{"id":11205,"date":"2018-12-14T09:30:40","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T14:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=11205"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:05:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:05:38","slug":"a-look-back-at-the-2018-michigan-it-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2018\/12\/14\/a-look-back-at-the-2018-michigan-it-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"A look back at the 2018 Michigan IT Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"metaslider-id-11377\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-109-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-11377 ml-slider has-dots-nav has-carousel-mode ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"2018 Michigan IT Symposium Photos\" data-height=\"600\" data-width=\"800\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_11377\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_11377\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-11378 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-13 09:15:22\" data-filename=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-9.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-9.jpg\" class=\"slider-11377 slide-11378 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" rel=\"\" title=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS - 9\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 50.0625%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-9.jpg 534w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-9-93x140.jpg 93w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-9-134x200.jpg 134w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-9-467x700.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Dr. Kyla McMullen gives the keynote address on diversity and women in IT. (Joel Iverson\/ITS Communications)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-11386 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-13 09:15:23\" data-filename=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-17.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-17.jpg\" class=\"slider-11377 slide-11386 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" rel=\"\" title=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS - 17\" style=\"margin-top: 4.1875%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-17.jpg 800w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-17-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-17-700x466.jpg 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-17-665x443.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">VPIT-CIO Ravi Pendse moderates a discussion with Dan Maletta, Carrie Shumaker, and Andrew Rosenberg. (Joel Iverson\/ITS Communications)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-11383 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-13 09:15:22\" data-filename=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-19.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-19.jpg\" class=\"slider-11377 slide-11383 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" rel=\"\" title=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS - 19\" style=\"margin-top: 4.125%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-19.jpg 800w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-19-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-19-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-19-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-19-665x444.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Dr. Andrew Rosenberg, CIO, Michigan Medicine, speaking beside Carrie Shumaker, CIO, UM-Dearborn. (Joel Iverson\/ITS Communications)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-11382 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-13 09:15:22\" data-filename=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-1.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-1.jpg\" class=\"slider-11377 slide-11382 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" rel=\"\" title=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS - 1\" style=\"margin-top: 4.1875%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-1-700x466.jpg 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-1-665x443.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Attendees browse posters related to an IT practice area or the culture and community of Michigan IT. (Joel Iverson\/ITS Communications)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-11379 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-13 09:15:22\" data-filename=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-5.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-5.jpg\" class=\"slider-11377 slide-11379 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" rel=\"\" title=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS - 5\" style=\"margin-top: 4.1875%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-5-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-5-700x466.jpg 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-5-665x443.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Kris Steinhoff, ITS software engineer, presents a poster on predictive analytics. (Joel Iverson\/ITS Communications)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-11380 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-13 09:15:22\" data-filename=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-4.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-4.jpg\" class=\"slider-11377 slide-11380 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" rel=\"\" title=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS - 4\" style=\"margin-top: 4.1875%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-4-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-4-700x466.jpg 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-4-665x443.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Johnica March from the Michigan Data Collaborative discusses a poster on reducing Emergency Department visits. (Joel Iverson\/ITS Communications)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-11381 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-13 09:15:22\" data-filename=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-3.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-3.jpg\" class=\"slider-11377 slide-11381 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" rel=\"\" title=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS - 3\" style=\"margin-top: 4.1875%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-3-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-3-700x466.jpg 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-3-665x443.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Kyle Cozad, business systems analyst for Information Assurance, presents a poster on Duo two-factor authentication. (Joel Iverson\/ITS Communications)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-11385 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-13 09:15:23\" data-filename=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-22.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-22.jpg\" class=\"slider-11377 slide-11385 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" rel=\"\" title=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS - 22\" style=\"margin-top: 4.1875%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-22.jpg 800w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-22-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-22-700x466.jpg 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-22-665x443.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Chris Stockbridge, app programmer\/analyst at LSA, presents a poster on bringing live data into psychology lectures. (Joel Iverson\/ITS Communications)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-11387 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-13 09:15:23\" data-filename=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-33-e1544727900449.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-33-e1544727900449.jpg\" class=\"slider-11377 slide-11387 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" rel=\"\" title=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS - 33\" style=\"margin-top: 4.1875%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-33-e1544727900449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-33-e1544727900449-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-33-e1544727900449-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-33-e1544727900449-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-33-e1544727900449-700x466.jpg 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-33-e1544727900449-665x443.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Panelists during a breakout session discuss identity governance early adoption for U-M's Shared Service Center, College of Engineering and Dearborn campus. (Joel Iverson\/ITS Communications)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-11384 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-13 09:15:23\" data-filename=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-28.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-28.jpg\" class=\"slider-11377 slide-11384 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" rel=\"\" title=\"2018MichITSymposiumNEWS - 28\" style=\"margin-top: 4.1875%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-28.jpg 800w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-28-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-28-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-28-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-28-700x466.jpg 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018MichITSymposiumNEWS-28-665x443.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">A group of Michigan IT staff network during lunch. (Joel Iverson\/ITS Communications)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now in its fifth year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/it.umich.edu\/community\/michigan-it-symposium\/2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan IT Symposium<\/a> continues to be the premiere event that brings together IT staff throughout the university to share ideas, meet new people, and reconnect with former colleagues. This year, m<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ore than 425 IT professionals from across U-M came together on November 28\u201329, to celebrate the expertise, innovation, and talents of the Michigan IT community. <strong>We thank all those who attended either in person or online, and we hope you enjoyed the event.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look for a full report on the 2018 Michigan IT Symposium<\/span>\u00a0and the\u00a0complete photo gallery from the event\u00a0in February.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the meantime, v<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iew the 52 posters and 21 presentations from the symposium on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/it.umich.edu\/community\/michigan-it-symposium\/2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CIO website<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Watch the keynote presentation<\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2018 Michigan IT Symposium Keynote:  Dr Kyla McMullen\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Pg2WnDr32s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Relive key moments from Twitter<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/moments\/1072890432504385546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live tweets from @umichTECH and others.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/moments\/1072890432504385546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11393 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-13-at-10.31.20-AM-513x700.png\" alt=\"Rosenberg, @umichmedicine, on the IT horizon: \u201cThere will be continued expansion of possibility, which I see as the tyranny of opportunity. Think about the technologies you find interesting and discover new ways to move those things forward.\u201d #MichiganIT #UMichTalks\" width=\"513\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Notable quotes<\/h1>\n<h2><b>What did you like about the event?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><em>(From the post-event survey)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reconnecting with IT professionals that have moved to different units across campuses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keynote was AMAZING.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You got to learn what other departments are working on. You met old and new friends. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Keynote speaker was fantastic and the fireside chat with the CIOs was very insightful. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I mainly liked the keynote presentation. It was very informative and very in-the-moment (with its focus on DEI and stereotypes, etc).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was just the right size, the venue was great, very interesting posters and presentations. Nice relaxed atmosphere. Very well organized.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ravi&#8217;s tone and engagement was strong, and the break-up of the IT Leaders panel and poster session time in the morning was great. Keynote speaker was fun and engaging and nice to see someone from outside but that was a Wolverine. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of the break-out sessions provided information that we could leverage in our own team&#8217;s work. This was the first year that I attended and I plan to be back next year!<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>On sharing great ideas<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This has been one of the best symposiums yet. I met people and saw posters that covered topics that we were looking into doing in the next six months. It was easier for us to learn from the poster presenter about their projects, and maybe join them in collaborating. It breaks down the silos and saves us a lot of money. For example, spending a few minutes looking at one of the posters and chatting with the presenter saved us $5,000 because they were willing to share their equipment, rather than us having to purchase it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2014<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moe Daraiseh, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IT Director,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEAS<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>On making new connections<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>This was my first year attending the Symposium, and I thought it was a lot of fun. I think the most valuable part of it was the opportunity to meet people in person who I work with digitally on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Chris Stockbridge, Research Support Programmer, LSA Technology Services<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a great networking opportunity, and it was good to see people I haven\u2019t seen in a while. I got to talk \u201cshop\u201d with people, and look for people who might know about the career I\u2019m pursuing in med school training.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u00a0Jocilyn Wagner, Info Resources Assistant, University Library<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>And reconnecting with former colleagues<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Michigan IT Symposium is great. It\u2019s like a family reunion. I started working for ITS when I was 19, and I have worked with a number of people at this institution in every single role I\u2019ve had. I love reconnecting with people and seeing what work\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they\u2019re doing. This event reminds us that even if people leave or change roles, we can always find new ways to work together. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014Ryan Henyard, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Systems Analyst Senior,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HITS<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>On getting inspired<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Kyla McMullen&#8217;s keynote was inspiring! She had a wonderful way of explaining her journey and the importance of diversity. When people with different backgrounds and mindset come together, wonderful things happen. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The poster session is always a favorite part of the event for me; it gives me the opportunity to connect with IT people university-wide. The quality and breadth of the work at the university is amazing!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014Jocelyn Anderson, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web Applications Developer,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LSA, Department of Psychology<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now in its fifth year, the Michigan IT Symposium continues to be the premiere event that brings together IT staff throughout the university to share ideas, meet new people, and reconnect with former colleagues. 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