In this edition...

• SPUSC007 - South Pacific User Services Conference
• Nick Tate elected to AARNet board
• ITS supports research and teaching at UQ
• UQconnect: sponsoring the community
• Lecture recording at UQ with Lectopia
• UQ showcased to World Computer Congress delegation
• Video Vision supports UQ literacy program

Upcoming ITLO dates

• 26 October - AARNet

Project Updates

• The Australian Access Federation (AAF) project has developed an animation which provides an introduction to federated access management in the AAF. To see the animation or for more information, visit the AAF website.
• The Middleware Action Plan and Strategy (MAPS) Project published its main deliverable, a roadmap and action plan document entitled Middleware for Australian Research and Higher Education. The report is available from www.middleware.edu.au One of the main recommendations in the action plan is to produce a number of reference architectures to assist institutions in deploying eResearch technology environments to their research communities. These architectures would help institutions make the best use of NCRIS infrastructure and would focus on identity and access management, attribute management, data management, secure campus networks, real-time communications, and grid services.

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SPUSC007 - South Pacific User Services Conference

The University of Queensland is hosting the South Pacific User Services Conference 2007 (SPUSC007) from the 26th-30th November 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast.

SPUSC007 draws upon the expertise of university staff and industry leaders across the South-Pacific region, for the benefit of delegates, to gain insight into skills, knowledge, technology and initiatives to address the ever-present challenge of striving for service excellence.

The conference is aimed at IT service providers from universities throughout Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Typically, delegates will work on the Help Desk, Desktop Support, Client Service or in any role where staff provide end user services. More...

Nick Tate elected to AARNet board

At this year's AARNet (Australian Academic and Research Network) Annual General Meeting, Nick Tate, Director, ITS was elected to the board as one of three IT Directors.

AARNet IT Directors sit on the board along with three Vice Chancellors, the CEO and a number of independent directors. More...

ITS supports research and teaching at UQ

ITS has recently undergone some organisational changes, with the creation of a new section called Research and Teaching Support.

Tasked with providing increased technological support and solutions for the University's teaching and research activities, the new section comprises the High Performance Computing, Teaching Technology Support, UQtrainIT and Strategic Technologies groups. More...

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