SUNY Technology Conference

02/19/2024

Registration for STC 2024 is now open!

Join your SUNY colleagues in beautiful Lake Placid. The conference takes place a little earlier this year, from Tuesday, June 4 – Thursday, June 6.

Register To register for the conference, please visit the STC website at http://www.stc.suny.edu

Pre-conference activities on Monday, June 3, include traditional golf and curling with some new, fun additions! Visit the conference website for more details.

Keynote Lori Bajorek, President and CEO of the National eSports Association. She and her team will have a booth in the exhibit hall. You’ll have a chance to discuss ways to integrate eSports and education.

Join us at STC 2024 June 4-6 at the Lake Placid Conference Center Registration is open! SUNY Attendee Registration | Exhibitor Registration Announcing our 2024 keynote: Lori Bajorek Our keynote for 2024 is University at Buffalo alumna Lori Bajorek, president, and CEO of the National Esports Associat...

02/08/2023

STC 2023 is back in person in Lake Placid, Tuesday June 19th – Thursday June 22nd! We can’t wait to see everyone and hear all of your great ideas.

Online presentation submission is open now. To submit your presentation proposals, go to the STC Session Submittal Portal:
https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/PresentationPortal/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2FPresentationPortal%2Fstc-2023%2Fpresent
Submissions are due by April 9, 2023.

We are looking for sessions in any format: presentations, panels, birds-of-a-feather, etc. If you have a great idea for a panel, but don’t have enough panelists, submit the idea and our session coordinators will fill in the gaps.

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The theme guiding this year’s conference:
Miracle on Campus: Building Winning IT Teams

In 1993 members of the three technical communities of practice, COA, EdTOA and TOA, saw their roles beginning to overlap. While computing, educational technology, and telecommunications each play a vital role, STC’s founders knew that it’s when people in these communities work closely together that a campus runs most smoothly. The founders came together to host an all-encompassing conference to allow for networking and idea exchange across the three groups. In the intervening thirty years the lines between these communities have blurred even more and today, to keep SUNY competitive, we need to work together more than ever.

This year we’ll explore how to build great teams. The best ones include rookies and veterans, so how do we recruit and retain fresh talent as a generation of senior staffers are retiring? Recruitment and retention are especially difficult in the current environment where we compete with higher paying remote and hybrid work options. We also need to engage new talent in our communities of practice, in SUNY wide collaborations, and groom them to be the next generation of chairs, directors and CIO’s.

Be well,
STC Planning Committee

PS, Did we mention that Mike Eruzione, captain of the 1980 USA Hockey Team will be our keynote? You’re not going to want to miss this conference!

Stay up to date with the latest news at https://stc.suny.edu

11/10/2022

It’s the 30th anniversary of the SUNY Technology Conference and we couldn’t be more pleased to announce that STC will be back – in person – in Lake Placid for 2023! We have a great conference planned, including an event at the beautiful new Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Complex.

This year’s theme is "Miracle on Campus: Building Winning IT Teams." Start thinking about how you’ve formed your teams, how you’re planning for succession, and share techniques for managing winning teams. The call for presentations will be coming soon.

We need your help, there are many new people in our organizations who haven’t attended STC in person. We want to tell them why STC is important and why they should consider attending and presenting. Please take a few minutes to let us know what you consider the highlights and benefits of STC:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHse09wAk8BklZ6oGlfwvz6z5ci83FdRv8YbdWaiYwM4KaOA/viewform

06/02/2022

There's a little over one week left to register for vSTC 2022! Don't miss out, register today at https://stc.suny.edu/

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Did you know?

You can pay for STC registration with CPD Technical points or CPD General points. (What are points? https://cpd.suny.edu/what-are-points/) About half of SUNY campuses are CPD members and many of them don’t use up their points each year. It’s a great way for you and your colleagues to pay for the conference.

Here’s all you need to do to pay with points:

1. Find out if your campus is a member (https://cpd.suny.edu/campus-points-contacts/)
2. Reach out to the campus contact to let them know you are registering and find out which points you should use
3. Select CPD Technical or CPD General points under payment options.
Note: Step 2 is important, if points are denied you will be responsible for payment.

05/24/2022

The full schedule for STC 2022 is now available on the web!
https://stc.suny.edu/schedule.php

Your SUNY colleagues have come up with some great sessions and they know exactly what you’re dealing with these days.

Register today so you don’t miss out on the enlightenment and comradery:
https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/stc-2022/reg/Site/Register

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Game night is back!
This year, in addition to fun and games, we’ll provide you with specialty cocktail and mocktail recipes.

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Did you know?
You can pay for STC registration with CPD Technical points or CPD General points. (What are points? https://cpd.suny.edu/what-are-points/) About half of SUNY campuses are CPD members and many of them don’t use up their points each year. It’s a great way for you and your colleagues to pay for the conference.

Here’s all you need to do to pay with points:

1. Find out if your campus is a member (https://cpd.suny.edu/campus-points-contacts/)
2. Reach out to the campus contact to let them know you are registering and find out which points you should use
3. Select CPD Technical or CPD General points under payment options.
Note: Step 2 is important, if points are denied you will be responsible for payment.

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Don’t be left out, register today!

05/03/2022

STC is around the corner, register today and join us for these great sessions!

• Virtual Reality as a Creation Tool
• Unified Communication Initiative
• AV Control Systems - IP Migration Project
• Portals, Portals Everywhere ... Who is Doing What?
• Brockport's Journey Through Print Management
• Lessons learned trying to start an IT security program at SUNY Brockport
• Partnering with the Dept. of Homeland Security (CISA): Get Your Cybersecurity Shields Up
• State University Construction Fund Update & New Code Requirements for Comm. Systems
• SUNY TV Service RFP Update
• What's new at the SICAS Center?
• SUNY Online Update
• SUNY SOC Update
• SUNY System Administration Update
• Public Cloud Adoption throughout SUNY
• Zero Trust Access in SUNY
• Supporting Classroom Technology: Tips + Tricks
• How are you dealing with the new normal in this hybrid work environment?
• Coffee Hour A Round Table EdTOA Discussion (CHARTED)
• Privileged Access Management with 1Password
• M365 Collaboration Group: Panel Discussion on Implementing Azure Authentication for SSO
• M365 Collaboration Group: SharePoint Online & MS Teams Open Forum
• M365 Collaboration Group: M365 Licensing Open Forum
• M365 Collaboration Group: SharePoint Online & MS Teams Open Forum
• ITEC’s New Service Catalog and Campus IT Services
• Security Update / ITEC Services

-------- Game Night --------

Game night is back! This year, in addition to fun and games, we’ll provide specialty cocktail and mocktail recipes to make it extra special.

-------- Did you know? --------

You can pay for STC registration with CPD Technical points or CPD General points. About half of SUNY campuses are CPD members and many of them don’t use up their points each year.
It’s a great way for you and your colleagues to pay for the conference.

(What are CPD points? https://cpd.suny.edu/what-are-points/)

Here’s all you need to do to pay with points:
1. Find out if your campus is a member (https://cpd.suny.edu/campus-points-contacts/)
2. Reach out to the campus contact to let them know you are registering and find out which points you should use (Note: This is important, if points are denied you will be responsible for payment.)
3. Select CPD Technical or CPD General points under payment options.

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Don’t be left out, register today!
https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/stc-2022/reg/Site/Register

04/01/2022

Register and Present at the Virtual SUNY Technology Conference!

Tuesday June 21st – Thursday June 23rd

The STC planning committee is excited about this year’s conference which will be held virtually using Zoom through the OnAir by EventsAir platform.

Presentations from you and your colleagues make STC awesome. Add your voice to the conference by submitting your presentation proposal today. Visit the vSTC Session Submittal Portal ( https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/stc-2022/present ). Submissions are due by April 29, 2022.

This year’s theme is What’s the New Normal? and we’ve locked in some great sessions already:
• Is your Disaster Recovery Plan a Disaster?
• How are you dealing with the new normal and hybrid work environment? Learn how others are approaching this change
• Zero Trust Access in SUNY
• EdTOA CHARTED – exchanging ideas with our peers
• Portals, Portals Everywhere, but Which Ones are the Best?
• Starting an IT security program at SUNY Brockport - Lessons Learned
• CCIO’s Vision for the Future - SUNY System Shared Services

If you have a great idea for a session or panel, but don’t have enough presenters, submit the idea and our session coordinators can in fill the gaps.

Registration is open, sign up now!
https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/stc-2022/reg/Site/Register

Visit the STC website for all conference details:
http://www.stc.suny.edu/

Be well,
STC Planning Committee

P.S.,
Mark your calendar for June 20-23 2023 when STC will be back in-person and in Lake Placid!! The completed construction will impress you and the committee has some great surprises in store to mark STCs 30th anniversary!

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02/07/2022

** Registration for vSTC 2022 is now open! **

Tuesday June 21 - Thursday June 23, 2022
Virtually on the OnAir by EventsAir platform

The SUNY Technology Conference will be virtual once again this year. We will utilize the OnAir platform from EventsAir but most sessions will be conducted via Zoom meeting within that platform. The small $75 registration fee will cover our costs for the platform.

Register now at http://stc.suny.edu

** Call for Presentations **

Regardless of where we host the conference, what makes STC great is the generosity of our presenters and the great conversations and information sharing that happens when we get together. As you settle into your own new normal, please consider sharing your journey and experience with the rest of us.

Online presentation submission is open now. To submit your presentation proposals, go to the vSTC Session Submittal Portal:
https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/PresentationPortal/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2FPresentationPortal%2Fstc-2022%2Fpresent
Submissions are due by April 29, 2022.

** 2022 Theme: What is the New Normal? **

In this year's episode of STC ... we explore the new normal. SUNY is back on campus, but staff and students continue to work, teach, and learn from home. We’ve been busy with everything from re-engineering spaces to accommodate hybrid connections, implementing new security policies, assisting faculty with online course design, and even setting up outdoor Wi-Fi access points.

These arrangements pose challenges for every aspect of technology on campus. Many of us are doing more than one job, or just more. How do you deal with the stress of that workload? Is this sustainable? What will endure past the present moment? We salute all the campus technologists who played such a major role enabling and managing all this change. Join us at STC 2022 to discuss how the world around us has made our jobs more complicated and the new normal.

We look forward to meeting and collaborating with everyone! The latest updates will continue to be posted at our website: http://stc.suny.edu

Be well,
STC Planning Committee

11/05/2021

Hello SUNY Technologists,

STC 2022 will be held virtually this year from June 21-23. The planning committee has been weighing all the options for where and how to hold the conference. Thank you to everyone who provided feedback following last year’s conference. In addition, we reached out to campus CIOs to understand how travel and professional development budgets are shaping up for 2022. Another factor in our decision is the ongoing construction in Lake Placid (construction updates: https://www.lakeplacid.com/perfecting) that has taken the conference center and many Olympic venues offline for 2022.

If we were to hold an in-person event in 2022 it would have to be in a location other than Lake Placid, and we estimate we would have about half the usual number of attendees. The planning committee wants to provide the best experience possible and this year a virtual conference fits the bill, allowing as many attendees as possible to share with and learn from our colleagues. We know another virtual conference is disappointing, we feel it too, but be prepared for 2023 – we will be in person, we will be in Lake Placid, it will be a blast!

Save the date for our 30th anniversary, June 19-22, 2023.

Start thinking about what you would like to present on or what you would like to learn. The call for presentations will be coming soon.

Be well,
STC Planning Committee

06/30/2021

Thank you for helping us make vSTC 2021 a success!

On behalf of the STC Planning Committee, COA, TOA, and EdTOA, we are pleased we could provide this opportunity for all of you to reconnect with your colleagues.

Thank you to our attendees, to SUNY CPD for their time configuring and running the OnAir platform, and thank you to our Platinum exhibitors, Dell Technologies and Avaya. Without all of our exhibitors, this conference would not be possible.

All publicly available session recordings have been posted on the STC website on the Schedule page:
https://stc.suny.edu/schedule.php

06/22/2021

Welcome to vSTC 2021!

We're looking forward to connecting with everyone on the OnAir platform.

Virtual Exhibition Booths can be visited at any time during the conference to view materials and videos provided by the exhibitors. If you wish to connect and communicate in real time with exhibitor representatives they will be present in their virtual booths: Tuesday & Wednesday from 1:00-4:00pm, and Thursday from 9:00-11:00am.

Visit the STC website ( http://stc.suny.edu ) for quick links to the OnAir platform and technical help.