A training conference will show off its budget makeover when about 370 information technology staff from across 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ gather on campus June 16-17.
Information and Educational Technology has combined its biennial symposium on computing and network security with its rotation for hosting the annual 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Computing Services Conference — and reduced expenses in more ways than one.
Bob Ono, security coordinator for IET and co-chair of the conference, said organizers were mindful of pressures on training and travel budgets and determined to make the conference affordable.
What was a $70,000 conference at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Santa Barbara last year was reduced to $45,000, Ono said. For the first time, organizers invited and received corporate financial sponsorships, totaling $12,000. The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Office of the President also contributed $5,000, and registration fees cover the balance of expenses.
Finally, organizers expanded the conference from one and a half days to two full days; cut registration fees to $115 from about $230, among other budget-minded measures.
The conference has sold out.
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