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John J. Suess

John J. Suess
Vice President of Information Technology/CIO
Baltimore, Maryland
UNITED STATES

John J. Suess

Biography

Jack Suess is VP of Information Technology and CIO at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). He spent the first 17 years leading the systems programming and network engineering group, was named director in 1997 and CIO in 2001. During his tenure at UMBC he has led projects that developed the campus network and system infrastructure on campus, identity management and single sign-on, and is presently focused on support for cyber infrastructure and the campus ERP implementation. He was principal investigator for UMBC’s vBNS award and served on a number of NSF panels. He is an active participant in the Internet2 middleware initiative, and was co-chair of the EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Security Task Force from 2003-2006. He presently chairs the REN-ISAC Executive Advisory Group, serves on the InCommon Steering Committee, and is a member of the Internet2 Applications, Middleware, and Services Council (AMSAC).

Publications

Publications
EDUCAUSE Review
January 2005

Presentations

Recent Presentations
EventSessionDate
EDUCAUSE 2009 Face-to-Face ConferenceFederated Identity and InCommon: Making Sense for the Bottom Line11/06/2009
EDUCAUSE 2009 Face-to-Face ConferenceA Vision for Identity and Access Management in Higher Education11/06/2009
EDUCAUSE 2009 Face-to-Face ConferenceSeminar 13A - Identity Management for CIOs: Leveraging Federations11/06/2009
EDUCAUSE 2009 Face-to-Face ConferenceCloud Computing: Services, Economics, and Impacts - Sponsored by Cisco Systems, An EDUCAUSE Gold Partner11/06/2009
Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2009Seminar 2 - Leveraging Identity Management for Privacy, Security, and Compliance<br><b>PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee are required to attend this seminar.</b>01/09/2009
Cybersecurity Summit 2008 for NSF Large Research FacilitiesCommunity Updates05/08/2008
Security Professionals Conference 2008Bridging Security and Identity Management: Can't We Just Get Along?05/06/2008
2008 CAMP: Bridging Security and Identity ManagementBridging Security and Identity Management 02/15/2008
EDUCAUSE 2007Seminar 11A - Securing Your Campus: What Every CIO Should Be Doing<br><b>PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.</b>10/26/2007
2007 CAMP Shibboleth: Flexible Web-based Authen and AuthorManagement Discussion for Deployed Campuses: Attribute Delivery06/27/2007
2007 CAMP Shibboleth: Flexible Web-based Authen and AuthorShibboleth and Federated Environments06/27/2007
Cybersecurity Summit 2007 for NSF Large Research FacilitiesWelcome and Introduction02/23/2007
Net@EDU Annual Member Meeting 2007Higher Education-Industry Collaborations to Improve Security02/08/2007
EDUCAUSE 2006Seminar 14A - Enterprise Security Planning for CIOs<br><b>PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.</b>10/12/2006
EDUCAUSE 2006EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer & Network Security Task Force (Open Meeting)10/12/2006
EDUCAUSE 2006Security Incidents and the Privacy of Personal Information10/12/2006
EDUCAUSE 2006Security Discussion Group10/12/2006
Seminars on Academic Computing 2006eAuthentication08/09/2006
Enterprise Technology Conference 2006Enterprise-Wide Security05/25/2006
Security Professionals Conference 2006EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force04/12/2006
Security Professionals Conference 2006EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force04/12/2006
Security Professionals Conference 2006Welcome and Introductions04/12/2006
2006 CAMP: Leveraging Campus Auth Across BoundariesThe Changing Landscape: External Drivers, Risks, and Rewards for Interboundary Authentication02/10/2006
EDUCAUSE 2005Creating Executive Awareness About Information Security10/21/2005
EDUCAUSE 2005Seminar 15A - Cybersecurity Issues for Higher Education CIOs<br><b>PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.</b>10/21/2005
EDUCAUSE 2005EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer & Network Security Task Force (Open Meeting)10/21/2005
EDUCAUSE 2005Security Discussion Group10/21/2005
Security Professionals Conference 2005EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force 04/05/2005
Security Professionals Conference 2005EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force04/05/2005
Midwest Regional Conference 2005Seminar 02A - Effective Cybersecurity Practices for Higher Education <br><b>PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee are required to attend this seminar.</b> 03/23/2005
Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2005Open Source01/14/2005
EDUCAUSE 2004Seminar 13A - Security and Identity Management for Small Colleges<br><b>PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.</b>10/22/2004
EDUCAUSE 2004EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer & Network Security Task Force (Open Meeting)10/22/2004
EDUCAUSE 2004Security Discussion Group10/22/2004
Security Professionals WorkshopSEM02P - Information Security Risk Evaluation
PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.
05/18/2004
Security Professionals WorkshopWelcome and Introductions05/18/2004
2004 CAMP WorkshopSem01F - Identity Management Workshop
PLEASE NOTE: Registration for the Identity Management pre-workshop tutorial is now closed. We have reached the maximum number of attendees.
02/06/2004
Net@EDU Annual Member Meeting 2004Security Architecture and Advanced Networks02/03/2004
Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2004Identity Management01/15/2004
Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2004Seminar 4A - Effective Security Practices
PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.
01/15/2004
EDUCAUSE 2003Seminar 14P - The Security Conundrum for Higher Education: How to Balance Securing Our Networks While Maintaining the Openness of the Academy
PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.
11/07/2003
EDUCAUSE 2003Identity Management11/07/2003
Seminars on Academic Computing 2003Implementing Single Sign-On Technologies for Campus Portals08/06/2003
2003 CAMP Workshop - TempeManagement Issues: Talk with the Experts02/07/2003
2003 CAMP Workshop - TempeImplementation Case Studies Panel02/07/2003
2003 CAMP Workshop - TempeAddressing Business Processes: Customer Needs and Choosing the First Applications02/07/2003
Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2003Case Study: UMBC Directory Deployment01/17/2003
Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2003Small Colleges and Middleware01/17/2003
EDUCAUSE 2002Seminar 15P - Middleware Planning and Deployment 102: Mapping Out Your Strategy
PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.
10/04/2002
Seminars on Academic Computing 2002Project Management for Enterprise Directories08/07/2002
EDUCAUSE 2001Seminar 5F - Developing a Campus Security Plan
PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.
10/31/2001
Southeast Regional Conference 2001Preconference Seminar 2P - Security 101 for CIOs06/29/2001
CUMREC 2001Using Directory Services for Application Information05/16/2001
EDUCAUSE 2000Early Adopters Report: The Coordinated Schools10/13/2000
EDUCAUSE 2000MyUMBC: Lessons Learned in Developing a Campus Web Portal10/13/2000

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EDUCAUSE 2009 Program CommitteeMember20092010
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