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Wednesday 5/22 Thursday 5/23 Friday 5/24

Time Session Location Topic
9:00 a.m. OHECC Registration Table Opens 3rd Floor, Student Union
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. OarNet Registration Table Opens 1st Floor, Student Union
9:00 - 11:30 a.m. IUC Accessibility Group 308
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. OarNet Member Meeting 312
11:30 a.m. - 1:20 p.m. Lunch and Opening Remarks Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Noon Opening Remarks Ballroom, 3rd Floor
12:20 - 1:20 p.m. Keynote Speaker Ballroom, 3rd Floor
1:20 - 1:30 p.m. Break
1:30 - 2:20 p.m. Campus IT Tour Front Entrance, Student Union
1:30 - 2:20 p.m. Breakout Session #1 Round Tables
Track: Leadership 308
Track: Instructional Technology / End User Support 335
Track: Information Security 314
Track: Infrastructure 312
Track: Enterprise Application 310
Track: Accessibility 316
2:20 - 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 - 3:20 p.m. Breakout Session #2
Track: Leadership 308 Beyond Tech: Humanizing Organizational Change in Higher Education
Track: Instructional Technology / End User Support 335 Third-party LTI integrations in Canvas: Creating a streamlined approach to LMS management.
Track: Information Security 314 The Lesson of the Golden Trowel - A Response to a Cyber Event
Track: Infrastructure 312 Kent State University s Border Firewall Architecture Des= ign with Fortinet
Track: Enterprise Application Support 310 Integrating AI Models into Power Automate Workflows
Track: Accessibility 316 Digital Accessibility Wins, Challenges, & Dreams
Track: Enterprise Application Support Ballroom C Workday and OCM: Why Managing Change is Key
Track: Information Security Ballroom D Entra LAPS and PowerShell Universal: A Dynamic Duo for Cybersecurity
Track: Infrastructure Ballroom E Dispatching Your Patching with PowerShell is Swell
3:20 - 3:30 p.m.  Break
3:30 - 4:20 p.m. Breakout Session #3
Track: Leadership 308 IT Communication Plans: Why They Matter and How To Start
Track: Instructional Technology / End User Support 335 Supporting and Optimizing Digital Textbook Access in Canvas
Track: Information Security 314 The Evolution of Vulnerability Management at the University of Cincinnati
Track: Infrastructure 312 Using the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) to support Classroom Compute needs
Track: Enterprise Application Support 310 Empowering Higher Education IT with AI: Trends, Tools, and Techniques=
Track: Accessibility 316 Accessibility +1: Simple Habits for a More Inclusive ICT Environment.
Track: Enterprise Application Support Ballroom C Digital Transformation for All: Three Journeys to Workday with University of Akron, Miami University, and Owens Community College
Track: Infrastructure Ballroom D Lab Network Isolation utilizing EVPN/VXLAN
Track: Infrastructure Ballroom E How to Create a Video Wall for an Immersive Marketing Experience
4:20 - 5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m. Transportation Shuttles between the Hotel and Student Union Hilton Garden Inn/ Courtyard Akron
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Social Hour Ballroom, 3rd Floor
6:30 p.m. Dinner Ballroom, 3rd Floor
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Comedian Bill Boronkay Ballroom, 3rd Floor
8:30 - 10:00 p.m. After Hours Roo Lounge (109 Student Union)
10:00 p.m. Busses shuttle to Hotels Hilton Garden Inn/ Courtyard Akron
Time Session Location Topic
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Ballroom, 3rd Floor
8:30 a.m. Vendor Showcase Setup Student Union Ballroom BCDE
8:30 a.m. OHECC Registration Table Opens Ballroom, 3rd Floor
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. CIO Meeting Buchtel Hall, 113 McCollester room
9:00 - 9:50 a.m. Breakout Session #4
Track: Leadership 308 Is it really necessary? Reducing technology fatigue to maximize student success
Track: Instructional Technology / End User Support 335 Unlocking the LMS through Data
Track: Information Security 314 Cybermania: Using School Rivalry to Drive Engagement
Track: Infrastructure 312 A journey to user satisfaction, hybrid cloud modernization, and making the most of your investment - Shared Directory and Endpoint Service
Track: Enterprise Application Support 310 Preparing Campus to Use Generative AI Securely and Effectively
Track: Accessibility 316 Procuring Accessible Technology
9:50 - 10 a.m. Break
10:00 - 10:50 a.m. Breakout Session #5
Track: Infrastructure 308 Using OpenHPC to quickly offer high performance computing research
Track: Instructional Technology / End User Support 335 IT Service Desk: A View of the Chaos from the Frontlines
Track: Information Security 314 Creating a Better Student, Faculty, and Staff Experience at the University of Akron  
Track: Leadership 312 Simplify your Airspace and Modernize your Security CBA & Eduroam
Track: Enterprise Application Support 310 Content Management Systems: Helping Create a Cohesive Voice Across Communications
Track: Infrastructure 316 Challenges in creating Intune apps
10:50 - 11 a.m. Break
11:00 - 11:50 a.m. CISO Meeting Buchtel Hall, 113 McCollester room
11:00 - 11:50 a.m. Breakout Session #6 Vendors Sessions
Vendor Session 1 335 Advizex: Wifi: The Invisible Issues in Higher Ed
Vendor Session 2 310 Arista: Wi-Fi 7, and Best Practices for 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz deployments.
Vendor Session 3  314 Tellabs: Fiber Optical LAN Technology in Campus Networks
Vendor Session 4  312 ProofPoint: Transform Users Into Defenders
Vendor Session 5 316 Fortinet: Decrypt, Defend, Prevail: Deep SSL for the Real World
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Ballroom, 3rd Floor
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Vendor Showcase Student Union BCDE
4:30 - 6:00pm Busses depart Hotels / Student Union Transportation to PFHOF
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Social Hour at PFHOF Pro Football Hall of Fame
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Dinner PFHOF Pro Football Hall of Fame
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Self-Tour of the Museum Pro Football Hall of Fame
7:30 - 10:00 p.m. Transportation to Hotels Hilton Garden Inn/ Courtyard Akron
Time Session Location Topic
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Ballroom, 3rd Floor
8:30 a.m. OHECC Registration Table Opens Ballroom, 3rd Floor
9:00 - 9:50 a.m. Information Security Meeting for Non-CISOs Ballroom C
9:00 - 9:50 a.m. Breakout Session #7
Track: Leadership 308 Growing Your Talent From Within
Track: Instructional Technology / End User Support 335 Enhancing Higher Education Support Ecosystem: A Collaborative Approach
Track: Information Security 314 Enabling High Security Research with a Cloud Enclave
Track: Infrastructure 312 From Data to Decisions: Enhancing IT Service Intelligence through a Tailored Data Warehouse (Work-in-Progress)
Track: Enterprise Application Support 310 Creating Clean and Accessible Forms with NextGen s Dynamic Forms
Track: Infrastructure 316 Making Apple Products First Class Citizens - Managing Apple Devices at scale
Track: Instructional Technology / End User Support Ballroom D Challenges Research Support faces in 2024 and beyond
Track: Enterprise Application Support Ballroom E "Friends Don't Let Friends DataLake Alone"
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. OHECC Committee Meeting Room 322
10:00 - 10:50 a.m. Breakout Session
Track: Leadership 308 A Shifting Leadership Paradigm - Adapting Perceptions, Practices, and Methods to Changing Boundaries
Track: Instructional Technology / End User Support 335 Helpful Hints for Virtual Meetings
Track: Information Security 314 Mitigating Social Engineering Attacks in Ohio HEIs: A Phish Bowl Analysis
Track: Infrastructure 312 Managing Apple Devices via Jamf MDM
Track: Enterprise Application Support 310 Building an EMR protection catalogue at University of Toledo: A journey of Epic proportions
Track: Infrastructure 316 Xtend(ing) your Slate Documents with Output Transformation Server
Track: Enterprise Application Support Ballroom C Simplify workflows with automation. (Featuring Ansible)
Track: Infrastructure Ballroom D The Data Network s Role in a Layered Security Model
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Boxed Lunch/Giveaways & Closing Remarks Ballroom, 3rd Floor

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