Theme

The conference theme is "Implementing the uPortal Framework, Channels, and Services". uPortal is a free, open-source portal framework for higher education developed by JA-SIG and its partners.

With the recent release of uPortal 2.0, the conference provides a timely opportunity to hear how and why a rapidly growing number of higher education institutions are implementing uPortal. You will also learn the technical details required to successfully integrate channels and services, and meet the people who are making it work.

The conference will feature three tracks. There is a non-technical Management track, and two technical tracks: Implementers, and Architecture & Services.

Keynote

We are delighted that Dr. Jack McCredie, Associate Vice-Chancellor and CIO of UC Berkeley, will give the conference keynote. Jack is one of the leading experts in higher education information technology and winner of the EDUCAUSE Elite Award (1998). He will discuss technical architectures and environments like uPortal, why they are important, and how they are strategically linked to our institutions' academic goals.

Join us in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for the sixth semiannual Java in Administration Special Interest Group (JA-SIG). The June JA-SIG Conference will be held at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel, a five-star service hotel with unparalleled ocean, city and mountain views.

The Java in Administration Special Interest Group (JA-SIG) is an independent organization designed to increase the flow of information between educational institutions and companies involved in the development of applications using Java technology.

The JA-SIG conference goals are to:

See you at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel!