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We hosted the following distinguished featured speakers, who set the tone for the 2009 Merit Member Conference with presentations on broad themes in technology.
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Richard N. KatzVice President, EDUCAUSE
Founding Director of the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR)
The Tower and the Cloud: Education in the Age of Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is sitting on the peak of heightened expectations. A standards-based, network-accessible infrastructure for delivering computing power, network bandwidth, data storage and services is conspiring with widespread consumerization of IT services. In education, this conspiracy means that students--and increasingly faculty--are arriving on campus with an arsenal of computers, routers, social networks, productivity tools, smart phones, mail systems, network data storage, and other tools that used to be considered "enterprise" technologies. Is this the end of the middle? What is the role of enterprise IT in the future and what will become of all of our intermediating institutions?
About Richard Katz:
Richard N. Katz is vice president of EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association that advances higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. In 2001 he founded the
EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR), which provides research and analysis to help higher education leaders make better decisions about information technology. Before joining EDUCAUSE, Richard held a variety of management and executive positions spanning 14 years at the University of California, where he was the second recipient of the university's Award for Innovative Management and Leadership.
Richard is the author, co-author or editor of seven books, three research studies, and more than 50 articles and monographs on a variety of management and technology topics. His book "Dancing with the Devil: Information Technology and the New Competition in Higher Education" was named one of the ten most important education-related books of 1999 by Lingua Franca. His most recent book is
"The Tower and the Cloud: Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing."
Katz received his B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and his MBA from UCLA.
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Dale DoughertyEditor and Publisher of MAKE Magazine
General Manager of the Maker Media Division of O'Reilly Media, Inc.
The Joy of Making
This talk will explore the resurgence of interest in the knowledge and skills associated with making things.
MAKE Magazine is where hacking meets tinkering, re-connecting the abstract world of computers to the physical world, where media is not just digital but also tangible. The Joy of Making, like the Joy of Cooking, represents a set of practices that can be learned and shared to the benefit of those who increasingly want to create and shape the world they live in. It's a look into the new wave of DIY (do-it-yourself) culture.
About Dale Dougherty:
Dale Dougherty is the editor and publisher of
MAKE Magazine,
and general manager of the Maker Media division of O'Reilly Media, Inc. Dale has been instrumental in many of O'Reilly's most important efforts, including founding
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
with Tim O'Reilly. He was the developer and publisher of Global Network Navigator (GNN), the first commercial Web site which launched in 1993 and was sold to AOL in 1995. Dale was developer and publisher of Web Review, the online magazine for Web designers, and he was O'Reilly's first editor. Prior to developing MAKE, Dale was publisher of the O'Reilly Network and he developed the
Hacks
series of books. He is the author of "Sed & Awk." Dale was a Lecturer in the School of Information Management and Systems (SIMS) at the University of California at Berkeley from 1996 to 2000.
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Brian D. VossVice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, Louisiana State University
Strategic IT Planning: LSU's Flagship IT Strategy - IT FITS!
Most institutions are acutely aware of the importance of IT strategic planning, yet continuously grapple with how to go about addressing this critical issue. Louisiana State University has developed the
Flagship Information Technology Strategy
: Supporting LSU's Advance to National Prominence--or
"FITS"
as it is known on campus. This broadly encompassing document is a thought-provoking list of outcomes created by the LSU community to serve as the blueprint for IT advancement and operations. Importantly, the FITS is the
*community's* vision for an IT future--and not IT's vision of that future for the community. The presentation will discuss the FITS process and progress to date, as well as challenges presented by the current economic crisis.
About Brian Voss:
Brian D. Voss is vice chancellor for information technology and chief
information officer for
Louisiana State University, at the flagship A&M
campus located in Baton Rouge. He has over 25 years of leadership
experience in information technology, both in higher education and in
the private sector. He is a recognized leader in the field and serves
the community through his involvement in several key IT advisory
councils and committees, including
Internet2,
Microsoft,
the REN-ISAC,
ACUTA,
Campus Technology,
and
SURA.
His publications span a broad set
of topics, including cyberinfrastructure and IT-enabled research,
telecommunications, IT support models and services, economic development
impact of IT, IT leadership, and disaster impacts on business continuity
planning. Brian has also served on two different institutions'
successful grant proposals to join the NSF
TeraGrid,
most recently with
LSU's inclusion in 2007. Prior to joining LSU, Brian was associate vice
president (telecommunications) at Indiana University, where he also
served as chief operating officer of the Pervasive Technology Labs.
Brian is a graduate of Purdue University, with a degree in industrial
engineering.
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