Date: Tuesday 15th April 2007

Venue: International Convention Centre, Birmingham

JISC is delighted to announce that registration for the JISC Conference 2008 is now open!

Following on from the success of 2007 we are confident that 2008 will be another successful year for the JISC Conference. The 2007 conference attracted over 700 senior managers, practitioners, and support staff involved in the use of Information and Communications Technology in further and higher education and research. We are expecting the 2008 conference to be even more popular so make sure that you get signed up as soon as possible!

The conference programme will be built on the theme of ‘Enabling Innovation' with a variety of interesting workshop sessions. We are pleased to confirm Lord Puttnam (Chancellor of the Open University) and Angela Beesley (Vice President Community Relations & Co-Founder, Wikia / Chair of Wikimedia Foundation Advisory Board) as the conference keynote speakers. The conference will reflect the breadth of JISC activities in providing guidance, advice and opportunities for the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in education and research.

Delegates will be given opportunities to learn about the full range of JISC's work by participating in seminars, debates, workshops and demonstrations. In the exhibition area, a range of JISC services as well as corporate companies, agencies and associations will be able to provide you with advice and guidance on a range of support and resources available to your institution.
This one day event will be of interest to all those in post 16 and higher education and research involved in planning for and supporting the use of ICT, including:

• Senior managers and those responsible for developing and implementing policy and strategy

• Staff who play a role in supporting the use of ICT in educational organisations, including practitioners

• Teachers and researchers with an interest in the use of ICT

To view the draft conference programme and to book your place, please visit the JISC Conference 2008 website at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/2008/04/jiscconference08.aspx