1. EDUCAUSE CIO ENT Seminar at the MARC Dave Swartz Assistant Vice President and CIO, American University

2. What is the CIO ENT Seminar? An opportunity for regional CIOs to come together to network and share best practices and strategic thinking on issues of the day. The format for the morning session is more of a seminar format than a series of formal presentations. A panel of CIOs from the region will lead the discussion and attendees to the seminar can join in as well. Break out sessions are also planned to dive deeper into issues of concern to attendees.

3. What is the planned agenda? Three main parts of the seminar include: 1.A look at the trends facing Higher Education 2. A review of the challenges facing CIOs today 3. Identifying solutions to challenges facing CIOs

4. CIO ENT Seminar Schedule 8:15 – 9:30 Overall Trends Facing Higher Education A session scheduled to capture the important trends that will likely affect higher education in the years to come, which are reviewed as a backdrop for more IT focused discussions. Show 2020 video (15 min) (Don Spicer) Panel Discussion Cost, Financing & Tuition trends (Jack Suess) Diversity & Demographics (regional changes, minorities, women, and adult learners) (Nadine Stern) Online Learning & Competition from the For-Profits (Don Spicer) Changing Leadership View of IT (Robert Renaud) International Enrollment and Study Abroad programs (Dave Swartz) Workforce Changes and Trends (Dave Swartz) General Discussion

5. CIO ENT Seminar Schedule continued: 9:30 – 10:45 Traversing the IT Minefields The next session will address the likely trends and challenges that are currently facing many CIOs and will likely continue to present challenges for years to come. Panel Discussion Regulatory Pressures, Accountability and Compliance (Nadine Stern) Economic and Budget Constraints (Robert Renaud) Changing Role of the CIO/IT Organization (Jack Suess) Changing Learning Models (Don Spicer) Consumerism of Technology (Dave Swartz) General Discussion

6. CIO ENT Seminar Schedule continued: 10:45 – 12:00 Identifying Solutions to IT Challenges The final session for the day will identify and discuss possible solutions to the challenges facing CIOs and IT organizations. The group will choose 6 top issues for breakout discussions. The group will come together to review the recommendations and findings of the breakout groups. Possible Breakout Sessions (with facilitators listed) could include: Cloud Computing, SaaS, Outsourcing IT, and Identity Management (Jack Suess) Security, Privacy and Business Continuity/DR (Dave Swartz) Web 2.0, Collaboration Technologies and Mobile Computing (Nadine Stern) Open Source vs. Proprietary SW Solutions (Robert Renaud) Sustainability and Green IT (Don Spicer) Learning Technologies and Environment and Information Delivery and Storage

7. Some References Provided Videos The Machine is Us/ing Us (Final Version) by Michael Wesch (~ 5 min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g Did you know? (~ 5 min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHmwZ96_Gos&feature=player_embedded A Vision of Students Today by Michael Wesch (~ 5 min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o Edu2020 – need Real Player for high quality video (~ 15.5 min) rtsp://educause.rmod.llnwd.net/a680/o1/edu2020.rm or lower quality web version: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xni48_edu2020_lifehttp://www.dailymotion.com/video/xni48_edu2020_life Readings The Do-It-Yourself Economy by Thomas Friedman. Published NY Times: December 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/opinion/13friedman.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/opinion/13friedman.html A 'New Normal' for Higher Education in the 21st Century Announced at the TIAA-CREF Institute 2009 Higher Education Leadership Conference http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-new-normal-for-higher-education-in-the-21st-century-announced-at-the-tiaa-cref-institute- 2009-higher-education-leadership-conference-78410507.html The Gathering Cloud: Is This the End of the Middle? by Richard N. Katz http://www.educause.edu/thetowerandthecloud/PUB7202d The Tower, the Cloud and the IT Leader and Workforce by Philip Goldstein http://www.educause.edu/thetowerandthecloud/PUB7202x From Users to Choosers: The Cloud and the Changing Shape of Enterprise Authority by Ronald Yanosky http://www.educause.edu/thetowerandthecloud/PUB7202m College of 2020: Chronicle Report/Executive Summary http://research.chronicle.com/asset/TheCollegeof2020ExecutiveSummary.pdf Learning Styles overview: The Wikipedia entry is perhaps the preferred reference as it gives an overview of the issues. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_styles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_styles

8. For More Information  Visit:  http://net.educause.edu/enterpriseconference http://net.educause.edu/enterpriseconference  Contact:  Brian Voss,  Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and CIO,LSU, bvoss@lsu.edu  David Swartz,  Assistant VP and CIO, American University,  dswartz@american.edu