AACRAO Technology Conference
Implementing Technology in Student Systems and Service
(encompassing the EDI in Education Conference)
October 19-21, 2003
Austin, Texas
Announcing the first annual "AACRAO Technology Conference: Implementing Technology in Student Systems and Service"
Is your institution ready to implement? Now is the time to enter into a strategic investment that will save you time, money, and improve service to your students. Learn how you can achieve this goal at the Technology Conference through workshops, sessions and featured speakers. Click here to learn more about the featured speakers.
Advanced registration has closed. On-site registrations will be accepted on-site at the meeting registration desk located in the Lonestar Room at the conference hotel.
- Review the Program
- Registration Fees
- Promotional Opportunities
- Corporate Participants
- Hotel & Transportation
AACRAO’s Technology Conference is your leading forum to understand and implement IT. Using technology to develop integrated student systems and services is critical to the success and survival of today’s modern university, especially in times of budget shortfalls. This conference addresses topics such as implementation of student services and best practices in information technology.
Who should attend?
Directors, managers, administrators, and decision-makers involved in technology at their institution. Areas covered include:
- Admissions Technology Applications
- Document Storage (data storage and retrieval)
- Data Standards: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Extensible Markup Language (XML) and their relationships
- Re-engineering
- Student Information Services (SIS) Implementation and Maintenance
- Technology Issues and Concepts
- Web applications and services
What will you learn?
- How to lead a successful technology implementation
- More about XML and its impact on your institution
- How to approach implementation of a new SIS or individual application
- What security threats should concern you
- How to implement electronic transcript exchange
- Who to ask when questions areise later
- How to change your staff as technology changes your office
- How other schools are using technology for service and budget savings
Conference Advisory Group
Conference Background / AACRAO SPEEDE Committee
AACRAO is pleased to partner with PESC which is holding it's Technology Summit October 21-22, 2003 in Austin, Texas. For more information about the PESC's Technology Summit visit their web site.


