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>>     The City University of New York
>>535 East 80th Street, New York, NY 10021
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>>                       Allan H. Dobrin
>>                       Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer
>>                       Office (212) 794-5305
>>                       Fax: (212) 794-5605
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>>                       M E M O R A N D U M
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>>TO:      The CUNY Community
>>FROM:    Allan H. Dobrin
>>DATE:    May 19, 2003
>>SUBJECT: Call for Topics for 2nd Annual CUNY Information Technology
>>          Conference
>>
>>On Behalf of the IT Steering Committee, I am requesting your input in
>>the planning of the 2nd Annual CUNY Information Technology Conference
>>schedule for the Fall 2003 semester.  The conference has been given the
>>general theme of "Instructional/Information Technology in CUNY: Issues,
>>Innovations, Integration."  Please see the call for proposals below.
>>I look forward to the your continued part icipation in this very
>>successful event.
>>
>>                         CALL FOR PROPOSALS
>>      CUNY's 2nd Annual IT Conference on Friday, November 14, 2003
>>         to be held at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice
>>
>>           "Instructional/Information Technology in CUNY:
>>                 Issues, Innovations, Integration"
>>
>>The City University of New York will host its second annual all-day
>>conference devoted to information technology and instructional
>>technology.  The conference will offer an overview of the University's
>>key IT initiatives, an opportunity to explore how technology is changing
>>the nature of instruction, research, and administration, and an occasion
>>to hear nationally recognized IT leaders.
>>
>>The concurrent sessions will provide a rich variety of presentations to
>>complement the conference plenaries.  Ideally, they will encompass a
>>broad range of topics of interest to CUNY students, faculty, technology
>>staff, and college administrators, giving attendees a greater sense of
>>what opportunities IT is making available to them.
>>
>>For this year's conference we are especially interested in soliciting
>>presentations on the following general themes:
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>>  - Issues and policies sessions (security, intellectual property, etc.)
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>>  - How to sessions (online teaching/learning, network set-ups, etc.)
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>>  - What's happening sessions (cross-campus synergies/partnerships,
>>    new projects, etc.)
>>
>>  - Special interest sessions (access advocacy, resources for specific
>>    groups, etc.)
>>
>>Proposals should be between a paragraph and a page in length, and
>>should include a title as well as the name and campus affiliation of
>>each presenter.  (Proposals may be made for group as well as individual
>>presentations.) They should be submitted using the form at
>>            http://www.dln.cuny.edu/it/proposals.html
>>and are due no later than 9/12/03.  Acceptances will be announced by
>>the end of that month.
>>
>>Session titles and presentations from last year's conference ("Using
>>Technology to Enhance Access and Excellence in CUNY: Realities, Plans,
>>Visions") are accessible at
>>http://www.centerdigitaled.com/converge/conference.phtml?confid=82