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The 2011 Jasig Unconference

Submitted by jimhelwig on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 07:36
Date: 
7 Nov 2011 - 9 Nov 2011
Location: 
UMass Online Offices in Shrewsbury, MA

Connect with your peers. Help plan strategic direction for products that matter to you. Enhance your skills.

Jasig is pleased to offer this year's Unconference with No Registration Fee!

WHAT'S AN UNCONFERENCE?
"An unconference is a conference where the content of the sessions is driven and created by the participants, generally day-by-day during the course of the event, rather than by a single organizer, or small group of organizers, in advance." -Wikipedia

Jasig has always been about people coming together to share and learn in an open environment, and this is what an "unconference" is all about. This fall event provides both spontaneous and planned opportunities to collaborate on all Jasig community initiatives as well as initiatives from other community open source projects.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
It's up to you. Ideas people are talking about so far include the following:

  • Meet with experts, newbies, and everyone in-between from a variety of open source communities
  • Pursue a topic that's important to you and your institution
  • Collaborate and compare best practices with your peers
  • Get up to speed on uPortal, CAS, Bedework, IdM Topics, Portlets, OpenRegistry, HelpDesk,and other applications
  • Bring home solutions that you can use
  • Get help with your own code
  • Work on integration projects
  • Help improve our user manuals
  • Discuss the proposed merger of Jasig and Sakai and share how this new organization could best promote Open Source in Higher Education
  • Spend time in informal discussion about the subjects that are of most interest to you

The Unconference sessions go from Monday morning through Wednesday noon. Following the unconference are Developer/Implementor days. These last two days offer a chance for developers and implemtors from any istituition to work on their projects in the company of their collegues. It is a chance for you to informally collaborate with others, discuss issues in detail, or get help with your own project.

Join the conversation!

MAIN UNCONFERENCE WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/jasigunconf2011

REGISTER NOW:
Registration is FREE!
Simply enter your name, interests and travel info on the participants page or send an email to Patty Gertz.

DATES:
November 7-9 (noon), Unconference sessions
November 10-11, Developer/Implementer days

PLACE:
UMass Online Offices
333 South St, Shrewsbury, MA 01545

ACCOMMODATIONS
DoubleTree Boston/Westborough
5400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA 01581     (508) 366-5511
Room rate: $119.00 plus tax per room. Includes wireless.
Rooms must be booked by 10/14/2011 to get the guaranteed rate.
Reference group code "Jasig" to get the special Jasig rate.
Note: Hotel is 6 miles from conference site.
Other accomodations can be found at https://wiki.jasig.org/x/Y4jlAg

MEALS
All meals will be on your own, although bag lunches will be available at $5.00.

I CAN'T STOP MYSELF! WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT?

If you're planning to join us, please do the following:

  1. Visit and Add your Name on the Unconference Planning Site on the Jasig wiki. This is a great place to indicate your interests---what you'd like to discuss, learn, share or teach: Fall 2011 Unconference Participants
  2. Reserve a room at the DoubleTree Boston/Westborough for $119.00 using the code "Jasig" or another nearby hotel (Fall 2011 Unconference Hotel Information)
  3. Make travel arrangements. Tips are available here: Fall 2011 Unconference Travel Information

See you at the Jasig Unconference,