The Technology Boot Camp is an initiative of the Georgia Public Library Service to bring together IT professionals from our libraries to share experiences and ideas and to explore opportunities made possible by emerging technologies.
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Well it’s over too soon! We are very pleased to have hosted the Technology Boot Camp 2013.
Location: Unicoi State Park & Lodge, Helen GA
Dates: Tuesday, April 23rd - Thursday, April 25th
Who attended: Computer network administrators from Georgia’s public libraries and other tech-types.
Money: GPLS covered the cost of food & lodging for the duration of the boot camp. Travel expenses were the responsibility of the library system.
AGENDA:
Tuesday 4/23
(GPLS’ers get there early and set up demo lab and registration table)
330 – Meet & Greet / Registration
5 – Opening Session – Welcome to Tech Boot Camp!
530 - PINES hackfest
630 – Dinner
7-? – Demo Lab open
Wednesday 4/24
730 – Breakfast
9 – Kickoff – Lamar Veatch & Emily Almond
930 – Network Changes & Public Computer Funding – Emily Almond
1030 – Break
1045 – Thin Client Demo – Daniel Zeiger, Andrew Crane, & John Carocci – and -
Public Computing Using Virtual Desktops - Ted Bazemore
12 – Lunch
1 – Information Security in the Cloud – Stan Gatewood, Board of Regents
2 – Skillport Implementation – Jay Turner
3- – SRS (Software Resource & Service) – Jessica Wheeler. Board of Regents
415 – Break
430 – Demo Lab
6 – Dinner
7-? – Demo Lab Open
Thursday 4/25
730 – Breakfast
9 – Tell Us What You Know Lightning Round
1030 – Get the Edge: Benchmarks, Tools and Training for Public Access Technology - Larra Clark, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy
1130- Break
1145 – E-Rate Basics – Richard Brock
1230 – Close
1 – Lunch
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IDEAS FOR “TELL US WHAT YOU KNOW” SESSIONS:
- Wireless - How to get stats on wireless users without requiring users to login with username/pswds/barcodes ie open access?
- Firewalls
- Remote access
- FTP files for website: finding the right credentials, interface and settings
- What to do about Microsoft Office as they move to “cloud” technology and the pricing model changes?