Welcome to our annual HCGI Solutions Summit! Compare leading storage solutions, networking technology and enterprise security. This year we will feature 12 break-out presentations from industry experts. Follow all the NCAA action during the day on the latest AV technology from Epson and Sharp!
Free Admission with RSVP
Free Parking, Buffet & Reception
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Adobe is pleased to inform you of our upcoming webinar focused on Edge Animate.
This deep dive session will allow you to broaden your skills on how to create web animations using the Adobe Edge Animate tool, and how to incorporate these animations into your web or publishing projects.
During this session we will cover the following topics:
• Setting up a new project
• Importing existing HTML content
• Walk-through of the main panels and tools in Edge Animate
• Animating elements with and without the Pin Tool
• Creating and understanding Symbols
• Accessing JavaScript APIs from Actions and Triggers
• Animating over curved/complex paths
• Using web fonts with Edge Animate
• Designing for flexible/responsive layouts
• Handling old unsupported browsers
• Publishing and Optimizing Edge Animate compositions for the Web, DPS, iBooks, and Desktop Widgets
REGISTER NOW!
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Towson University on behalf of MEEC has issued an RFP for Audio Visual (AV) Equipment. For further information go to the TU Electronic Bid Board by using this link.
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8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Welcome and Keynote Speaker
9:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Vendor Showcase
10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Concurrent Session I
Enable Learning Anytime, Anywhere via Video Collaboration
Hugh McCullen, AVAYA Educational Video Collaboration hosted by Alliance Technology GroupConfiguring and Maximizing the iPad Classroom
Lisa Capan, CCBC and Darrow Neves, CCBC
Leveraging your Microsoft Assets, Jamie Bakert and Yanni Chryssomitis, Microsoft
Tony Franklin, Microsoft
Network Security Workshop 10 Things Your Next Firewall Must Do
Clint Beasley, Palo Alto Networks and Jim Rowland, Daly
Enterprise Mobility Management
Jeff P. Horgan, Sr. Mobility Architect Bell Techlogix
Desktop Virtualization: Is Now the Right Time?
Bob Marchese, ATS, John Ciliberto, Dell, and John Halley, MD Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Concurrent Session II
Securing the Wired and Wireless Campus Network
Joe Kim, VP Engineering, Copper River IT
Digital Publishing with Adobe InDesign
Steve Adler, Adobe Education Solutions Consultant
Managing Devices at Your School: Microsoft Strategy
Rich McBrine and Alex Voysest, Microsoft
Utilize Predictive Modeling and Learner Analytics to Increase Student Retention & Student Success
Steve Adams, Desire2Learn
Learn From My Mistakes: How to Manage Apps in a School Setting
Christina Schindler, Queen Anne's County BOE
The Evolution of Storage Networking: A Crash Course on Storage Virtualization and the Trends Shaping the Data Storage Industry
Jacob Farmer, CTO Cambridge Computer
11:50 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and MEEC Presentation
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Concurrent Session III
A Real Life Experience with Disaster Recovery
Mike Heinmuller, Howard Community College
Creating and Delivering Content for Any Device with the Adobe Creative Cloud
Steve Adler, Adobe Education Solutions Consultant
Enterprise Collaboration with Blackboard Collaborate: The Online Classroom and Beyond
Michael Baker, MS; Blackboard Collaborate
Introduction to Multi-Touch TextBooks and iBooks Author and iTunes U
Eric Wood, Ellen Loos, Apple
Office365
Yanni Chryssomitis, Microsoft Corp.
Providing Robust Controlled Network Access Regardless of Device or Location
Dwayne MacKenzie, Data Networks
2:40 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. MEEC Forum and Closing Remarks
“Where Do We Go From Here; Creating MEEC Agreements.”
Members of the MEEC Board
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Thirty six vendors will participate in the 5th annual MEEC Member Conference and Vendor Showcase. Many thanks to all of the vendors with special thanks to those vendors at Sponsor levels.
Platinum
Alliance Technology Group
Applied Technology Services
Bell Techlogix
Cambridge Computer
Copper River IT
Daly Computers, Inc.
Gold
Technology Integration Group
Silver
Alliance Technology Group
Bronze
Alliance InfoSystems, LLC
Data Networks
Dell
DSR Inc.
Microsoft
Presidio
Skyline Technology Solutions
VION Corporation
Exhibitors
Adobe
Apple, Inc.
Blackboard, Inc
Canvas by Instructure
CAS Severn
Desire2Learn Incorporated
DISYS Solutions, Inc.
ePlus Technology
ESI (Electronic Systems, Inc.
Force 3
GovConnections, Inc.
HCGI (Hartford)
IBM
JANUS Associates
McAfee
Moodlerooms
Omega Cor Technologies
SHI International Corp
Skill Soft
SLAIT Consulting
Symantec
System Source
Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 26, 2013 4:33 PM | Permalink
IT Education Forum:
Driving Innovation and Efficiency Gains Into Education
Information Technology's New Agenda
HP's Chief Creatologist, Joseph Batista, speaks on IT Innovations for Education Leadership Addressing IT Challenges Today.
Hosted and Supported by ESI
Event: April 25, 2013
10:00am-2:00pm (Registration at 9:30)
For more information: IT Education Forum: Driving Innovation and Efficiency Gains Into Education
Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 28, 2013 10:13 AM | Permalink
Microsoft: The Future of the Directory
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013-10:00 am to11:00 am EST
Register Monday, April 8th, 12:00 noon
As the trusted directory service for education institutions, Active Directory has long been the foundation of most organizations identity strategy. We are looking ahead and envisioning the next set of challenges, as IT shops are frequently evaluating single sign on, self-service password reset, cloud-based authentication, and datacenter efficiency and redundancy solutions. In this session, we plan to highlight the topics below:
• Active Directory (AD) updates in 2013
• ADFS/DirSync for O365 and other Cloud Services
• Capabilities of (FIM) Forefront Identity Management in EDU
• AD in the Cloud
Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 28, 2013 11:11 AM | Permalink
DALY--Enterasys
Taming the Wild, Wild West of BYOD
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 -11:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
Register by Tuesday, April 9th, 12:00 noon
Whether a district implements a formal BYOD program or not, students and personnel are bringing their own devices to school. Jonathan Kidwell, will discuss how your network can assist with taming the Wild West of Wireless and will discuss some of the IT-related preparatory measures that successful districts have undertaken to create a device-agnostic "anytime, anywhere, any device" environment. Included topics will be overcoming structural issues for wireless coverage, and scaling for multiple student-owned device.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 28, 2013 11:20 AM | Permalink
ADOBE --Digital Publishing Suites
Thursday, April 11th, 2013-10:00 am to 11:00 am EST
or
Thursday, April 11th, 2013-3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST
Register by Wednesday, April 10th,12:00 noon.
Join Adobe to learn about how your campus community, including printing, athletics, alumni, and student programs can benefit from Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. If you already use Adobe InDesign®, you are 80 percent of the way to using Digital Publishing. It's that easy!
You will learn how to:
• Bring your publications to life through immersive interactivity; no programming required.
• Use Adobe InDesign®, and more to utilize interactive tools and methods within these programs for maximizing content.
• Utilize analytics to better understand reader habits and preferred content in your publications.
• Publish to tablets and other mobile devices, easily and quickly.
• Save hundreds on printing and distribution costs, while updating content simultaneously.
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Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 28, 2013 1:05 PM | Permalink
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