EDUCAUSE Events by Month

SANS is pleased to be returning to the home of Castle Loma, Toronto, this spring for SANS Toronto 2008, May 10-16, where we'll be providing exceptional computer and Internet security training. Auditors, managers, and hands-on technical staff at all levels will want to attend this important industry event.

SANS Toronto 2008 features these top-rated courses:
SEC401: SANS Security Essentials Bootcamp Style.
“Great overview of various aspects of Internet security technologies.” Vicky Abhishek, General Electric

SEC504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling.
“Excellent step-by-step guidelines for how to handle incidents and create the framework necessary to be prepared for incidents.” Lee Vorthman, SAIC.

SEC617: Assessing and Securing Wireless Networks
“This course is absolutely critical for any IT professional responsible for overseeing an existing wireless network.” Joshua Brown, Fleishman Hillard.

Management 414: SANS® +S™ Training Program for the CISSP® Certification
“There is no better way to learn info sec today. Both the material and the instructors are world class.” Mikkel Seiero, IBM

Security 508: System Forensics, Investigation & Response
“I can honestly say this is one of the best pieces of training I've ever taken.” Brian Ronan, Ernst & Young
Or, join us for the latest in Internet and application security techniques with one of our new, skill-sharpening short courses:
•Security 427: Browser Forensics
•Security 426: AJAX and Web Services Security Overview
•Security 541: Secure J2EE Development: Data Validation Module

The Delta Meadowvale Resort & Conference Centre, situated on 23 acres of landscaped gardens, is the location for this event. The Delta Meadowvale is convenient to Pearson International Airport and 25 minutes from downtown Toronto.

Start making your training and travel plans now. We look forward to seeing you at SANS Toronto 2008.

Please join us for SANS Security West 2008, May 11-16, in the beautiful city of San Diego! This event boasts twelve courses designed to keep you up to date with today's changing IT environments.

SANS Security West 2008 delivers the information security skills needed by managers, auditors, security personnel, and legal professionals alike so start planning now and get your training needs met early in 2008!

Choose from the following list of courses:
•Audit 507: Auditing Networks, Perimeters & Systems
•Management 414: SANS® +S™ Training Program for the CISSP® Certification Exam
•Management 512: SANS Security Leadership Essentials For Managers with Knowledge Compression™
•Security 309: Intro to Information Security
•Security 401: SANS Security Essentials Bootcamp Style
•Security 502: Perimeter Protection In-Depth
•Security 503: Intrusion Detection In-Depth
•Security 504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling
•Security 505: Securing Windows
•Security 508: System Forensics, Investigation & Response
•Security 617: Assessing and Securing Wireless Networks
•DIACAP: Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) Training

You won't want to miss the Vendor Expo in San Diego! Given that (virtually) everything in security is accomplished with a tool, exposure to those tools is a very important part of the SANS learning experience. Leading solutions providers will be on-hand for a two-day exposition, an added bonus when you register for SANS Security West 2008.

April 2 is the last day to receive the early registration discount, so start making your plans now to attend. Also, the special SANS room rate at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego will be available through April 18, so mark your calendar and get the most out of your training dollars.

When you attend SANS Security West 2008, you will see the SANS promise in action - what you learn in the classroom you will able to use immediately upon returning to the office.

‘If you want training from the trusted source for information security, go straight to SANS.’ - Tracey Pintell-Quade, Eagan, McAllister Associates, Inc.

Learning Impact 2008 is IMS Global Learning Consortium's annual conference that brings together the world's leading creators, vendors, users, and buyers of learning technology to participate in program tracks focused on the latest innovations in learning systems, digital learning content, the learning enterprise, and open technologies. Presenters answer a key challenge question designed to inform the attendees on the state of innovation and best practices.

The Summit on Global Learning Industry Challenges is a gathering of industry leaders to introduce and debate ideas on issues impacting the growth of learning worldwide. This is a unique and highly direct conversation for the purpose of illuminating the key business challenges facing the learning industry. The Summit is facilitated by a focused set of highly interactive panel sessions with audience participation.

This Best Practices Workshop (BPW) is a gathering of AFS & Kerberos users and administrators, novices and experts and everyone in between. This is of interest to:

Everyone interested in deploying a globally accessible file system
Everyone interested in learning more about real world usage of Kerberos authentication in single realm and federated single sign-on environments
Everyone who wants to share their knowledge and experience with other members of the AFS and Kerberos communities
Everyone who wants to find out the latest developments affecting AFS and Kerberos
Please see http://grand.central.org/workshop for full details.
Register before April 21st for early registration discount.
Call for presenters/papers.
Info about AFS at NJIT.

Conference Overview

The conference features two separate one-day tutorials, and a three-day workshop.

AFS is a distributed networked filesystem specialized for security and scalability, and supports read-only replication of volumes and local caching of files to provide access across unstable networks or server crashes. Different organizations can easily access each others' files because AFS uses global filespace and a common link point in all deployments, so a file has the same name on any computer or operating system using it. Control of who can access what from where can be set with a very high level of granularity, via access control lists (ACLs). There are actually three slight variants of AFS, all of which are discussed at the the BPW; the most common variant is OpenAFS.

The first tutorial is an introduction to AFS and AFS best practices, intended for IT professionals who use or intend to use AFS. Attendees learn the theory of how AFS works, how to establish a cell, and then discussion of strategies, techniques, and tools intended for reliable, secure, and simplified administration of AFS.

The second tutorial is an introduction to Kerberos authentication, with emphasis on its use in AFS. Kerberos is the de-facto standard computer network authentication protocol, deployed by Microsoft, Sun, Apple, and others.

The three-day workshop features status reports from various AFS/Kerberos developers, and a series of papers presented by experts in specific topics of AFS development, deployment, administration, and use. Q/A sessions typically follow the presentations, as well as much discussion during breaks. The workshop also traditionally features a banquet, sponsored by industry vendors. Attendees benefit primarily from learning how other users are using AFS, in what the direction OpenAFS is going, and of the commercial users and commercial products that support AFS.

This is the fifth BPW. In the past, about a third of the attendees are international, mostly from western Europe; for this conference the organizers are expecting perhaps 50% international. Approximately half of all attendees are from educational institutions, the balance being government agencies and corporations, and very few students or private individuals.

This Best Practices Workshop (BPW) is a gathering of AFS & Kerberos users and administrators, novices and experts and everyone in between. This is of interest to:

* Everyone interested in deploying a globally accessible file system
* Everyone interested in learning more about real world usage of Kerberos authentication in single realm and federated single sign-on environments
* Everyone who wants to share their knowledge and experience with other members of the AFS and Kerberos communities
* Everyone who wants to find out the latest developments affecting AFS and Kerberos
See also http://web.njit.edu/all_topics/AFS/bpw/

Lessons from the Pioneers: Finding and Eliminating Security Flaws in Web and other Applications.

Organizations will share the lessons learned in their application security initiatives. Case studies in application security initiatives will be presented and dozens of questions will be answered.
Organizations that deploy web applications are facing a massive escalation in attacks by organized crime groups from Eastern Europe and Asia. Beginning two years ago, these criminal groups targeted applications instead of operating systems, because they discovered that around 70% of all web applications had security flaws...and now 80% of new malware is focused on the application layer. Applications have become the easier attack target. With that change, the criminals added a new security challenge—not only must corporations and schools and governments ensure secure configuration and effective patch management, now they must also ensure the applications they deploy have no security flaws. The SANS WhatWorks in Application Security Summit 2008 brings together the pioneers who have already faced the application security problem. If you are spending or about to spend a lot of money and want to make sure the investment actually improves security these are real users who can tell you what works and what doesn’t.

The only place to get...deep, dark secrets from the best minds in the world. Tough lessons from real enterprises...what really works (and what doesn’t). Hands-on experience with top vendors...answers to the hard questions.

Penetration and Ethical Hacking

To secure their infrastructure and meet compliance requirements, enterprises increasingly rely on comprehensive penetration testing and vulnerability assessments. Various regulations, the Payment Card Industry standards, and basic due diligence require finding security flaws through the use of assessment and penetration testing methods before malicious attackers find them. But, without skilled personnel, a professional and repeatable process, and trustworthy tools, penetration testing is a shot in the dark and could be dangerous to enterprise operations. The SANS Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking Summit brings together industry leaders to help enterprises get the most out of their penetration testing. We'll discuss the latest processes and technologies for effective vulnerability discovery and remediation throughout an enterprise. In a series of highly interactive sessions, expert penetration testers and enterprise personnel will share lessons learned from the trenches with the goal of helping others improve their testing operations. Detailed Q&A sessions will let attendees grill the experts to get deep into policy, process, and technical aspects of testing. Several case studies will illustrate best practices as well as techniques to avoid. Vendor shoot-outs provide an opportunity to ask hard questions to determine which tools best meet business and technical requirements. Whether your organization performs penetration testing in-house or relies on third-party testing companies, this SANS Summit will help you maximize the value of your testing budget.

What Will You Learn at the Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking Summit?

1. Methods for ensuring comprehensive, repeatable tests and assessments.
2. Real-world testing techniques from industry-recognized experts to find vulnerabilities while minimizing the chance of disruption of target systems.
3. Details about products and free tools that should be on your short list for use in effective penetration testing and vulnerability assessments.
4. An understanding of the various components of comprehensive testing, including network and web application analysis.
5. Lessons learned from tests in large- and medium-scale environments.
6. Practices of penetration testing pioneers that push the envelope in developing new tools and techniques for finding flaws.
7. Current trends in malicious attacks and how our penetration testing processes must adapt based on them.

Portal 2007 Conference is behind us now, and it is time to start the planning process for Portal 2008 Conference: measurement & assessment. While very few documented assessments of portals have taken place, we wanted to focus the conference on coming up with ways to measure and assess the effectiveness of the portal.

The Open Conference on Technology in Education
Submit your proposal now.

Join other educators, developers, and innovators from across the nation and beyond in this two-day conference devoted to the exchange and development of information, best practices, and new ideas.

TTIX is an open conference that encourages free access to presentation information and materials, and facilitates the sharing of knowledge. Registration for this conference is and always will be FREE.

Sharpen your management and security skills at SANS Rocky Mountain Bootcamp 2008, June 8-13, in Denver, Colorado! Senior members of the SANS faculty will be in Denver to teach a wide variety of SANS' most popular courses including the following:

•Security 401: SANS Security Essentials Bootcamp Style. Instructor: Marc Sachs
•Security 504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling. Instructor: John Strand
•Security 508: System Forensics, Investigation & Response. Instructor: Michael Murr
•Security 502: Perimeter Protection In-Depth. Instructor: Chris Brenton
•Management 414: SANS® +S™ Training Program for the CISSP® Certification Exam. Instructor: Eric Cole
•Management 411: SANS 17799/27001 Security & Audit Framework. Instructor: Dave Hoelzer

Register by May 1 and receive a $250 tuition fee discount! Also, the special SANS room rate at the Sheraton Denver West hotel will be available through May 16, so mark your calendar and get the most out of your training dollars.

When you attend SANS Rocky Mountain Bootcamp 2008, you will see the SANS promise in action - what you learn in the classroom you will able to use immediately upon returning to the office. Here's what some of our students have to say:

'The course is priceless. There's no other place where you can pick at the brain of a seasoned security expert for a week!' - Robert Sukhwani, SAIC

‘The best overall comprehensive course I have ever taken. The instructor was awesome. Great experience, great information.’ - Susan Riedel, Wells Fargo Bank

With a reputation for being the most trusted source for information security training and an eagerness to help you meet your training objectives, SANS is the best choice for IT security education. So let your colleagues and friends know about SANS Rocky Mountain Bootcamp 2008. We look forward to seeing you all in Denver!

When it comes to ensuring that higher education institutions are taking advantage of the latest technologies to delivery instruction and manage facilities, individuals attending the EduComm Conference are ahead of the game. From smart classrooms to lecture capture systems to distance learning, EduComm at InfoComm provides administrators with the latest insights into modern technologies and their implementation within higher education. Keynote speakers David Pogue, New York Times personal technology columnist, and Gary Kayye, founder of rAVe Publications and chief visionary at Kayye Consulting, will entertain as they share a vision for excellence in higher education.

Many of educationʼs most important commercial providers such as, Dell, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Novell, SUN and Sungard have evolved over the past ten years to include Open Source Software (OSS) as part of their core business. Complimenting these, is an ever-increasing list of new, open source specifi c service providers such as CampusEAI, Moodlerooms,
rSmart and Unicon to name a few. Services from these commercial providers extend beyond simple distribution to include standard service and support models and even actual code development.

Considering this expanding market, how will campuses respond?

Join us at the 2-3-98 Conference as we engage in an open and honest discussion with peer institutions about the decision-making behind their
adoption of open source tools, how these tools fulfill actual needs on campus and how these applications are supported internally, through traditional open source communities of collaboration and even
with commercial service providers.

FIRST is the premier organization and recognized global leader in incident response. Attendance will include representatives from the more than 180 member teams of FIRST including Merrill Lynch, Cisco, Microsoft, Deutsche Bank, Symantec, Citigroup, Siemens, HP, Goldman Sachs, CERT/CC, British Telecom, and Oxford University to name a few. You do not need to be a member of FIRST to attend or sponsor.

SSWUG.org presents the SQL Server Virtual Conference II Designed to bring useful technical sessions to your desktop along with the ability to interact with speakers and exhibitors in a lively forum where your questions will be answered during presentations or post-session.

Join SANS as we make a trip to Canberra, Australia, on 30 June - 5 July 2008! In SANS tradition, we offer you a classic selection of hands-on training that is relevant to the challenges you face each day as an information security professional or manager. Australian, Mark Hofman will be teaching at this event along with other popular SANS instructors.

SEC401: SANS Security Essentials Bootcamp Style
SEC504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling
SEC508: Systems Forensics, Investigation & Response
AUD507: Auditing Networks, Perimeters & Systems

Canberra is full of fantastic experiences for visitors and residents alike. Set within leafy surrounds, this capital city is home to many national monuments, museums, and attractions. Classes will be held at the newly renovated National Convention Centre, home of the Royal Theatre, in Canberra. This contemporary facility places you close to accommodations as well as stylish restaurants, shops, and entertainment.

Tuition fee discounts are available — the earlier you register, the greater your savings will be. So, click on the link and check out our website, read through the course descriptions, make your selections, and register today!

SANS is the most trusted source for information security training worldwide. Don't miss this opportunity to receive some of the best computer and internet security training available.

Here's what Australian alumni of SANS programs have said:
‘Great hands-on work in the class. Rarely would you get such practical exposure elsewhere!’ - Tony Bakas, Australian Taxation Office

‘Excellent treatment of network security. The most valuable course I have taken.’ - Andrew Ryan, Australian Taxation Office

With the SANS reputation and an eagerness to help you meet your training objectives, SANS is the best choice for IT security education. Let your colleagues and friends know about SANS Canberra 2008. We look forward to seeing you there!

Using technology to develop integrated student systems and services is critical to the success and survival of today's modern university.

The AACRAO Technology Conference brings together technology practitioners and managers from the offices of:

* Admissions
* Bursar
* Enrollment management
* Financial aid
* Registration
* Central IT departments supporting student services

More than 500 participants come to share ideas, information, and solutions on the practical application of technology in support of student services .

ICICTE 2008 will seek to address the many challenges and new directions presented by technological innovations in educational settings. This call is for papers for plenary sessions examining the theoretical and practical applications of technology in education at all levels in both the public and private sectors.

Thematic streams will include alternative processes, procedures, techniques and tools for creating learning environments appropriate for the twenty-first century. Conference themes include:
 Political economy and educational technology: Intersections
 Institutional and national responses to technological change
 The architecture of learning; accessibility; the evolution of the classroom
 Pedagogy in the evolving tech environment
 Informal and formal adult education
 Multi-grade education
 Instructional design and delivery; evaluation and assessment
 Strategies and tools for teaching and learning, simulations and gaming
 Effects on training institutions and industry
 Impacts on educational institutions: effects on faculty, staff, administration, and
students; curriculum and program development
 Intellectual property
 Ethical considerations in the use of information technology in teaching and learning
 The internationalization of institutions and of education
 Open/Distance learning
 Building communities of teachers/educators; cooperative learning
 Teacher training
 The use of technology in education to promote democratic ideals, freedom, equality.

All proposals and papers are peer reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee. If you wish to present at ICICTE 2008 submit your proposal to Nancy Pyrini at nancypyrini@icicte.org by February 21, 2008.

Each proposal will be double-blind reviewed by the Scientific Committee. Notification on whether the proposal has been accepted will be sent by February 28, 2008.
Papers presented at the conference will be published in the proceedings under the title Information Communication Technologies in Education.
With the keynote speaker, plenary sessions, workshops, and forums examining the integration of technology into all facets of education, the conference will provide participants with a forum for intensive interdisciplinary interaction and collegial debate. Those attending ICICTE 2008 will leave with an excellent overview of current thinking and practices in applications of technology to education.

SANS Security Leadership Essentials For Managers with Knowledge Compression™

This completely updated course is designed to empower advancing managers who want to get up to speed fast on information security issues and terminology. You don't just learn about security, you learn how to manage security. Lecture sections are intense; the most common student comment is that it's like drinking from a fire hose. The diligent manager will learn vital, up-to-date knowledge and skills required to supervise the security component of any information technology project. Additionally, the course has been engineered to incorporate the NIST Special Papers 800 guidance so that it can be particularly useful to US Government managers and supporting contractors.

Essentials topics covered in this management course include: Network Fundamentals and Applications, Power, Cooling and Safety, Architectural Approaches to Defense in Depth, Cyber Attacks, Vulnerability Assessment and Management, Security Policies, Contingency and Continuity Planning, Awareness Management, Risk Management Analysis, Incident Handling, Web Application Security, Offensive and Defensive Information Warfare, culminating with our Management Practicum. Only SANS top instructors are invited to teach this course and you will be able to put what you learn into practice, the day you get back into the office.

TEACH!, a conference for faculty and other professionals concerned with technology integration, will be hosted on the University of New Hampshire Durham campus July 15 through 18, 2008. TEACH! is based on UNH's successful Faculty Instructional Technology Summer Institute , now in its seventh year. Over 140 UNH faculty have attended FITSI and are now implementing innovative approaches to technology-assisted learning in their classrooms.

TEACH! will use the three core concepts of engagement, assessment, and communication to address key technology-integration challenges. The conference will engage faculty and instructional design professionals in a dialog about instructional technologies in a supportive environment where the focus remains on teaching. The three-and-a-half day program, facilitated by UNH faculty and academic technology specialists, includes a mix of panel discussions, core sessions, focus groups, and intensive hands-on workshops that will encourage participants to relate technology tools to specific teaching and learning objectives and examine techniques that can increase the positive impact of technology in the classroom.

TEACH! will take place at the New England Center for Continuing Education. Registration is now open online (https://www.events.unh.edu/register.shtml?event_id=4273). Please visit our Web site (http://cis.unh.edu/teach) for more information about TEACH! or contact Dr. Laurel Warren Trufant (L.Trufant@unh.edu, 603-862-4394).

Gather with higher education planners from around the world and the campus to discuss technology focused topics and much more.

Early-bird deadline is May 9, 2008!

eduWeb believes in "meeting ... sharing ... exploring ... (and) learning" from the marketing and development professionals who plan it, to put on a premier and balanced conference for all higher ed professionals who strategize, decide, create and/or develop their institution's or department's website.

The attackers have changed the rules again — using old tools in new ways, and new tools for which your defenses have to be re-tuned and updated. Incident handlers and experts from the SANS Internet Storm Center are coming together this summer to present briefings on the most important of the new attack techniques. Please join this team for SANSFIRE 2008 in Washington, DC, July 23-31. You'll also find over forty of SANS top-rated courses: from penetration testing to hacker exploits to security management, wireless, forensics, secure coding, and more.

The Internet Storm Center knows about more than the vulnerabilities. Because the Infosec community shares an unprecedented amount of information with the Internet Storm Center, evening talks at SANSFIRE 2008 will provide extraordinary insights into actual attacks that have taken place. These special presentations are free to everyone who attends one of the courses at SANSFIRE 2008. You'll learn about current threats — and, how the Internet Storm Center can help you in your fight against these threats.

The Internet Storm Center's success is largely because the defensive Infosec community shares information to make our world better. Nothing fosters information sharing and trust building better than face-to-face meetings like SANSFIRE 2008. Again, several of our incident handlers will be present at this event, giving you unprecedented opportunities to get to know these fantastic people.

The course schedule for SANSFIRE 2008 features a full lineup of SANS classics in the disciplines of audit, security, management and legal. We've also rolled out new courses with a focus on penetration testing, malware analysis and removal, and secure coding. All SANS courses directly address the kinds of incidents reported by the Internet Storm Center in their daily diaries. And, it's a SANS promise that what you learn you'll be able to apply immediately back at the office. Last year's SANSFIRE attendees told us:

‘Just absolutely mind blowing.’ - Hank Watson, NG

‘I was excited to come to SANSFIRE, but this blew my expectations out of the water; the best coverage ever.’ - M. Ortega

AT SANFIRE 2008, you'll have far more than just training opportunities. This is also the place to meet other information security professionals, discuss new products with vendors, participate in online challenges, and listen to world-class guest speakers. Our downtown conference location also has easy access to all of the monuments, museums, and government buildings that offer many days of sightseeing for spouses and kids.

Make your travel and training plans early. Discounted room rates are available for SANS students through July 9. Plus, register for SANSFIRE 2008 by June 11, and you can receive a $250 tuition fee discount.

You won't want to miss this important industry event.

Campus Technology 2008, the 15th annual higher education technology conference and expo will open at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, MA on July 28. This year’s conference, which runs through July 31, focuses on “Web 2.0,” and the cutting-edge communication and collaboration technologies that facilitate creativity, information sharing and community. Under the theme “Welcome to Next-Gen.Edu,” all workshops, general sessions and special MIT campus tours will focus on the applications, software and services that are revolutionizing education throughout the campus.

Breakout sessions presented by experts who have pioneered the educational use of next-gen technologies will provide in-depth explorations and analyses of the latest tools for instruction and administration and show how they are working right now on campuses. Five separate tracks allow attendees to personalize their conference experience by choosing the sessions most relevant to their work and campus initiatives.

Other outstanding features of this year’s conference include a keynote address by outspoken and visionary campus technology leader Adrian Sannier of Arizona State University, special guided tours of educational technology projects at MIT, and an exhibit hall showcasing the latest software, hardware and services from top technology vendors.

The Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, site of this year’s conference, is located less than three miles from Logan International Airport, and is either within walking distance or a short “T” ride of many of Boston’s most popular attractions.

Registration for the Campus Technology 2008 is now open, with complete program information available online at www.campustechnology.com/summer08

The Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning is recognized as one of the premier events on distance education. The conference gathers approximately 1,000 educators, trainers, managers, and designers from throughout the world who are involved in distance teaching/training programs.

Call for Proposals is open now through January 15, 2008. Submit your proposal online at www.uwex.edu/disted/conference

SANS is pleased to announce SANS Boston 2008, August 11-16, where we'll be providing exceptional computer and Internet security training. Managers and hands-on technical staff at all levels will want to attend this important industry event.

SANS Boston 2008 features these top-rated courses:
•Security 560: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking
•Management 414: SANS® +S™ Training Program for the CISSP® Certification Exam
•MGT512: SANS Security Leadership Essentials for Managers with Knowledge Compression™
•SEC401: SANS Security Essentials Bootcamp Style
•Security 508: System Forensics, Investigation & Response
•SEC617: Assessing and Securing Wireless Networks

With a reputation for being the most trusted source for information security training and an eagerness to help you meet your training objectives, SANS is the best choice for IT security education.

‘SANS provides by far the most in-depth security training with the true experts in the field as instructors.’ - Mark Smith, Costco Wholesale

‘If you want training from the trusted source for information security, go straight to SANS’. - Tracey Pintell-Quade, Eagan, McAllister Associates, Inc.

The Hyatt Regency Cambridge along the Charles River is the location for this event. SANS has arranged for discounted room rates available through July 20 which include high-speed Internet access in your room.

Convenient to downtown Boston or trendy Cambridge, you'll enjoy the sites and sounds of this historic area with its many universities, cultural events, and fantastic nightlife.

Register by July 2 and receive a $250 tuition fee discount! Start making your training and travel plans now and let your colleagues and friends know about SANS Boston 2008. We look forward to seeing you there.

SANS is pleased to announce SANS Virginia Beach 2008, August 21-29, 2008, where we’ll be providing thirteen courses designed to keep you up to date with today’s changing IT environments. Managers and hands-on technical staff at all levels will want to attend this important industry event.

SANS Virginia Beach 2008 features these top-rated courses:

SEC560: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking
SEC504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling
SEC401: SANS Security Essentials Bootcamp Style
SEC508: Computer Forensics, Investigation, and Response
MGT512: SANS Security Leadership Essentials For Managers with Knowledge Compression™
SEC309: Intro to Information Security
SEC334: SANS Training for the CompTIA Security+ Certification
NEW! SEC542: Web Application Penetration Testing in-Depth
SEC522: Defending Web Applications 3-Day Course
NEW! MGT431: Secure Web Services for Managers 2-Day Course
NEW! SEC537: Identifying and Removing Malware 2-Day Course
NEW! SEC540: VoIP Security 2-Day Course
NEW! SEC538: Web Application Penetration Testing Fundamentals

Have you been waiting for the perfect location to attend SANS training? Bring the entire family to the Sheraton Oceanfront for SANS Virginia Beach 2008. Register by July 9, 2008 and receive a $350 tuition fee discount. This event has a history of filling up quickly, so register today to join us at SANS Virginia Beach 2008!

ELI conducts in-depth workshops on two topics each year. Focus sessions help participants develop a deeper understanding of a topic and gain practical knowledge that can be applied on campus. As with the Annual Meeting, institutions are encouraged to facilitate this process through team participation.

The purpose of the conference is to encourage an international dialogue on topics related to research in access, developmental education, learning assistance, and diversity in postsecondary education that promotes current research in the field, research-based classroom techniques, current instructional methods, asessment instruments, research activity, and professional networking.

The Consortium of College and University Media Centers, is a dynamic organization whose mission is to provide leadership and a forum for information exchange. Our members are the providers of media and technology support for quality teaching and learning at higher education institutions. The over 750 members represent all sizes of institutions in higher education that provide media/instructional technology-related support services, as well as companies providing related products.

A conference created just for higher education Web professionals, HighEdWeb is perfect for Web developers, marketers, designers, writers, managers and all team members in-between who want to explore the unique Web issues facing colleges and universities.

The program, “Interaction, Ideas, Inspiration,” will include preconference seminars; track and poster sessions; small group meetings; and corporate exhibits, presentations, and workshops. There’s a reason the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference has been called “the best conference for higher education information technology professionals, hands down.” Join us to network and learn with others who use, manage, or lead information technology in higher education. You’ll return to campus recharged and primed with useful information and contacts.

This year's program will follow these tracks:
* Emerging Technologies and Practices
* Enterprise Information Systems and Services
* Information Futures For Access, Digital Content, and Libraries
* Leadership, Management, Planning, and Partnerships
* Networking, Infrastructure, and Advanced Computing
* Protecting the Data: Security, Policy, and Privacy
* Teaching and Learning
* User Services

Distance learning is one of the most talked-about topics today in higher education and corporate training. Asynchronous learning is the fastest-growing approach to distance learning. This conference, which will provide the latest information on asynchronous learning programs, processes, packages, and protocols, is geared to both experienced professionals and interested newcomers to online learning who hail from a variety of work sectors, including higher education, continuing education, business, government, health care, professional associations, and nonprofit organizations. It is especially designed to meet the needs of: College-level faculty and administrators, Instructional technology and media professionals, Instructional designers, Trainers in public and private sector organizations.
The Call for Papers is open now through April 11, 2008. For registration, to submit a proposal or for more information please visit the ALN site, http://www.aln.ucf.edu.

The shifting sands of the Sonoran desert make the perfect setting for WCET’s 20th anniversary conference celebrating e-learning’s major contributions over the last two decades and its bright potential for further transforming higher education in the years ahead. In this era of accelerating change driven by new technologies and the creative genius of individuals who apply them, we must be bold in our search for best practices, in questioning common practices and in embracing new ways that e-learning and associated policies and services can erase academe’s limitations and increase its contribution to the world.

Jointly sponsored by the Faculty of Lee College, Distance Education, Chief Academic Officer and the Office of Information Technology

Learning takes place in many locations and within the context of a variety of forums. Instructors are challenged on a daily basis to find innovative ways of enhancing the net generation of students learning experiences. This conference will explore and showcase excellence and innovation in teaching that facilitates student learning. We are very excited that Dr. Mark David Milliron, President and CEO of Catalyze Learning International will be our Keynote Speaker! If you are interested in submitting a proposal to present the deadline is May, 15, 2008. You can submit a proposal for the in the following areas: innovative use of a learning technique or methodology, adaptation of technologies, innovative course design, case studies and learning and assessment. Presentations can be given in one of three formats: individual, panel discussion or poster. Your proposal (limited to no more than 350 words) will serve as your presentation abstract on the conference web site. We also have a limited number of exhibitor space available. If you are interested in participating as an exhibitor contact Mrs. Patty Sanchez at 281-425-6451 for more information.

During this first-ever conference on classroom response systems, you'll hear from Dr. Timothy Stelzer, inventor of the iClicker, and Dr. Douglas Duncan, author of Clickers in the Classroom. The conference also features 16 concurrent sessions covering 4 academic disciplines. Discover how new innovations in classroom response system technology can lead to improvements in critical thinking, engagement, assessment, and evaluation. Register soon, as a sell-out is expected!

ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN is the largest global e-learning conference for the corporate, education and public service sectors. The annual event offers a forum for e-learning experts, experienced users, and apprentices from all over the world to exchange ideas and make contacts. Over 2000 delegates from more than 90 countries attend the conference, making ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN the most comprehensive annual meeting place for e-learning and distance education professionals. Participants of the conference are high-level decision makers from education, business and government sectors, the three areas driving e-learning adoption and innovation. The accompanying exhibition gives international providers the opportunity to demonstrate their products, tools and services.

Each year in late January, the ELI community comes together to explore, network, and grow. A combination of plenary presentations, interactive sessions, and workshops - plus plenty of time to visit with colleagues - ensures that the ELI Annual Meeting brings lasting value to participants. ELI also encourages institutions to maximize the value they receive from the conference by sending institutional teams. Team participation facilitates shared learning and enhances the potential for collaborative initiatives back on campus based on ideas gained at the meeting.

The event will provide a venue for educational technology researchers to present formal papers in wide variety of educational technology areas. The registration fee for the Symposium also will entitle Symposium registrants to attend the TCEA Annual Convention and Exposition, Accelerate Technology, February 2-6, 2009, at no extra cost.

Paper length: Four-eight single spaced pages. A paper longer than eight pages will be returned to its author for editing and may not be published in the proceedings. An abstract by itself will not be considered.

Presentation time: 20 minutes for each paper, including Q&A. Presentations will be grouped together by areas of interest and the presentation group will be assigned time slots of appropriate length.

AV equipment provided: PC with speakers, LCD Projector, Internet and microphone. The PC will have MS Office (including PowerPoint) installed and will contain a DVD drive and USB port. NO overhead projector or Apple computer will be provided. Presenters may use their own laptop computers.

Other information: Papers should consist of original (not previously published) or reported research on any and all aspects of Educational Technology. Papers will be peer reviewed using a double-blind referee process.

Conference Proceedings Publication: Accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings book. These papers will serve as a source of information for educational technology research. Selected papers may be invited to be published in the TechEdge, TCEA’s quarterly journal. Authors of accepted papers are required to register for the symposium and present their papers in order to have their papers published in the Conference Proceedings publication.

Possible paper topics include, but are not limited to:


Applying New Technologies
Best Practices
Collaborative Learning
Community Building
Computer Science Education
Content Development
Courseware Development
Cultural Attitudes and Technology Acceptance
Curriculum and Instructional Design
Cyber Safety
Digital Libraries
Distance Education/Learning
E-learning
Emerging/Innovative Technologies
Ethical/Legal/Social Issues
Evaluation and Assessment
Games and Simulations in Education
Gender and Diversity Issues
Infrastructure
International Challenges
Leadership in Educational Technology
Learning Outcomes
Mobile Devices
Mobile Learning
Multimedia
Online Learning
Open Source
Partnerships
Policy and Law
Staff Development
Student Learning
Virtual Universities
Web-based Instruction
Women in Technology
Deadline for paper submission: An electronic copy (Microsoft Word format) of the paper must be sent to cravey@tcea.org as an e-mail attachment no later than August 1, 2008. Papers are required to use American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines EXCEPT the paper will be single spaced. Additional format: single column, no page numbers, no footnotes, references included at end of paper. An Abstract is required.

Deadline for revisions: Any revisions to an accepted paper must be sent to cravey@tcea.org no later than November 1, 2008 (Microsoft Word format, e-mail attachment). The deadline allows time for authors make any necessary changes to their papers as a result of the review process.

Timeline:

Paper submission August 1, 2008
Papers sent to reviewers September 1, 2008
Reviews of papers due October 1, 2008
Final paper submission November 1, 2008
Registration (for inclusion of paper in proceedings) December 1, 2008
Educational Technology Research Symposium February 3, 2009

Want to help? If you are willing to volunteer to be a reviewer for conference paper submissions, please contact one of the Conference Chairs, Dr. John Thompson, at thompsjt@buffalostate.edu or Dr. Stephen Rainwater, at Steve_Rainwater@uttyler.edu. Full details will be sent to you.