BCNET Conference Archives
The following page is dedicated to the conference sessions of prior years.
BCNET 2017 Conference
Keynote
- Opening Ceremony [Recording]
- Fast, Forward and Focused
- Personalizing the Student Experience
- 33 Million People in the Room: The Power of Social Networks [Recording]
Plenary
- Social Threats – Social Media as an Attack Vector for Cyber Threats [Recording]
- Storage Security – The Last Line of Defence [Recording]
- Incident Response – What Are The First 24-hours Really Like? [Recording]
- Azure for Today and Tomorrow [Recording]
- Disruptive Innovation: From Blockchain to DNA as Disk Drives [Recording]
- Achieving an “A-grade” – Delivering Innovative Technology and Solutions is Critical to the Success of Higher Educational Institutions [Recording]
- One Cloud: How Do You Find Your Path To Success With The Many Cloud Options Available [Recording]
Industry Perspectives
- Going Tapeless
- Transform your Organization’s Access Requirements Into an Information Advantage by Understanding the Latest in IAM
- Improving Experiential Learning Through Video Solutions
- Trends in Web Application Security Vulnerabilities
- SDSN of IoT: Stopping Threats to the New IoT Network
- eProcurement Technology and Trends of the Future
- Best Practices for Planning Your Campus Network Growth
- Pervasive Security for Higher Education: Cisco's Architectural Approach
- Beyond the Network – Protection From Ransomware, Phishing and Malware with a DNS Firewall
- IT Infrastructure Consumption Model: Should You Rent or Own?
- Innovation, Engagement, and Collaboration through Silence (Alternate title: "Shut up and collaborate!")
- Expect More: Does your Institution Deliver a Superior Digital Experience for Staff and Students
Leading Collaborative Shared Services
- Shared Services for Digital Preservation: A Library Perspective
- Video Conferencing Bridging Shared Service Information Session
- Keeping the "Single" in Single Sign-on: Applying Usability to Security
- Supporting Advanced Research Computing: A Multi-Campus Perspective
- The Story of EducationPlannerBC: BC's Common Application System
- Bringing the Thunder: Deploying Jupyter Notebooks for Research, Education, and Innovation [Recording]
- A Shared Vision – BCNET Strategic Roadmap from 2017 to 2022 [Recording]
- EduCloud Service Expands to Protect Campus Data [Recording]
- Demystifying the "Dark Arts" of Collaborative Procurement
- Successful Collaborative Communities – A Look at Developments in the BCNET Shared Services Portfolio [Recording]
- Partnerships for New Services – Kaltura, Moodle and Digital Signage
- BCNET SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences): How to Improve Outcomes and Decisions with Predictive Analytics using SPSS Modeller
- An Integrated Network Solution: Progress and Results 2017
- The Data Challenges of the LHC
Harnessing Enterprise Application Systems
- Banner XE Experience at Thompson Rivers University
- Portal Evolution at Thompson Rivers University
- Ellucian Mobile App – Sharing Experiences
- Email and Calendar at SFU: The Past, Present and Future
- Docker Banner
- Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Implementation with HA and DR for Banner Database and Application Servers
- Banner Document Management at the University of the Fraser Valley
- Agile IT with Microservices – Design Principles & Patterns
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): BC’s Higher Education Collaborative ERP Model
Driving Leadership, Teamwork and Collaborative Digital Transformation
- Strengthen Your Influence Muscle
- Re-Thinking IT Leadership: A Science Based Approach to Team Engagement
- Take Off With an Idea, Land With a Project: A Look at Continuous Process Improvement
- Get BC High School Transcripts Faster: A Collaborative Approach
- The Instant Project Manager (Just Add Water)
- Without Partnerships, There is No ‘Us’ – The Relationships that Underpin the Technological Enablement of BC’s Medical School
- The Story of SFU's First Official Mobile App
- Project Governance without a PMO – An Experiment with SCRUM
- Women in Leadership – Panel Discussion
Reducing and Managing Risk, Protecting Privacy and Security
- Using Machine Learning to Verify the Identity of Distance-Learning Students
- Applying Multi-Factor Authentication to Banner
- Securing the Internet of Things
- Reducing Risk with Web Application Firewalls
- Should Your Information Security Department Be Allowed To Decrypt Incoming and Outgoing SSL Traffic? [Recording]
- Setting Up An Information Security Program On A Shoestring Budget
- Building an Information Security Program: The 12 Step Method
- Finding Privacy and Security in the Cloud [Recording]
- Preparing for the Big One: Distributed Denial of Service Attacks and You [Recording]
- We're Going to the Cloud
- Identity Management and Service Integration in Higher Education [Recording]
- Ask Me Anything – Information Security
- Case Study: Implementation of Sourcefire Next Generation Intrusion Prevention System at Camosun College
- Leveraging Research and Research Infrastructure for Societal Benefits: Implementing Early Earthquake Warning for BC
Innovating in Teaching and Learning Systems and the Student Experience
- Studying the Student Experience as Part of The Development of a New Teaching Technology: The ComPAIR Project at UBC
- From CLAS to WeVu.Video: Internal Application Development to Commercial Spin-Off
- Next Generation Digital Learning Environments: From Monolithic to Disaggregation
- On a Continuum of Openness: Royal Roads Experience Designing a Graduate Program in the Open
- Leveraging a Modern Flat-file CMS as an Open and Collaborative Partner for Your LMS
- E-portfolios at Capilano University: The Continuing Saga
- BCIT's New Downtown Tech Hub – Innovating Space Design, IT Infrastructure, and the Student Learning Experience
- The Higher Education Digital Disconnect
- Blockchain and Potential Applications for Higher Education
What's new in IT Infrastructure, Desktop Support and Service Management
- Apple Caching Service for BCNET Member Institutions
- Traffic Shaping in Higher Education
- From Hand-Crafted to Fully Automated: Implementing Ansible Configuration Management at the University of Victoria
- Learning To Live With Windows 10
- Enabling DevOps – On-Premise or Cloud using Open Source Jenkins Automation Platform
- Outdoor Wi-Fi – Why You Want It, and How It's Done
- Digital Innovation for Sustainability: Leveraging Wireless Location Meta-Data for Occupancy Sensing and HVAC Automation
- Server/Network Monitoring Solution – PRTG Deployment
- Cloudy with a Chance of Usability – What the Future Looks Like and the Challenges that Lie Ahead for Enterprise Computing [Recording]
- Compute Canada/WestGrid Plans and Updates
Pre-Conference Workshops
- Network Testing (OTDR and Ethernet-Based Services) – Essentials Every Network Analyst Needs to Know
- Using COBIT 5 and NIST Cybersecurity Framework in Assessing Cybersecurity Readiness
- Easy Data Discovery Using IBM Watson Analytics
- Hands-on: Accelerating Service Delivery with Federated Identity Management
- Root the Box – Capture the Flag Hacking Competition
- Understanding Your Oracle Licensing Agreement
- EduCloud Server – Phase 2 and Beyond
Print Program [PDF]
BCNET 2016 Conference
Pre-Conference Workshops
- An Interactive Solution to Easily Manage Network Assets and Connectivity
- BCNET Hands-on Routing Workshop
- EduCloud Server Technical Deep Dive
- From Consent to Collaboration: Balancing Security with Access for Optimal User Experience
- Maximizing The Value of Your Palo Alto Networks Investment
- Build Your Own Information Security Program
- BCNET at the Intersection of Smarter Cities and Learning Cities
- Check Point Security Platform User Forum
- Fiber Testing 101 – Essentials Every Network Analyst Needs To Know
Plenary & Keynotes
- Revolutionizing Women in Technology
- Embracing Eccentric Leadership
- Don’t Fear the Robot Reaper
- The Future of Malware Attacks and Protection Strategies
- Changing Culture in IT
- Cyber Security: Where do we go from Here?
- If Data is the New Oil, Who’s Building the Gas Stations?
- How are the Cloud and Data Impacting Research?
- Hybrid IT: Successfully Managing the Adoption of and Transition to Canada's Best Public Sector Cloud Opportunities
- Fortinet and the BCNET Community
Industry Perspective
- Data Privacy and Sovereignty: Global Challenges in the Cloud
- Best Practices for Protecting your Online Presence
- Elevate your Threat Posture with Juniper’s Integrated Software Defined Secure Network
- The Need for Desktop Transformation: Desktop and Application Management Beyond VDI
- A Change is Coming
- Moving Into and Out of the Cloud
- Getting the Most out of your WiFi Deployment: Next Generation Wireless Location Based Services
- CRM for Student Success: Aligning System & Strategy
- Creating a Digital Workplace to Enhance Engagement, Communication and Collaboration
Shared Services
- Evolving Cooperative Procurement for Higher Education in BC
- BCNET Shared Services: Linking IT Communities for High Impact Results
- Adopting Federated Identity Across Higher Education
- Research Data Management and Preservation: a Library Perspective
- Compute Canada Update and Shared Services Overview
- Introducing the BCNET Digital Signage Shared Service
- EduCloud Server: Low-cost Virtual Data Centres for Higher Education in BC
- Cloud in Canada! Microsoft’s Canadian Data Centres are open for BCNET!
- Procure-to-Pay: Is BC Higher Education Ready for On-Line Purchasing?
Enterprise Application Systems
- Agile Champions and Challenges at University of Victoria
- How Douglas College Engaged Faculty and Staff with a SharePoint 2013 Intranet
- Who Dares Wins - SQL Server Consolidation in the Cloud
- The Banner Evolution - Banner XE Implementations
- Leveraging Oracle Database Functionality for Security, Reliability and Availability
- Diversity vs. Standardization: How much ERP alignment should the BC Higher Education Sector aim for?
- Administrative Systems Consortium - an exemplary model for shared services
- How to Do More with Less Using Grails
IT Leadership and Strategy
- Why Does IT Cost So Much?
- Developing a Three-Year Plan
- Meeting the Needs of Faculty and IT: Transforming the Relationship
- Developing a Strong Team Culture
- Driving Organizational Change in a Technology Landscape
- IT Investment Planning and Prioritization
- Higher Ed Project Manager & Business Analyst Best Practices
- Women in Leadership
- Enabling Research Computing in B.C.
- Responding to the Impact of Digital
- Let’s Deal with our Trust Issues: Building an Agile IT Framework that Optimizes Collaboration while Protecting User Data
- The Secrets of Success: Effectively Delivering Provincial Level Technology Solutions
- The Cloud is Calling – Or is it Zombies of Death?
- Why be a "Tech Buddy"? Building Relationships with Faculty
Risk Mitigation, Privacy and Security
- FLARE: Stapling together syslog-ng, ELK, Alerting and Incident Response with metadata!
- Reporting: How to Make Information Security Relevant to the Institution
- Ask Me Anything: Security Hot Topics
- Cyber Security Incident Response Team
- Working with Enterprise Architecture to develop a IAM Roadmap and Vision
- Steps to Data Governance Success in Higher Ed
- Tailoring Identity and Access Management to Higher Ed: Strategies, Challenges and Practices
- Teaching a Practical Ethical Hacking Course: Challenges and Solutions
- Peace of Mind in a Digital World: Security Awareness and Best Practices
Learning Technologies and the Student Experience
- Team and Community Building Online: Using collaborative technologies to enhance the student experience
- UVic Student Technology Ownership: Implications & Opportunities
- Evolution of Learning Space Design and the Impact on Facility Planning and User Experience
- Next Generation Communications at UBC to Advance Research Collaboration, Learning and Student Engagement
- E-Portfolio Initiative at Capilano University: Lessons Learned and The Future
- Effectiveness and Growth of Room Capture and Interactive Classrooms on Campuses Large and Small: Making the Business Case for your Institution
- Educational Technology: BCNET or BCcampus?
- CLAS @ UBC - A Platform for Learning via Collaborative Interactions with Media
IT Infrastructure, Desktop Support and Service Management
- An Integrated Network Solution: Progress and Results [Recording]
- Extending your LAN to a WAN with Inexpensive Point-to-Point Wireless
- Planning, Creation, Integration and Implementation of a Tablet Based Digital Class Review System
- Simplify Your Campus Network Connections with a Cloud-based, Virtual Router
- The Big SIP - Integrating a Multi-Vendor Communications Environment at UBC
- Updates to Microsoft Licensing
- Shaping Canada’s 21st Century National Research and Education Network
- Wikis and Knowledge and Sites! Oh My... You Need a Knowledge Base
