Join us on Monday, May 16th for the Spring 2022 OneIT Symposium.
This spring we are holding a hybrid event both in-person in the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center (GLC) and online in the OneIT Symposium team in Microsoft teams. Check back for any schedule updates and connection details on Friday May 13th!
For those attending in person – Lunch and parking will be provided (please use the E81 / Hotel parking deck)
Join us next Wednesday for our first completely-online OneIT symposium. This event will contain both live content and flipped sessions (with pre-recorded video presentations to watch prior to the symposium). During the conference, you’ll have an opportunity to engage with presenters of each pre-recorded presentation during live Q&A sessions. Agenda, session links, pre-recorded presentation links, and other details are below.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 29, noon – 5pm
WHERE: BlueJeans!
| 12:00-12:15 pm |
Live Welcome Session * Marissa Jules, OIT Architecture & Infrastructure, OneIT Co-Chair Live session link (Note: The link for live sessions is the same for the duration of the symposium — no need to disconnect and rejoin from one session to the next.) |
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| 12:20-12:50 pm |
Live Q&A: Online Instruction With Joel Sokol * Dr. Joel Sokol, Director of Georgia Tech’s MS Analytics Degree Program Moderator: Steve Hodges Dr. Joel Sokol participated in the first-ever OneIT Symposium recorded interview, discussing what he has learned about online education from developing the online MS Analytics program. In this live session, Dr. Sokol will take questions related to the interview or other aspects of online instruction. Recorded interview (please view in advance) link Question occur to you while watching the video? Post it online at Slido (code #6877) to be answered in the Live Q&A. |
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| 1:00-2:15 pm | Live Session: Creating a Customer Centric Culture Building High-Value Relationships in A Technology Dependent Environment * Hugh Blane, Author and Consultant Moderator: Marissa Jules Invited speaker Hugh Blane has worked closely with our UGA IT colleagues on creating a successful program around emotional intelligence. This session will address how to increase levels of communication effectiveness, positive influence, and personal success and satisfaction.Specifically, in this session participants will:
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| 2:25-2:50 pm | Live Q&A: Drupal 8 and WordPress Updates
Moderator: Tim Whelan Fletch, Louise, Jenn, Eric, and Adam present a recorded session offering updates on campus plans for rollout of Drupal 8, technique for easy installation of Drupal 8 on webhosting, and new capacity for providing WordPress hosting. In this live session they will take questions on those topics. Recorded presentation (please view in advance) link Question occur to you while watching the video? Post it online at Slido (code #Y150) to be answered in the Live Q&A. |
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| 3:00-3:25 pm | Live Session: Data Security Taskforce Update
Moderator: Ben Pritchett |
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| 3:30-4:20 pm |
Live Session: Networking Fun! Survival On The Moon Moderators: Marissa Jules, Vicki Rogers, and Debbie Davis Handout: Networking-Exercise-Handout.pdf Session links: Networking session for last names starting A-G (moderator: Marissa Jules) Networking session for last names starting H-O (moderator: Vicki Rogers) Networking session for last names starting P-Z (moderator: Debbie Davis) |
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| 4:20-4:45 pm |
Live Q&A: GT Professional Education Intranet Showcase (Part 2 of 2) * Harry Robinson, Sean Sandlin, and Caleb Tarleton, GT Professional Education Apps Team Moderator: Debbie Davis Harry, Sean, and Caleb recorded a session where they discuss how they have used Teams and Sharepoint to create a useful “intranet” site for Professional Education staff. This presentation follows on and extends content presented in part 1, at the April ITAC meeting. In this live Q&A they take questions stemming from their recorded session and using Teams/Sharepoint for this purpose. Recorded presentation (please view in advance) link Question occur to you while watching the video? Post it online at Slido (code #9473) to be answered in the Live Q&A. |
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| 4:45-5:00 pm |
Live Session: Closing Remarks and Plus/Delta Exercise Please use Slido (code #F774) for the plus/delta exercise. |
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Recorded Session: What’s New with Microsoft Teams * Kim Kruthaup, Enterprise Architecture In this recorded session, Kim provides an overview of features of Microsoft Teams — an especially apropos tool for the times we’re living through! Question occur to you while watching the video? Post it online at Slido (code #G617) to be answered post-symposium. |
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The OneIT Spring Symposium “Building Our Future” will be held Wednesday April 29, 2020 from 8am-5pm in the Global Learning Center. Topics and signup info will be shared in the coming weeks. We look forward to seeing you there!
OneIT Committee
Wednesday, November 6, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
| 8:00-8:30 am | Registration (coffee and pastries available) Hall Area Outside GLC 236 |
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| 8:30-9:20 am | IT@GT 101 GLC 222 * Gabe Vannice, EBB We are excited to invite you to our IT@GT 101 training course. This 3-hour course is designed to provide a high-level overview of services and systems used by IT staff at Georgia Tech. Attendees receive an introduction that will demonstrate the complexities that exist across Institute systems. This course is intended for new IT staff or student workers to Georgia Tech. |
Cybersecurity Services @ GT * Nate Lewis, Cybersecurity Nate and Andrew’s presentation will help you gain a deeper understanding of Georgia Tech’s Cybersecurity services, including:
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| 9:30-10:20 am |
Digital Accessibility Primer * Adelle Frank, College of Computing Learn basic principles about how web pages and other electronic documents can be made more accessible for a wide range of users, including those with visual, auditory, or motor impairment. |
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10:30-11:30 am |
Strategic Planning Visioning GLC 236 * Juana Cunningham, Strategic Consulting With the arrival of President Cabrera, Georgia Tech will begin a new process of strategic planning. Juana Cunningham will facilitate a discussion to gather input from the IT community to shape Georgia Tech’s future. Jim McGarrah will introduce the session. |
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| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Buffet lunch provided for all registrants (with a special visitor) Georgia Tech Hotel |
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| 12:30-12:55 pm |
Web Topics GLC 222 * Nan Deeprasert, OIT Architecture & Infrastructure Director of Digital Strategy Louise Russo will provide updates on GT’s progress in adopting Drupal 8, implementing the new theme, and related topics. OIT’s Nan Deeprasert will provide a brief update on future possibilities for OIT’s webhosting service. (25 minutes) |
Automation Center of Excellence (ACE) GLC 236 * Jay Castleberry, OIT Architecture & Infrastructure Learn more about ACE, whose mission is to encourage knowledge sharing and the development of best automation practices. This includes improving awareness, providing training opportunities for participants, suggesting documentation guidelines, and the establishment of a central code repository. |
| 12:55-1:20 pm |
Microsoft Teams Collaboration Overview GLC 222 * Kim Kruthaup, OIT Digital Business OIT Senior Technical Product Owner Kim Kruthaup will give an overview of Microsoft Teams and discuss certain use-cases. Have you ever had a group request “intranet” functionality — i.e., an easily-to-use place for private content allowing file sharing, informational posts, and other collaborative features? You might have considered a WordPress or Drupal site for this but would prefer something more targeted for this kind of need; you might have considered Sharepoint but found the technology daunting. (25 minutes) |
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Networking, Ice Cream, Bingo GLC 236 
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| 2:00-3:00 pm |
Community Updates Updates from IT community members, including:
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Identity Management @ GT 101 * Ken Honea, College of Computing This session provides an overview of several of the tools that comprise Georgia Tech’s identity management system, including GTED, GRS, IAT, AD, and more. The session is geared towards what an IT professional should know to make effective use of these systems. |
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Reflections on the Endpoint Project * Richard Fairchild, OIT Jennifer, Justin, and Richard will share reflections on the Endpoint project — successes, opportunities for change, and the possibility for this as a model for future IT projects |
Tips-n-Tricks Community-n-Coffee This session is meant to be a relatively informal session where community members can bring small items of interest that others may not know about — for example. using the “sign” feature of MacOS Preview to sign documents. Nothing staggering — just sharing items that you use but think others may not know about. Bring one or two of your favorite handy techniques to share! |
| 4:00-4:30 pm | Closing Remarks, Awards(!), and Feedback GLC 236 |
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Please save the date! The OneIT Fall Symposium will be held November 6, 2019 from 9am-4pm in the Global Learning Center. We’ll share signup information and detail about topics and presentations in the coming weeks. We also intend to schedule more professional networking time between sessions — previous symposium participants have indicated that this time is highly valued. Lunch will be included. We look forward to seeing many of you there!
Thank you!
(Posted on behalf of OneIT Committee)
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The OneIT Steering Committee invites you to attend the Second Annual OneIT Symposium on Wednesday, April 24 from 8:30a.m – 4:30p.m at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center.
This year’s theme is “Thriving on Change” — particularly apropos this year! The schedule includes:
We are finalizing the agenda, but if you have ideas, please send them to oneit@gatech.edu
Hello…
Some news items, circulated on behalf of the OneIT organizing committee:
1) IT@GT 101 Course Offered April 4
Those new to IT support roles on campus have few ways of learning about the various services available to them. IT@GT 101 can help.
This introductory course provides an overview of IT services on campus. The course is four hours with a 30-minute break. It is intended for people serving in a technology support role on campus. IT employees and IT student employees relatively new or of longer tenure welcome.
Location: Engineered Biosystem Building (EBB) Krone – Room 1005
Date: April 4th
Time: 1:00 – 4:30pm
Please sign up https://b.gatech.edu/2ECQWwC
2) Azure Workshop Offered March 28
This will be a one-day “intro” course conducted by Microsoft representatives. Topics will be items that the general IT community would want to know — e.g., how to access Azure, provisioning, networking, storage, etc. Agenda still being finalized.
Date: March 28, 9am-4pm
Location: TBD, likely in CODA
Signup to be circulated soon.
3) Peer Coaching Program
This spring, a small group of IT professionals (and MOR program alumni) is piloting a peer coaching program at GT. With lessons learned from this pilot, the group anticipates opening the program more broadly this fall. More information about peer coaching as a practice and about the pilot here:
https://www.oneit.gatech.edu/peer-coaching/
4) 2019 MOR IT Leadership Participants (GT Digital Leaders Program)
The MOR IT Leadership Program (now known here as the GT Digital Leaders Program) draws participation from many respected higher education institutions and seeks to enhance the professional development of individuals who will play management and leadership roles within higher ed information technology. More information here:
http://www.morassociates.com/itlp/itlp-readings/ITLP-Overview.pdf
This year’s program consists of 33 IT professionals from both central and campus IT groups:
Congratulations to these participants!
Please save the date! The OneIT Spring 2019 Symposium will be held April 24, 9am-4pm in the Global Learning Center. We’ll share signup information and detail about topics and presentations in the coming weeks. We look forward to seeing many of you there!
OneIT invites you to attend Immersion Day focusing on AWS cloud solutions for the research community. Join us for this Immersion Day and learn about HPC, containers, and Data Analytics with emphasis on AI and Deep Learning from AWS experts in HPC, genomics, big data and healthcare. Participate in hands on training sessions on cutting-edge data analytics techniques and learn about how to optimize your workflow to use spot instances and maximize your ROI using cloud. Registration for Immersion Day is free and lunch is provided by AWS. Use the RSVP link below to register.
Date: October 29, 2018 — 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Bill Moore Student Success Center, Press Room B
Registration: RSVP – Registration is FREE – Lunch provided by AWS
Hosted by OneIT and Presented by AWS
This is a hands-on workshop, so please bring a laptop and come prepared with AWS access — if you don’t already have it, please sign up for a free AWS account at https://aws.amazon.com/
This workshop is open to researchers beyond the IT community — if you know researchers interested in the topics being presented, please feel free to forward the invitation to them.