For Harvard, an IT summit
Close to 1,000 information technology staffers from across Harvard turned out Thursday (June 23) for the inaugural Harvard IT Summit, a daylong conference that showcased tech developments across the University, and united its vast IT community. “Today’s IT Summit acknowledges that we are a community with common interests,” said Anne Margulies, Harvard chief information officer, who opened the conference in a crowded Sanders Theatre. “Our goals today are simple: to build our IT community and provide an opportunity for all of us to learn from each other.” The summit was sponsored by the CIO Council at Harvard, a group that aims to advance University-wide IT strategies, policies, and standards, in collaboration with the Center for Digital Education, a national research group that frequently works with universities and colleges on technology issues. The summit also marked the launch of a new joint IT department, Harvard University Information Technology (HUIT), that will combine Faculty of Arts...