2020 Session

Title: Transitioning to the Public Cloud: Technology, Projects, and Skillsets

2019 Session

Title: Serverless Cloud Services: What They Are and Why They’re Cool

Biography

Joe Johnson is a senior IT leader with nearly 30 years of experience developing and implementing strategic technology solutions in large enterprise environments. For the last seven years, Joe has helped lead the introduction of cloud computing services into large organizations, most recently as the Director of Cloud Strategy for the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Biography

Jess Jones is a user experience analyst at DoIT, working with partners within DoIT and across campus to help them understand and meet the needs of students, faculty, staff, and other users. In 2016, she co-founded the Better by Design conference and workshop series at UW-Madison, with the goal of bringing together design-minded people to explore new ideas and skills with major design influencers from Google, the New York Times, U.S. Digital Service, Minecraft, and more. She holds a Master’s of Science in Human Computer Interaction from DePaul University and a B.A. in Journalism from UW-Madison.

2019 Session

SPRINT! Tackle big problems in a week

2018 Session

Low-Effort, and effective UX techniques for busy technologists

Biography

Tom Jordan has provided leadership in higher education identity, security and IT infrastructure for more than 20 years. Tom’s work supports integration and collaboration across a diverse ecosystem at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin System. Tom is a regular contributor to the Higher Education Trust and Identity community through his work with InCommon and Internet2.

2025 Session

What’s “Unconference” And Do We Need One Here?

2023 Sessions

Administrative Transformation Program (ATP) – Updates and Ancillary System Considerations

2021 Sessions

Interop Update – What’s Here, and What’s Coming (with Live Q&A)

2020 Sessions

Interop Initiative Update

2019 Session

Interoperability – Future Vision
Multi-Factor Authentication – What’s Next?

2019 Session

IPv6 experiences at SSEC

Biography

John Lalande works as a network and systems engineer at UW-Madison’s Space Science & Engineering Center (SSEC), supporting the center’s Linux servers, large Lustre file systems, HPC compute clusters, as well as Cisco firewall and switches. Prior to joining SSEC in 2005, John worked as an IT support specialist at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and, before that, wrote for Smart Computing magazine. John graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.A. in English and History.
In his free time, John enjoys getting on the air with his collection of amateur radios, hiking, and photography.