On August 4-6, more than 300 IT professionals from throughout the University of California gathered at UCI’s Student Center to learn about one another’s challenges, projects, plans, and achievements.

Opening with a greeting from EVC and Provost Howard Gillman and a stimulating keynote speech by Google scientist and Distinguished UCI Alumnus Dan Russell, UCCSC featured over forty hours of technical presentations and panels, spanning the breadth of information technology that helps keep UC running.

Highlights from among the many presentations include:

• Accessibility at UC: Panel Discussion
• How to De-Personalize an iPad
• Let the Right Ones In: Supporting High Interactivity for Remote Participants in Hybrid Classrooms
• MyTravel Mobile: You Can Take It With You!
• You’re Holding It Wrong: Re-Thinking Security Awareness Programs

UCCSC closed with the presentation of the Larry L. Sautter awards. From a pool of 27 nominees, interim UC CIO Mark Cianca congratulated the 2013 winners.

Most of the presentations were recorded with UCI Replay and may be viewed on the UCCSC web site (use the link “Session Recordings”).

Every summer, IT professionals from throughout the UC system gather to learn about one another’s challenges, projects, plans, and achievements.  The University of California Computing Services Conference (UCCSC) is hosted by the ten UC campuses in rotation, and this summer it is Irvine’s opportunity to put on the conference.

UCCSC will be held August 4-6, 2013, at the UCI Student Center.  The conference will feature over forty hours of technical presentations, workshops, and panels, spanning the breadth of information technology that helps keep UC running.  UCCSC’s keynote speaker will be Dan Russell of Google, Inc.  A UCI alumnus, Dan explores how people use Google searches, and what constitutes their sense of success. He invented and produces AGoogleADay to challenge people and teach them about search techniques and incidentally, the world.

UCCSC is also the traditional venue for presentation of the Larry Sautter awards.  UC’s Sautter Award recognizes innovative use of information technology in support of the university’s mission. The award is open to faculty and staff from all UC campuses, the Office of the President and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.  Named for UC Riverside’s former associate vice chancellor for computing and communications, the award program is sponsored by the UC IT Leadership Council.

Registration for UCCSC 2013 will open in June.  Information about UCCSC can be found at the conference web site https://uccsc.uci.edu/ Questions about the conference may be directed to uccsc2013@uci.edu