• EduGeek Conference 2010 Line Up

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    Dos_Box
    Published on 10th May 2010 10:22 PM
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    Well, our speakers are 99% booked,and we have a hell of a crown this year, so in no particular order:


    Will Townsend (ESP Recruitment) - An update on the IT jobs market and BSF

    Tom Newton (SmoothWall) - Latest security issues and updates

    Capita - SIMS news

    Net-Ctrl - IP security cameras and Mobotix

    Ray Fleming (Microsoft) - Office 2010 and 'Where IT workers will be in 2020'

    Net-Ctrl - Ruckus update and new features

    FITS Foundation - FITS, what it is, where you can get it and what you can do with it

    Ask the admins - Again, your chance to throw the verbal equivelent of rotton vegitables at us!


    We will also have stands in the room from Computer Products Limited, Net-Ctrl and Brother, so It's going to be a pretty packed day. Places are filling fast, so if you don't want to miss out please get you details to me ASAP using the info on this page: EduGeek.net - How to Register for the EduGeek Chorley Conf 2010
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    1. Soulfish's Avatar
      Soulfish - 10th May 2010, 11:58 PM
      Looking good
    1. EduTech's Avatar
      EduTech - 10th May 2010, 11:59 PM
      Looking Good.. SharePoint 2010 would of been a nice topic to cover.. even just slightly.
    1. FN-GM's Avatar
      FN-GM - 11th May 2010, 12:07 AM
      come abit late for myself really. Thanks anyway
    1. Edu-IT's Avatar
      Edu-IT - 11th May 2010, 01:34 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by FN-GM View Post
      come abit late for myself really. Thanks anyway
      What do you mean?

      Looking good! Shame I can't be there. Will it be streamed?
    1. sparkeh's Avatar
      sparkeh - 11th May 2010, 08:27 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by Edu-IT View Post
      What do you mean?
      Perhaps he means that for some people, who have to justify trips out to the management, the topics of the conference were not announced in time to arrange things?
    1. Dos_Box's Avatar
      Dos_Box - 11th May 2010, 09:13 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by sparkeh View Post
      Perhaps he means that for some people, who have to justify trips out to the management, the topics of the conference were not announced in time to arrange things?
      It is a shame, but we can't publish speakers until they have finally confirmed with us first.
    1. FN-GM's Avatar
      FN-GM - 11th May 2010, 09:14 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by Edu-IT View Post
      What do you mean?

      Looking good! Shame I can't be there. Will it be streamed?
      To late to ask school for the time to go. I needed a line up to show them, it just come to late
    1. vikpaw's Avatar
      vikpaw - 15th May 2010, 02:55 PM
      Is there the possibility of an e-place?
      I'd love to hear from Will/Tom/Capita/well, all of them to be honest.
      Somebody's recording it all right?
    1. SYNACK's Avatar
      SYNACK - 15th May 2010, 03:43 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by vikpaw View Post
      Somebody's recording it all right?
      With an external microphone so that it is audible over the CPU fan
    1. GrumbleDook's Avatar
      GrumbleDook - 15th May 2010, 06:34 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by SYNACK View Post
      With an external microphone so that it is audible over the CPU fan
      I'll bring my spare one if needed.
    1. Dos_Box's Avatar
      Dos_Box - 15th May 2010, 06:43 PM
      I think Ric\Russ is sorting out a live stream and recording. We'll put it on our YouTube account as long as the camera used has a common file format (I'm looking at you here Russ )
      In fact my brother has a HD camera. If I just ask him nicely.......
    1. GrumbleDook's Avatar
      GrumbleDook - 15th May 2010, 10:49 PM
      For a cheap and easy stream then twitcam is your friend ... Preload the slides onto slideshare so people can follow it they go along.
    1. CPLTD's Avatar
      CPLTD - 16th May 2010, 12:35 AM
      and keep an eye out for our FREE Dell Laptop Prize Draw and other freebies from the Computer Products Ltd Stand
    1. SimpleSi's Avatar
      SimpleSi - 16th May 2010, 01:15 AM
      For a cheap and easy stream then twitcam is your friend ... Preload the slides onto slideshare so people can follow it they go along.
      Tony - you should know better

      Geeks doing it the easy way?

      And being organised!
      Si
    1. vikpaw's Avatar
      vikpaw - 16th May 2010, 07:05 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by Dos_Box View Post
      ... We'll put it on our YouTube account as long as the camera used has a common file format (I'm looking at you here Russ )
      ....
      sound
    1. SYNACK's Avatar
      SYNACK - 16th May 2010, 09:47 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by GrumbleDook View Post
      I'll bring my spare one if needed.
      +
      Quote Originally Posted by Dos_Box View Post
      I think Ric\Russ is sorting out a live stream and recording. We'll put it on our YouTube account as long as the camera used has a common file format (I'm looking at you here Russ )
      In fact my brother has a HD camera. If I just ask him nicely.......
      Cool, I look foward to seeing the presentations
      Quote Originally Posted by GrumbleDook View Post
      For a cheap and easy stream then twitcam is your friend ... Preload the slides onto slideshare so people can follow it they go along.
      You could also use the broadcast slideshow bit in PowerPoint 2010 to do this quite easily.
    1. GrumbleDook's Avatar
      GrumbleDook - 16th May 2010, 12:00 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by SimpleSi View Post
      Tony - you should know better

      Geeks doing it the easy way?

      And being organised!
      Si
      Twitcam, flashmeeting, justin.tv, slideshare ... all simple tools that kids can use.
    1. carvjo's Avatar
      carvjo - 21st May 2010, 11:07 AM
      With the current government likely to scrap BECTA and it's FITS stuff and BSF also for the chop - won't the speakers be a bit light on material now?
    1. GrumbleDook's Avatar
      GrumbleDook - 21st May 2010, 02:20 PM
      The FITS Foundation is a separate body run as a not-for-profit group and will not be affected by any changes other than possible changes to the Governing Body which contains reps from Becta. BSF is run through Partnership for Schools, but Becta's input into the educational technology aspect is quite large, so it may be that some of that is brought 'in-house' by PfS ... it all depends on the future structure of BSF, not to do with Becta.
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      john - 23rd May 2010, 02:56 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by GrumbleDook View Post
      Twitcam, flashmeeting, justin.tv, slideshare ... all simple tools that kids can use.
      Tony you say kids can use them, but I thought were were all supposed to be adults and you know how adults and technology mix

      Ive got a pair of super sized Sony HD Camcorders and suitably huuuge tripods for them and a Mic on a biiiiig boom, some smaller camcorders and other bits and bats if you needs them