Track 5

A Vision for Real-time Financial Aid Application and Award

Friday, January 17, 2003
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. SESS40

Mark Luker, Telecommunications Policy Specialist-NTIA, United States Department of Commerce

Ganesh D. Reddy, Chief Information Officer, United States Department of Education

The time has come to bring financial aid into the Internet era. Speakers include a leading strategist for the U.S. Department of Education, who outlines plans to move financial aid online and real-time, and a leader of EDUCAUSE projects in security and authentication, who will discuss how this effort fits into an emerging, larger scheme for trusted electronic communications between higher education and federal agencies.

Postconference Resource

Federal PKI Update

Thursday, January 16, 2003
3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. SESS25

Peter S. Alterman, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Technology Strategy, U.S. General Services Administration

Judith Spencer, Chair, Federal PKI Steering Committee, U.S. General Services Administration

Ms. Spencer and Dr. Alterman will review the current status of Federal public key infrastructure (PKI) initiatives, including coordination with the government-wide e-authentication initiative. Special emphasis will be given to reviewing the projects that federal government and the higher education community are working on together, and to opportunities and challenges facing both partners.

Postconference Resource

Higher Education IT Policy: Struggling to Stay Ahead and Strike a Balance

Thursday, January 16, 2003
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. SESS05

Rodney J. Petersen, Government Relations Officer and Director of Cybersecurity Initiative, EDUCAUSE

Garret Sern, Government Relations Officer, EDUCAUSE

This presentation will provide an update on the hot current and pending federal laws that will directly affect campuses, a status report on how EDUCAUSE and the higher education community is working to comply with these laws, and advice on what attendees can do to help influence federal IT policy. There will also be time for open discussion on local/state IT laws that may have potential national implications.

Innovative Technologies for the 21st Century Decision Maker: Research, Retrieve, Organize, and Manage Information

Thursday, January 16, 2003
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. SESS35

Reynolds Ferrante, Professor, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, The George Washington University

Sondra K. Patrick, Professor and Program Director, Graduate School of Education and Human Dvlpt, The George Washington University

This highly interactive session presents transforming approaches to complex, large-scale organizational decision making through case study scenarios across education, business, industry, and government. Four software application solutions will be demonstrated: PATHFINDER, PATHFINDER ON THE WEB, Browse3D, and InfoGIST. The session includes a discussion of lessons learned from each case study scenario.

Postconference Resource

Making the Case for Security: An Application of the NIST Security Assessment Framework to GWU

Friday, January 17, 2003
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. SESS45

Guy L. Jones, Chief Technology Officer, The George Washington University

Marianne Swanson, Sr Advisor for IT Security Management, Computer Security Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology

David G. Swartz, Assistant VP and CIO, American University

Krizi Trivisani, Chief Security Officer, The George Washington University

President Bush's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace suggests the use of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Security Assessment Framework as a possible standard for all institutions of higher education. The George Washington University (GWU) has used this approach to assess, plan, and implement a security program. In this presentation, we will review the results of using this framework.

Postconference Resource

Portals, uPortal, and the Academy

Friday, January 17, 2003
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. SESS15

Justin Tilton, Designer, Jasig, Inc.

JA-SIG's uPortal was developed to meet the needs of colleges and universities. It is being deployed as an enterprise portal with control of content and display delegated to departments and faculty. This presentation describes how layout management has become the defining feature for academic portals and integration among student, library, and learning management systems has become the focus of deployments.

Scalable Bandwidth on Demand: A New Model for the Era of Entitlement?

Friday, January 17, 2003
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. SESS50

Jennifer Oxenford, Associate Director, MAGPI, University of Pennsylvania

Gregory D. Palmer, Director, MAGPI GigaPOP, University of Pennsylvania

A new model for provisioning above and beyond bandwidth capability is emerging. The University of Pennsylvania is meeting the ever increasing network needs of its constituents through bandwidth on demand provisioning. Will new vendors and technologies support use of this model or does it satisfy only a niche market of high-end research?

Postconference Resource

Threats to the Information Infrastructure, and the FBI's Response

Thursday, January 16, 2003
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. SESS52

Shawn Henry, Assistant Director, Cyber Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation

While the interconnectivity of computers brings great value to society, it also presents grave dangers. We'll discuss current threats to the information infrastructure from hackers, organized crime, terrorists, and nation states. Additionally, we will discuss the FBI's response to these threats and explore steps you can take to better secure your computer network.

Utilizing Interactive Chatterbots in Education

Friday, January 17, 2003
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. SESS30

Daniel Hodgin Shields, Research Associate, OWLS (Online Wireless Learning Solutions), East Carolina University

As distance learning continues to expand and student enrollment increases, schools must find cost-effective solutions to reducing employee workload. With the use of an artificial intelligence help desk, institutions can substantially decrease this work, thus maximizing employee time and productivity.