Keynotes

• Opening Ceremony [Recording]
• The 0 TO 100 Effect: How to Navigate through Disruption [Recording]
• Top Trends in the Big Data Era [Recording]
• Using Law Responsibly: What Happens When Law Meets Technology? [Recording]

Plenary

• Explore a World of Possibilities with National Geographic Explorer, Mike Libecki [Recording]
• From BC(NET) to the World: A Global View of How We Stack Up [Recording]
• Mythbusting in the Cloud [Recording]
• The Robots are Coming! The Robots are Coming! [Recording]
• Win Big with Transformational Cloud Strategies and IT Resilience [Recording]

Industry Perspectives​

• A Better Campus Experience: Improving Wireless Connectivity Across University of Regina
• Data Science or Black Magic — Cybersecurity Threats Seen Targeting Canadian Organizations
• Endless Possibilities with Data and AI — What are We Doing with It?
• Enterprise Mobility Management
• Enterprise SaaS and Enterprise Mobility Management
• [Cancelled] Improving Class Room Collaboration, Communication and Remote Learning — Use Cases from Europe and Asia
• Leverage Software Defined Storage to Enable and Enhance Your Hybrid Cloud Deployment
• Making Higher Education IT Infrastructure Invisible with Nutanix Enterprise Cloud
• Next Generation Campus Architectures Based on Software Defined Networking
• Security Considerations for the Mobility Powered Campus
• VDI in the Clouds

Cybersecurity

• Ask Me Anything — IT Security

• BC EduTrust Federated Services for BCNET Members

• Choosing and Proceeding with an Information Framework

• Contextual Access and Multi-Factor Authentication

• Getting to Defensible: Your Roadmap to Maturing Defensible Security in Your Organization

• Nessus: A Shared Vulnerability Scanning Solution for Higher Ed

• NREN SIEM Deployment Project — Protecting the National Research and Education Network

• Phishing and Approaches to Combat It

• Planning a Campus-Wide Deployment of Multi-Factor Authentication

• Shift Into the Future with Predictions for Identity and Access Management

• The Walls Came Tumbling Down — Meltdown, Spectre, and The End of the Internet

• What the Heck is a Domain Name Registry Doing in Cybersecurity?

Learning Experiences

• 21st Century Instructional Assessments — Moving from Paper to Online

• A Balance Principle of Educational Technology Adoption

• Callysto: Bringing Jupyter and Computational Thinking to the K-12 Curriculum

• [Cancelled] What's Happening in Those Online Discussions? Evaluating Learner Engagement Through Analytics

• Creating a Synchronous Hybrid Learning Environment: Using Video Conferencing Technology

• How to Provide Terrible IT Infrastructure and Support for Educators

• Making it GUI: One University's Journey Into Making A Standardized User Interface

• Pedagogical Innovation in an International Business School

• Raising Awareness of Academic Writing Using an Online Self-Assessment Tool

• Technology Training at your Institution: A Panel Discussion

• The Innovators: How Open Educators are Using Technology to Create Great Learning Experiences

Enterprise Systems

• BCNET ERP Office — Opportunities and Value

• From Denial to Integration: The Five Stages of Cloud Application Adoption at UVic

• Infrastructure for Agility, Infrastructure for Security

• Issue-Tracking Systems: Utilization

• Managing the Operating Capital Request and Approval Process

• Portal Evolution at Thompson Rivers University

• PowerShell Tools for Exchange Administration

• Starting the ERP Journey at VIU

IT Infrastructure & Service Management

• Best Practices and Challenges with System Center Configuration Manager

• Everyone's A Player (In a mid-90s MUD)

• Implementing Aruba ClearPass at BCIT... Use Cases and Experience

• Innovating in the Trenches: Enhancing ADFS and Azure for R&E

• Leveraging Oracle Data Guard with BCNET’s EduCloud for Disaster Recovery

• Managing macOS and iOS Devices with JAMF Pro and the Apple Device Enrollment Program

• Using Ansible to Provision Web Servers and Install Wordpress

• We Got This... Or Do We? Check-In on the State of Client Service Delivery for BC IT Teams

• When Worlds Collide: AV and IT Infrastructure Converge

Leadership

• 0wn Your Inbox — Why Email is Evil and How to Overcome and Take Charge of your Workflow

• Building a Strategic Plan for Information Security

• From Within BC to Beyond: Provincial Collaboration on Transfer Credit Technologies

• Grumpy Old CIOs — Advice from the 'Old Folks'

• Leadership in the Age of Cybersecurity

• Listening for the Ask

• Networking and Mentoring — Buzzwords or Building Blocks?

• Rethinking IT Leadership 2.0 — A Science Based Approach to Team Engagement

• The First 90 Days in a New Leadership Role

• The Governance of Project Planning

• The Psychology of Highly-Effective Teams

• Using COBIT 5 Framework for Cybersecurity Assessment

Research Innovation & Infrastructure

• "Just Give Me My Data": Researcher Access to Privacy Sensitive Data

• Agile Software Development Techniques for Small Scale Research Projects

• CEPH: All-in-One Network Data Storage

• Challenges and Opportunities in the HPC Systems Administration and the User Support

• Connecting the Data Dots to Identify Research Expertise in Large Universities

• Engaging British Columbia’s Higher Education IT Leaders for CANARIE’s 2020–2025 Mandate

• Engaging the Researcher: A Research Support Case Study

• Ethical Decision Making in Research Privacy

• It's 10 o'clock… Do You Know Where Your Data Is?

• Managing Data Products for the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment

• Portaging Along: Developing a Collaborative National Research Data Management Network in Canada

• Research Computing: R&D for Enterprise IT

• Research Data Infrastructure at BC Children's Hospital

• The Advanced Research Computing Landscape in British Columbia and Canada

• The Road to Open Science is Paved with Canadian Bedrock

• What is Digital Humanities and How Can I Support It?

Shared Services

• A Technical Dive into BCNET’s Network Services

• Above the Network Services — Delivering Value Beyond Connectivity

• BCNET Success, Progress, Developments and Opportunities in the BCNET Shared Services Portfolio

• Cybersecurity Challenges in Higher Ed: A Proposal for Shared Chief Information Security Office

• Digital Signage: A Powerful Shared Solution to Manage and Communicate Messages Campus-wide

• EduCloud Virtual Cloud Server Hosts Essential Services for Thousands of Students, Faculty and Staff

• Kaltura, a CampusTube User Group — Collaborating for Success

• Moodle User Experiences: Enhancing the Learning Environment through a Cooperative Cloud Solution

• Network Security — Let's Talk About a New Working Group for BCNET

• The Sign of the Times: Redefining Cybersecurity in Managing IT Contracts

• What Does IT in Higher Education and Research Look Like in Australasia?

• What Happens Next? Getting the Most Out of your IT Vendor Contracts

Post-conference Workshops

• [Cancelled] Build an Alexa Skill for the Amazon Echo

• CANARIE Identity Workshop: Hands on Federation with Shibboleth, ADFS, and Azure for R&E

• Incident Response Workshop — Targeted Threat Hunting

• Optimize IT Security Management — SIEM Workshop

• What’s Next: Planning for Microsoft’s Knowledge Worker Licensing Model

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

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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