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    Conference at a Glance

      Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday  
    7:00 AM          
      Breakfast
    7:30 - 8:30
    Breakfast
    7:30 - 8:30
    Breakfast
    7:30 - 8:30
     
    8:00 AM    
    Morning
    Tutorials
    8:30 - Noon
    Opening Plenary
    8:30 - 10:00
    Plenary II
    8:30 - 10:00
    Technical Sessions
    VII
    8:30 - 10:00
     
    9:00 AM  
     
    10:00 AM Break 10:00 - 10:30 Break 10:00 - 10:30 Break 10:00 - 10:30  
    Technical
    Sessions I
    10:30 - Noon
    Technical
    Sessions IV
    10:30 - Noon
    Closing Plenary
    Session
    10:30 - 12:30
     
    11:00 AM  
     
    Noon   Lunch
    Noon - 1:30
    Lunch
    Noon - 1:30
     
         
    1:00 PM      
    Afternoon
    Tutorials
    1:30 - 5:00
    Technical
    Sessions II
    1:30 - 3:00
    Technical
    Sessions V
    1:30 - 3:00
       
    2:00 PM    
       
    3:00 PM Break 3:00 - 3:30 Break 3:00 - 3:30    
    Technical
    Sessions III
    3:30 - 5:00
    Technical
    Sessions VI
    3:30 - 5:00
       
    4:00 PM    
       
    5:00 PM   Birds of a Feather
    5:00 - 6:00


    Poster Sessions
    and Reception
    5:30 - 7:00
    Birds of a Feather
    5:00 - 6:00
       

    Newcomers
    Orientation
    5:30 - 6:30

    Session Chair
    Briefing
    5:30 - 6:30

       
    6:00 PM Buses leave for
    Denver Museum
    of Natural History
    at 6:00

    Gala Event
    ends at 10:30

    Hospitality Room
    9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
       
         
    7:00 PM Penny Crane
    Sweatshirt
    Reception
    7:00 - 9:00
         
         
    8:00 PM      
         
    9:00 PM Hospitality Room
    9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
    Hospitality Room
    9:00 PM - 1:00 AM

    Ice Cream Social
    9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
       
       
    10:00 PM    
       
    11:00 PM    
       
    Midnight    
       
    1:00 AM          
             

     

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    Sunday

    Morning Tutorials

    8:30 am to Noon
    Colorado Ballroom

    Managing, Supervising and Leading in User Services

    John Lateulere, Otterbein College
    Nancy J. Bauer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

    Interviewing and Selecting Employees

    Phil Isensee, Oregon State University
    Linda Hutchison, Central Missouri State University

    Building a Better Customer Service Team

    Bonnie Brown, California State University, Sacramento
    Linda Downing, California State University, Sacramento

    Creative Budgeting and Financing

    Jerome York, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio


    SIGUCCS Board Meeting

    1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
    Gold Coin


    Afternoon Tutorials

    1:30 pm to 5:00 pm
    Colorado Ballroom

    Windows 9x Software in a Public Computer Lab

    Steve Tapp, Kent State University

    Training Students for the Help Desk

    Jerry Martin, The Ohio State University

    Dealing with Difficult Customers on the Help Desk and Beyond

    Leslie Barden, National Institutes of Health

    User-Centered Web Design and Usability Testing

    Cynthia Schultz, Indiana University


    Session Chair Briefing

    5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
    Matchless


    Newcomers Orientation

    5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
    Colorado Ballroom


    Penny Crane
    Sweatshirt Reception

    7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
    Colorado Ballroom

    Join us to kick off another great SIGUCCS Conference and,
    if you’d like, wear your school colors and logo.


    Hospitality Suite

    9:00 pm to 1:00 am
    Denver Ballroom

     

    Monday

    Continental Breakfast

    7:30 am to 8:30 am
    Denver Ballroom

    Speakers’ Breakfast

    7:30 am to 8:30 am
    Mattie Silks Room

    By invitation

    Opening Plenary

    8:30 am to 10:00 am
    Colorado Ballroom

    Welcome

    Ken Stafford
    Vice Chancellor of University Technology Services
    University of Denver

    Posthumous Award Presentation to Penny Crane

    Keynote Speech

    Current Trends, Future Expectations

    Sally Johnstone, Keynote Speaker
    Western Cooperative for Educational Communications

    Sally will be examining trends and quality concerns which arise as colleges and universities incorporate information technologies into their classes, and students expect more flexible access to their learning resources.

    Break

    10:00 am to 10:30 am
    Foyer, Lower Level 2

    Technical Session I

    10:30 am to Noon
    Colorado Ballroom

    IT Web Projects/Instruction and Training

    Finally Realizing Our Vision: Easy Access to Instructor-Led Classroom Materials

    Diane L. Jung, Indiana University
    Christopher J. Payne, Indiana University

    Using the Web to Train Employees

    Anna Love Gardner, University of Virginia
    Marilyn Lockhart, Montana State University

    Customer Service

    Creating the Customer Service Team–An Ongoing
    Process

    Theresa Duhart, University of Puget Sound
    Paul Monaghan, University of Puget Sound
    Tom Aldrich, University of Puget Sound

    A Total Workout–Cross-training Customer Services
    and Marketing

    Joyce Davidson, University of Idaho

    Management and Teams

    Interviewing Teams or How to Hire the Perfect Boss

    Jayne Ashworth, University of Virginia

    Of Teams and White Papers: Do Working Groups Work?

    Jim Bostick, Virginia Commonwealth University

    Discussion

    Sally Johnstone, Keynote Speaker


    Lunch and Featured Speaker

    Noon to 1:30 pm
    Denver Ballroom

    Winning Strategies for User Services Staff

    Rick Schoenhals, Luncheon Speaker
    The Denver Broncos

    Winning strategies for User Services staff, applying technology to running a football team, achieving measurable goals and dealing with losses are some of the topics our luncheon speaker will ‘toss’ around.


    Technical Session II

    1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
    Colorado Ballroom*

    Student Employees

    Panel Student Employees–How to Make a Constantly
    Changing Work force Your Successful Backbone

    Facilitator: Chris Doemel, Macalester College

    Panelists: Henry Moeller, Penn State; Sue Perin, Indiana University; Bridget Crozier, San Diego State University

    IT Web Development Projects

    Focus on Service: Departmental Web Site Reorganization

    Janice G. El-Bayoumi, University of New Brunswick

    Usability Testing: A Quick, Cheap, and Effective Method

    Jerilyn Prescott, University of Portland
    Matt Crichton, University of Portland

    Customer Service

    Implementing Service Standards to Manage Client
    Expectations

    Timothy J. Foley, Lehigh University

    Students at the Center of the Universe: Fostering a Student Focused, Student Guided, Comprehensive Service

    David E. Dean, Eastern Washington University
    Carl Combs, Eastern Washington University

    Faculty Support

    Training Undergraduates to Support Technology in the
    Classroom

    Mike Landavere, University of Maryland
    Deborah Mateik, University of Maryland

    Weaving Pedagogy and Instructional Design into Faculty Technology Training

    Paulette Robinson, University of Maryland

    Discussion

    Rick Schoenhals, Luncheon Speaker *(Matchless)


    Break

    3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
    Foyer, Lower Level 2


     

    Technical Session III

    3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
    Colorado Ballroom

    Panel: Regional Conferences that Work

    Facilitator: Jennifer Fajman, University of Maryland

    Panelists: Bonnie Brown, California State University at Sacramento; Lisa Brown, University of Rochester; George A. Bush, Cornell University; Linda Downing, California State University, Sacramento; Jeannie Kellogg, Colgate University; Jeff Kovalosky, Rochester Insitute of Technology; Sonja Kueppers, University of Maryland; Nancy O’Leary, Syracuse University; Deborah Mateik, University of Maryland; Wendy Pearle, Ithaca College; William S. Thieke, Hamilton College

    Documentation/Implementing New Technologies

    Helping Macintosh Refugees into a Windows World

    Tommy Roberson, Baylor University
    Rob Branham, Baylor University

    DocShare: A Collaboration that Works–And Saves Work

    Valerie Archambeau, Lake Forest College
    Johanna Colgrove, Reed College
    Keiko Pitter, Whitman College
    Marion Smith, California State University, Dominguez Hills

    Instructional Technology and Faculty Support

    Panel Teaching With Technology Takes Teamwork, Tools, and Talent

    Leila C. Lyons, University of Delaware
    Sue Legg, University of Florida
    Terry Morrow, University of Florida
    Lee W. Bannister, University of Pittsburgh

    Training

    Training Help Desk Students: The Never Ending Task

    Jerry Martin, The Ohio State University

    Technology Training Partnerships–University of
    Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh City Schools and Community College of Allegheny County

    Jeffrey C. Cepull, University of Pittsburgh


    Birds of a Feather

    5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
    Please see BOF Board in Conference
    Office for topics and locations.


    Poster Sessions and Reception

    5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
    Denver Ballroom

    Agents for Electronic Markets as Performing Actors

    Reinhard Riedl, University of Zurich

    Backstage At the Helpdesk

    Trisha Guy, University of Tennessee at Martin

    Student Career Ladder

    Cindy Guerrazzi, University of Delaware
    Virginia Redmond, University of Delaware

    DocShare: A Collaboration that Works–And Saves Work

    Valerie Archambeau, Lake Forest College
    Johanna Colgrove, Reed College
    Keiko Pitter, Whitman College
    Marion Smith, California State University, Dominguez Hills

    Education Technology Services: Information Is Power

    Carol Rhodes, Indiana University School of Education
    Jennifer Reed, Indiana University School of Education

    Facilitating Netscape in a Public PC Lab for a Mobile Student Population

    Debbie Mojta, Rutgers University

    Finally Realizing Our Vision: Easy Access to Instructor-Led Classroom Materials

    Diane L. Jung, Indiana University
    Christopher J. Payne, Indiana University

    Focus on Service–Departmental Web Site Reorganization

    Janice G. El-Bayoumi, University of New Brunswick

    Helping Macintosh Refugees into a Windows World

    Tommy Roberson, Baylor University
    Rob Branham, Baylor University

    Implementing the Microsoft Office User Specialist Program

    Lisa Veloz, Bucknell University

    Managing Your Training from Registration through Attendance Statistics

    Julie J. Smith, Ball State University
    Linda M. Putman, Ball State University

    Overhauling Trouble Ticket Categories

    Kevin M. Balogh, The Ohio State University

    Revamping "Computing at Cornell":
    Creative Collaborations for Web Site Redesign

    Nancy A. Flynn, Cornell University

    Self-Paced Training 2000: Options, Options, Options

    Peter Peterson, University of California, Davis
    Greg Fellin, University of California, Davis

    Statistical Approach to Lab Management Or How to Add Finesse to Managing Labs

    John H. Wilson, Oklahoma State University
    James R. Lackey, Oklahoma State University

    The Student HelpDesk: Student Information Technology Support
    at Georgetown University

    Katherine Motsuk, Georgetown University

    Training for a Wider Audience: Helping More of the People More of the Time

    Lisa K Hallberg, University of Kansas

    Designing Accessible Web Pages: A Primer

    Carine Ullom, University of Kansas

    Usability Testing: A Quick, Cheap and Effective Method

    Jerilyn Prescott, University of Portland
    Matt Chrichton, University of Portland


    Hospitality Suite

    9:00 pm to 1:00 am
    Denver Ballroom


    Ice Cream Social

    9:30 pm to 10:30 pm
    Denver Ballroom


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    Tuesday

    Continental Breakfast

    7:30 am to 8:30 am
    Denver Ballroom

    Speakers’ Breakfast

    7:30 am to 8:30 am
    Matchless

    By Invitation


    Plenary Session II

    8:30 am to 10:00 am
    Colorado Ballroom

    Welcome

    Jim Marshall
    Director of IT User Services, and Director of Budget and
    Administration, University of Colorado at Boulder

    Publications Competitions Awards

    Johanna Colgrove, Reed College

    Keynote Speech

    Of Haptics and Hip Routers: A History of the Next Five Years

    Ken Klingenstein
    Chief Technologist, University of Colorado at Boulder

    As remarkable as the growth of networked computing has been in the last fifteen years, we are poised on the edge of an even more rapid and wrenching period of change. New network technologies, coupled with the development of middleware, will enable a myriad of powerful applications, and forever alter our world in fundamental ways. In an interactive format, we will explore some of these new technologies and how the world may be changed over the next five years.


    Break

    10:00 am to 10:30 am
    Foyer, Lower Level 2


    Technical Session IV

    10:30 am to Noon
    Colorado Ballroom*

    Policy and Ethics

    Panel: Crime and Punishment in Cyberspace–
    Dealing with Law Enforcement and the Courts

    Jayne Ashworth, University of Virginia; Harvey Axlerod,
    University at Buffalo; Daniel R. Jay, University of Buffalo

    Partnership and Teams

    Mr. Rogers Meets Technology: Technology Service
    Neighborhoods in the IU School of Education

    William Goveia, Indiana University School of Education
    Jennifer Reed, Indiana University School of Education
    Carol Rhodes, Indiana University School of Education

    A Cooperative Mode of Organization for
    Social Science Computing

    Nancy J. McDermott, University of Wisconsin
    Thomas S. Flory, University of Wisconsin

    Help Desk

    Searching for the Needle of Information in the Haystack of
    the Computing Web Pages

    Joy Hathaway, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

    Getting Our Act Together: Human and Technological
    Factors in Establishing an On-Line Knowledge Base

    Sonja Kueppers, University of Maryland
    Michael Schilingno, University of Maryland

    Training and Documentation

    Introducing a Client Community to a Non-Microsoft
    Product

    Bronwen Jean Heuer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Implementing the Microsoft Office User Specialist Program

    Lisa Veloz, Bucknell University

    Discussion

    Ken Klingenstein, Keynote Speaker *(Matchless)


    Lunch

    Noon to 1:30 pm
    Denver Ballroom


    Technical Session V

    1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
    Colorado Ballroom

    Panel: Faculty Support: A 4-Way Perspective

    Panelists: Jeanne Kellogg, Colgate University; Alice McNeely, Broome Community College; Beth Ruffo, Syracuse University; Marion Taylor, Binghamton University

    Implementing New Technology

    Maintaining Pedagogy while Implementing New
    Technology: The ICONS Project

    Elizabeth L. Blake, University of Maryland
    Rosamaria S. Morales, University of Maryland

    Bridging Worlds: The IT Support Professional as
    Interpreter Between Cultures

    Don Rea, Bucknell University

    Help Desk

    A Help Desk Prescription–Curing Ills with a Dose of Remedy

    Michael Critchfield, California State University, Chico
    Michael Murray, California State University, Chico
    Jason Musselman, California State University, Chico

    Home Growing Help Desk Software

    Kelly Wainwright, Lewis & Clark College
    Bret Ingerman, Lewis & Clark College

    E-mail

    E-mail Rollout: Migrating from cc:Mail to Netscape
    Internet Based E-mail

    Jeffrey A. Jones, Western Kentucky University

    Enterprise Wide Electronic Mail using IMAP

    Jay Graham, University of Pittsburgh

    It Takes a Team to Move a Mountain: Migrating to Desktop Client E-mail

    Kate Webster, University of Delaware
    Suzanne Nanis, University of Delaware


    Break

    3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
    Foyer, Lower Level 2


    Technical Session VI

    3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
    Colorado Ballroom

    Panel: "Schmoozing at the Home Office": Reflections on Telecommuting and Flexible Work Arrangements for IT Professionals

    Facilitator: Nancy A. Flynn, Cornell University

    Panelists: Amanda R. Barlow, Northwestern University;
    Susan Hales, Bucknell University; Chris Lasell, Reed College;
    Carine Ullom, University of Kansas

    Lab Management

    Administration of Campus Computing Labs and Faculty Desktops

    Jonathan E. Geibel, University of Pittsburgh

    A Small Staff Coping with Technology Replacement,
    Year One

    Chris Harmon, Western Kentucky University
    Mike Ward, Western Kentucky University

    Help Desk

    The Student Help Desk: Student Information Technology Support at Georgetown University

    Katherine Motsuk, Georgetown University

    Implementing a 24-hour Help Desk at the University of Pittsburgh

    Daneen Walko, University of Pittsburgh

    Personnnel Issues

    Maintaining Balance: Mile-High Expectations vs. Technostress

    Kathy Pribbenow, The University of Kansas

    Computer Use and Vision

    Joan D. Comeau, Salem State College
    Dr. Edward C. Godnig, Optometrist, Eliot, Maine


    Birds of a Feather

    5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
    Please see BOF Board in the Conference
    Office for topics and locations.


    Gala Event

    6:00 pm to 10:30 pm
    Buses depart at 6:00 pm
    from the Marriott Front Entrance

    Denver Museum of Natural History

    Buses will run continuously between the Marriott and the Museum
    from 6:00 to 10:30 pm. The buffet dinner will begin at 7:30 pm.

     

    Wednesday

    Continental Breakfast

    7:30 am to 8:30 am
    Denver Ballroom


    Technical Session VII

    8:30 am to 10:00 am
    Colorado Ballroom

    Panel: Taking IT News into the 21st century!

    Panelists: Peggy Smith, Penn State;
    Chip Rondot
    , Indiana University

    Public Key Infrastructure

    Who’s Got the Key?

    David Henry, University of Maryland
    Lee Bannister, University of Pittsburgh

    Management and Financial

    Outsourcing a PC Reseller Center and Hardware
    Maintenance Services

    Brian K. Hart, University of Pittsburgh

    Reorganization

    The Transformation of IT Support at the University of Colorado at Boulder

    Michael D. Matthies, University of Colorado
    Kenneth R. Schuetz, University of Colorado
    Paula J. Vaughan, University of Colorado

    Building Community and Distributed Support Services at Cornell University

    Lisa Gregory-Mix, Cornell University
    Sharon Sledge, Cornell University


    Break

    10:00 am to 10:30 am
    Foyer, Lower Level 2


    Closing Plenary

    10:30 am to 12:30 pm
    Colorado Ballroom

    Welcome

    Leon Daniel
    Associate Vice President for Information Technology
    Metropolitan State College of Denver

    Keynote Speech

    Sparking Your Creativity: New Thinking, New Results

    Gerry Reid, Gerry Reid Speaking

    This fun-filled audience participation speech will have you thinking creatively in an instant. When you return to the real world of your job, you will be able to apply acrostics, analogies, W.I.L. thinking and the "Universe of Not" to discover a future of unlimited creativity!


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