computing, compliance, and digital archiving initiatives, creating an avalanche of content that must be stored, accessible, and sustainable — all at a cost that won’t break the bank.
  • Lenovo – Lenovo Integrated Client Management: Solutions for the Manageability Puzzle
    Discover how Lenovo technology helps Universities discover, heal, and protect their PC Hardware.
  • HP – HP will be presenting “Everything You Need to Know about HP”
  • Epson – Epson’s new product line to meet your instructional and presentation needs
  • Echo360 – Lecture Capture Solutions, David Hess, College of Business, will discuss their implementation and how Echo360 helps them meet their instructional needs
  • Eaton Power – “An easy guide to Power Metering” and will be tailored to the language of the specific roles (IT vs. Maintenance, etc), so that it speaks to everyone involved
  • Dell – “Meet your Dell Team” – Introduction of new team members, and explain to the IT Pros how to utilize the additional Dell resources for their IT needs and challenges
  • NComputing – NComputing taps the unused capacity of today’s desktops so that it can be simultaneously shared by multiple users. Excellent for managing energy costs and budgets.
  • Cisco – Data center effectiveness, and Collaboration and VOIP in university environments
  • Agilysys – Agilysys and Xsigo Virtual I/O dramatically reduce the capital and operational costs of server connectivity. By dynamically connecting any server to any network – both Ethernet and Fibre Channel – Xsigo virtual I/O enables a simpler, lower cost infrastructure that eliminates the limitations of cards, cables, and switch ports. Agilysys has partnered with Xsigo to implement these leading solutions using our US-wide cost effective professional services programs.
  • Adobe – Please join Acrobat Connect Pro Evangelist, Bill Sherman, for either of these sessions:
    #1 Session 1: Get Familiar with Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro – Will discuss how to utilize the following features to successfully host your first Acrobat Connect Pro meeting
    #2 Session 2: Getting the most out of Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro – Utilizing Connect Pro features to captivate your virtual audience: Recording and editing your meetings, Converting and Sharing Documents

Vendor Room Location and Time

Location Time

LIBRARY

ROOMS 403/404

MUSIC ROOM

ROOM 205 (TABLE AREA)

Noon to
12:50 p.m.

DELL “Meet Your Dell Team”

EATON  “How to Maximize Data Center Efficiencies with Enclosure Power Distribution Units

NEC “Digital Signage and NEC’s Educational Programs”

VMWare “vSphere Enterprise Plus—What it Provides and Why You Want to Upgrade”

1:00 p.m. to
1:50 p.m.

LENOVO “Integrated Client Management: Solutions for the Manageability Puzzle”

SUN “Open Storage” Helps Support New Services and Applications Without Breaking the Bank

CISCO “Collaboration and VOIP in University Environments”

ECHO360 “Lecture Capture Solutions in the College of Business with David Hess”

2:00 p.m. to
2:50 p.m.

HP “Everything You Need to Know About HP”

EPSON Epson’s New Product Line

ADOBE “Get Familiar With Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro”

AGILYSYS “Reduce Capital & Operational Costs by Dynamically Connecting Any Server to Any Network”

3:00 p.m. to
3:50 p.m.


 

ADOBE “Getting the Most Out of Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro”

 

Poster sessions:

  • Anyone can bring an IT-related poster presentation to the poster session. (It is recommended that someone remain with the poster to answer questions.)

For more information please contact Julia Hart at hartja@uillinois.edu