The Fall 2024 IT Professionals Forum was presented on November 12-13 2024.
Fall 2024 Events
Accessible, Affordable, and Interactive Zoom Events
Description: This presentation explores the U of I Web Con’s journey transitioning from in-person conferences to hybrid and online formats, …
1 PM, 2024 Fall Day 2, A, Abigail Bobrow, Fall 2024, Lori Lane, Mariana Seda, Session, Xiao (Helen) Zhou
Apple’s 2024 Fall Update
Description: Fall update on macOS, iOS and AppleTV at Illinois. Mike Kimmel, our campus Apple System Engineer, will be on …
1 PM, 2024 Fall Day 1, Alma Mater, B, Fall 2024, Mike Kimmel, Paul Roberts, Session
Attendance Analytics from A to Z: Turning (Asana) Tasks into (Zoom) Teaching Insights
Description: For the past several years, we have developed and implemented a robust data pipeline for tracking Zoom attendance in …
1 PM, 2024 Fall Day 2, B, Dave Hess, Fall 2024, Krista DeLeeuw, Session
Automating Data Management with Azure: Streamlining SQL and Power BI Pipelines
Description: This presentation showcases how to leverage Azure to automate data pipelines, including SQL and Excel, to provide data reports …
2 PM, 2024 Fall Day 2, B, Fall 2024, Lauren Gray, Sahar Pani, Session
Bits to Behaviors: Updates from Cybersecurity Training and Awareness
Description: Join us for an update on our Cybersecurity Training and Awareness initiatives. Discover the new topics we’re incorporating to …
2 PM, 2024 Fall Day 2, C, CIndy McKendall, Fall 2024, Isaac Galvan, Sandy Delaney Bone, Session
Brand Makeover: Give your WordPress Content an Illinois Facelift
At the University of Illinois, we’re embarking on a quest to unify our websites under the Illinois Theme look and …
10 AM, 2024 Fall Day 2, 9 AM, A, Dena Strong, Fall 2024, Session, Sydney Flowers
Break
Take a break, stretch, try not to get pulled back into the siren song of the unread email …
2:45 PM, 2024 Fall Day 1, 2024 Fall Day 2, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
Breakfast
Join us for breakfast outside of the Illinois Ballroom at the I Hotel before the in-person day of IT Pro …
2024 Fall Day 1, 7:30 AM, Fall 2024
Bruce Nesmith — Stories from the Gaming world
Description: Bruce Nesmith has had a long career in game design, including the Elder Scrolls series. This a chance to …
2024 Fall Day 2, 3:15 PM, A, Bruce Nesmith, Fall 2024, Ken Taylor, Session
Building a Test Environment to Safely Study Self-Propagating Malware
In May of 2024 the Information Trust Institute worked with an industry partner in the insurance sector to study the …
11 AM, 2024 Fall Day 1, Alma Mater, B, Fall 2024, Logan Marlow, Matthew Needham, Session
Candid Conversation on Leadership Podcast: Live Ask Me Anything
This session will be a live recording of the Candid Conversations on Leadership podcast hosted by Chris Tidrick and Candice …
1 PM, 2024 Fall Day 1, A, Candice Solomon-Strutz, Chancellor Ballroom, Chris Tidrick, Fall 2024, Session
Canvas Catalog: Everything You Wanted to Know and More
Description: Have you ever heard of Canvas Catalog and wondered what it was and how it relates to Canvas@Illinois, Canvas …
10 AM, 2024 Fall Day 2, Amy Merkley, C, Fall 2024, Session
Closing, Social & Happy Hour at Houlihan’s
I Hotel: Chancellor Ballroom Houlihan’s immediately after! Add to Calendar (.ics) Online: Zoom Room A Join Zoom A …
2024 Fall Day 1, 4:15 PM, A, Chancellor Ballroom, Fall 2024
Collaborative Branding: Leveraging StratCom’s Hosted Brand Assets for Illinois Websites
Learn to effectively use the Hosted Brand Assets to maintain brand consistency and ensure accessibility. We’ll review examples of how …
2 PM, 2024 Fall Day 1, C, Fall 2024, Lincoln, Matt Sharkey, Session, Sydney Flowers, Todd Mette
CUI and the Cloud (Cancelled!)
Description: Support for Controlled Unclassified Information will be in the cloud. This presentation will present the options that are available …
10 AM, 2024 Fall Day 2, D, Fall 2024, Josh Erenberg, Ken Taylor, Session
Digital Accessibility Update
Description: Join Keith Hays, the University of Illinois ADA IT Coordinator, for an update on digital accessibility tools, targets, and …
11 AM, 2024 Fall Day 2, A, Fall 2024, Keith Hays, Session
Enhancing SQL Workflows: Writing AI-Driven Queries in Microsoft SQL Server
Description: As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more integral to data-driven decision-making, integrating AI capabilities within databases like Microsoft SQL Server …
2024 Fall Day 2, 9 AM, D, Fall 2024, Karla Andrew, Session
Everything New with Web Toolkit
On 9/13, we released Version 3 of the Illinois Toolkit. In one sense, not much has changed: there still are …
2024 Fall Day 1, 3:15 PM, Bryan Jonker, C, Fall 2024, Lincoln, Session
Getting the Most Out of TDX Reporting
Description: Most of us are using basic reports in TeamDynamix (TDX) for tracking tickets and activity, but are we really …
1 PM, 2024 Fall Day 2, Allison (Al) Payne, Brian Galli, D, Fall 2024, Joe Blanks, Kaizy Geonzon, Session
Growing a Research Support Ecosystem
Nine years ago, the Year of Cyberinfrastructure Final Report presented a researcher-driven vision about what they needed to support their …
2024 Fall Day 1, 3:15 PM, A, Amy Hovious, Chancellor Ballroom, Chuck Thompson, Fall 2024, Heidi Imker, Maryalice Wu, Session, Tracy Smith
How Accessibility Shapes the UX Design Process
Learn to identify the fundamental steps of a user experience project, from initial research and concept ideation to user testing, …
2 PM, 2024 Fall Day 2, A, Courtney Fleeger, Fall 2024, Session
Immersive Technology for Learning & Research in Higher Education
The IMMERSE center for immersive computing is a center on campus that is dedicated to supporting research, education, and infrastructure …
10 AM, 2024 Fall Day 1, A, Chancellor Ballroom, Dejan Trencevski, Fall 2024, James Planey, Sebastian Kelle, Session
Introducing Zoom AI Companion
Description: Zoom has introduced generative AI features which are available within several aspects of the Zoom platform. These include: after-meeting …
2024 Fall Day 2, 9 AM, C, Fall 2024, Martin Lamping, Michael Cervone, Session
IT Strategic Planning Update
The last campuswide IT strategic plan was developed in 2013; much has changed over 11 years. The Academic Program Review …
2024 Fall Day 2, 9 AM, B, Candice Solomon-Strutz, Fall 2024, Jim Hurst, Laura Herriott, Ryan Ladd, Session
Just who do you think you are? Data Personas and Privacy
Description: How we handle data reveals more about us than we might realize. Are you a data hoarder, an over-sharer, …
1 PM, 2024 Fall Day 2, C, Fall 2024, Mendi Drayton, Michael Wrobel, Session, Sheena Bishop, Stephen Collette
Keynote: How to Shine Bright and Avoid Burnout
Our keynote presentation this fall is by Candice Solomon-Strutz, a pillar of the campus IT community. Candice has worked in …
2024 Fall Day 1, 9 AM, A, Archive, Candice Solomon-Strutz, Chancellor Ballroom, Fall 2024
Lunch and Social
Mix and mingle online! Add to Calendar (.ics) Lunch Zoom Room …
2024 Fall Day 1, 2024 Fall Day 2
Microsoft Teams and the E911 Service
Description: In this presentation, we will discuss the backend services that have been developed and enabled to allow the E911 …
11 AM, 2024 Fall Day 2, C, Don Appleman, Fall 2024, James Harrell, Michael Cervone, Robert Stanton, Session
Name that Company! Harmonizing Data Standardization Across Campus and Beyond
At IT Partners in the Gies College of Business, we’ve been tackling the challenge of standardizing company names for some …
10 AM, 2024 Fall Day 1, Alma Mater, B, Fall 2024, Krista DeLeeuw, Lauren Gray, Marian Pan, Patrick Nowlan, Session
Project Management: Overcoming Obstacles
Description: Projects often come across obstacles that delay, halt, or completely shut down project work. In this presentation, we will …
11 AM, 2024 Fall Day 2, Andy Weaver, D, Fall 2024, Katy Thompson, Rebecca McNaught, Session
Splunk: An Introduction
Splunk is a incredibly powerful tool to help make sense of all the data your infrastructure and applications produce, and …
10 AM, 2024 Fall Day 2, B, Fall 2024, Jim King, Session
SQUEAK: Streamlining Quality and Efficiency with Advanced Knowledge
(Note: This session will not be recorded, for participants’ privacy.) Do you ever feel that your improvement suggestions are just …
11 AM, 2024 Fall Day 1, C, Fall 2024, Ginger Hundgen, Lincoln, Session
The Website Management Center of Expertise and The Web Implementations Guidelines Group, who are we and what can we do for you?
The Website Management Center of Expertise (WCoE) and The Web Implementation Guidelines Group (WIGG) have been working collaboratively for the …
10 AM, 2024 Fall Day 1, C, Cordelia Geiken, Fall 2024, Laura Hayden, Lincoln, Session
What Students Want
Our continuing panel returns with four undergraduate students sharing from their experience on the Urbana Campus. Come hear how technology …
11 AM, 2024 Fall Day 1, A, Chancellor Ballroom, Dan Steward, Fall 2024, James Quisenberry, Session
What’s New with Splunk!
There are a lot of new features that are available to use with the Splunk service, and in this presentation …
1 PM, 2024 Fall Day 1, C, Fall 2024, Jim King, Lincoln, Session, Steven Aldridge
What’s going on in IT Infrastructure?
Description: Starting with a brief overview of the IT Infrastructure unit of the Office of the CIO, Brad will talk …
2 PM, 2024 Fall Day 1, A, Brad Mahaffey, Chancellor Ballroom, Fall 2024, Session
WIT: Resume Review Crew Panel
Description: Panel of Resume Reviewers from Women in Technology (WIT) at Illinois: an introduction to how to get help, what …
11 AM, 2024 Fall Day 2, Allison (Al) Payne, B, Bobbi Hardy, Fall 2024, Ginger Hundgen, Session
Fall 2024 Speakers
Abigail Bobrow
Associate Director of Storytelling, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement …
Alex Hall
IT Specialist, Swanlund IT …
Allison (Al) Payne
Manager of Technology Support and Training, IT Partners @ Gies College of Business …
Amy Hovious
Assistant Director of Campus Engagement and Innovation, Technology Services …
Amy Merkley
Application Specialist: Canvas Catalog, Accredible, Tech Services …
Andy Weaver
Business Analyst, OVCAO SPMO …
Bobbi Hardy
Communications and Customer Relations Coordinator, Engineering IT …
Brad Mahaffey
Director, Enterprise Infrastructure, Technology Services …
Brian Galli
IT Specialist, Swanlund IT …
Bryan Jonker
Senior Web Developer, College of Education …
Candice Solomon-Strutz
Director of IT Partners, College of Applied Health Sciences …
Chris Tidrick
Chief Information Officer and Senior Director, IT Partners, Gies College of Business …
Chuck Thompson
Director of Illinois Computes, NCSA …
Cindy McKendall
Senior Cybersecurity Training Specialist, Technology Services …
Cordelia Geiken
Program Director, Website Management Center of Expertise, Office of the CIO …
Courtney Fleeger
User Experience (UX) Designer, College of Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign …
Dan Steward
Assistant Teaching Professor, Sociology …
Dave Hess
Senior Instructional Resources Systems Specialist, IT Partners, Gies College of Business …
Dejan Trencevski
IT Solutions Architect, IT Partners @ Gies …
Don Appleman
Software Developer, Technology Services …
Ginger Hundgen
Lead Business Process Improvement Analyst, Technology Services …
Heidi Imker
Director, Research Data Service, Library …
Isaac Galvan
Manager, Cybersecurity Training and Program Administration, Technology Services …
James Harrell
Application Services Specialist, Technology Services …
James Planey
Assistant Director of Research, IMMERSE: Center for Immersive Computing …
James Quisenberry
Executive Director Student Affairs Technology & CIO for Student Affairs, Student Affairs Technology …
Jim Hurst
Executive Director of Engineering IT Shared Services, Grainger College of Engineering …
Jim King
Splunk Administrator, Sr. Application Service Specialist, Technology Services …
Joe Blanks
Product Owner, Technology Services …
Josh Erenberg
Regulated Research Program Manager, Office of the CIO …
Kaizy Geonzon
Associate Help Desk Specialist, Technology Services …
Karla Andrew
Database Administrator and IT Specialist, IECAM …
Katy Thompson
Senior Project Manager, SPMO …
Keith Hays
ADA IT Coordinator, Office of Access and Equity …
Ken Taylor
Cloud Architect, Office of the CIO …
Krista DeLeeuw
Data Analyst, IT Partners, Gies College of Business …
Laura Hayden
Web Services Manager, The Grainger College of Engineering …
Laura Herriott
Associate Director of Research Consulting, NCSA …
Lauren Gray
Data Analyst, IT Partners, Gies College of Business …
Logan Marlow
Senior Research Programmer, Information Trust Institute …
Lori Lane
UDL Specialist, CITL …
Lucy Chang
IT Specialist, Swanlund IT …
Marian Pan
Data Analyst, IT Partners, Gies College of Business …
Mariana Seda
Associate Director for Strategic Communications, College of Fine & Applied Arts …
Martin Lamping
Senior Application Services Specialist, Technology Services …
Maryalice Wu
Director of Data Analytics, CITL …
Matt Sharkey
Front-end Web Developer, Strategic Communications and Marketing …
Matthew Needham
Research Systems Engineer, Information Trust Institute …
Mendi Drayton
Senior Data Breach and Incident Analyst, Tech Services …
Michael Cervone
Product Owner, Technology Services …
Michael J. Wrobel JD, MS, MBA, CIPP US/E/C, CIPM, CIPT
Privacy Team, Office of the Chief Information Officer …
Mike Kimmel
Systems Engineer, Apple …
Patrick Nowlan
Manager of External and Constituent Data, IT Partners, Gies College of Business …
Paul Roberts
Senior Endpoint Specialist, Technology Services …
Rebecca McNaught
Executive Director for Project Management and Business Service Quality, Strategic Project Management Office …
Robert Stanton
Senior Software Developer, Technology Services …
Ryan Ladd
Assoc. Director of IT Strategic Planning and Portfolio Management, Office of the CIO, Technology Services …
Sahar Pani
Data Reporting Specialist, IT Partners …
Sandy Delaney Bone
Cybersecurity Training Specialist, Technology Services …
Sebastian Kelle
Senior Instructional Designer, Siebel School of Computing and Data Science …
Sheena Bishop
Sr. Privacy Analyst, Privacy Team, Office of the Chief Information Officer …
Stephen Collette
Manager, Privacy Operations, Tech Services …
Steven Aldridge
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Technology Services …
Sydney Flowers
Front-end Developer and UX Liaison, Strategic Communications and Marketing …
Todd Mette
Front-End Web Developer, Strategic Communications and Marketing …
Tracy Smith
Deputy CIO for Innovation & Technology Strategy, Office of the CIO …
Xiao (Helen) Zhou
Assistant Director of IT Accessibility, UIC, Technology Solutions …Fall 2024 Committee Members
Fall 2024 Committee Members
- Prijo Andrews, Technology Services
- Travis Ashmore, Engineering IT Shared Services
- Rob Bennett, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning
- Christy Blew, Disability Resources and Educational Services
- Monica Campbell, College of Applied Health Sciences
- Michael Cervone,Technology Services
- Em Charny, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning
- Nikkole Duda, Facilities and Services
- Debbie Fligor. Technology Services
- Ann Fredricksen, Disability Resources and Educational Services
- Ginger Hundgen, Chair, Technology Services
- Becky Kammin, IT Partners Gies Business
- Lorenzo Kindle, Administration Information Technology Services
- Matt Macomber, Administration Information Technology Services
- Mark McCarthy, Administration Information Technology Services
- Luke Mesenbring, Administration Information Technology Services
- Liam Moran, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning
- Joey Morton, Student Affairs Technology
- Priyanka Pradeep, Technology Services
- Trent Sanford, Technology Services
- Joe Sebright, Technology Services
- Amrita Sehrawat, Technology Services
- Lindsey Sharp, Technology Services
- Jyotika Sirohi, Technology Services
- Lauren Stream,Technology Services
- Dena Strong, Technology Services
- Katy Thompson, Office of Strategic Project Management
- Ashley Valentijn, Vice Chair, Technology Services
Fall 2024 Sponsors
- CDW-G
- Office of the CIO
- Student Affairs Technology (SATech)
- AITS
- Pure Storage
- Cohesity
- Dell Technologies
- Howard Technology Solutions
- Engineering IT Shared Services
- Pier Group
- Gies at IT Partners
- HPE
- Commvault
- Instructure
- Eaton
- HP Poly