Tuesday, May 1, 2012

May 2012 SLATE Meeting


This is a reminder that our next monthly SLATE meeting will be on Wednesday, May 16th beginning @ 10:00am and hosted by Valparaiso University. Making a return visit to Valpo this year, we will be meeting in, The Harre Union, Ballroom C. So that Valpo can prepare for our visit, it is very important that you RSVP back to Ken Sadowski by Friday, May 11th with the names of those who will be attending from your institution. Additional information on parking, directions, etc. is listed at the end of this message.

Main Agenda – Bb Service Pack 8. What's the Fuss All About?

If you are not sure you better come find out… If you are thinking about it, will be, or may have already upgraded to service pack 8 this is a very important meeting for you to attend. Scott Ready from Blackboard, Inc. will be on hand to talk about this release; the new UI, changes to outcomes, integration issues and questions, new features and any other questions we may have for him.

For additional information about the release, go to: http://www.blackboard.com/sites/upgradecenter/about.aspx#/files/0-8-01.html

Additional Agenda Items

- follow-up or additional questions from last months meeting
- 2012 SLATE Conference call for proposals open now
- conference early-bird registration open soon
- any possible new vendor participants
- ten-year celebration gift card drawing during lunch


PLEASE NOTE – SLATE meetings are now streamed live online!

If your are unable to attend in person - the monthly SLATE meetings are streamed live using Blackboard Collaborate.

To participate, visit: http://live.slategroup.org and enter your name to login.

We’ll plan to begin streaming this session at approximately at 9:55am



Additional information of note


Floor plan of the Union - http://www.valpo.edu/union/floorplans/index.php Ballroom C is located on the second floor.


You can see parking from the Campus Map http://www.valpo.edu/maps/assets/images/Valpo_Map.jpg It is suggested that people park in either P20 (easiest to get to, closest to Route 30, but a bit of a walk to the Union) or in P13(close to the Union but more difficult to get to for visitors). Attached is a marked up version of the campus map with a yellow line reflecting the path a car would have to follow to get to P13 parking and the purple line reflecting the walking path for someone parking in P20 and walking to the Union.

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