2005
Summer Workshop 2005
Support Community Workshop, Thursday 11th August 2005
In August of this year, approximately 80 of the Distributed and Central IT Support Staff got together to discussed issues of mutual interest.
"Thanks again for inviting me to speak, it was a great honour! I was very happy with how the session turned out, both with the organisation (thanks to everyone involved!) and with what people were saying in the feedback." Paul Millar, Physics |
9.30 - 9.45 Welcome and Introduction - Main Lecture Theatre
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9.45 - 11.00 Session 1 - "Legal Issues" - Main Lecture TheatreKey Note Speech (Power Point Presentation) Speaker: Mark Denham, Library Breakout Discussions Discussion Facilitators: Jim Barclay, Crichton; Matt Neilson, IBLS; and Kenny Stevenson, Mechanical Engineering Plenary Discussion Transcript - to come Discussion Moderator: Chris Edwards, Computing Service
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"...it was just really, really nice to be able to meet other IT staff, especially in the break-out sessions. They were really a great way to explore some of the issues we all face..." Billy Allan, Dept of Electronics |
11.30 - 12.45 Session 2 - "Open Source Software" - Main Lecture TheatreKey Note Speech (Power Point Presentation) Speaker: Paul Millar, Physics Breakout Discussions Discussion Facilitators: Shane Kelly, Physics; Stuart MacKay, Chemistry; and David Muir, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Plenary Discussion Transcript - to come Discussion Moderator: Pete Mitchell, Computing Service
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13.45 - 15.00 Session 3 - "Them and Us" - Main Lecture TheatreKey Note Speech (Power Point Presentation) Speaker: Douglas Macfarlane, Computing Science Breakout Discussions Discussion Facilitators: John Faithfull; Ann Gow, Hatii Arts; and Tom Muir, Clinical Medicine Plenary Discussion Transcript - to come Discussion Moderator: Rolly Gilmour, Computing Service
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"Well done to everyone who organised it :o)." Rajnish Bhaskar, IT Education Unit |
15.30 - 15.50 Summing Up - Main Lecture TheatreTranscript - to come James Currall, Information Strategy Manager 15.50 - 16.00 Thank you and Close - Main Lecture TheatreIain Logan, Computing Service
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suppliers who sponsored the event.
"It was extremely useful to speak to our suppliers face to face." David Martin, Physical Sciences & Engineering
Dell
Nominated suppliers for PCs, Notebooks and Servers
DTP Group
Nominated suppliers for Printers
GeTech
Nominated suppliers for Notebooks and Printers
Hewlett Packard Limited
Nominated supplier for PCs
ICM
Nominated suppliers for Servers
inmac
Nominated supplier for Computer Add-ons and Accessories
Viglen
Nominated suppliers for PCs
HELPDESK
