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[Tom Barton <>]

Good news! The Call for Proposals for the upcoming Jasig-Sakai conference is now open!  Please see the notice below and submit your proposal to highlight new tools, new features, and the latest bug fixes, or to request birds of a feather sessions to discuss challenges and solutions.  Thank you! 

HURRY! Only one week left to submit your proposal by March 18!
https://www.concentra-cms.com/cfp/p/2012-jasig-sakai
Share your successes at the inaugural Jasig-Sakai conference!

Time is running out! Please submit your proposal so we can learn from you at the 2012 Jasig-Sakai annual conference in Atlanta, GA this June 10-15. The conference is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with your peers in higher education. What makes the conference so compelling is YOU – your success stories and your amazing work. You may submit a track presentation, tech demo, or birds of a feather discussion.  We'd love to hear about:

·         Advances in teaching, learning, and research with technology

·         Identity and access management

·         New developments and features for products like uPortal, Sakai CLE/OAE, CAS, OSP, Bedework, and others

·         Exciting and innovative implementations of and integrations with Jasig or Sakai software

·         Information security

·         Learning analytics

·         Advocacy and awareness of open-source solutions (The 2-3-98 Project)

·         and more!

Do you want to learn about something specific this year? Submit topic ideas! Your suggestions will help presenters identify topics and help the program committee evaluate proposals. See the survey results so far.

The annual conference is a global networking point for developers, faculty, administrators, advocates, support specialists, and others in the open-source community. Join us in growing community and growing possibilities!

Your voice matters! Deadline is March 18, 2012
https://www.concentra-cms.com/cfp/p/2012-jasig-sakai
We look forward to your proposal!

Sincerely,

Ian Dolphin, Executive Director, Sakai Foundation           Patty Gertz, Interim Executive Director, Jasig
                                                                   

Links:

·         Conference details: http://www.jasig.org/jasig-sakai-conference-2012

·         Submit proposals: https://www.concentra-cms.com/cfp/p/2012-jasig-sakai

·         Submit topic ideas: http://bit.ly/jasigsakai-survey

·         View topic survey results: http://bit.ly/jasigsakai-results

·         Jasig Home: http://www.jasig.org/

·         Sakai Home: http://sakaiproject.org/

·         2-3-98: http://www.jasig.org/2-3-98

·         Bedework: http://www.jasig.org/bedework

·         Central Authentication Service (CAS): http://www.jasig.org/cas

·         Sakai Collaboration and Learning Environment (CLE): http://sakaiproject.org/sakai-cle

·         Sakai Open Academic Environment (OAE): http://sakaiproject.org/welcome-sakai-oae

·         Sakai Open-Source Portfolio (OSP): http://sakaiproject.org/eportfolios

·         uMobile: http://www.jasig.org/umobile

·         uPortal: http://www.jasig.org/uportal