So, I thought it might be helpful to capture some of the helpful, interesting, technology related themes and ideas coming out of the EduCause 2014 and Gartner 2014 conferences.
First up Educause which starts in earnest today (Monday 29/9/14) with a couple of preconference sessions. The venue itself is pretty much the biggest conference centre I've encountered - Orange County Conference Centre - with EduCause taking up the cavernous West buildings. My hotel is next to the North building with a 35 min walk in the sticky 8am heat to get to the West - where I'm typing at the moment. I might have got a bit lost right enough.
Registration was pain free and, drum roll, Eduroam seems to be throughout the building. Sadly, I can't seem to connect and am having to use the free conference WIFI instead. I will try and fix later.
Dress code is pretty casual - with most attendees chosing t-shirts and chinos. Gartner is likely to be straight suits next week.
One of the good things about EduCause is the various survey stuff that members undertake. UCISA in the UK does the same thing, of course, but still pretty helpful to have another perspective. And, EduCause surveys are huge - taking in HE but colleges and schools too. I'll publish anything helpful as I find it.
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