Memorial Union Terrace
Rain Location: Der Rathskeller @ Memorial Union
We’re sitting in the shade near the Der Stiftskeller/Rathskeller!
Join the conference planning committee and friends at the Terrace after the first day of the conference for a relaxed in-person social gathering!
No need to RSVP. Just look for the group of IT nerds sitting together. Open to all attendees, not just those registered for in- person!
Photo by Jeff Miller / UW-Madison Photo Library.
Location
Description
Join the conference planning committee and friends at the Terrace after the conference for a relaxed in-person social gathering! Shake off that Zoom fatigue with a real in-person event!
No need to RSVP. Just look for the group of IT nerds sitting together.
Photo by Jeff Miller / UW-Madison Photo Library.
Location
Description
Network with your colleagues over coffee and light snacks, then watch the IT Recognition Awards as they air live.
No need to RSVP.
Conference Session
The Zoom session will be live captioned by the McBurney Disability Resource Center. Link to the captions.
The YouTube live stream button is a go.wisc redirect that will go live no later than 8:30am on June 2nd.
Keynote Description
We, as IT professionals, play a critical role in designing, developing, and supporting the digital campus. We have created and evolved the digital campus over the last forty years, and in 2020 it became the primary mode of interaction for our communities. What can we learn from the rapid pivot to online, and more importantly, how can we evolve our thinking and approaches?
Let’s discuss how we can use our expertise and our voice to create digital spaces where people can thrive. Using ideas from fields such as critical design practices, conflict management, and polarities, we will explore the most effective approaches for providing spaces where multiple voices are empowered, and diverse communities can thrive.
The session will be interactive.
Opening Remarks for the conference will take place from 8:45-9:15am
Keynote Speaker Information
Image from The Harvard Gazette.
Location
Description
Join the conference planning committee and friends at the Terrace after the conference for a relaxed in-person social gathering! Shake off that Zoom fatigue with a real in-person event!
No need to RSVP. Just look for the group of IT nerds sitting together (we have a sign).
Photo by Jeff Miller / UW-Madison Photo Library.
Conference Session
Description
This weekly event, put on by IT Connects, brings together IT professionals across campus for relaxed socializing and spontaneous discussion. Previous spontaneous discussion topics have included home wifi setups, audio equipment, home brewing, mixology, travel recommendations, color vision variations, jupyter notebooks, remote working, hanging out at the South Pole, and, of course, pets!
This special CommunITea event brings together various campus IT organizations for attendees of the IT Professionals Conference to learn more about how to get involved in the IT community. This session will consist of breakout rooms for each organization. Attendees can jump between rooms and will be prompted by organizers to move around during the event.
In the spirit of community building – bring a friend, encourage others to attend, and forward this open invitation to those you feel might benefit from attending and contributing. These virtual events usually take place each Thursday afternoon (3:30pm), and are held using Zoom so we can utilize the breakout rooms for specific or open discussion topics. If you have any ideas for collaborations, breakout rooms, or other feedback please send them on.
CommunITea events are a relaxed atmosphere, and it’s not necessary to RSVP, connect to the session and join in the conversation. Also, a camera is not necessary to participate and listen in – these are introvert-friendly groups.
If you are interested in helping make these events happen for the future or have discussion ideas or other feedback, please email communitea-facilitators@g-groups.wisc.edu
Presenter Information
