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Date

25 February 2020

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25 February 2020

Venue

Austin Court, Birmingham

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About the Event

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During this one day event speakers from within the HE sector and wider industry will look at what Unified Comms actually means to organisations and what has been done, if anything, in delivering it. We'll discuss the success (or otherwise) of those deployments and look at lessons that could be learnt.

The day is targeted at those responsible for the delivery of UC services, either in technical or managerial capacities, colleagues in the broader networking IT roles and those that use these facilities in their day-to-day roles.

In addition to the presentations and a panel discussion there will be a number of opportunities to meet and network with others attending the event.

Speakers

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Robert Dew

Network and Telecommunications Manager

Cardiff University

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Lynne Newbitt

Team Manager, IT Services

Loughborough University

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David Mailer

Director

4C Strategies Ltd

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Mark Franklin

Head of Network Services

University of Sheffield

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Christi Hopkinson

Head of Service Operations

University of the West of England

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I’ve been working in IT since 1993 starting off as a Microsoft application trainer, moving into desktop support, server support and virtual environments. I’ve been in my current role for the last 4 years. My teams are responsible for the virtual and physical infrastructure at UWE, including Unified Communications.

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Terry Gray IMImobile

Business Development Manager

IMImobile (Rostrvm Solutions)

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Terry is well known in the Higher Education sector having worked closely with several universities across the UK to deliver contact centre and clearing solutions in a previous role. Terry has been involved with Contact Centres for 25 years and is a member of the Public Sector Team at IMImobile.

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Event Schedule

Tuesday

09:30

Registration and Refreshments

09:55

Welcome, introductions and housekeeping

10:00

Mission Impossible: Deploying Skype for Business campus wide in challenging circumstances

Robert Dew, Cardiff University
Presentation[PDF]
10:30

UC – what does it mean to your users?

Lynne Newbitt, Loughborough University
Presentation [PDF]
11:00

Refreshments, suppliers' exhibition and networking opportunities

11:30

Interactive Workshop/ Panel discussion

Led by Mark Franklin, University of Sheffield and Dave Mailer, 4C Strategies

Discussion topics may include:

1.       What does the end-of life for ISDN and analogue services mean and how should it be dealt with?

2.       The impact of cloud telephony and UC Services for Universities.  Has the time for widespread take-up arrived?

3.       What contact centre strategies for Universities? (including micro contact-centres and multi-channel).

4.       Device Strategies - do all  users need desktop phones (or even external telephone numbers)?

5.       What is the demand for room based video-conferencing and how should it be incorporated into UC strategies?

13:00

Lunch

14:15

Customer Experience Automation: Where Are We Now?

Terry Gray, Rostrvm
Presentation [PDF]
14:45

Why should Universities embrace Unified Comms?

Christi Hopkinson, University of the West of England
Presentation [PDF]
15:15

Saving on the cost of telephony at Sheffield

Mark Franklin, University of Sheffield
Presentation [PDF]
15:45

Closing comments and discussion

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