Agenda
Technology in Business Schools Roundtable Annual Meeting
June 13 – 15, 2007
Smeal College of Business
The Pennsylvania State University
Welcome
We look forward to seeing you at the TBS Roundtable 2007 Annual
Meeting. The information below outlines the conference schedule and
other pertinent information for attendees.
Meeting Start and End Time
Conference registration will begin at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, June
13, 2007. A welcome luncheon at Noon will be followed by the first
speaker at 1:30 PM. The conference will end at Noon on Friday, June 15,
2007.
Conference Site
Smeal College of Business
The Pennsylvania State University
Business Building
University Park, PA 16802
http://www.smeal.psu.edu/building
The
Smeal College's new 210,000 square foot building is the largest
academic facility at Penn State. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern—dean of
the Yale School of Architecture—it is a signature building that
welcomes all Penn State visitors to the eastern gateway of campus.
A Home for Smeal Students
This building is the "home away from home" for all of our students,
and we have designed and built it with their comfort in mind.
Amenities for our students include:
- State-of-the-art classrooms
- Numerous laboratories for learning and research, including the Smeal Trading Room
- Interview rooms for internships and permanent placement
- Video-conferencing facilities for interviewing and research
- Wireless internet access throughout the building
- Club offices for student organizations
- Undergraduate and MBA common areas
- Breakout rooms and study pods
- Lockers for MBA students
- Offices for Ph.D. students
- Blue Chip Bistro Café
Designed for Research
This building is designed to foster lifelong connections and
reinforce the strength of the Smeal community. All faculty departments,
research centers, program offices, advisors, and staff are co-located.
Faculty and staff, students, alumni and business visitors collaborate
in the expansive spaces of the atrium, open stairwells, lounges, café,
and outdoor plaza.
Penn State University
is located in central Pennsylvania, within four hours of major
metropolitan areas (NYC, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and
Baltimore), but with all the benefits of a small college town. Please
click on the following link to learn more… http://www.smeal.psu.edu/smeal/aboutsc.html
Agenda
The agenda includes plenary speakers who are experts in their fields
and will share the key challenges and opportunities in supporting
business education and research by leveraging innovations in
technology. Each speaker will be followed by two breakout sessions that
are focused on specific sub topic areas. These discussions will be led
by other subject matter experts. All speakers will be joining us at
receptions and dinners to provide attendees the opportunity to interact
with them throughout the conference.
In addition, IT vendors
will be showcasing their new products/technologies in the atrium of the
Business Building throughout the conference and will be presenting the
capabilities of their company’s technologies in separate sessions.
| Date | Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, June 13 | 10:00 – Noon |
Conference Registration |
Atrium |
| Noon – 1:15 PM |
Lunch |
Atrium | |
| 1:30 – 2:30 PM |
Speaker 1 – “Privacy, Security and Social Networking” Rodney J. Petersen, J.D. Government Relations Officer & Security Task Force Coordinator, Educause |
208 Business |
|
| 2:30 – 2:45 PM |
Break |
Atrium | |
| 2:45 – 3:45 PM |
Security Sessions | ||
|
108 Business | ||
|
208 Business | ||
| 3:45 – 4:45 PM |
Report Outs on Security Sessions |
208 Business |
|
| 4:45 – 5:30 PM |
Business Building Tour |
|
|
| 6:00 – 9:00 PM |
Reception/Dinner |
Reception 3rd Floor Terrace, Dinner Atrium Business Building | |
| Noon – 6:00 PM |
Vendor Displays |
Atrium | |
| Thursday, June 14 | 7:15 – 8:15 AM |
Breakfast |
Atrium |
| 8:30 – 9:30 AM |
Speaker 2 - “Integrating Technology into the Learning Environment: A Dean’s Perspective” Jim Thomas, Dean, Smeal College of Business at Penn State |
208 Business |
|
| 9:30 – 9:45 AM | Break |
Atrium | |
| 9:45 – 10:45 AM |
Vendor Showcase |
208 Business |
|
| 9:45 |
3Com |
208 Business | |
| 10:05 |
Cisco Systems |
208 Business | |
| 10:25 |
Sonic Foundry |
208 Business | |
| 10:45 – 11:45 AM |
IT Integration into the Core Businesses Sessions | ||
|
005 Business | ||
|
107 Business | ||
| Noon – 1:15 PM |
Lunch |
Atrium | |
| 1:30 – 2:30 PM |
Report Outs on IT Integration into Core Business Sessions |
208 Business |
|
| 2:30 – 2:45 PM |
Break |
Atrium | |
| 2:45 – 4:05 PM |
Vendor Showcase |
208 Business |
|
| 2:45 |
Dell, Inc. |
208 Business | |
| 3:05 |
Apple, Inc. |
208 Business | |
| 3:25 |
IBM |
208 Business | |
| 3:45 |
Lenovo |
208 Business | |
| 4:05 - 5:05 PM |
TBS Survey Results, Jim Anderson, Director of Information Technology, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University and John Carpenter, Chief Technology Officer, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University | 208 Business |
|
| 6:00 – 9:00 PM |
Reception/Dinner |
Penn Stater Conference Center | |
| 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM |
Vendor Displays |
Atrium | |
| Friday, June 15 | 7:15 – 8:15 AM |
Breakfast |
Atrium |
| 8:30 – 9:30 AM |
Speaker 3 - "The Crucial and Potentially Transformational Role of IT Leaders in Business Schools" Dr. Kraft Bell, Vice President, Distinguished Analyst, Gartner Research |
110 Business |
|
| 9:30 – 9:45 AM |
Break |
Atrium | |
| 9:45 – 10:45 AM |
Vendor Showcase | 110 Business |
|
| 9:45 |
CAS Severn |
110 Business | |
| 10:05 |
WebTrain |
110 Business | |
| 10:25 |
UVA Darden Solutions |
110 Business | |
| 10:45 – 11:30 AM |
Wrap Up | 110 Business |
