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Call for ParticipationShare your management experiences, insights, and perspectives, or lead a thought-provoking discussion on IT-related issues affecting your institutions. Abstracts are due by November 30, 2005. Presentations should be targeted on decision-makers. Facilitied discussion sessions will be organized into the following three tracks, with suggested topics: Leading People and Managing ResourcesBuilding an effective staff/organization
Career paths that lead to executive positions Distributed support programs Leadership philosophy and principles Leveraging current assets and resources Recruiting and retaining staff Skill development and management System and serice portfolio management Teamwork and project management Innovations in Services and Technology Blogs and Wikis
Classroom response systems Content management systems Course management systems Directory services E-portfolios ERP/Information systems Handheld and laptop projects Hosting decisions/outsourcing Innovative technology in support of research iPod/Podcasting services Middleware Music and entertainment services Online communities Open source Portals RFID Security and identity management Smart/RSA cards Voice over IP/Cell/SMS/SIP Web services Wireless networks Policy, Planning, and Partnerships Cardholder security
Copyright and file-sharing issues Disaster recovery/business continuity Homeland security on campus Intellectual property IT funding challenges and possible solutions Legislation relevant to universities and IT Maintaining and upgrading the infrastructure Managing vendor relationships Planning for new technologies Strategic partnerships  How to Participate:
We encourage you to participate by presenting and leading a facilitated discussion session or organizing a panel. You may submit abstracts for facilitated discussion sessions, panel discussions, or both. Abstracts up to 200 words are due November 30, 2005 and will be judged on clarity, relevance to the computing services management audience, and professionalism. Production of a paper is not required, but your presentation will be posted on the Symposium website following the conference. Facilitated Discussion Session Guidelines Session format consists of a 20-30 minute talk and a facilitated discussion with the audience. Length of talk may vary with the number of speakers. The speaker(s) should describe their topic and present at least 6-8 thought-provoking issues associated with the topic to the audience for discussion. Interspersing these short discussions with the subject of the talk creates a highly-interactive and stimulating session. No less than 45 minutes should be reserved for discussion. Panel Discussion Guidelines A panel discussion will include a moderated 20-40 minute discussion with multiple participants from various institutions offering perspectives and experiences on a single topic. The panel moderator should facilitate audience participation in the discussion. All proposed panelists should be identified in the abstract. Submitting an Abstract:
Please submit your abstract using the web form linked from the conference web site at http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/csms2006 Important Dates:
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ACM SIGUCCS Spring Management Symposium 2006 April 9-11, 2006 Westin-Horton Plaza ACM Home | SIGUCCS Home | CSMS 2006 Home Updated: November 21, 2006 | Comments |
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