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MiCTA Member Survey Coming |
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Improved MiCTA Spring 2004 Conference Materials
available |
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Special Call for Member Representatives to Serve
on Video RFP Evaluation Committee |
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Invitation for Member Participation on MiCTA Web
Redesign / Portal Advisory Committee |
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Reminder - Member's Call to Participate in Advisory
Groups / Communities for Wireless & eLMS |
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Webinar featuring MiCTA's eLMS Vendors |
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ACUTA / MiCTA Partnership |
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Online Telecommunications Legislative and Regulatory
Update |
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Anixter White Paper - Video Surveillance for the
Digital Age |
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Special Offer from Office Depot |
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Special Offer - AT&T Managed Internet Service |
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Special Offer from Gateway |
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Special Offer from Brodart |
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Special Offer from PCMallGov, Inc. |
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Just for Fun |
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| A member questionnaire designed to help guide program
planning will soon be posted to the MiCTA website. We’ll
send you an email notice when it’s ready. Your collective
feedback will help ensure that our programs are relevant
and that we do the best possible job of serving your needs. |
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We will continue our tradition of holding the spring
conference at the beautiful Soaring Eagle Resort in Mt.
Pleasant, Michigan and will feature a golf outing on Monday.
This year’s conference will feature two tracks:
Academic Applications and Technical Information. They
will be presented on Tuesday from 8am until 4:30 pm. On
Wednesday, the Technology & Network Committee’s
will present from 8:30 am until 11am.
Registration materials, now including detailed session
descriptions, for the MiCTA Spring 2004 Conference are
now available on the website. If you have previously downloaded
these materials, please do so again to obtain the new,
more complete versions. Take advantage of the new $79
rate!
http://www.micta.org/conferences/default.asp |
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The Video Integration Services RFP was released on March
3, 2004 on behalf of the MiCTA and ATAlliance membership.
The purpose of this RFP is to generate standardized offers
for integrated video solutions, stand-alone components
/ features, service, support, and training. In addition,
this RFP will meet USF bid requirements for K-12 Members.
Members are invited to volunteer their knowledge, expertise
and time to participate as part of the Evaluation Committee.
Openings are currently available for video technicians,
product reviewers, and purchasing/business/financial representatives
whose tasks will include the evaluation of vendor responses,
cost analysis, and award recommendations. The initial
evaluation retreat is scheduled for May 10 - 14. Also,
there are some related, important tasks volunteers can
perform entirely at their home location. Organizations
/ institutions with a strong interest in utilizing the
resulting VIS agreements are encouraged to participate
in the vendor evaluation process. If you are not the person
responsible for purchasing video integration services
and components, please forward this e-mail to the correct
person.
To learn more about the RFP process and committee requirements,
go to the VIS
RFP page , scroll down to Evaluation Committee , and
use your MiCTA username and password as directed . Members,
who would like to serve on the committee, are asked to
complete the RFP Committee Registration Form located on
the VIS RFP page, and submit it no later than 5:00 PM
, EST, Friday, April 2, 2004 . If you have questions concerning
this RFP initiative, please contact Joan Hartman at jhartman@mictaservice.com
or 1-888-870-8677 x105. |
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The primary purposes of this committee are to make the
MiCTA site more member friendly and serve the members
needs. Volunteers should expect to respond to surveys,
participate in conference calls, webinars and occasional
meetings, possibly held in conjunction with MiCTA conferences.
Members having experience with web design and web navigation
are encouraged to participate.
Examples of some of the committees' activities include
the following: |
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Possible Member survey for input |
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Suggestions for redesign of Member area |
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Suggestion for redesign of Programs and Services
area |
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Overall navigation of MiCTA site |
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| MiCTA members interested in participating can e-mail
Jerry Hartman ghartman@mictaservice.com
or call 888-870-8677 x-215. |
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The primary purposes for these
committees are to serve member needs and help facilitate
program development and enhancement in each of these
two important and emerging program areas. It is not
intended that participation on these committees will
be overly taxing or burdensome. Volunteers should expect
to respond to surveys, participate in conference calls,
webinars and occasional meetings, possibly held in conjunction
with MiCTA conferences. Members having experience with
installations and administration of these programs are
especially encouraged to participate.
Examples of some of the committees'
activities include the following: |
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Discussion and evaluation of current MiCTA programs |
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Discussion of the pros and cons of current and
recent implementations |
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Suggest and assist with development of member
education programs regarding: |
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Possible Member survey for input |
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Suggestions for redesign of Member area |
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Suggestion for redesign of Programs and
Services area |
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Overall navigation of MiCTA site |
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MiCTA members interested in participating on either
the Wireless or eLMS Advisory Committees can visit their
respective pages at:
Wireless
Advisory Group
eLearning
Advisory Group
Also, you can e-mail John Rathje at jrathje@mictaservice.com
. You may also reach John at 888-870-8677. |
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MiCTA and the ATAlliance are preparing webinars that
will feature our eLMS vendors. You will receive an email
notice as a reminder when the webinar approaches. Details
are available on the website at the link below.. Hope
you’ll join us.
www.micta.org/members/webinars |
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ACUTA–MiCTA Relationship
Benefits ACUTA Members
In 1999, ACUTA and MiCTA agreed upon a relationship that
is designed to be mutually beneficial to members of both
nonprofit associations. That relationship continues today,
and with changes in personnel at member institutions,
we thought it might be a good idea to review some of the
highlights of our agreement. ACUTA members may take advantage
of the benefits of membership in MiCTA through a waiver
of MiCTA membership dues.
Like ACUTA, MiCTA is a nonprofit association consisting
of public and private nonprofit educational institutions,
governmental and public sector organizations. MiCTA’s
roots are in the higher education community of Michigan,
but its activities and programs have expanded to encompass
educational institutions throughout the U.S. In addition
to its overall efforts to benefit members, MiCTA’s
primary mission is to develop sources of high quality
communications technology services to members at reduced
costs. The organization accomplishes this through a
comprehensive RFP process, through which it seeks favorable
pricing on a broad range of telecommunications and information
technology products and services. This process has satisfied
state government and state agency bid requirements.
For more information on the RFP
process and programs, contact MiCTA’s administrative
service, MiCTA Service Corporation at 888/870-8677.
MiCTA and ACUTA often participate in each other’s
educational programs and publications by providing speakers
and contributing articles. Our missions are complementary,
and we hope to maintain the relationship for the mutual
benefit of our members. If you are not familiar with
MiCTA’s programs, we encourage you to check their
website at http://www.micta.org. In order to take advantage
of a free membership in MiCTA and access their services,
you may call the MiCTA offices at 888/870-8677, and
identify yourself as an ACUTA member. |
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| This site is a great resource for the most current information
on telecommunications legislative and regulatory activities.
The site can be found at http://www.acuta.org/dynamic/legreg/legreg.cfm.
The site can also be accessed from any page in the “Members”
section of the MiCTA website. |
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| According to Information Week magazine, up
to 40% of all corporate security departments are currently
reporting through the Information Technology department,
and this trend is expected to accelerate. This is a major
advancement for an industry that has traditionally drawn
a rigidly defined line between physical and IT security.
To demonstrate how far the security industry has come
in opening the doors of communication, Forrester Research2
conducted a poll that shows that approximately 46% of
IT security staff and physical security staff are occasionally
working together, while 22% are frequently working together.
This marriage of IT and physical security produces a number
of pros. Click
for the entire paper |
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Office Depot's MiCTA
Special of the Month!!
March 2004
Featuring : Boone® Grip 'N WriteT Dry-Erase Board,
36" x 48", Mahogany/Black Frame for only $49.99!!! |
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Collect, highlight, prioritize and organize all sorts
of paper from schedules to invoices to tickets. Specially
designed, the patent-pending pin-free frame allows you
to collect and organize paper and make notes to remind
yourself and others about time-sensitive documents. Documents
slide into the grooved frame that holds securely without
pins or tape
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144685 |
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36" x 48" |
| Board material |
Melanine |
| Board color |
White |
| Frame construction |
Wood |
| Frame color |
Mahogany/black |
| Magnetic |
No |
| Hanging options |
Mounting brackets |
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Interested? For details on this product or other Office
Depot services, please contact your MiCTA/Office Depot
Account Manager, Sarah Short
800-578-9675 x: 5910
sshort@officedepot.com |
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| Flyer
detailing AT&T Managed Internet Service available
to MiCTA members |
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| Get a new Gateway Profile 4M Personal Computer for $979
and a Gateway Profile 4MX Personal Computer for $1279.
Visit MiCTA's
Gateway Vendor page for details. |
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The new, revolutionary Brodart
Advance Book and AV Returns have arrived for your library!
MiCTA members save 20% on these innovative returns that
feature a bold, contemporary look and function. The
Advance offers complete security with a three-point
locking system, flexibility with a repositionable top,
and an exclusive hood design with no sharp edges for
safety. Click here for all the details! Have you received
the new 2004 Brodart Library Supplies and Furnishings
Catalog? Click here to order your free copy today!
For more information on products and services for MiCTA
members from Brodart: Call: 1-800-233-8467 Ext. 4338
Click: www.shopbrodart.com/pricing/micta/
Fax: 1-800-578-1064E-mail: lyndapierce@brodart.com |
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| 1. MiCTA's Spring 2004 Conference
at The Soaring Eagle Resort will feature the following
two tracks: |
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A. Academic Applications
and Technical Information |
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B. Wireless Technology and Legislative Hotspots |
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C. New Programs and Telecommunications; Has Deregulation
helped the Consumer? |
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D. Uninterruptible Power Trips and New Technology |
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| 2. Who coined the word "Nerd"? |
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A. Henry Ford describing Thomas Edison |
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B. Office and library supplies |
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C. Dr. Seuss in his 1950
book, "If I Ran The Zoo" |
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D. John D. Rockefeller in describing his friend
Charles Schwab |
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| 3. Which is not the name of a real town? Oat Meal, Nebraska
; Dead Man's Fang, Arizona ; Coyoteville , New Mexico
; Peace, Montana. |
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A. Oat Meal, Nebraska |
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B. Dead Man's Fang, Arizona |
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C. Coyoteville, New Mexico |
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D. Peace, Montana |
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