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ACTI members meet in-person annually at ACTI member meetings. In addition, ACTI working groups often meet in person at EDUCAUSE annual conferences, in addition to leading sessions on topics related to their work. ACTI also hosts open webinars called ACTI Conversations, which provide members with an opportunity to learn about and discuss relevant topics.
Past Meetings
ACTI at EDUCAUSE 2012
ACTI held a series of meetings and presentations at the 2012 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, held November 6-9 in Denver, CO. Find out more in the ACTI Update: Meeting Report and below.
Tuesday, November 6
- 1 – 2:30 p.m.: ACTI Update
Convention Center, Meeting Room 205
See the ACTI Update: Meeting Report
During this all-ACTI meeting, hear short updates from each of the ACTI working groups about their work thus far in 2012 and where they will be focusing next. This session is open to anyone interested in learning more about ACTI.
- Working Group Meetings
- 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.: ACTI Communication, Collaboration, and Mobility (ACTI-CCM) Meeting
Convention Center, Meeting Room 205
Please note that the group will join the ACTI Update from 1 – 2:30 p.m.View the ACTI-CCM Agenda
- 8-8:15 a.m.: Welcome and Introductions
- 8:15-9:45 a.m.: Unified Communications
This session will look at the current state of unified communications in higher education. Speakers will discuss latest technology trends, use cases of current/recent UC deployments, and more. - 9:45-10:15 a.m.: Break
- 10:15-11:45 a.m.: Emergency Communications Management & The Clery Act
In this session, ACTI-CCM co-chair Mark Katsouros will lead discussion of recent updates in emergency communications management, focusing on emergency notification systems (ENS), and implications of the Clery Act for emergency communications and beyond. - 11:45 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.: Lunch
- 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: ACTI Update
During this all-ACTI meeting, hear short updates from each of the ACTI working groups about their work thus far in 2012 and where they will be focusing next. This session is open to anyone interested in learning more about ACTI. - 2:30-2:45 p.m.: Break
- 2:45-3:45 p.m.: DAS Focus
Panel discussion on current issues, trends, and installations of DAS. We will also provide opportunities for discussion on a recently published report on DAS from ACTI-CCM. - 3:45-4:45 p.m.: WHAMP
An open discussion among attendees on “What’s Happening At My Place” with respect to the technologies discussed today and CCM technologies in general. Facilitator: Steve Updegrove - 4:45-5 p.m.: Wrap-Up
- 3 – 5 p.m.: ACTI Campus Cyberinfrastructure (ACTI-CCI) Meeting
Convention Center, Meeting Room 202
Google Doc: http://tinyurl.com/acti-cci-nov6
Please note that the group will join the ACTI Update from 1 – 2:30 p.m. In addition, the ACTI-DM and ACTI-CCI groups will meet together from 4:30-5 p.m. to discuss the latest ACTI-CCI focus topic, Big Data. - 3 – 5 p.m.: ACTI Data Management (ACTI-DM) Meeting
Convention Center, Meeting Room 708
Please note that the group will join the ACTI Update from 1 – 2:30 p.m. In addition, the ACTI-DM and ACTI-CCI groups will meet together from 4:30-5 p.m. to discuss the latest ACTI-CCI focus topic, Big Data. - 3 – 5 p.m.: ACTI Mobile Web Frameworks (ACTI-MWF) Meeting
Convention Center, Meeting Room 606
Please note that the group will join the ACTI Update from 1 – 2:30 p.m. - 3 – 5 p.m.: ACTI Optimizing Computing Infrastructure (ACTI-OCI) Meeting
Convention Center, Meeting Room 608
Please note that the group will join the ACTI Update from 1 – 2:30 p.m.
- 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.: ACTI Communication, Collaboration, and Mobility (ACTI-CCM) Meeting
- 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.: ACTI Reception
Aspen Suite, Denver Hyatt Colorado Convention Center
Wednesday, November 7
- 11:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: ACTI-MWF Presents a Higher Education Guide to Mobile Web Frameworks and Strategies
Mile High Ballroom 1D-F
Speakers: Mojgan Amini (University of California, San Diego - ACTI-MWF Co-chair), Rose Rocchio (University of California, Los Angeles - ACTI-MWF Co-chair), Lori Tirpak (Oakland University), and Christopher Ward (Kennesaw State University)
- 1:45 – 2:30 p.m.: ACTI Meet & Greet
Location: EDUCAUSE Central
ACTI Program Manager Karen Wetzel will be at EDUCAUSE Central to answer questions about ACTI. Come by and say hello!
Thursday, November 8
- 4:30 – 5:20 p.m.: Supporting Research Through the Development of a Data Management Plan Service
Mile High Ballroom 4C/4D
Speakers: Mike Fary (University of Chicago) and Kim Owen (North Dakota State University). Mike and Kim are members of the ACTI Data Management subgroup on Data Management Plans.
ACTI 2012 Meeting
The ACTI 2012 Meeting took place January 10–12 on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, CA and was held in conjunction with the Common Solutions Group. This joint meeting will enable the two groups to explore issues of common interest as well as encourage communication between members of both initiatives.
ACTI at EDUCAUSE 2011 (October 2011)
- ACTI Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CCI) Meeting
- ACTI Communication, Collaboration, and Mobility (CCM) Meeting
ACTI 2011 Meeting Report
Overview of the July 7–8, 2011 in-person meeting and its outcomes.
















