Shibboleth Workshop April 2017

[Dean Woodbeck <>]

InCommon Shibboleth Workshop * April 4-5, 2017

University of Michigan Arbor Lakes Dome * Ann Arbor, Michigan

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You are receiving this note because you registered for the InCommon Shibboleth Installation Workshop, April 4-5, 2017, at the University of Michigan’s Arbor Lakes Dome in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Here is some important information to make your experience productive and enjoyable.

 

We have created a wiki page that should answer most of your questions about location, parking, hotels, driving directions, and the like: https://spaces.internet2.edu/x/9wJ-Bg

 

Please complete a brief survey prior to the training, and no later than Monday, April 3. This will allow the training team to spin up the appropriate number of VMs and also customize the discussion items to be covered. Survey link: https://goo.gl/fM3LZz

 

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Training Location

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Arbor Lakes Dome

4251 Plymouth Road

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105

 

Note that the Arbor Lakes Dome is not on the main campus proper. Here is a map and detailed directions 

 

Check-in opens at 8:00 a.m. ET both days, and the sessions will begin at 9 am. Note that we provide lunch and refreshment breaks, but we do not provide breakfast.

 

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Hotel, Transportation, and Parking

There are a few hotels near the Arbor Lakes Dome; please see the Google map on the wiki page. https://spaces.internet2.edu/x/9wJ-Bg

 

Parking: When arriving at Arbor Lakes, you can find parking in the parking lots either in front of or behind the buildings. There are three buildings in the complex; please go to the main entrance of Building 3. The guards at the main desk will provide directions to the training location, which is also in Building 3. There will also be signs providing directions.

 

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Workshop Survey and Virtual Machines

Please note that the training requires you to bring a laptop. You will need to have either an RDP client (for Windows) or SSH client (for Linux), plus root access to modify your etc/host files, depending on your choice of operating system for this class.

 

The training makes use of Virtual Machines (VMs), in this case derived from Amazon Marketplace Images (AMI) loaded on Amazon Web Services. The training team will provide access instructions when you arrive for the first day of the training. You will have the choice of running the VM in your own AWS instance, or having Internet2 and InCommon host the VM on your behalf. 

 

• You will need root/administrator access on the computer you will be bringing to class so that you can modify the local hosts file.
• If you choose to use the Internet2/InCommon-hosted instance, your VM will be available during the training and for two weeks after the training. After two weeks, the VM will no longer exist, so be sure to save anything you need within two weeks of the end of the training.

 

Please review the preparation instructions for your environment

• Linux: https://spaces.internet2.edu/x/p4bYAg
• Windows: https://spaces.internet2.edu/x/jYjYAg

 

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Registration/Sign-In

OBTAIN YOUR NAME BADGE and other important meeting materials outside the training room, which opens at 8:00 a.m. We suggest you arrive by 8:30, to allow enough time to check in, browse the beverages, and get your laptop up and running.

 

CASUAL ATTIRE is suggested. All software used is thread-safe, so steel-toed boots, hard hats, and leather gloves are strictly optional.

 

BEVERAGES AND LUNCH: We do *not* provide breakfast in the morning, although we do endorse the concept that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. That said, coffee, tea, soft drinks and water will be available and there will be a mid-morning snack. Lunch *is* provided as part of your registration and there will be an afternoon snack break, as well.

 

If you have any questions about the workshop or its technical content, please send a note to .

 

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Dean Woodbeck

Education and Outreach Lead, InCommon

Internet2