<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">CoIT members,  <div><br></div><div>The proposal deadline has been extended!   Please encourage your teams to send a presentation proposal by close of business April 17th.   To make this an effective professional development experience we need quality presentations. This is a great chance for some of our introverted team members to stretch their wings a bit as they will be in a very supportive environment.</div><div>Richard</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 11:08 AM Richard Reif <<a href="mailto:reif01@nsuok.edu">reif01@nsuok.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>CoIT Leaders,<div><br></div><div>Please share this with your teams and encourage them to attend.  It is our desire to make this conference a professional development opportunity for the technology professionals supporting and enhancing Oklahoma higher education.  To do so,  we will need your support in getting great presentation sessions and for encouraging your teams to join us in Edmond.</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,31,95)">Event: 2023 Oklahoma Higher Ed IT Summit</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,31,95)">Dates: May 15th and 16th, 2023</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,31,95)">Location: University of Central Oklahoma,</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,31,95)">100 North University Drive, Edmond, OK 73034</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,31,95)">Learn More at <a href="https://coitsummit.onenet.net/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:normal">https://coitsummit.onenet.net</span></a></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><br></strong></p><p style="margin-top:0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The 2023 COIT Summit is the premier event in Oklahoma for higher education IT professionals and registration is free! The agenda for this event is crafted for you and by you. There are exciting and innovative initiatives happening across the state and it is time to share your story! We are seeking IT professionals, faculty, or students to </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://energyconferencenetwork.swoogo.com/itsummit/3107336" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">submit a proposal</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> to present. <b>Deadline for proposals is April 10th, 2023.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Track Descriptions:</span></b><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8.25pt 0.25in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(28,33,87)">Data All Over</span></strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(28,33,87)"> – Share how your organization is using data to inform decision making, solutions that connect people and systems to trust data in useful formats, compelling reports and data visualization tools. Topics can include, but are not limited to, the people (organization, leadership, grassroots, literacy), processes (policy, governance, assessment, strategic planning, collaboration), and/or technologies (infrastructure, analytics, visualization, collaboration/sharing) aligned to your data strategy and best practices.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8.25pt 0.25in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(28,33,87)">Enterprise for the Modern Age</span></strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(28,33,87)"> – Digital transformation depends on successful convergence of information systems and cloud computing infrastructure with a security posture that makes it all work across the breadth of a higher education institution (not just central IT). Modernizing infrastructures can increase agility and flexibility, bolster data protection, and encourage innovation. Topics in this track include cyber/infrastructure services and enterprise architecture/systems, as well as frameworks and strategies for securing the enterprise and business continuity.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8.25pt 0.25in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(28,33,87)">Putting People First</span></strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(28,33,87)"> – This track focuses on the relevance of information technology, how IT organizations socialize transformations and the critical role that IT plays in serving the needs of the entire institution. Topics include creating a modern workforce; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) with OKWIT; accessibility; performance effectiveness; collaborative initiatives related to strategic institutional, vendor, research and external partnerships; process transformations; culture change; making IT more effective; measuring the journey to excellence; efficient IT service delivery and project management including agile, DevOps, and ITIL.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8.25pt 0.25in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(28,33,87)">Student Centered Institution</span></strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(28,33,87)"> – The digital student experience affects learners across the life cycle with the institution, shaping how they are recruited, educated, retained, and engaged. How do institutional IT processes and practices enable and empower the core academic mission of teaching, learning, research, and scholarship? This track invites presentations from a range of topics including digital learning, learning technologies and space design, online and blended learning, digital credentials, research computing, accessibility and universal design, and mobile learning,</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8.25pt 0.25in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(28,33,87)">Technology Buzz</span></strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(28,33,87)"> – We will continue to see an accelerated rate of digitization and virtualization of education, business and society. What emerging technologies, innovative projects, pilots, and initiatives are moving your organization forward? Sessions in this track can include but are not limited to emerging technologies (artificial intelligence, chatbots, IoT and smart devices, virtual reality, augmented reality), innovative use of technologies, product roadmaps, and digital transformation efforts.</span></p><img src="cid:ii_lfmqhufm0" alt="image.png" width="433" height="243"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