Information Technology
The University of California, San Diego has joined the Kuali Foundation as an investing partner in the Kuali Rice Project. The Kuali Foundation is a non-profit organization that coordinates the efforts of colleges and universities to sustain and evolve a comprehensive suite of administrative software that meets the needs of all Carnegie Class institutions.
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Indiana University Associate Dean for Research Technologies Dr. Craig Stewart, today (July 31) testifies before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology on the conclusions published in the 2007 President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology report: Leadership Under Challenge: Information Technology R&D in a Competitive World.
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Fifty of the nation's information technology (IT) leaders have convened on the IUPUI campus this week to draft a national strategy for coordinating the nation's most advanced IT resources to promote innovation, research productivity, and US global competitiveness. The meeting brings together leaders from two key national organizations - the Coalition for Academic Scientific Computing (CASC) and the EDUCAUSE Committee on Campus Cyberinfrastructure. The workshop will result in a report recommending steps universities can implement collaboratively to accelerate research.
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A new Web site will guide Indiana businesses in how to apply to use one of the world's fastest supercomputers and provide ongoing technical information to those businesses using the system. Indiana businesses using the supercomputer -- located on the IU Bloomington campus and managed by technologists from both IU and Purdue -- can gain access to experienced computing professionals who are helping to drive the state's technological development.
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The Indiana University Faculty Podcasting Initiative will support more than 60 innovative faculty members as they explore the potential of podcasting in higher education and student learning. Supported by Apple and AT&T with equipment and software -- and with the guidance of the IU centers for teaching and learning -- faculty projects will commence in the fall semester of 2008.
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Organizing committees for the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Scalable Computing 2008 eScience Conference are now accepting papers and proposals for tutorials; posters, exhibits, and demos; and workshops and special sessions. The 2008 eScience Conference is being hosted by Indiana University and will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, December 7-12, 2008 at the University Place Conference Center and Hotel on the campus of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).
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