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ECAR Symposium 2009: Disruption, Adaptation, and EvolutionDecember 2–4, 2009
La Costa • Carlsbad, California The 2009 ProgramThe 2009 academic year in North America began with the greatest upheaval in world markets since the Great Depression. Colleges and universities throughout the world have witnessed the erosion of their endowments, rising financial aid needs, and the diminished capacity of community, state, and federal governments to underwrite our mission. As we all respond to this massive disruption by retrenching, for some of us, the current financial crisis may present an unexpected opportunity. Amid unprecedented budget cuts, some colleges and universities will consider, propose, and make audacious changes that could not be made in more secure times. The program for this ECAR Symposium will focus on the nature of disruption and adaptation and will explore strategies for changing the cost structure of IT and positioning one's institution for renewal, evolution, and growth when the economy stabilizes. AgendaYou can view the full conference agenda, detailed program information, or follow the links below for schedule information for specific dates. Symposium OverviewThe ECAR Symposium is a subscriber-only event. Up to two individuals from ECAR participating subscriber institutions may participate, and there is no registration fee. The Symposium brings together world-class researchers and analysts whose study of higher education and information technology evolves either from work occurring under the aegis of ECAR or from complementary efforts. Often, ECAR endeavors to introduce participants to academics from a wide range of disciplines and to balance insights from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities with the practical wisdom of ECAR fellows and research partners. Participants in the ECAR Symposium help shape the ECAR research agenda for the next 18 months. Significant time is allocated to an open-forum assessment of research priorities and evaluation of hot topics for research and analysis, including discussion of speaker and topic priorities for the 2010 Symposium. To assist you with travel plans, the ECAR Symposium schedule is:
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Bernard Golden is CEO of HyperStratus, a virtualization and cloud computing consulting firm located in Silicon Valley. He is the author of Virtualization for Dummies, the best-selling book on the topic ever published. Bernard is the Virtualization and Cloud Computing Advisor for CIO Magazine, where he writes a popular blog on evaluating and implementing these technologies.
Michael Horn is the Executive Director, Education and co-founder of Innosight Institute, and co-author of Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns, with Clayton M. Christensen and Curtis W. Johnson.
Drue Reeves is the Vice President and research director for Burton Group Data Center Strategies. He covers cloud computing, server platforms and blades, storage virtualization, storage platforms and protocols, enterprise and system management, and data center power and cooling.