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Announcing selected presentations at the Merit Member Conference

March 27, 2009

By Andy Rosenzweig

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: MMC logo

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 press/media contact:

Elwood Downing
Merit Network, Inc.
Phone: (734)527-5702
Email:

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