JISC

The aim of the event is to brief new and exisiting assessors, JISC Committee and Board members of the JISC strategy 2007-09, the breadth of recent JISC activities, and other new developments within JISC. 

Agenda

13.30 - 14.00	Registration
14.00 - 14.10	Welcome and introduction Professor Sir Ron Cooke, JISC Chair
14.10 - 14.25	Reflections from a Committee Chair/current member John Stone, Chief Executive, Learning and Skills Network
14.25 - 14.40	Background to new JISC Strategy 2007-09 - Mission and Vision Dr Malcolm Read, Executive Secretary, JISC
14.40 - 15.00	Key issues and challenges Professor Sir Ron Cooke, JISC Chair followed by discussion
15.00 - 15.15	Break
15.15 - 15.25	Key political drivers - DfES, e-strategies, Research Councils Dr Malcolm Read, Executive Secretary, JISC
15.25 - 15.35	Key financial drivers - Core funders, Research Councils, Captial programme, Full Economic Costing Alice Colban, Policy Officer / Dave Cook, Head of Policy and Corporate Services Support, JISC
15.35 - 15.50	Key technological drivers - Community engagement, open source, access management, e-Framework Bill Olivier, Development Director, JISC / Sarah Porter, Head of Development, JISC
15.50 - 16.05	Key institutional drivers: Converged services, cross data source systems, information managers Ian Dolphin, Head of e-Strategy, University of Hull
16.05 - 16.15	Discussion
16.15 - 16.30	Break
16.30 - 16.45	Delivery - approach to outputs and sustainability
16.45 - 17.00	Delivery - services & partners
17.00 - 17.15	Delivery - international (Knowledge Exchange, SURF, e-Framework) Louisa Dale, Partnership Manager, JISC
17.15 - 17.45	Summary and discussion led by Professor Sir Ron Cooke, JISC Chair
17.45 - 19.30	Drinks and canape reception

Registration and enquiries

For all booking enquiries please contact Emma Charlick. Expenses can be claimed in the normal way from your Committee Secretary.

Travel and directions

Woburn House Conference Centre, Universities UK is located at 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HQ.  The nearest underground stations are Euston (Victoria and Northern lines), Euston Square (Hammersmith and City  line, Circle line and Metropolitan line), Russell Square (Piccadilly line) and Kings Cross/ St Pancras (Victoria line, Northern line (City branch), Piccadilly line, Hammersmith and City line, Circle line, Metropolitan line). The nearest main line stations are Euston, St Pancras and Kings Cross.