Change Management and IT Governance

The call for proposals is now open for the Southwest Regional Conference 2008, "Empowering Community Through Technology," February 20–22 in Houston, Texas. The program for this leading event in higher education IT will follow these tracks:

• Empowering Our Teaching and Learning Communities
• Leading the Charge for Change
• Making IT Work - the Confluence of Technology, People, and Expectations
• Corporate and Campus Solutions

Submit a presentation proposal. The deadline for submissions is October 10, 2007.

A related opportunity: consider submitting material for publication in EDUCAUSE Quarterly. EQ authors receive full editorial support and gain valuable exposure and recognition in a professional forum.

The 2007 Enterprise Conference—a small, specialized event for leaders and managers of administrative and enterprise IT in higher education—will be held May 23–24, in Chicago, Illinois. View the program and register by April 25 to save money with low, early-bird rates.

The conference will focus on the following topic areas:

• Challenges Where IT Can Make a Difference
• Project and Change Management/Centralized Services
• Security/Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity
• Running the Organization
• Policy and Governance

View the list of speakers, who will address pertinent topics such as data privacy in higher education, the changing role of enterprise systems, federated identity management, assessment and accreditation challenges, and disaster recovery planning in breakout and plenary sessions.