We hope to see everyone for UNC CAUSE 2011. Next year’s conference will be hosted by the Western schools:
- Appalachian State University
- North Carolina School of the Arts
- University of North Carolina – Charlotte
- University of North Carolina – Asheville
- Western Carolina University
- Winston-Salem State University
Details on the location and date will be posted to the UNC CAUSE home page as soon as they become available.
Thanks again to all those who participated for making this such a memorable event; we look forward to seeing you in 2011!
]]>This years conference has been a busy one. We’ve had Un-conference sessions, digital signs, Twitterslurp, Flickr feeds, neck books, the charging station, QR codes and lots of other new hotness. Now we want to know what you thought of it all! Was it useful? Fun? Annoying? Confusing? Please complete our quick online evaluation and let us know if you want to see it next year or would rather have it go away.
Our evaluation form is short and sweet and we really want to hear from you so we’re going to bribe you. Complete the survey by lunchtime on Wednesday, November 10th and you’ll be eligible to win a brand new 8GB iPod Nano!
]]>Follow us on Twitter at @unccause and, in case you missed it, we’re aggregating all your CAUSE news for you on our Twitterslurp site! Please share your own news and stories from CAUSE with the #unccause hash tag.
140 characters not enough for you? A picture is worth a thousand words and we want you to share those too! Post to Flickr with the hash tag #unccause and check out the latest images at http://www.flickr.com/ (search “unccause”).
Speakers are sharing too! All speakers are encouraged to share their talks with the community; visit our Slideshare page at http://slideshare.org/event/unc-cause-10/ to upload or download presentations from this years event.
Thanks so much for contributing to this year’s event!
]]>A very special “thank you” goes out to TWC and AT&T for our network access at UNC CAUSE 2010.
A full list of Vendors is below. Please stop by the Vendor Room and visit all of this years sponsors!
| Adobe Akibia Alphanumeric Angel Argyle Social Aruba Networks AT&T Avaya CA Technologies CDW-G Cisco Consonus Data Networks |
Data Network Solutions Dell EMC ePlus Epson America F5 Networks GovConnection HP IBM Intel Iron Mountain JAMF Software |
Lenovo Meru Networks Metech Recycling Mobile Education NetApp NetStar-1 NWN Oracle Red Lambda Samsung USA SHI Smarter Systems SP Controls |
Sunguard HE Tegrity Thorburn Associates Time Warner Cable Trend Micro Tripp Lite Vista One ViON VMware Whitlock Gorup Xerox AudioVisual |
Conference attendees’ input is very important to us, so we always do speaker evaluations for each session at UNC CAUSE. In years past, we have used pencil and paper to do the speaker evaluations, but this year we are hopping on the “going green” bandwagon and using an online service called Joind.in. Joind.in allows attendees to submit feedback about a session online, and it also allows our speakers to get immediate and effective feedback about how they did. To make it even more convenient, Joind.in provides Android and iPhone/iPod apps as well as their website.
The UNC CAUSE page on Joind.in has been uploaded with all of our sessions. They are available for review during and after the conference, so take some time to give some good feedback to the speakers.
]]>New to UNC CAUSE this year …. a charging station area! Conveniently located next to the Registration Desk, the charging area will allow you to drop your phone or laptop and someone will keep an eye on it for you while it charges! You must bring your power cord; all items will receive a sticker which will identify your device.
The charging station will be available Monday, from 10:00am until 5:00pm and Tuesday from 8:00am until 4:00pm.
Special thanks to Tripp Lite, our power distribution vendor!
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If you look around the conference, you’ll notice there are a good number of square bar code looking things (like the image to the right) all over the place. They’re called QR codes, and they’re becoming increasingly prevalent in the US. You may have seen them on signs around town, in magazines, or on product displays in stores.
A QR code is a two-dimensional bar code that can store various types of information – anything from URLs to text to contact information. It’s a really simple way to link a physical object in the world to the internet. They call this a “hardlink” or a “physical world hyperlink.”
Originally, QR codes were designed to track parts of vehicles during the manufacturing process, but they’ve been repurposed in a much wider context to quickly direct people to various types of information. If you’ve got a smart phone, odds are good that there’s a QR scanner application available for you to download.
We’re using QR codes at the conference to provide you with a simple way to quickly get you to useful information on the web. Be sure to scan the various codes you find around the conference to get a map of the hotel, the location of the Henrietta, review conference speakers, or maybe you’ll find something else even more awesome!
If you’ve got an iPhone, we recommend the AT&T Code Scanner or NeoReader. If you’ve got an Android device, it’s got a QR scanner already built in!
]]>Please note: Registration for the Tuesday event is required; if you haven’t signed up please check your status on the Registration site: http://registration.unccause.org.
The Henrietta Riverboat is a lovely 10-minute walk from the Hilton Wilmington Riverside. For those who would prefer a ride to the boat, a trolley will be departing from in front of the Hilton lobby every 15 minutes prior to the event and will also be available for the return trip once the boat has docked. Boarding begins at 6:00pm and the boat leaves at 6:30pm — don’t miss it!
Dinner will be a Southern-style buffet and there will be music and a dance floor! Our generous sponsors, Alphanumeric and HP, will have door prizes for attendees so make sure you sign-up and join us on the boat Tuesday night!
And don’t forget about our Monday event, Dessert and Trivia, beginning at 8:30pm Monday evening!
]]>We’re pleased to announce our Monday night event: Team Trivia! Join us in the ballroom for desserts and an open bar then stick around to meet your co-attendees and compete in a trivia challenge! Doors open at 8:30pm and the trivia starts at 9:00pm. The trivia winners will receive prizes from our sponsors, Cisco and NWN!
Come on out and participate in a challenging evening of knowledge and fun!
]]>We’ll start on Monday with a welcome session and keynote presentation by the UNC General Administration CIO, John Leydon! Mr. Leydon will be speaking on the theme of the conference: “Stop, Collaborate, Listen”. Make sure you join us in the main ballroom at 1:30pm on Monday, November 8th. [ Learn more about the Keynote ]
On Wednesday make sure you stick around for lunch and a very special panel presentation on social media. We are excited to host a diverse group for a panel session to explore the value and execution of social media in higher education. This panel discussion will be focused on key areas related to social media such as marketing, analytics, and student engagement. [ Learn more about the Panel ]
We look forward to seeing you there!
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