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Office of the Chief Information Officer
320 Baker Systems Engineering
1971 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 292-6553
Fax: (614) 688-4226
Technology User Groups and Other Resources
Professional Memberships
The Office of the CIO sponsors a variety of memberships in prestigious international, national, and regional IT organizations. These include EDUCAUSE (www.educause.edu), EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (www.educause.edu/eli), The New Media Consortium (www.nmc.org), and the Learning Communities Initiative (www.oln.org/teaching_and_learning/lci) among others. Many offer Ohio State faculty, staff, and students access to relevant IT resources, discounts to conferences and seminars, and other professional development opportunities. For more information, contact the organizations directly or the Office of the CIO at cio@osu.edu.
EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research
The EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) (www.educause.edu/ecar) provides timely research and analysis to help higher education leaders make better decisions about information technology. ECAR assembles leading scholars, practitioners, researchers, and analysts to focus on issues of critical importance to higher education. The Office of the CIO sponsors Ohio StateÕs subscription to ECAR, providing students, faculty, and staff on all Ohio State campuses with access to its restricted publications. To log on or create an EDUCAUSE profile to access ECAR resources, follow the directions under ÒDonÕt have an EDUCAUSE profile? Create one nowÓ at www.educause.edu/login.
IT User Groups
The following user groups can help participants increase knowledge and stay current with technology. The groups meet to showcase hardware and software, bring together people with similar interests, and share solutions. To subscribe to a group, see Mailing Lists under the next section titled Getting Assistance.
DISTCONS (Distributed Consultants)
A group for computer support staff throughout campus and the CIO staff who work with them. The mailing list is distcons@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu.
MacForum
A technology group for Macintosh enthusiasts. For details, visit macforum.osu.edu. The mailing list is macforum@lists.service.ohio-state.edu.
NETWOG Technical
A working group for staff involved with network technical issues. NETWOG meetings are scheduled on the second Thursday of every odd month, from 2 to 3 pm, in 120 Baker Systems Engineering. For details, visit oit.osu.edu/networking.
OSU Windows Managers
A special interest group for Microsoft Windows systems managers on campus. The mailing list is osuntsig@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu.
SECWOG Security
For staff who maintain network security. Meeting dates are generally the first Thursday of each month and also announced through the security-public@net.ohio-state.edu mailing list. To subscribe, send e-mail to security-public-subscribe@net.ohio-state.edu. For details, send e-mail to security@osu.edu or visit www.infosec.ohio-state.edu/Main/Events.
TELR Communities of Practice
TELR sponsors and coordinates three communities of practice, bringing together faculty, staff, and students interested in sharing ideas, experiences, and practices in the areas of Knowledge Management and Learning Objects, Distance Learning, and Visual Communication and Multimedia for Instruction. For details and information on joining these groups, send e-mail to telr@osu.edu or visit telr.osu.edu/communities.
Women In Technology
A grass-roots group made up of women who work in a variety of technology-related jobs throughout the university community. The mailing list is witnet@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu.
World Wide Web Interest Group
A group for people who create and maintain web sites and pages. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month from 2-3 pm in 120 Baker Systems Engineering. For details, subscribe to the mailing list, webmasters@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu.
