Whether your focus was administrative services, information resources, teaching and learning, technology infrastructure, or management, you benefited from attending the annual NERCOMP conference, March 10–12, 2008 in Providence, Rhode Island to:
- Hear from innovators and forward thinkers about current and emerging best practices in higher education information services
- Connect with others in positions similar to yours to exchange experiences and explore ways to tackle common challenges
- Learn about what's going on in the profession and at the institutions in your area
The conference theme, "Education and Technology in Service of the Networked Society," explored the challenges of meeting constituent demands for delivering institutional information technologies in the context of hyper and socially connected environments. Preconference seminars were held Monday, March 10, with the full conference program March 11–12. The program followed these key topic areas:
- Enterprise Services and Administrative Systems
- Leadership, Planning, and Organizational Development
- Library and Research Initiatives
- Policy, Regulations, and Security
- Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
- Technology Support
- Corporate and Campus Solutions