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9:30am-9:40am

Welcome to the 2022 IT Partners Virtual Conference

Mike Sherman (IT Partners Planning Team) 

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9:40am-10:35am

Keynote on the supply chain by Yossi Sheffi

Elisha Gray II Professor, Engineering Systems, MIT
Professor, MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Professor Sheffi is a global expert in systems optimization, risk analysis and supply chain management, and has authored several books on the topic, including his sixth and latest book, A Shot in the Arm: How Science, Engineering, and Supply Chains Converged to Vaccinate the World (October 2021). To learn more about his work, go to sheffi.mit.edu/
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10:35am-10:40ambreak 
10:40am-11:25am

Neat Boards: A Zoom Room Alternative

Tom Brand (VPF)

Hybrid meetings are here to stay, and we all need technology to make them work. Tom will demo using Neat web conferencing appliances as a substitute to dedicated Zoom Rooms.

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11:25am-11:30ambreak 
11:30am-12:15pm

Cloud Computing at MIT

Rikus Goosen (IS&T) and Rajiv Shridhar (Sloan)

It seems like everything is in the cloud these days, and there are so many options to choose from.

Rikus will tell us about the cloud services MIT/IS&T provides, including the discount programs and how to get an account on AWS, GCP or Azure.

Rajiv will talk about Research Computing in the Cloud at MIT.

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12:15pm-1:05pm

Lunch/Networking in Breakout Rooms

 
1:05pm-1:50pm

O365 - It's more than just email!

Dave Blum (IS&T), Dan Alexander (Sloan), and Kurt Buehlmaier (Microsoft)

We've been hearing about O365 around the Institute for years, and who hasn't seen the (many) emails about migrating to O365 from Exchange email? But did you know there's more to O365 than just email?

Dave will provide an overview of the O365 Email Migration project and process.

Dan and Kurt will spotlight selected O365 apps, including Bookings, Teams, OneDrive, OneNote, SharePoint, and more.

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1:50pm-1:55pmbreak 
1:55pm-2:40pm

Free accessibility checking tools

Katherine Wahl, Rich Caloggero, and Jen Dee (DSL)

MIT is committed to providing an environment that is accessible to individuals with disabilities, but how can we, as IT providers, help fulfill that commitment?

Katherine Wahl, Rich Caloggero, and Jen Dee will share some free accessibility checking tools, and how the Disability and Access Services (DAS) group can help you foster an accessible campus experience at MIT.

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2:40pm-2:45pmbreak 
2:45pm-3:30pm

Security topics (TBD)

Jessica Murray (IS&T)

 

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3:30pm-4:00pm

Closing Remarks and Networking

Mike Sherman (IT Partners Planning Team) 

We'll close out the day and then keep the meeting open for anyone who wants to chat.

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