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Pre Conference workshops – 8:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Business Continuity Planning - Presented by RESPEC

This session delves into the basic components of a Business Continuity Plan. The presentation begins with an overview of terminology and the steps necessary to complete a Business Continuity Plan. The session is divided into numerous mini-sessions involving large and small group activities to give attendees a hands-on experience in understanding the complexity of a Business Continuity Plan and developing some components of it.

The topics to be covered include identifying prime functions of an institution, developing a business availability impact analysis, identifying risks and threats to an institution, developing controls to mitigate disasters, developing recovery time objectives, and identifying the basic components for a specific Business Continuity Plan.
Cost - $50.00

WebCT Vista Institutional Administration – Presented by WebCT and Brian Ormand (NMSU)
This workshop is for WebCT Vista application administrators. The workshop will cover setting sophisticated role-based access to tools and information, centrally supporting multiple colleges/programs within a single institution, sharing educational content institutional-wide, and interfacing institutional systems. This workshop will be lead by a professional WebCT trainer and will complement your existing skills, promote self-sufficiency, reduce the time necessary to go live with Vista, and enhance your e-learning deployment.
Cost - $30.00

The Self-Defending Network – Presented by Integrity Networking Systems, Inc.
This session is an informal product overview and live demo of products and tools used in the “self defending network”. The foundation for the Self-Defending Network is integrated security that is native to all aspects of an organization. Every device in the network, from desktops through the LAN and across the WAN, play a part in securing the networked environment through a globally distributed defense. At ENMU-R, Cisco Security Agent provides threat protection for server and desktop computing systems. It aggregates multiple security functionalities combining intrusion prevention, distributed firewall, malicious mobile code protection, operating system integrity assurance, and audit log consolidation in a single agent package. By identifying and preventing malicious behavior before it can adversely affect the network, ENMU-R can eliminate potential known and unknown (“Day Zero”) security risks that threaten enterprise networks and applications. While periodic implementation of hotfixes, patches, and software updates are valid security measures, relying solely on these efforts leaves the network vulnerable to new attacks as the IT administrators remain one step behind the hackers. The continued evolution of our vision involves the incorporation of capabilities from other security vendors. In the Cisco Network Admission Control (NAC) program, for example, Cisco is working with antivirus vendors to help ensure that infected devices are not allowed entry into the network. These self-defending networks will identify threats, react appropriately to the severity level, isolate infected servers and desktops, and reconfigure the network resources in response to an attack.

The Cisco strategy of the Self-Defending Network brings together Secure Connectivity, Threat Defense, and Trust and Identity Management with the capability of infection containment and rogue device isolation in a single solution. ENMU-R has partnered with Integrity Network Systems to take a proactive approach with Cisco Security Agent to ensure the privacy, integrity, and reliability of information transmitted and to protect against internal and external threats. Please join us for an informal product overview by Cisco Systems, live demonstration by Integrity Network Systems, and a Q&A with ENMU-R IT administrators.
Cost - $50.00

Internet Based Facility Management – Presented by Schooldude.com
Computerized Maintenance Management Systems have been around for years. These systems help administer the challenges of facility management or information systems management in educational institutions. However, 85% of school districts in the United States have been unable to take advantage of these solutions due to high cost and high complexity. This presentation will review what is available on the market, the “critical list” of features, and the trends in the industry. New Internet based services are being offered which dramatically reduce the startup effort and simplify the daily usage of these systems making them more practical for all school districts. You will see a live demonstration of these new technologies as well as review national surveys of school districts around the United States regarding preventive maintenance, facility usage, staffing, and utility management.

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