ITANA Face2Face Spring 2009 Cancelled Face2FaceHi All, The ITANA Spring 2009 Face2Face has been canceled, because we did not meet our minimum registration mark. I have heard from many members that they are under travel restrictions or complete travel bans and know that this is a financially difficult time for our institutions. I also know that these restrictions have impacted registration for many other national meetings as well. I'm working with Internet2 and EDUCAUSE to find a way to still bring these discussions to the constituency. There is great interest in the program we developed for this meeting and in finding ways to gather and collaborate on the topics. To this end, a series of joint web-based presentations with conference call sessions are in the works. There are also local meet-ups being planned. Stay tuned. I hope that the economic situation turns around soon so that large group meetings become viable once again. Until then, I hope you will join with me in finding creative ways to continue our work together. Best Regards, Jim Phelps, Chair
Logistics:Location: Arlington, VA at the Crystal Gateway Marriott.
Dates: Wednesday, April 29th and Thursday, April 30th.
Venue: Crystal Gateway Marriot. See the Internet2 Hotel Site for more information about the room block and registration details.
Registration Site: http://events.internet2.edu/2009/spring-mm/registrationintro.html Image Removed
Registration opens the first week of February, 2009. There will be a registration fee ($235) for this meeting. See the registration site for details. Agenda for the Next Face2Face meeting. See Face2Face Meetings for details.Wednesday - April 29th - Session Chair Gathering - final planning
- 5PM to 8PM - Social Reception
Thursday - April 30th ITANA is a professional organization of I.T. Architects (Enterprise Architects, Infrastructure Architects et al) who work in higher education. This group is focused on: - professional development
- tools and tricks of the trade
- forming working groups on topics of interest
- producing common frameworks, diagrams, whitepapers
- increasing the understanding about the role of architects in the enterprise and
- providing support and outreach
You can see our charter here:ITANA Charter. For more information about how to join ITANA, see our document here: How To Join ITANA. IMPORTANT: Please Join the Educause CG to take part in the email discussions and to get the news and hear about upcoming events. For editing access to this wiki space, see the Spaces Instructions | 
