Information Technology Services / Consulting and Support Services

Penn State Security Day Registration (3/10/09)
On April 6, join your fellow Penn Staters for a full day of enlightening sessions at Security Day 2009. This year's conference, sponsored by ITS Security Operations and Services, will be held at the Nittany Lion Inn from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. General session speakers will include IT Security operational experts Morrow Long from Yale University and Jane Drews from the University of Iowa. Wayne Mowery and Katherine Allen from McQuaide Blasko Attorneys at Law, the University's Legal Counsel, will also present on the legal and compliance issues affecting all of us. Additional breakout sessions will be provided by top security vendors and Penn State security personnel. Throughout the day, participants will be able to talk to security vendors and learn about the products they provide to aid you with your security needs. This year the free conference registration will be limited to 150 people on a first come, first served basis. If after registering you find you will not be able to attend the conference, please be considerate to those who may be on the waiting list and cancel your registration. Please note that there will be a $50 charge billed to your department if you register for the conference and are a "no show" on April 6. Registrations canceled prior to the April 1 deadline will not be charged a cancellation fee. ITS Training Services is handling the online conference registration at: https://register4its.psu.edu/Public/ShowDetail.asp?scheduleid=106431

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Security Operations and Services via e-mail at SecurityDay@psu.edu.

Computer Store hours for March 6-13 (3/6/09)
In preparation for a major system and Web site upgrade, Penn State's Computer Store will close at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6, and will be closed through Spring Break. Please note that during this time the online store and all Store physical locations will not be available to process orders. For more information, please contact Robin Becker (computerstore@psu.edu).

April 18 symposium to highlight collaborative teaching and learning technologies (2/2/09)
Faculty are invited to learn and share innovative uses of technology to enhance teaching, learning, and research at the 2009 Penn State Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology, to be held April 18, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, University Park. During the free event, faculty will present innovative uses of technology in courses to promote learning and help keep students engaged. This year's theme is "Student Engagement and the Culture of Teaching and Learning." David Wiley will provide the keynote address. Wiley is an internationally recognized expert in the area of reusable educational resources and has authored dozens of books, peer-reviewed journal articles, and magazine columns dealing with educationally effective uses of technology. Wiley believes that higher education needs to align itself with the changes in both society and its student base by innovating in the areas of openness, connectedness, participation, and personalization. Toward that goal, Wiley has been at the forefront of the Open Education Movement, championing for educational materials and resources to be offered freely and openly for anyone to use and under some licenses, such as a Creative Commons license, to remix, improve, and redistribute. He is the founder of OpenContent.org, which released the first open license for course content in 1998. He is also the recipient of the National Science Foundation's prestigious Young Researcher/CAREER award. Media outlets such as the New York Times, The Economist, the London Financial Times, and the Chronicle of Higher Education have covered his work. danah boyd will speak during lunch. In January, boyd joined Microsoft Research New England, a Boston research lab that seeks to advance knowledge that will benefit the future of computing. boyd is a fellow at the Harvard University Berkman Center for Internet and Society. At the Berkman Center, she is codirecting the Internet Safety Technical Task Force to work with companies and nonprofits to identify potential technical solutions for keeping children safe online. Her research focuses on how American youth use networked public spaces, including MySpace and Facebook, for sociable purposes. The day will also feature demonstrations of social networking Web sites and how to produce podcasts and vodcasts. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. For more information and to register, visit http://symposium.tlt.psu.edu/. The symposium is sponsored by Information Technology Services.

ITS to Terminate DCE Security Servers, January 7, 2009 (12/9/08)
On Wednesday, January 7, 2009, during the regularly scheduled maintenance window (5:00-7:00 a.m.), Information Technology Services (ITS) will terminate the Kerberos authentication servers that relied upon the former security technology. DCE once provided the security portion for the filesystem that formerly supported Penn State Access Account Storage Space (PASS), the Distributed File System (DFS). While PASS' use of DCE and DFS ended in July 2008 with the migration to the new filesystem and KDC security servers (see http://alerts.its.psu.edu/alert-740 for details), some clients may still be using the DCE servers. Any native clients connected to/configured for the legacy servers will no longer work as of January 7. Kerberos client configurations should use:

• ido.aset.psu.edu
• scooby.aset.psu.edu
• sparky.offsite.psu.edu

The DCE security servers that will be terminated on January 7 are:

• tr21g20.aset.psu.edu
• tr22g20.aset.psu.edu
• tr22g19.aset.psu.edu
• yoda.offsite.psu.edu

Please note that the realm name, dce.psu.edu, though used by the DCE servers, will not be decommissioned, as the MIT KDC servers also use this realm name. In addition, Windows Active Directory (AD) administrators who use the ACCESS.PSU.EDU domain or a direct trust to the dce.psu.edu realm from their own AD forest will not be affected. Please also note that both the old and new authentication systems outlined here refer to Penn State Access Account authentication and not Friends of Penn State (FPS) authentication. FPS uses a separate set of servers for Kerberos authentication. Inquiries and requests for assistance should be directed to ITS Help Desk staff at

helpdesk@psu.edu

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ANGEL to be unavailable during upgrade to version 7.2 (7/3/08)
From 6:00 p.m. (EDT) Friday, July 18 to 6:00 p.m. (EDT) Sunday, July 20, Penn State's Course Management System, ANGEL (http://cms.psu.edu/), will be unavailable. During this time period, Information Technology Services (ITS) will be upgrading ANGEL from version 7.1 to version 7.2. ITS regrets any inconvenience this outage may cause. For information on the new features in ANGEL 7.2, visit http://tlt.its.psu.edu/news/index.html#angel72features.

Register for technology training offered this summer (5/15/08)
Registration is now open for the ITS technology workshops offered this summer. Popular topics include Access, Excel, Photoshop, InDesign, SQL, Dreamweaver, cascading style sheets, Flash, and many more. Please note that in an effort to conserve environmental resources, ITS Training Services will no longer send printed reminders of these opportunities through campus mail. Be sure to subscribe to one or more of the electronic options available to continue receiving information about upcoming technology training opportunities in the future. Visit http://its.psu.edu/training/ to register for training or to learn more about the many ways that you can opt to stay up-to-date on technology training opportunities at Penn State.

Registration Opens for Web 2008 Conference (5/8/08)
Penn State's Web 2008 will be held on June 9, 2008 at the Penn Stater Conference Center. In addition, a full day of post-conference workshops will take place in the Business Building on June 10. This year's Web Conference features Steve Krug (author, usability expert, and consultant) as the keynote speaker - along with twenty-four conference sessions on a variety of Web topics. The day will begin at 8:00 a.m. with a book signing by Krug; poster and vendor sessions; and includes continental breakfast and lunch. At the close of the day, Kevin Morooney, vice provost for Information Technology at Penn State, will moderate a Town Meeting comprised of invited colleagues and peers from other higher education institutions. To learn more and to register, visit the conference Web site at: http://webconference.psu.edu/.

Registration is now open for Summer-Fest technology training (4/21/08)
Faculty and teaching assistants are invited to sign up for free technology workshops during Summer-Fest 2008, a weeklong training session conveniently offered during the break in the academic schedule, May 12-16. Popular topics include Using Clickers in the Classroom, EndNote, e-Portfolio, Videoconferencing for Instruction, Excel, SPSS, Office 2007, Penn State Thesis Template, Photoshop, Using Adobe Connect in the Classroom, and many more. Please visit the online catalog for a complete list of training sessions, and log in to register for training at http://its.psu.edu/training/ .

Registration for the User Services Conference 2008 is now open. (4/8/08)
The User Service Conference 2008 will be held Monday, May 12, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel at University Park. This annual conference is designed for staff who provide IT support to departments, colleges, campuses, and offices. Participants will attend educational sessions, interact with their colleagues, and enhance their professional development. In keeping with this year's theme, "Communicate, Collaborate, and Expand Your Horizons," the conference will offer twelve customer service, management, and technical sessions on such topics as network and data security, records management, the new PASS, business continuity, and collaboration tools. Ken Forstmeier, senior director of Consulting and Support Services, Information Technology Services, will present the keynote address. New at this year's conference is a fourth break-out for "Birds of a Feather" sessions where attendees can meet and discuss topics of interest with other attendees. Poster and vendor displays of interest to IT professionals will also be available throughout the day. Continental breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be served as part of the $70 conference registration fee. For conference details and registration information, please visit the User Services Conference 2008 Web site at http://css.its.psu.edu/usconference/. Registration is limited, and the deadline is close of business, Monday, May 5, 2008.

The Googlization of Everything (4/1/08)
by Siva Vaidhyanathan, Associate Professor of Media Studies and Law at the University of Virginia

April 11, 2008
10 - 11:30 AM
Foster Auditorium, 101 Pattee Library

From appearing on The Daily Show to being featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Vaidhyanathan asks: Are we what Google sells to advertisers? "What does the world look like through the lens of Google? How is Google's ubiquity affecting the production and dissemination of knowledge? How has Google altered the rules and practices that govern other companies, institutions, and states?" - www.googlizationofeverything.com

User Services Conference 2008: Call for Proposals Deadline Extended (3/12/08)
Penn State faculty and staff are invited to submit proposals for presentation and/or poster sessions at the fourth annual User Services Conference 2008, scheduled for May 12, 2008, 10:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel at University Park.

Proposal criteria and the submission forms are available at:

• Presentation proposals at http://css.its.psu.edu/usconference/call2008.html
• Poster session proposals at http://css.its.psu.edu/usconference/poster2008.html

Multiple submissions are welcome; however, each proposal must be submitted separately. Though this conference is designed for the Penn State IT staff, the User Services Conference Committee is willing to entertain nominations for presenters from outside of the Penn State system. Proposals must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on March 17, 2008. While feedback from last year's conference has indicated interest in the following areas: customer service, Vista, security and on-line surveys the committee welcomes proposal submissions on topics that would be of interest to IT professionals. The conference is open to University employees who provide IT support to students, faculty and staff. Last year's conference offered 12 sessions and attracted over 200 attendees from various campus locations. Interested applicants also are invited to share this information with colleagues who may be interested in presenting at this year's conference. Inquiries regarding the proposal process can be directed to the conference planners at usconf@psu.edu.

Noted Author, Steve Krug, to Keynote at Penn State's Web 2008 Conference (3/6/08)
Steve Krug, author, usability expert, and consultant is this year's keynote speaker for Penn State's Web 2008 Conference. His very popular book, "Don't Make Me Think," the second edition of which sold over 80,000 copies, provides a common sense approach to making Web sites easy to use and navigate. Because his usability workshops have been in such high demand across the country, Krug was prompted to write a new book that will be available this summer. For more information about Krug, please visit his Web usability consulting Web site, Advanced Common Sense, at http://www.sensible.com/. Web 2008 will be held on June 9, 2008 at the Penn Stater Conference Center. A full day of post-conference workshops will take place in the Business Building on June 10. The planning committee has some new experiences in store for you this year. To learn more, visit the conference Web site at http://webconference.psu.edu/. Program sessions and the conference schedule will be available on the Web site shortly. You may also get a less formal view of Web Conference happenings by following the conference chair's blog at http://www.personal.psu.edu/paf119/blogs/Wishful-Thinking/.

Web 2008 Conference: Call for Poster Session Proposals: (2/14/08)
The Web 2008 Conference Program Committee invites poster session proposals for this year's Web Conference! Poster sessions give those who might not be able to consider a formal presentation for the June 9 conference, or have time to prepare one, with a way to share best practices and ideas they find useful. Poster session presenters create a poster of the information to be shared and provide a short overview of the session, followed by a more in-depth discussion with interested colleagues. To submit a proposal, visit the Web Conference Web Site for submission guidelines.

Lawrence Lessig to Present Keynote at 2008 Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology (2/14/08)
Faculty and staff are invited to attend the free 2008 Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology, to be held Saturday, March 29 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, University Park. Lawrence Lessig, professor of law at Stanford Law School and founder of the school's Center for Internet and Society, will be the keynote speaker, and will be introduced by President Graham Spanier. Lessig is the author of Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity, The Future of Ideas, and Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace. He chairs the Creative Commons project, and serves on the board of the Free Software Foundation, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Public Library of Science, and Public Knowledge. He is also a columnist for Wired. For more information on Lessig and his work, see http://symposium.tlt.psu.edu/keynote/.

Register for technology workshops offered this semester (1/3/08)
Registration is now open for the technology workshops offered during spring semester by ITS Training Services. More than one hundred sessions are available, and popular topics include Access, Excel, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, cascading style sheets, XHTML, InDesign, Illustrator, Mac OS X Leopard, Flash, ANGEL, podcasting, and many more. Visit the Web site for more information and to register for training at http://its.psu.edu/training/.

Penn State Web 2008 Conference: Call for Presentation Proposals (11/13/07)
Penn State faculty and staff are invited to submit a proposal for presentation at the eleventh annual Penn State Web 2008 Conference, scheduled for Monday, June 9, 2008, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel at University Park. We are also planning Conference Tutorial sessions for Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Proposal criteria and the submission forms are available at

Penn State Web 2008 Conference Planning Has Begun (10/16/07)
We are now planning the eleventh annual Penn State Web Conference, to be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 9, 2008 at the Penn Stater Conference Center, University Park. In addition, we are planning conference tutorial sessions for Tuesday, June 10. The conference and tutorials are open to University employees, especially those who support a Penn State official Web site as a server administrator, writer, designer, programmer, or manager, for a University office, department, college, or campus Web site. Please take a few minutes to complete our survey at http://www.psu.edu/webconference/surveys/general_interest_survey_08.html, indicating your preferred topics so that we may plan the most useful sessions. You will also have the opportunity to suggest topics for the conference tutorials. The survey will be available until the end of business on Friday, October 26. The conference program, schedule, and a registration form will be posted at http://webconference.psu.edu/ at a later date. Please share this information with colleagues who may be interested. Special Note: The call for proposals will be going out very soon and your responses will help us target the areas that are of particular interest to you.

Register for technology workshops and overviews offered this fall: (10/1/07)
Registration is open for technology workshops and overviews offered by Information Technology Services Training Services. Popular overview and hands-on topics include Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Data Warehouse, ANGEL, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, podcasting, cascading style sheets, digital certificates, and many more. For details or to register, visit ITS Training Services. more...

Security Day Conference to be held on Wednesday, October 17 at the Penn Stater Conference Center (10/1/07)
Penn State faculty and staff are invited to attend the Penn State Security Day 2007 Conference, sponsored by Security Operations and Services, a unit of Information Technology Services (ITS). The conference is scheduled for Wednesday, October 17, 2007, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Penn Stater Conference Center, University Park.

Free Seminars on Office 2007 - Registration Now Open (7/13/07)
Free seminars on Microsoft Office 2007 topics will be offered this summer by ITS Training Services. These overviews are designed to familiarize participants with the new features of the applications and to demonstrate the new interfaces, which are much different than those in previous versions.

Seminars to be offered include the following:

Microsoft Office 2007 Interface Overview
Microsoft Excel 2007 Overview
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Overview
Microsoft Word 2007 Overview

Handouts for these overviews are currently available online at: http://its.psu.edu/training/handouts/.

Registration is now open. Visit the online catalog for a complete list of summer seminars and registration opening dates at https://register4its.psu.edu/catalog/default.asp or log in to the registration system to register at http://its.psu.edu/training/. Look for hands-on seminars on the Microsoft Office 2007 topics coming this fall!

Registration for the Web 2007 Conference is now open. (5/1/07)
The tenth anniversary of the Penn State Web Conference will be June 11, 2007, with conference tutorials and the Tuesday anniversary luncheon on June 12th. We have a new, interesting, and relevant agenda for the Conference on June 11th at the Penn Stater and we are offering a full-day tutorial presented by Jared Spool, in addition to our usual morning and afternoon tutorials in the Business Building on June 12th. Special activities are planned in celebration of ten years of the conference. Jared Spool is a recognized authority on user interface design and human factors in computing and a regular tutorial speaker at conferences around the country. His full-day tutorial is much anticipated and quite a bargain at $100! All Conference attendees are invited to join Web Conference co-chairs Kathy Mayberry and Patti Fantaske and their committee for the anniversary luncheon on Tuesday, June 12th. The Tuesday anniversary luncheon will be from noon - 1:00 PM. in the Atrium of the Business Building. Good food and networking opportunities will be available, including anniversary celebration surprises and an opportunity to meet some of the conference presenters and invited speakers. This event will also feature poster sessions on a variety of topics. Please see the Web 2007 Conference Web site at http://webconference.psu.edu/ for conference details and to register.

ITS Forums for Spring 2007 (4/11/07)
As a continuing feature of our Training Services program this year, we are happy to provide another series of presentations for spring. Topics for the remainder of spring semester include:

"Information Privacy and Security (IPAS) Project: What Is It and What Does It Mean to You?" by Kathy Kimball and David Lindstrom: April 18: 9:00-10:00 a.m.: 141 Computer Building

"Disaster Recovery Planning Services"by Pamela Downs: April 27: 3:00-4:00 p.m.: 141 Computer Building

"Surveys of Faculty, Staff, and Students: Results from our 2006/2007 Surveys" by John Harwood: May 31: 9:00-10:00 a.m.: 141 Computer Building

To register, please visit http://its.psu.edu/training and select "Register for Seminars." For those unable to attend, the presentation will be streamed at http://tlt.its.psu.edu/fmc/itsforum/. If you have questions please e-mail itstraining@psu.edu or call (814) 863-9522.

Call for Web 2007 Poster Presentations (4/11/07)
The Web 2007 Conference Program Committee invites poster session proposals for this year's post-conference luncheon on June 12, 2006. For additional details, please visit the Penn State Web Conference Web site at http://www.psu.edu/webconference/. Poster sessions give those who might not be able to consider a formal presentation for the June 11 conference, or have time to prepare one, with a way to share best practices and ideas they find useful. Poster session presenters create a poster of the information to be shared and provide a short overview of the session, followed by a more in-depth discussion with interested colleagues. To propose a poster session, please fill out and submit the online form at http://www.psu.edu/webconference/surveys/poster_call_2007.html. A list of poster session guidelines is found at http://www.psu.edu/webconference/poster_guidelines.html. Poster session proposals must be submitted by April 30, 2007. Those who submit a proposal will be notified of their acceptance status no later than May 9. Inquiries may be directed to webproposals@psu.edu. Information about the 2007 Web Conference is found at http://www.psu.edu/webconference/.

Penn State's annual Computer Store Expo and the ITS Event (4/11/07)
Penn State's annual Computer Store Expo and the ITS Event will join forces this year in a combined exposition at the HUB-Robeson Center on Tuesday, April 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Expo will feature a variety of exhibits, vendors, seminars, and high-tech demonstrations designed to encourage the University community to "buy smart" and "travel smart" on the Internet. All faculty, students, and staff are invited, and can register to win prizes. more...

Registration for the User Services Conference 2007 is now open (3/2/07)
The User Service Conference 2007 will be held Thursday, April 5, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel at University Park. This annual conference is designed for staff who provide IT support to departments, colleges, campuses, and offices. Participants will attend educational sessions, interact with their colleagues, and enhance their professional development. In keeping with this year's theme, Supporting Penn State's Success, the conference will offer twelve customer service, management, and technical sessions on such topics as network and data security, Office 2007, Vista, Podcasting, and IT career paths. John E. Bucher, chief technology officer in the Irvin E. Houck Center for Information Technology at Oberlin College, will present the keynote address. In addition to local and campus vendors, representatives from IBM, Dell, Gateway, Footprints and Adobe will be available to answer questions. This year's conference will also offer poster sessions on a number of topics of interest to IT professionals. Continental breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be served as part of the $60 conference registration fee. For conference details and registration information, please visit the User Services Conference 2007 Web site at http://css.its.psu.edu/usconference/. Registration is limited so we ask that you register as soon as possible.

ITS Offers Password Assistance Hotline Weekend of Feb. 3-4 (2/2/07)
To assist the University community with any questions or issues that may arise with Access Account password changes, ITS will provide a Password Assistance Hotline during the weekend of Feb. 3-4, 2007. The hotline will be available on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Sunday from noon to 6:30 p.m. For assistance during these hours, call 814-863-1035 or send e-mail to helpdesk@psu.edu. For anyone requiring the use of a signature station, Pollock Lab and Pattee Lab will have staff available to provide walk-in assistance. Pollock Lab will have continuous coverage over the weekend, and Pattee Lab will be staffed Saturday, February 3, 2007, from noon to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, February 4, 2007, from 2:00 p.m. to midnight. The Willard Help Desk will open Sunday, February 4, 2007, at 6:30 p.m. as usual. To learn more about the University's Password Change Initiative, go to http://its.psu.edu/password/.

Penn State Web 2007 Conference: Call for Presentation Proposals (1/31/07)
Penn State faculty and staff are invited to submit a proposal for presentation at the tenth annual Penn State Web 2007 Conference, scheduled for June 11, 2007, 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel at University Park. We are also planning Conference Tutorial sessions for Tuesday, June 12, 2007. This year marks the 10 year anniversary of the Web conference and we want to present sessions that include the best of the past ten years and today as well as a look to the future of the Web. more...

April 14 symposium to highlight teaching and learning technologies (1/18/07)
Faculty can learn and share effective uses of technology to enhance teaching and learning at the Penn State Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology, to be held Saturday, April 14, 2007. For the first time, the symposium will take place at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, University Park. During the free event, faculty will present innovative uses of technology in courses to promote learning and help keep students engaged. The theme of the symposium is "Social Computing and the Culture of Teaching and Learning." The keynote speaker will be Lee Rainie, project director of the Pew Internet and American Life project. Bryan Alexander, research director of the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education, will also be a featured speaker.

Faculty who would like to present a session are invited to submit a proposal using the online form at http://symposium.tlt.psu.edu/proposal/. Potential topics could include the effect of social computing sites on faculty-student interaction, encouraging students to become producers of knowledge to share with others, or new technologies being explored or developed by faculty, among others. Proposals will be accepted through February 22.

In addition, participants will be able to sign up during the event to present brief, informal "lightning talks." The day will also feature demonstrations of how to produce podcasts and vodcasts, new features of the upcoming ANGEL version 7.1, and social networking Web sites. Books recommended by the presenters can be purchased at the event from representatives of the Penn State Bookstore. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. For more information and to register, visit http://symposium.tlt.psu.edu/. Recordings of interviews with the featured speakers conducted in preparation for the symposium are available at http://symposium.tlt.psu.edu/keynote/. The symposium is sponsored by Teaching and Learning with Technology, a unit of Information Technology Services.

Faculty to Share Best Uses of Teaching with Technology During Speaker Series: (9/22/06)
Beginning in October, the TLT Innovators Speaker Series will feature Penn State faculty presenting perspectives and approaches for teaching with technology. The presentations are designed to inspire faculty to develop their own ideas for enhancing their courses with technological components. Visit http://symposium.tlt.psu.edu/ and click on the "TLT Innovators Speaker Series" tab for details on topics, schedule, and registration.

Free Technology Seminars Available Throughout Fall Semester (8/28/06)
Registration is now open for the free technology seminars offered in September by Information Technology Services Training Services. Popular topics include Photoshop, Dreamweaver, programming languages, cascading style sheets, Access and many more. Registration for fall seminars will open monthly, as follows:

• Monday, Sept. 25: Registration opens at 9 a.m. for October seminars.
• Monday, Oct. 23: Registration opens at 9 a.m. for November seminars.
• Monday, Nov. 20: Registration opens at 9 a.m. for December seminars.

Visit http://its.psu.edu/training/ to register for seminars online.

Jeffery Veen to Keynote at Web 2006 (5/19/06)
The theme of this year's conference is "Web Futures." The opening keynote speaker will be Jeffrey Veen, an internationally sought-after speaker, author and consultant, who will talk about "Designing for the Next Generation of Web Apps." The closing keynote speaker is Mark Greenfield, Director of Web Services in the Provost's office at the University at Buffalo. His topic will be, "Born to Be Wired: Technology, Communication, & the Millennial Generation." Last year's closing keynote speaker, Daniel Frommelt will return this year, offering a pre-conference tutorial as well as a 1-hour session at the conference. The Conference is June 13, 2006, with pre-conference activities on June 12th. We have a new, interesting, and relevant agenda for the Conference on June 13th at the Penn Stater and we are again offering both morning and afternoon tutorials in the IST Building on June 12th. Registration closes June 2. All Conference attendees are invited to join Web Conference chair Kathy Mayberry and her committee for the annual reception on Monday, June 12th. The conference reception will be from 5 - 6:30 p.m. in the Atrium of the Information Sciences and Technology Building. Good food and networking opportunities will be available, including an opportunity to meet some of the conference presenters and invited speakers. This year's reception will again feature poster sessions on a variety of topics. Please see the Web 2006 Conference Web site at http://www.psu.edu/webconference for conference details and to register.

Register now for free technology seminars offered this summer (5/9/06)
Registration is now open for free technology seminars that will be offered in May and June by Information Technology Services Training Services. Popular topics this summer include cascading style sheets and other Web technologies, Linux, Photoshop, Access, home networking, and many more. Check the Web site for additional registration opening dates, and browse or register online at http://its.psu.edu/training/.

Registration for Summer-Fest is now open (4/18/06)
Faculty, instructors, and graduate assistants are invited to sign up for free seminars during Summer-Fest 2006, a session developed to target technology as it relates to pedagogy. Topics include ANGEL, various Web applications for teaching, computer security, SPSS, PsuThesi, and many other technology topics that can help to optimize teaching and learning. Summer-Fest 2006 takes place from May 8 to May 12. Register for seminars at http://its.psu.edu/training/.

Symposium for Faculty April 8: (3/31/06)
Faculty are invited to attend the Penn State Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology: A Symposium of Faculty Excellence. The free event will take place Saturday, April 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Thomas Building at University Park. Lunch will be provided. Register now!.

Penn State's Computer Store Expo to be Held April 12 at the Nittany Lion Inn: (3/31/06)
The Computer Store will be showcasing their products and services in a hands-on environment, so come prepared with questions and ready to play with laptops, digital cameras, iPods, and PDA's. Learn more.

Penn State Web 2006 Conference: Call for Presentation Proposals (1/3/06)
Penn State faculty and staff are invited to submit a proposal for presentation at the ninth annual Penn State Web 2006 Conference, scheduled for June 13, 2006, 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel at University Park. We are also planning Pre-conference Tutorial sessions for Monday, June 12, 2006. Proposal criteria and the submission form are available at http://www.psu.edu/webconference/surveys/call.html. Multiple submissions are welcome; however, each proposal must be submitted separately. Though this conference is designed for the Penn State community, the Web Conference Committee will gladly entertain nominations for presenters from outside of the Penn State system. Proposals must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on January 31, 2006. Our recent conference topic survey results indicated interest in the following areas: CSS, XML, usability, redesign, future standards, browser issues, Dreamweaver, Flash, Penn State Web services, and online surveys. In our continuing efforts to improve the conference, we have developed additional features to assist our presenters, including presenter guidelines available at http://www.psu.edu/webconference/presenters/. The conference is open to University employees who support an official Penn State Web site as a server administrator, writer, designer, programmer or manager. Last year's conference offered more than twenty sessions and attracted over 375 attendees from 16 campus locations. More information about this conference is available at http://www.psu.edu/webconference/. Interested applicants also are invited to share this information with colleagues who may be interested in presenting at this year's conference. Inquiries regarding the proposal process can be directed to the conference planners at webproposals@psu.edu.

Winter-Fest to Feature ANGEL Seminars for Faculty (12/5/05)
Faculty are invited to attend free seminars on Penn State's Course Management System, ANGEL, during Winter-Fest, January 3rd through January 6, 2006 offered by Information Technology Services (ITS) Training Services. Learn how to use ANGEL features and apply them in your courses to effectively achieve teaching objectives. A new seminar offering, Start Using ANGEL in Your Course Right Away, is designed for faculty who want to incorporate ANGEL into their teaching repertoire but do not know where to begin. Jeff Swain, ANGEL new products specialist in ITS, explains, "Based on feedback received from faculty members, this hands-on seminar demonstrates some of the critical features needed for successfully using ANGEL to enhance your course, from adding content to managing student work to class communication." Winter-Fest registration begins Monday, December 5, 2005, at 9:00 a.m. To view seminar descriptions or to register, visit http://its.psu.edu/training/.

Registration for the Web 2005 Conference is now open (4/26/05)
This year's Conference is June 14, 2005, with pre-conference activities on June 13th. We have a new, interesting, and relevant agenda for the Conference on June 14th at the Penn Stater and we are again offering both morning and afternoon tutorials in the IST Bldg on June 13th. All Conference attendees are invited to join Web Conference chair Kathy Mayberry and her committee for the annual reception on Monday, June 13th. The conference reception will be from 5 - 7 p.m. in the Atrium of the Information Sciences and Technology Building. Good food and networking opportunities will be available, including an opportunity to meet the conference keynote speakers, Daniel Frommelt and Jared Spool. This year's reception will also feature poster sessions on a variety of topics. Please see the Web 2005 Conference Web site at http://www.psu.edu/webconference for conference details and to register.

ANGEL Day III registration open (4/12/05)
Information Technology Services invites Penn State faculty and staff to attend ANGEL Day III: A Symposium of Faculty Excellence, an opportunity for faculty members to share with each other the many ways in which they use ANGEL in teaching and learning. ANGEL Day III takes place on Thursday, May 12, 2005, in Thomas Building on the University Park campus. To register for this free event, visit http://its.psu.edu/training/ and click the "Register for Seminars" button. After logging in to the registration system, select the ANGEL category, or type "ANGEL Day" into the search field. A free lunch will be provided to registered attendees.

Web 2005 to be held on June 14 with pre-conference activities on June 13 (4/12/05)
Web 2005 will take place on June 14 at the Penn Stater Conference Center. Four-hour pre-conference tutorials will be offered on June 13 in the IST Building, followed by a reception for all conference attendees. The opening keynote speaker will be Jared Spool, a well-known usability expert and founder of User Interface Engineering (http://uie.com/). The closing keynote speaker will be Daniel Frommelt, the University World Wide Web Coordinator at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville, an advocate of Web standards. Do you run a Web server, publish information, write programs, create graphics, design pages-or perhaps do it all-for an official Penn State Web site? If so, Web 2005 is for you. This annual conference brings Penn State Web professionals together to share information and learn about innovative uses of the Web, applications for Web development, works in progress, security issues, and more. Further details will be available at http://www.psu.edu/webconference/. Please note that registration will open on April 25.

ANGEL Day III: Call for presenters (2/3/05)
Teaching and Learning with Technology, a division of Information Technology Services, is seeking faculty presenters for ANGEL Day III: A Symposium of Faculty Excellence. ANGEL Day III will take place May 12, 2005 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Thomas Building on the the University Park campus. This symposium is an opportunity for faculty members to share with each other their experiences with Penn State's Course Management System, ANGEL, and the many ways in which they use ANGEL in teaching and learning. Concurrent faculty presentations will take place throughout the day. Attendees will receive a free lunch. If you are interested in presenting at ANGEL Day III, please complete the online presenter's form at http://its.psu.edu/training/angel no later than March 25, 2005.

Free technology seminars for spring now available (1/10/05)
Registration is now open for the spring session of free technology seminars offered by Information Technology Services. Popular topics include Dreamweaver, Windows XP, Photoshop, computer security, Flash, Access, and many more. Visit http://its.psu.edu/training/ for more information and to register.