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General Sessions

Finding Consensus on File Sharing: Legal, Producer, and Consumer Perspectives on the P2P Phenomenon - Sponsored by Ruckus Network

Friday, February 27, 2004
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. GS02

Ann Waters Beytagh, Associate University Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs, Southern Methodist University

Grant Clayton, Student, Southern Methodist University

Marilu Goodyear, ECAR Fellow and Chair, Department of Public Administration, University of Kansas

Lynn Seaton, Musician, University of North Texas

Higher education is working with the entertainment industry to find win-win solutions that are both viable and legal online alternatives to illegal peer-to-peer file sharing. This panel will provide a discussion of P2P file-sharing issues as they affect and play out in higher education today. Perspectives will include those of a CIO/librarian, an intellectual property attorney, a practicing musician, and a student.

The Condition of the Community: IT Leadership in Higher Education

Wednesday, February 25, 2004
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. GS01

Richard N. Katz, Vice President, EDUCAUSE

In the summer of 2003, the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) undertook an unprecedented study of information technology professionals and leaders. This presentation presents the results of this study of nearly 2,000 members of our community focusing on leadership style, the innovation environment, labor mobility, mentoring, leadership continuity, and other issues.

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