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ACTI and ECAR Integration: Strengthening Advanced Core Technologies

Explore the integration of ACTI and ECAR to enhance the transfer of knowledge and promote community leadership in advanced core technologies. Learn about the benefits and changes to expect from this collaboration.

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ACTI and ECAR Integration: Strengthening Advanced Core Technologies

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  1. Next Steps for ACTI Susan Grajek, Vice President for Data, Research, and Analytics, EDUCAUSE ACTI Annual Member Meeting • April 17, 2013

  2. ACTI Today • Focus on future of advanced core technologies to help transfer knowledge from early adopters to broader community • Primary value and core strength is community leadership, outreach, and participation

  3. ACTI by the Numbers • Created in fall 2010 from Net@EDU • Started with 53 members; currently 56 • Five working groups; 167 group members • Four white papers, two webinars, one brief, one glossary, and numerous presentations • 1 of 3 EDUCAUSE sub-brands; dues are $3500/year

  4. Whither ACTI? • Improvements underway • Strengthen member communications • Broaden working group membership • Clarify working group charges and structures • But… • No dedicated executive leader • Low institutional membership means limited staff support • But… • ACTI’s work is unique and important • The member engagement found in the working group model is a strength

  5. An Opportunity for ACTI:Integrate with ECAR • Complementary strengths • Many points of common interest • Intriguing opportunities for cross-pollination • Support from the EDUCAUSE Board • Goal: Maintain and extend the value of ACTI’s working group methods and core technologies focus as well as continue to strengthen ECAR.

  6. An Opportunity for ACTI: Integrate with ECAR

  7. What Does This Mean? Stays the same • ACTI working groups retain their current member-led structure • Focus continues to be on advanced core technologies • Continues to be chartered and monitored by a member priorities committee and supported by a program manager (Karen) • Continues to hold a working group gathering at the EDUCAUSE Annual conference (see you in Anaheim!)

  8. What Does This Mean? Changes • ACTI and ECAR take a single name: the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research • The ACTI acronym is retired; the ECAR acronym stands for something new (applied => analysis) • Priorities group includes both current ACTI members and ECAR subscribers • Working group membership no longer restricted to ACTI (or ECAR). Anyone can serve (but ACTI/ECAR members have priority). • Working group materials published and distributed via established ECAR channels

  9. What Does This Mean? Logistics • E-mail communications to ACTI and ECAR members issued next week • Changes take effect June 1, 2013 • Financials for ACTI members: • Currently also ECAR premium subscribers: Save $3500/year • Currently also ECAR regular subscribers: Converted to ECAR premium, save $1950/year • Currently not ECAR subscribers: Converted to ECAR regular, cost $100/year

  10. Many Possibilities • Help us explore them! • ECAR research capabilities can support working groups • Working groups can strengthen and complement ECAR research • Members drive working groups…that will continue

  11. Thank You for Your Work with ACTI! • Optimizing Computing Infrastructure: Weighing Factors and Identifying Solutions (March 2013) • EDUCAUSE Live! Emergency Communications Management and the CleryAct (February 2013) • ACTI Data Management Glossary (February 2013) • Mobile Framework Evaluation Spreadsheet (February 2013) • Developing a Campus Mobile Strategy: Guidelines, Tools, and Best Practices (January 2013) • Developing an Institutional Research Data Management Plan Service (January 2013) • ACTI Update: Meeting Report (November 2012) • Supporting Research Through the Development of a Data Management Plan Service (November 2012) • ACTI-MWF Presents a Higher Education Guide to Mobile Web Frameworks and Strategies (November 2012) • Distributed Antenna Systems: Briefing Note (October 2012) • ACTI Community Update Video (October 2012) • A First Look at... Integrated Communications Technology Survey (October 2012) • ACTI Conversation: SIP Services: Communication in the Cloud (August 2012) • What's Next for Campus Cyberinfrastructure? ACTI Responds to the NSF ACCI Reports (July 2012) • ACTI 2012 Member Meeting Report (April 2012) • ACTI 2011 Year in Review (January 2012) • ACTI 2011 Member Meeting Report (August 2011)

  12. This Summer Two babies will be born: • Karen’s and • The new EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research

  13. Share Your Thoughts! • Susan Grajek, Vice President for Data, Research, and Analytics, sgrajek@educause.edu • Karen Wetzel, Program Manager, kwetzel@educause.edu

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