ACUTA Fall Seminar 2010
October 24-27, 2010
Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner
Vienna, VA.- (Metro DC Area)

Track 1 - Who's in Charge of the Network?
Research computing, P2P applications, SaaS, IP communications - all of these things continue to require an increasing amount of bandwidth. Prices for Internet services have dropped, but the demand continues to increase and strain IT budgets. Users will consume all the bandwidth you give them! What are organizations doing to tame the increasing thirst for bandwidth? This track will focus on all aspects of network management including security, traffic shaping, caching, and performance monitoring.

Track 2 - IT Services for Free? Financial issues surrounding IT
The economic downturn is no excuse for strained IT budgets - we've always had to fight for every dollar we need. There is a growing trend that network services should be treated as a utility. How do you quantify the services your organization provides? This track will focus on financial issues IT organizations face. Chargeback models, core services versus non-core services, cell phone stipends - all of us face these challenges. We'll discuss how to deal with them, what other organizations are doing, and strategies for the future.  

ACUTA, the Association for Information Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education, is an international non-profit educational association serving colleges and universities. ACUTA represents over 1700 individuals at nearly 800 institutions of higher education with members ranging from small schools and community colleges to the 50 largest U.S. institutions representing diverse Carnegie classifications in all 50 states, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. ACUTA also has Corporate Affiliate members, representing all categories of communications technology vendors who serve the college/university market.

For more information visit the Events & Education section of the ACUTA website: http://www.acuta.org