For Immediate Release September 9, 2005

For More Information Contact: Susan Sullivan, 317-263-8849 ssulliva@ihets.org

Sixth Annual IHETS Tech Summit to be held November 9 at University Place

INDIANAPOLIS - Higher education CIOs, administrators, managers and staff responsible for selecting, deploying, operating and managing emerging educational technologies are invited to attend the 2005 IHETS Tech Summit on November 9.

IT staff at all Indiana public and private higher education institutions are encouraged to register.

Dr. Michael McRobbie, vice president for information technology and CIO of Indiana
University will be the keynote speaker. McRobbie will discuss a national and international
Cyber infrastructure project with which both Indiana University and Purdue University are involved. The project has implications not only for higher education institutions in Indiana, but for the entire state.

Among the featured presenters and topics are:

• BoilerCast: How Purdue Delivers Lecture Audio via Podcasting
  Michael Gay, Purdue University
• Reinventing Identity Management at Indiana University
  Alan Walsh, Indiana University
• Choosing Open Source and Partnering as an IT Strategy
  Brad Wheeler, Indiana University
• Implementing Macromedia Breeze Presenter for Distance Education
  Karen Bonnell, University of Southern Indiana
• Purdue's System-Wide Deployment of a Classroom Response System (CRS)
  Steven Lichti, Purdue University
• VoIP Panel Discussion: Experiences from Butler University, University of Notre Dame, and University of Indianapolis
  Moderator: Scott Kincaid, Butler University
  Panelists: Joe Indiano, Butler University
  DeWitt Latimer, University of Notre Dame
  Bob Jones, University of Indianapolis
• What Optical Networking Means for the State of Indiana
  Kevin Siminski, IHETS
• Secure Network Solutions for Remote Campuses
  Tony McClelland, IHETS
  Jason Culp, Purdue University
• I24U: Plugging into Internet2
  Susan Scott, IHETS
• Monitoring Hundreds of Wireless Access Points with Airwave Management
  Platform (AMP)
  Tom Zeller, Indiana University
• Deploying Open Source Course Systems
  Rob Lowden, IUPUI

For complete conference details, including the online registration form, call for presenters, and exhibiting information, please visit www.ihets.org or contact Susan Sullivan, IHETS communications manager, at 263-8849 or ssulliva@ihets.org.

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