Room 112
Creating truly accessible digital experiences takes all of us. In this session, you’ll discover how small, practical changes to your daily workflow can make a big difference. Learn how integrating accessibility into your routine can be simple, effective and sustainable—no matter your role.
Virtual
Join us as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of UW–Madison’s Women in IT (WIT), a group dedicated to improving the recruitment, retention and advancement of women in information technology on campus. Now with more than 450 members, WIT hosts free educational and networking events in collaboration with partners such as ACM’s Women in Computing at UW-Madison (WACM) and the Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI).
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Virtual
As more data, applications and business components move from on-premises environments to the cloud, it’s crucial to understand and address the unique security challenges that arise. This session provides a concise overview of cloud security, starting from the basics and progressing to advanced topics. Attendees will gain a foundational understanding of cloud security principles and learn how to implement robust security measures in their cloud environments.
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Virtual
Join us for a panel discussion featuring experts who are applying Agile principles in software development and other IT specialties. Expand your perspective on agile methodology and its power to boost productivity and collaboration across diverse disciplines.
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Virtual
This session provides a high-level overview of artificial intelligence (AI), covering its history, concepts and various applications. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the different types of AI, using illustrated examples to demonstrate how these technologies work and explore the potential solutions and challenges associated with the effective implementation of AI. By the end of the session, you will have a clearer understanding of AI, its various types and uses and the successes and challenges you may encounter when implementing AI solutions.
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Description
Hey developers and content creators! Learn UX and accessibility best practices that you can bake into the beginning of content creation or the development process to prevent the remediation of barriers later on.
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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
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Pre-Recorded Session
Live Q&A
Friday, June 4th, 11:00 – 11:30 am
Description
This will be a panel presentation highlighting how to create and host an accessible virtual event that meets the needs of individuals with disabilities and ensures language access. Specific information on disability, disability-accommodations, and best practices to ensure the full inclusion of English Language Learners. Participants will learn about accessible web conferencing technologies, event tagline statements, translation, interpretation services, and campus resources.
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Conference Session
Description
The IT field is moving towards removing offensive terms from IT language and replacing them with more inclusive terms. The IT Talks Technical team is tasked with collecting, recommending, and publishing a list of terms that are offensive and their alternative terms that are more accurate and less offensive. This session will introduce the work of the IT Talks Technical team, and discuss the importance of using more inclusive language in our work and invite discussion and input from attendees.
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