Registration for Jisc conference 2008 opens today

 

Next year’s Jisc conference, built around the theme of ‘Enabling Innovation’, opens for registration today. With Lord Puttnam (Chancellor of the Open University) and Angela Beesley (Vice President Community Relations & Co-Founder, Wikia and Chair of Wikimedia Foundation Advisory Board) confirmed as keynote speakers, and with presentations, workshops and discussions reflecting the breadth of Jisc’s activities and many of the key concerns of the sectors Jisc serves, the conference promises to be a highlight of the academic year.

This year’s conference attracted over 700 senior managers, practitioners, and support staff from further and higher education and research, and conference organisers are expecting the 2008 conference to be even more popular.

Delegates will be given opportunities to learn about the full range of Jisc’s work by participating in seminars, debates, workshops and demonstrations. In the exhibition area, a range of Jisc services as well as corporate companies, agencies and associations will be able to provide you with advice and guidance on a range of support and resources available to your institution.

This one day event will be of interest to all those in post 16 and higher education and research involved in planning for and supporting the use of ICT, including senior managers and those responsible for developing and implementing policy and strategy, staff, researchers and teachers with an interest in the use of ICT.

The Jisc annual conference 2008 will be held at the ICC, Birmingham, on the 15th April 2008. To view the draft conference programme and to book your place, please visit the Jisc Conference 2008 website at: Jisc Conference 2008