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Open Source — Opens Learning, Scottsdale, AZ, December 1-3, 2004

The Open Source Summit Presenters:

Keynote Speakers:
John Seely Brown
Steven Weber
Tom Rabon
James B. Stallings Jr.
Marc Hamilton
Paul Elsner
Panelists:
Jim Austin
Eric W. Bassett
Curtis J. Bonk
Lois Brooks
Darren Cambridge
Larry K. Christiansen
Ted Cook
James Dalziel
 
William Flynn
Bernie Gleason
Jerry Grochow
Joseph Hardin
Bernadine Chuck Fong
Toru Iiyoshi
Sally Jackson
Carl Jacobson
 
Sally M. Johnstone
Richard Katz
David Koehler
David Lassner
Clara M. Lovett
Dale E. Mallory
Patricia McGee
Curt Pederson
Walter Scacchi
 
Chuck Severance
Pinny Sheoran
Naomi Story
Dave Tomcheck
Terrence Verity
Barry Walsh
Ted Wendel
Brad Wheeler
John Seely Brown John Seely Brown, current visiting scholar at the Annenberg Center at USC, was Chief Scientist of Xerox Corporation until April 2002 and, previously, director of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) until June 2000 — a position he held for twelve years. As head of PARC, Brown expanded the role of corporate research to include such topics as organizational learning, complex adaptive systems, micro electrical mechanical system (MEMS) and NANO technology.
Read more about John on his website: http://www.johnseelybrown.com

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Steven Weber Steven Weber, a specialist in International Relations, is Director of the Institute of International Studies at Berkeley, an associate with the Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE) and the International Computer Science Institute, and affiliated faculty of the Energy and Resources Group. His areas of special interest include international politics, and the political economy of knowledge intensive industries. Author of numerous publications, his new book, The Success of Open Source, has just been released (Harvard University Press). Dr. Weber has held academic fellowships with the Council on Foreign Relations and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. He is a member of the Global Business Network in Emeryville, California and actively consults with government agencies on foreign policy issues, risk analysis, strategy, and forecasting.

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Tom Rabon Tom Rabon is Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Red Hat. Tom brings more than 25 years of experience working in government and the private sector to lead Red Hat's government affairs and public policy initiatives. He worked extensively with governments around the world to create market opportunities in emerging markets such as China and South America. He recently served as vice president of Global Government Affairs at Lucent for six years. He led a team of government professionals in the US and other countries who were responsible for representation of Lucent with all local, state, federal, and international governments. Prior to that, he spent 13 years as a state vice president of Law and Government Affairs at AT&T, and also served in the North Carolina State Legislature. Rabon received a BA in political science from the University of North Carolina.

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James B. Stallings Jr. James B. Stallings Jr. is Vice President, Intellectual Property and Standards at IBM. IBM's Technology and Intellectual Property unit was formed in September 2004 to accelerate collaborative innovation and new business models for clients and within IBM. Previously, Jim was general manager of IBMıs Strategic Growth Businesses, an organization focused on delivering integrated client solutions through the use of innovative technologies (Linux, Grid Computing, deep computing, virtualization solutions and other emerging opportunities) to rapidly transform the way clients do business. Jim also led the transformation of Linux from an emerging opportunity to a multibillion dollar IBM business touching all IBM technology, solutions and services. Jim also founded eHouse, an Internet-based home technology sales and services company.

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Marc Hamilton Marc Hamilton is the head technology officer for the global education and research group at Sun Microsystems. Marc's group is responsible for driving the widespread adoption and use of Sun technology and products by education and research institutions around the world. Marc has over 21 years of experience in the computer industry, the last 11 years, of which, he has held various technology management positions at Sun Microsystems. He has published a number of technical articles and is the author of the book, "Software Development, Building Reliable Systems" that focuses on the people, process, and technology issues surrounding software development. Mr. Hamilton holds a BS degree in Math and Computer Science from UCLA, an MS degree in Electrical Engineering from USC, and is a graduate of the UCLA Executive Management program.

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Paul Elsner Paul Elsner did his Doctoral work at Stanford University under a Kellogg Fellowship. A graduate of Harvard's Institute for Educational Management, Paul holds Master & Bachelor degrees in English, which he taught at the University, College, and High School levels. Having helped launch over 20 community colleges, Paul presided for 22 years as Chancellor of the ten-colleges of the largest community college district in the U.S., the Maricopa Community College District. He now heads Paul Elsner Associates, formed in 1996.
Read more about Paul on his website: http://www.paulelsner.com

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Jim Austin Jim Austin, Director of Learning Technologies at the University of Arizona, maintains oversight responsibility for the Learning Technologies Center and its staff of professional and student workers. Jim has been involved in the use of technology in education for over 25 years. He has extensive experience in instructional design, curriculum development, assessment and all levels of classroom teaching. Working with others, Jim collaboratively developed the instructional vision and plans for technology implementation in the University's Integrated Learning Center. He also co-developed and teaches intensive weeklong instructional technology workshops that have been attended by over 200 faculty to date. He teaches a graduate class entitled Technology in Teaching each semester. He received a 1999 Staff Excellence Award from the University of Arizona and the Governor's Excellence award for Faculty Development in 1997. He is a passionate believer in collaborative solutions to educational problems and enjoys exploring new ideas as they apply to learning in many different fields.

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Eric W. Bassett Eric W. Bassett is the director of Eduventures' research practice, conducting and publishing market research and analysis across the pre-K-12, postsecondary, and corporate learning markets. As lead analyst covering corporate and government learning markets, Eric helps senior executives understand and respond to evolving market conditions, strategic growth opportunities, and challenges, applying that experience gained from service businesses such as healthcare and financial and professional services to the education context. In so doing, he has helped leading Eduventures clients make prudent investment decisions in the face of market uncertainty. Eric holds a B.A. from Duke University and an M.S. in international business from Georgetown University.

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Curtis J. Bonk Curtis J. Bonk, President of CourseShare and SurveyShare, Professor of Educational Psychology and Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University, founding member of the Center for Research on Learning and Technology at IU, and Senior Research Fellow with the Advanced Distributed Learning Lab in DC, Bonk is recipient of the Burton Gorman Teaching Award (1999), the Wilbert Hites Mentoring Award (2000), the CyberStar Award (Indiana Information Technology Association) (2002), Most Outstanding Achievement by an Individual in Higher Education award from the U.S. Distance Learning Association (2003), and a 2003 State of Indiana award for Innovative Teaching in a Distance Education Program. His 1998 book, "Electronic Collaborators," is cited as a "Breakthrough Book" in Lingua Franca.
Read more about Curtis on his website: http://php.indiana.edu/~cjbonk/

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Lois Brooks Lois Brooks is the Director of Academic Computing at Stanford University which provides technology-based services to students, faculty and staff. Brooks has worked at Stanford for many years, focusing on the effective use of technology in learning, teaching and work processes. She directed the development of CourseWork, Stanford's course management system, and has recently embarked on the Sakai project, a collaborate endeavor with three other universities to develop the next generation of course management and collaboration tools for higher education. She also directs Stanford's Residential Computing program, the Digital Services Group which provides the technology infrastructure for the Stanford University Libraries, as well as the technology enhanced classrooms, computer labs, consulting and teaching programs that comprise Academic Computing.

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Darren Cambridge Darren Cambridge is Asst. Professor of Internet Studies and Information Literacy in New Century College at George Mason University. Prior, Darren spent several years working with AAHE and EDUCAUSE. As Director of Web Projects at AAHE, he worked to envision, build and use online collaboration tools to support such programs as the Carnegie Academy Campus Program and Engaged Campus in a Diverse Democracy. As a National Learning Infrastructure Initiative Fellow, he co-led EDUCAUSE's virtual community of practice initiative and researched ePortfolios and lifelong learning. At the University of Texas at Austin, he led the design of the award-winning Learning Record Online electronic portfolio system. Currently, he facilitates EPAC: The Electronic Portfolios Community of Practice, chairs a development group on ePortfolios for the IMS Global Learning Consortium, and serves as a member of the OSPI Board and the OSPI Functional Requirements Workgroup.

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Dr. Larry K. Christiansen Larry K. Christiansen is the President of Mesa Community College (MCC). Previously, while a Dean at Glendale Community College, Dr. Christiansen established GCC's state-of-the-art High Tech Center. With a Doctorate in Business and Vocational Education from the University of North Dakota, Dr. Christiansen's experience, past and present, includes service as faculty, board member, or president of such organizations as the National Association of Distributive Education Teachers, the Arizona Community College President's Council, the EDUCAUSE Management Institute, the Mesa Baseline Rotary Club, the National Community College Chair Academy International Executive Advisory Board, and many others.
Read more about Mesa Community College at: http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/.

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Ted Cook Ted Cook is the Director of US Business Development for the Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the global standard in Linux certification. Ted has been a pioneer and leader in the Linux industry since 1994, when his company, Enhanced Software Technologies, Inc. (EST), first ported their BRU backup software to Linux. Ted has been active in supporting a number of technology and community organizations. As a member of Linux International's (LI) Board of Directors, Ted served as Chairman of their Charter Committee, charged with the reorganization of LI. Ted is also a member of LPI's Advisory Council, and served on the Board of Directors of AZSOFT.net and the Governing Board of C.I. Wilson Academy.
Read more about Linux Professional Institute http://www.lpi.org/.

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James Dalziel James Dalziel, one of Australia's leading e-learning experts, is well known nationally and internationally for his innovations in e-learning and his contributions to technical standards. He has been involved in a number of significant international e-learning projects including Collaborative Online Learning and Information Services (COLIS) and the Learning Activity Management System (LAMS). James is currently Director of the Macquarie University E-Learning Centre of Excellence (MELCOE), which provides an international focal point for e-learning infrastructure and standards development. James is also a Director of the LAMS Foundation and of LAMS International Pty Ltd.
Read more about LAMS at http://www.lamsinternational.com or http://www.lamsfoundation.org.

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William J. Flynn William J. Flynn has 33 years of experience as faculty and administrator in community colleges in Maryland, New Jersey, Arizona, Ohio, and California. In 2001, Bill retired after 12 years of service at Palomar College in San Marcos, CA where he was Dean of the Division of Community Learning Resources. In 2001, Bill became the Managing Director of the National Council for Continuing Education & Training (NCCET) where he has served as State Liaison, Regional Director on the Board, National Conference Director, and Publications Editor. In 1998, he was recipient of the Council's Award for National Exemplary Leadership. Bill's numerous publications include the White Paper on Teaching and Learning for the AACC New Expeditions Project and several articles in the Community College Journal. Bill produces conferences, institutes and colloquia for NCCET, and currently co-chairs the annual Learning Summit Conference for the League for Innovation in the Community College.

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Bernadine Chuck Fong Bernadine Chuck Fong, first woman President of Foothill College in the heart of Silicon Valley, earned her Ph.D. at Stanford University. Dr. Fong has served on the board of Trustees for Stanford University and now serves on the Boards of Directors for the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Senior Scholars for the National Center for Postsecondary Improvement at Stanford University, Academic Advisors for the American Institute for Foreign Study, and she is Chair of AAHE. Dr. Fong is also a senior scholar at the Stanford University School of Education, a fellow of the American Leadership Forum of Silicon Valley and the American Council on Education, and the recipient of numerous achievement awards in higher education.

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Bernie Gleason Bernie Gleason, currently Higher Education Executive Consultant for IBM, served as the Associate Vice-President for Information Technology at Boston College for 12 years. Upon his retirement the university bestowed the title of CIO Emeritus. He served on the Board of Directors of JA-SIG, which has been actively promoting open source administrative applications. He is an accomplished author on the topics of portals, Web services and open source software. Amongst his honors, Bernie was the recipient of the Cause Elite Award in 1992.

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Jerry Grochow Jerry Grochow, vice president for information services and technology at MIT, is a nationally-known information systems executive and MIT alumnus with 30 years of experience in technology management for government, industry, and nonprofit organizations. As CTO to FOLIOfn, Inc., Grochow led a team of 100 in developing the innovative, entirely web-based financial and investing service. Previously, Grochow spent 27 years with American Management Systems, Inc., a consulting company in Fairfax, Va., where as CTO (1992-99), he had overall responsibility for identifying and introducing new technology. He founded AMS' Center for Advanced Technologies in 1992. Under his direction, the center became known as a model for industrial R&D labs. He is the author of two books, "SAA -- A Guide to Implementing IBM's Systems Application Architecture" (1991) and "Information Overload -- Creating Value with the New Information Systems Technology" (1996). He has been quoted in Business Week, Fortune, and Forbes on IT issues, and his own articles have appeared in Computerworld, CIO, and eWeek.

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Joseph Hardin Joseph Hardin is Director of the Collaborative Technologies Laboratory in the Media Union, and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Information, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is leading the CompreHensive collaborativE Framework (CHEF) project that is developing an open source framework and tools for course management systems, workgroup support, and support of online research, with support from NSF, NIH and U Michigan. For some time, Joseph has managed development of online collaboration systems, including his time as Associate Director of Software Development at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois-UC. He is also a founder and board member of the International World Wide Web Conference Committee, and is preparing a graduate course on the Semantic Web for this Winter.

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Toru Iiyoshi Toru Iiyoshi is a Senior Scholar and the Director of the Knowledge Media Laboratory (KML) of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The work of the KML focuses on the development and diffusion of emerging technology that helps educational institutions, programs and faculty transform the knowledge implicit in effective practice into ideas, theories, and resources that can be shared widely to advance teaching and student learning. Dr. Iiyoshi is also active with several national and international initiatives and partners such as the Open Source Portfolio Initiative where he serves as a Board member. As a learning scientist, he received the Outstanding Practice Award in Instructional Development and the Robert M. Gagne Award for Research in Instructional Design from the Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
Read more about the Knowledge Media Lab at: http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/KML/.

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Sally Jackson Sally Jackson is a University of Arizona Professor of Communication and Vice President for Learning and Information Technologies & Chief Information Officer. Dr. Jackson is responsible for shaping the University's response to the dramatic changes occurring in communication technology. She maintains very close collegial relationships in the Communication Department and participates in its teaching and research programs. Dr. Jackson's most important work has been in argumentation theory. She is co-author (with Frans H. van Eemeren, Rob Grootendorst, and Scott Jacobs) of Reconstructing Argumentative Discourse , which received the American Forensic Association's Research Award in 1994. Much of this work was completed while in residence at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Dr. Jackson has also had significant influence on the practice of experimental research in communication. Her 1983 article "Generalizing About Messages," co-authored with Scott Jacobs, received the National Communication Association's Charles H. Woolbert Award for scholarship of exceptional originality and influence. Professor Jackson continues to teach in the area of communication research methods while serving in University administration.

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Carl Jacobson Carl Jacobson is Principal Investigator for the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant for uPortal development, a member of the JA-SIG Board of Directors, a member of the Sakai Board and an advisor to the OSPI Council. As Direction of Management Information Services at the University of Delaware he managed "first-of-its-kind" efforts to build secure, organized, dependable Web front ends to administrative systems. Carl is an outspoken advocate of re-thinking the roles of the Web and e-business, providing new opportunities to support teaching and research, revamp business practices, and improve customer service. Carl received the 2001 EDUCAUSE Award for Leadership in Information Technology.

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Sally M. Johnstone Sally M. Johnstone heads WCET, the Cooperative advancing effective use of technology in higher education at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) in the U.S.A. Dr. Johnstone's areas of expertise include: the effects of the integration of technology on higher education institutions and system organizations, collaborations, quality assurance issues, project development and evaluation, international projects, and generally supporting WCET members in the planning for and implementation of eLearning. Johnstone has authored dozens of articles, book chapters and major reports on distance and distributed learning. She also leads workshops and gives about a dozen invited addresses each year to higher education organizations throughout the world. She earned her Ph. D. in experimental psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Read more about WCET at: http://www.wcet.info.

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Richard Katz Richard Katz, V.P. of EDUCAUSE, is responsible for developing and delivering the association's educational program through a variety of publications, international conferences, workshops, seminars and institutes. Katz spent 14 years prior at the University of California (UC) in various management and executive roles where he was responsible for the design and implementation of many of the nine-campus UC system's strategic management initiatives. At UC, Katz was awarded the Gurevich Prize, the Olsten Award, and UC's Award for Innovative Management and Leadership. Katz has authored, co-authored, or edited more than 20 books, monographs, and articles on management and technology topics. He has a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh, and a MBA from UCLA.

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David Koehler David Koehler has held positions in administrative computing in Higher Education for over twenty years. He has been a director at Stanford University and Princeton University and is currently the Director of Information Systems at Cornell University. He has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, a Master of Engineering, and a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University. He has been actively involved in national higher education organizations including five years as chair of the Java in Administration Special Interest Group (JA-SIG) Board of Directors and as a member of the EduCause Advisory Group on Administrative Information Systems and Services (AGAISS).

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David Lassner David Lassner is the founding CIO for the University of Hawaii — 10 campuses and 5 education centers on 6 islands. David serves on the Board of Internet2, chairing its Applications Strategy Council and is the current Chair of WICHE's Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommuncations (WCET) Steering Committee. David has played an active leadership role in EDUCAUSE, the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) and the Internet Society and serves on the Board of Directors of Hawaii's High Technology Development Corporation. He is the Principal Investigator for the university's $181 million 10-year contract to operate and manage a major government supercomputing facility and has taught at the University of Hawaii in computer science, business, education and communication.

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Clara M. Lovett Clara M. Lovett, President of AAHE, is a well-known advocate for education reform. A columnist for The Arizona Republic, she is also a frequent contributor to Change magazine, The Chronicle of Higher Education and other education publications. Dr. Lovett has acted as Chief of the European Division at the Library of Congress, Dean of Arts and Sciences at The George Washington University, Provost of George Mason University, and President of Northern Arizona University. Known for innovative uses of technology, Lovett has advised elected officials in several states on education policy issues and has served on the boards of directors of numerous non-profit organizations and corporations, including Western Governors University, the Utah-based Oquirrh Institute for Public Policy Innovation, and others.

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Dale E. Mallory Dale E. Mallory is the Assistant Vice President for Educational Technology Services at Monroe Community College. Dale provides institutional coordination and oversight of technology systems, networks and infrastructure. He also is involved with advanced planning, customer service oversight, project management and systems interoperability. Dale has oversight of computing, networking, instructional support, distance learning, word processing, printing, equipment management, training, the Electronic Learning Center, "smart classroom" infrastructures and maintenance, telecommunications, voice, electronic and all other mail services and the campus libraries. Dale helps to assure that the College is technologically advanced, secure, and positioned for continuous improvement.

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Patricia McGee Patricia McGee is Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Two summers as ASEE Research Faculty with the Joint ADL Co-Lab led to her work as a 2003 NLII Fellow researching and writing about learning objects. She has co-edited a soon-to-be-released book about next generation course management systems. Directing several grants, she contributes to campus-wide technology initiatives. Currently she is leading an open source ePortfolio project as well as conducting research about pedagogy within course management systems and institutional learning object development and policy. Patricia earned a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Instructional Technology from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Curt Pederson Curt Pederson, Vice Provost for Information Services at Oregon State University, has reorganized, improved and expanded core IT services and continues to build toward a sound infrastructure for Oregon State University research, teaching and learning. Most recently, Curt has been given the responsibility for the information technology division for the Oregon University System serving the other four regional universities and the Chancellorıs Office. Under Curtıs leadership the use and promotion of open source has been fostered with the creation of OSU's Open Source Lab (OSL). The OSL is a melting pot of all things open source at OSU and beyond; software development, use and the hosting of some of the world's biggest open source projects have come together to make OSU the epicenter of community-based open source projects across the globe.

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Walt Scacchi Walt Scacchi is senior research scientist and research faculty at the Institute for Software Research at UC Irvine. He received a Ph.D. in Information and Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine in 1981. From 1981-1998, he was on the faculty at the University of Southern California. In 1999, he joined the Institute for Software Research, and in 2002 became associate director for research at the Computer Game Culture and Technology Laboratory (www.ucgamelab.net). Dr. Scacchi is an active researcher with more than 100 research publications. He has directed 40 externally funded research projects, and currently leads four NSF funded projects investigating open source software development practices.
More information on his research in open source software development practices can be found at http://www.isr.uci.edu/research-open-source.html.

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Chuck Severance Dr. Charles Severance is currently a Senior Research Programmer at the University of Michigan Media Union working on tools for online collaboration for teaching, learning, and research. He is currently working on the CHEF project (www.chefproject.org), NEESgrid project (www.neesgrid.org), and the National Middleware Initive grid portal project (www.ogce.org). Author of the book High Performance Computing, (O'Reilly and Associates), Charles has taught Computer Science courses at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. He has also developed several tools to assist in the production of multimedia web-based lectures: the Sync-O-Matic 3000 and ClipBoard-2000. Charles co-hosts the t.v. show called "Nothin but Net" and was previously the co-host of a nationally televised program called Internet:TCI. Charles also appears as an expert on Internet and Technology on a call-in radio program on the local Public Radio affiliate (www.wkar.org).

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Pinny Sheoran Dr. Pinny Sheoran is a faculty member and Information Technology professional with Mesa Community College. Dr. Sheoran has been actively involved in Information Technology for over twenty years as both an educator and innovator. Dr. Sheoranıs work spans a wide variety of areas; such as, new program development (Information Assurance, Cyber Security, and Bioinformatics) which meet the needs of the IT workforce in Maricopa County. She develops curricula for both education and industry. Concurrently, Dr. Sheoran is the Executive Director of the the Business & Industry Institute and Network Academy department of Mesa Community College. Additionally she is Director of the Cisco Academy Training Center (CATC) program for the Mountain States, which provides teacher training.

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Naomi Story Naomi Story is the Faculty Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Mesa Community College, the largest of 10 Maricopa Community Colleges in Arizona. There, she fosters faculty learning and develops teaching and learning innovations. Naomi also provides instructional design support to faculty and administrators in their efforts and consideration to infuse new pedagogies and curricula options into programs. Naomi has spearheaded Mesa Community Collegeıs participation in the Sakai Educational Partnership Program to be actively engaged in the Open Source arena and conversation. Naomi Story currently is the convener of the American Association for Higher Education Asian Pacific Caucus Steering Team and sits on ASU President Michael Crowıs Minority Advisory. She has a Ph.D. in Educational Technology/Instructional Design, an M.A. in Instructional Media from Arizona State University, and a B.A. in Creative Writing/English.

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Dave Tomcheck Dave Tomcheck is Associate Vice Chancellor, Administrative and Business Services, at University of California, Irvine, California. He manages Accounting & Fiscal Services, Administrative Computing Services, Distribution & Document Management, Environmental Health & Safety, Human Resources, Materiel & Risk Management, Campus Police, and the University Club. With over 36 years at UCI, the majority of his experience has been in the management, development, and implementation of administrative application systems. He is a member of the EDUCAUSE Advisory Group on Administrative Information Systems and Services and a member of the CUMREC Board of Directors. He holds an M.A. in Public Administration from California State University, Fullerton and a B.A. in Mathematics from UC Irvine.

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Terrence Verity Terrence Verity is CIO at Seneca College in Toronto, Canada where he is also a member of the College Senior Executive Committee. In addition to being Chair, Applied Arts and Chair, Computer Studies, FCE, Mr. Verity: established the Centre for new Technologies in Teaching and Learning; is a member of the ABEL (Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning) Project steering committee (ABEL is a $3M project funded by CANARIE to undertake research and development for teacher training via the national broadband CANet3 network); is a Director of the York Technology Association; is a member of the Information Technology Association of Canada; is a founding member of the Ontario College's CIO Council; and much more. In his current responsibilities he has developed close working relationships and partnerships with technology industry leaders such as Sun Microsystems, Blackboard Learning Management, Cisco Systems, Oracle and Microsoft.

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Barry Walsh Barry Walsh is a frequent speaker at conferences on the application of information technology to business solutions. As an adjunct faculty member in the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs, he taught courses on information technology. Barry consults with organizations and institutions who are interested in exploiting web technology or information technology. He is very active in the portal space and how it may be used to produce more effective enterprise applications than traditional Web based technologies. Barry also leads the institution's e-Business Operational arm, which scopes, defines, implements and manages e-Business solutions for institutional partners. He is an expert in Enterprise Application Integration.
Read more about Barry on his website: http://php.indiana.edu/~walsh/home.html

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Ted Wendel Dr. Ted Wendel is the associate provost at the Arizona campus of A. T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU). He received his undergraduate degree from St. Andrews College in Laurinburg, North Carolina in 1969. He has both a masters (1973) and doctorate (1974) in pharmacology from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where he served on the medical school faculty for six years before accepting a position as an associate professor of pharmacology at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. For the past 15 years, Dr. Wendel has explored innovative approaches to educating health professionals. Among these projects was the first successful online masters degree in nursing. As the academic leader of ATSU's Mesa campus, Dr. Wendel has created an environment that facilitates the incorporation of state-of-the-art technology into the education and training of health care professionals.

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Brad Wheeler Brad Wheeler is the Indiana University Associate Vice President for Research & Academic Computing and Dean of IT for IU-Bloomington in the Office of the Vice President for IT & CIO. Dr. Wheeler is leading IU's efforts to develop its next generation learning environment based on open source collaborations using the Sakai architecture. As an Associate Professor of Information Systems at IU's Kelley School of Business, he teaches MBA courses on Executive Leadership of IT Strategy. He has taught e-business and e-learning courses for corporate/academic audiences on six continents and in 26 countries.
Read more about Brad on his website: http://wheeler.kelley.indiana.edu

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