1. EDUCAUSE 2011 Philadelphia Convention Center 10/19/11
Community Update
EDUCAUSE 2011
Philadelphia Convention Center
10/19/11

2. Member Institutions (62 so far)
Brocade, California State University East Bay, Carnegie Mellon University, CENIC, Clemson University, Columbia University, Cornell University, D'Youville College, Dell Inc., Dickinson College, George Mason University, The George Washington University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Illinois Century Network, Indiana University Bloomington, Iowa State University, Kansas State University, Kennesaw State University, Montgomery College, NevadaNet, New York University, North Dakota State University, NYSERNet, Inc., Oakland University, Oklahoma City Community College, The Pennsylvania State University, Princeton University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Texas A&M University, Tufts University, University of Alaska, The University of Arizona, University of California Berkeley, University of California Davis, University of California Los Angeles, University of California Riverside, University of California San Diego, University of California Santa Cruz, University of Chicago, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Delaware, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The University of Iowa, University of Kansas, University of Maryland, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of Nebraska, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Dakota, University of Rochester, University of Southern California, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, University of Virginia, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University System of New Hampshire, Vanderbilt University, Virginia Tech, Yale University

3. Activities Virtual Working-Group Meetings Working-Group Projects
Mostly phone, occasional video
Working-Group Projects
Usually short, ad hoc efforts
All-Hands Meetings
Next: Jan. 2012
"Product" Dissemination
Best practices, checklists, white papers…

4. January 10-12, 2012 Stanford University Palo Alto, CA
ACTI 2012
January 10-12, 2012 Stanford University Palo Alto, CA
Tuesday: ACTI Member Meeting
Wednesday: ACTI/CSG Workshops
Metrics and Dashboards, Reporting How IT is Doing in Your Community
Strategic Planning, Service Portfolios, Project Portfolio and EA
Thursday: ACTI/CSG Workshop
Developing Cloud Applications

5. Working Groups (5 so far)
Campus Cyberinfrastructure Communication, Collaboration, and Mobility Data Management Mobile Web Frameworks Optimizing Computing Infrastructure
Include mention of the Priorities Committee

6. Three New Groups Data Management Mobile Web Frameworks
Access, quantity, administrative, research
Mobile Web Frameworks
commonalities for mobile-consumable web services
Optimizing Computing Infrastructure
separate vs. central, local vs. outsourced

7. Campus Cyberinfrastructure
Review of NSF ACCI Task Force Reports:
Campus Bridging
Cyberlearning and Workforce Development
Data and Visualization
Grand Challenges
High Performance Computing
Software for Science and Engineering
Data Visualization
Overlap Topic: Data Management
During the Tuesday meeting, the NSF reports were discussed to 1) share some of the feedback/questions/areas of concern from this group, 2) facilitate conversation to find out how the reports have shaped efforts thus far or might inform paths going forward, and 3) identify any next steps (e.g., sharing back to NSF; providing additional info; etc.).
Draft mini survey on the status of visualization on your campus; potential coordination with other groups (e.g., CASC)
Data management has a deep impact on campus CI, but at the same time the new ACTI working group will look at some of the broader issues of data management.

8. Communication, Collaboration, and Mobility
Integrated Communications Technology Survey
Mobility for Safety/Security
Communication as a Service (CaaS)
Distributed Antennae System (DAS)
Other potential topics:
Mobility and enterprise processes
Separate vs. convergent networks
Survey is in final draft stage, with the co-chairs presenting on it Tuesday in order to get additional feedback from the community before it goes live in the next week or so.
Looking at case studies of mobility being used in safety and security communications.
CaaS: Looking to pursue a better understanding of the options together, seek experiences of those within the higher-ed community who have followed this path, and potentially explore the idea of community-cloud-based services and/or group negotiation with CaaS providers.
Cellular coverage, DAS, etc; self vs. carrier funding

9. More Information? www.educause.edu/acti acti@educause.edu
Greg Jackson, Vice President
Karen Wetzel, ACTI Program Manager