Higher education IT leaders from around the world will be converging in Philadelphia on October 18 -- 21, for EDUCAUSE 2011. One look at the conference program is all that it takes to conclude that “EDUCAUSE 2011 is the best thinking in higher education IT.”

With such a robust program this year, deciding which sessions to attend is harder than ever. Make sure to take in these sessions that showcase the use of video and collaboration technologies to transform teaching and learning and expand education opportunities:

Duke University: Wednesday Oct. 19 at 1:00 pm, Exhibit Hall A/B/C
Rolling Out Cisco TelePresence: Connecting People, Technologies, and Organizations
Speakers: Susan Gerbeth-Jones and Stephen Toback

Wake Forest  University: Wednesday Oct. 19 at 1:30 pm, Exhibit Hall A/B/C
Leveraging Collaborative Technologies in Teaching and Learning
Speakers: Nancy Crouch and Gretchen Edwards

Lone Star College: Wednesday Oct 19th, 2011 -- 3:30 PM -- 4:20 PM, Meeting Room 202A
Lean and Green by Design
Speakers: Link Alander, Associate Vice Chancellor, Technology Services; Shah Ardalan, CIO/Vice Chancellor of Technology Services; Mario Berry, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor -- Enterprise Applications, Technology Services

Wake Forest  University: Thursday, Oct. 20 at 9:00 am, Room 104 A/B
Cisco Systems, Gold Partner -- Collaboration in Teaching and Learning at Wake Forest University
Speakers: Nancy Crouch

West Texas A&M University: Friday Oct. 21 at 8:30 AM, Room 113A
WTAMU’s Pervasive Video Journey
Speakers: James Webb, CIO; De’Arno De’Armond, Assistant Professor of Finance; and Lora Haasl, Manager, Instructional Technology Services

We’ll also be featuring In-Booth Demonstrations and Theater Sessions so we hope you’ll visit us in booth 1227. We’re looking forward to seeing you in Philadelphia.

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