Shibboleth Workshop July 2018

[Dean Woodbeck <>]

InCommon Shibboleth Workshop * July 10-11, 2018

University of PIttsburgh

The University Club

123 University Place

Pittsburgh, PA 15260

 

9:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time

 

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You are receiving this note because you registered for the InCommon Shibboleth Installation Workshop, July 10-11, 2018, at the University of PIttsburgh. 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/BYVyBw

 

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Training Location

The University Club @ The University of Pittsburgh

123 University Place

Pittsburgh, PA 15260

 

Check-in opens at 8:00 a.m. EDT, and the sessions will begin at 9 a.m. (there will be coffee). Note that we provide lunch and refreshment breaks, but we do not provide breakfast. 

 

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Hotels and Parking

 

Wyndham Pittsburgh University Center - This hotel has a room block, free wi-fi, parking for a nominal daily fee, a free shuttle service, and a discounted rate. See the wiki for details. 

 

Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place - This hotel is close and has a free shuttle service. Here is a link to the hotel’s web page.

 

Parking

The University Club is located at 123 University Place in the heart of Oakland next to the Soldiers and Sailors Museum and Garage. Organizers highly recommend that all guests for all events park in the Soldiers and Sailors Garage. See the wiki for rates.

 

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Airport and Transportation

Pittsburgh International Airport is about 20 miles from the training location. There are a variety of ways to get from the airport to your hotel. See the wiki for details.

 

There is an AMTRAK station in downtown Pittsburgh, as well, about 10 minutes from the training facility. 

 

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Before You Arrive and Workshop 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

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