Save the Data - K-20 IT Security Conference

[Theresa Semmens <theresa.semmens () NDSU EDU>]

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IT Security:  A Call to Action for the Education Community, 2006

The third annual K-20 IT security conference for education and IT
professionals will be held in Fargo at the Ramada Plaza Suites on November 1
and 2, 2006.

Sponsored by North Dakota State University (NDSU) Information Technology
Services and EduTech, this conference will increase awareness of the
associated risks of computer and network use in an academic setting with an
emphasis on leadership and the end-users of technology.

All educational IT leaders and IT staff, including those responsible for
policy development in an academic setting, are invited to attend. This
conference also offers an opportunity for IT personnel from the private
sector, such as financial and medical institutions, to learn more about
information security practices as well as policy development and
enforcement.

Featured sessions this year include Looking Forward: Overcoming Obstacles
and Adversity in the World of IT Security; AUPs: Update, Enforce, & Survive;
Microsoft Windows VISTA: Securing the Desktop; Information Safeguarding
Panel; An Exercise in Ethical Hacking; Running a Server? How Does it Score
on the Self Assessment Scorecard? Policy Development and Training; Incident
Response; VoIP and Video End-point Security; and Risk Assessment. The
conference will include presentations, panel discussions, information
booths, and vendor visitation.

The conference will be held at the Ramada Plaza & Suites and Convention
Center in Fargo, November 1 and 2.  The conference will run a full day on
November 1 and from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. on November 2.  The cost for
registration through September 15 is $95 per person; after Sept. 15, the
cost of registration is $110.  Two continental breakfasts, a lunch buffet,
and an evening social are included with the registration fee.

For further information and to register for the conference, please visit the
IT Security Conference Web site at
http://its.ndsu.nodak.edu/security/conference-06/. You may also contact
Theresa Semmens, NDSU IT Security Officer, at 701.231.5870; Jody French,
EduTech Director, at 701.231.7208; or Dick Jacobson, NDUS Security Officer,
at 701.231.7385.


Theresa Semmens, CISA
IT Security Officer
North Dakota State University
IACC 210C
Ph: 701-231-5870
E-mail: theresa.semmens () ndsu edu
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