Join us for breakfast outside of the Illinois Ballroom at the I Hotel before the in-person day of IT Pro Forum!
Category: Day 1
Snack Break
Take a break, stretch, try not to get pulled back into the siren song of the unread email…
Closing, Social & Happy Hour at Houlihan’s
I Hotel: Online:
Lunch and Social
Mix and mingle either in person or online! Oh yeah, food, there’s that too… iHotel (Day 1 only):
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 about accomplishments and projects in progress in networking, data centers, virtualization, storage, and data backups. About this event: Presenters: Track: Accessibility, Communication, Collaboration, and Training Experience Needed: All Levels Maximum Capacity: No maximum capacity Time: […]
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 many units across campus and was foundational in supporting and maintaining the IT Pro Forum for many years. Time: Candice Solomon-Strutz Director of IT Partners, College of Applied Health Sciences Keynote: How to Shine Bright […]
What Students Want
Our continuing panel returns with four undergraduate students sharing from their experience on the Urbana Campus. Come hear how technology on campus works for them and the challenges they face. This year’s forum will include discussions about the impact of emerging technologies on the current student experience. About this event: Presenters: Track: Let the committee […]
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 with immersive technologies – such as extended reality (XR) which includes virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR). Join us for this session to become familiar with how immersive technologies are being […]
(CANCELLED) Strengthening Your Digital Defenses: A Practical Approach to Personal Cybersecurity
Unfortunately, this workshop was cancelled due to a scheduling conflict.Join the Cybersecurity Training and Awareness team to explore a straightforward approach to assessing and improving your personal cybersecurity. This interactive workshop will equip you tools to evaluate and enhance the safety of your digital life, from home networks and IoT devices to personal accounts and […]
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 time now. As we process data from various sources, we encounter a wide range of discrepancies, inconsistencies, and duplications in company name formatting and hierarchies. Currently, our efforts to clean and standardize these names are […]