UCCSC 2008: Now UC IT...

UCSB Campus UC Santa Barbara invites Computing Services staff and managers across the University to attend the 2008 UC Computing Services Conference. UCCSC 2008 will be held July 20-22 at UCSB's beautiful oceanfront campus.

Our theme this year, titled "Now UC IT...," focuses on the life stages of IT services, from conception through maturity to legacy status. Each phase in the service life cycle has its own unique characteristics and challenges. With your help and presentations, we will explore strategies for shepherding IT services not only through a lifetime but through the transitions from one generation to the next.

In addition to the usual single-topic presentations, UCCSC 2008 will offer two new formats for sharing issues, insights, and expertise: panel discussions on a single service or topic, and seminars/tutorials on a particular technical issue or topic.

Registration

Conference Registration opened April 23, 2008. Sign up by June 20 to take advantage of the Early Bird registration fee of only $215!

Approved Abstracts

Proposal abstract submissions closed March 14, 2008, and the proposal review process is complete. You can preview the conference presentation topics in the order of presentation in UCCSC 2008 Approved Abstracts (pdf).

Schedule Details

Times and locations of presentations and Birds of a Feather sessions are now available in UCCSC 2008 Program Schedule (pdf).

2008 Sautter Award Program

The UC Information Technology Leadership Council (ITLC) is now accepting applications for this year's Sautter Award Program, which recognizes innovation in information technology in the UC system. Winning projects will be announced at UCCSC 2008, and project team members will give short presentations about the projects during the award ceremony.

The application deadline for the 2008 award program is May 23, 2008. For details, see the 2008 Program Announcement.