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ITP STAFF DO STATE, NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

GREENSBORO—Five members of the Division of Information Technology and Planning (ITP) at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro have made presentations at conferences around the state and nation. They are:

• Dr. Gary M. Grandon, associate vice chancellor for information technology, presented a session to the annual meeting of EDUCAUSE, the national association of higher education information technology, in Nashville in October. The session was titled “A Simple Guide to University e-Business.” He also headed a session on “Integrating Digital Technology for Communication.” Grandon, who came to UNCG in 1985, has served as associate vice chancellor for information technology for the past nine years. He has written and presented a number of works on network protocols, the Internet and the Information Highway. He currently chairs the N.C. Research and Education Network advisory council that advises UNC General Administration on statewide networking for higher education.

• Dr. Janice Tulloss, assistant director for student computing of the ITP Department of Instructional and Research Computing, delivered a paper on “Implementing Assistive Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges.” She spoke in Richmond, Va., at the annual meeting of the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on University Computing Centers. She formerly taught in Department of Political Science at UNCG where she created and maintained the department's web site and student listservs. In 1998, she followed her interest in academic computing to her current position in ITP/IRC, where she oversees UNCG's open access computer labs and student computing.

• Larry R. Henson, director of management information systems for ITP, presented a paper to the statewide meeting of UNC CAUSE with Renee Martin of N.C. A&T State University. The paper was titled “The IS General Controls Audit: What to Expect From a University Perspective." The paper was in response to more comprehensive technology audit requirements facing UNC computer centers. UNC CAUSE is a group of information technology professionals from UNC campuses who promote, share and discuss new technologies, applications and services.

• Will Estes, a UNIX systems programmer, also presented at the UNC CAUSE meeting that took place in September in Charlotte. The presentation was on “Visually Impaired Access to the IT Workplace: Personal Reflections.” Estes, who has been legally blind since birth, presented a sensitive and informative session on what it's like to work as a visually impaired systems programmer.

• John Gale, a network systems programmer, also delivered a presentation to the UNC CAUSE statewide meeting on “Proxy Server Deployment at UNCG and Current Results.” Gale unveiled important work that may eventually reduce overall network loads by 30% when using web-based applications. He has worked closely with RedHat Linux deployment for corporate firewalls and has general business Internet consulting experience

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