Announcing selected presentations at the Merit Member Conference

[Merit Network Professional Learning]

Merit Network is pleased to announce several breakout presentations that
will be part of the 2009 Merit Member Conference on June 11-12 in Ann
Arbor. The MMC program committee, comprising members of the Merit
community, has worked since December to build an agenda that reflects
today's most important topics in networking, computing, and the use of
technology to serve organizations. Complete information and registration
are available at:

  http://www.merit.edu/mmc

The agenda will include the following presentations and more:

Benjamin Jellema and Brian LaGoe, Eastern Michigan University
"Re-Designing Enterprise Backup and Recovery with True Disk-
   Based Technologies

Patrick J. Gossman, Wayne State University
"WiMax and LTE: National Wide-Area Broadband and Local
   Applications"

Marianne Smith, Internet2
"Merit's Partnership with Internet2: What it Means for Your
   Organization

Bob Eluskie, Grand Rapids Community College
"Emergency Notification: A Real World Example"

Dr. Charles Antonelli, University of Michigan School of Information
"Mobile Device Security"

Ted Mallires, Plante & Moran
"Understanding Enterprise E911"

Brett N. Miller, Vince Chmielewski and Michael Warden, University
   of Michigan Medical School
"A Case Study in Productivity and Collaboration Tools in Academic
   Information Technology"

Randy Schapel and Marc Smith, Mott Community College
"Thinking About Gmail for Your Organization? Come Hear the Story
   of our Transition"

Dan deBeaubien, Michigan Technological University
"Virtualization and Storage at MTU"

Eli Neiburger, Ann Arbor District Library
"Gaming in Libraries"

Eric Dey, Mary Antonaros and Molly Ott, U-M School of Education
"That’s Very Cool, But Does It Really Help? Technological
   Innovation and Undergraduate Student Learning Outcomes"

Eric Grandstaff, Chet Jessick and Glenn Cerny, North Central Michigan
   College and Bryan Berry, AllComm, Inc.
"Affordable and Effective Enterprise Unified Messaging Systems"


The program continues to grow, and several additional presentations will
be added in the coming months. Also included will be a full track of
presentations on Merit's services and several sessions featuring members
of Michigan's academic community. The agenda promises to provide an
comprehensive look at the technologies, opportunities, and policy issues
of highest interest to today's information professionals.


DETAILS AND REGISTRATION
------------------------
The 2009 Merit Member Conference will be held at the Four Points by
Sheraton Ann Arbor on Thursday, June 11 and Friday, June 12, with
preconference workshops (topics to be announced) on June 10.
Registration for attendees from Merit Member organizations is $189.
Persons not connected with a Merit Member organization are welcome to
attend for a two-day registration of $229. 0Registration for Thursday
only is $139; Friday-only registration is $90.

Complete information and registration information are available at:

  http://www.merit.edu/mmc

The registration deadline is Wednesday, June 3.


FOR MORE INFORMATION
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If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact your Merit
Support Team, http://www.merit.edu/mn/support/ or send email to
learning@merit.edu.

We look forward to seeing you at the Merit Member Conference!


--Merit Network Professional Learning
  http://www.merit.edu/learning
  learning@merit.edu


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Remember to nominate deserving colleagues and organizations for
recognition in the 2009 Merit Awards:

  http://www.merit.edu/events/mmc/meritawards/

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Upcoming Merit Professional Learning events:

Spring MJTS meeting
  April 7, East Lansing
  http://www.merit.edu/learning/mjts

"Hands-on Network Security: Practical Tools and Methods"
  May 7-8, Ann Arbor
  http://www.merit.edu/learning/securitytools


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