Slides for the opening session at the IWMW 2000 event held at the University of Bath on 6-8 September 2000. See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/

1. Institutional Web
Management:
The Joined-Up Web
Brian Kelly Email:
UK Web Focus B.Kelly@ukoln.ac.uk
UKOLN URL:
University of Bath http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/
UKOLN is funded by Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries,
the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) of the Higher Education Funding
Councils, as well as by project funding from the JISC and the European Union.
UKOLN also receives support from the University of Bath where it is based.

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UK Web Focus
UK Web Focus:
• National web coordination post for UK HE community
• Based at UKOLN, University of Bath
• Responsibilities include:
– Technology watch
– Information dissemination in variety of ways:
– Workshops (national, regional)
– Presentations at conferences and seminars
– Online
– Coordination activities
– Representing JISC on W3C

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About The Workshop
The Institutional Web Management workshop:
• Aimed at members of Web teams responsible for
managing institutional UK HE and FE Web services
• Speakers from within the HE community (plus one
speaker from local government)
• Provides opportunity for interaction with fellow
participants
• Fourth in series (first held at KCL in July 1997
followed by Newcastle in 1998 and Goldsmiths
College London in 1999)
• Workshop committee:
Brian Kelly and Joy Fraser (UKOLN)
Paul Browning (Bristol)
Helen Sargan (Cambridge)
Andrew Aird (Goldsmiths College)

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Review of Workshops
First Workshop (July 1997):
• Short (lunchtime-lunchtime)
• Opportunity to meet members of Web management
community
Second and Third Workshops (Sept 1998 and 1999):
• Longer (one full day and 2 half-days)
• Discussion groups enabled several topics to be addressed in
more depth (e.g. e-learning, content management systems,
management issues, etc.)
This Workshop (Sept 2000):
• More time for group discussions and networking
• Exhibition again organised for third day
• New areas addressed: e-learning, B2B, WAP, etc.
• Aims to identify areas in which additional work can
be done by various groups and organisations e.g.
JISC, UCISA, UK Web Focus, regional groups, etc.

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The Joined-Up Web
This year's theme is "The Joined-Up Web". Topics of
talks and parallel sessions will include:
• Institutional IT / Web strategies: e.g. to ensure that a
CMS and a VLE are bought in isolation
• Technical Developments such as business-to-business
services which make use of XML formats such as RSS
• Developments to the DNER (Distributed National
Electronic Resource): a B2B / B2C application for HE
• Maximising exploitation of centrally-funded
developments such as JISC services and projects
• Links with other sectors e.g. libraries, museums and
archives; local and central government; local businesses,
etc.

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Timetable - Day 1
Introduction 1.30
e-Learning Developments - John Slater 2.00
HERO - Chris Harris 2.30
Coffee Break 3.00
From Shredded Trees To Mobile Phones, The
Awful Truth About Digital Convergence! - Andy Price 3.30
Personalised Universities - Cliff Sanders 4.00
Town and Gown: Finding Common Ground on the Web -
Mary Rowlatt 4.30
Announcements 5.00
Check in 5.30
Buses depart for bus tour 6.30
Reception at Victoria Gallery 7.30

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Timetable - Day 2
Introduction 9.00
Self-Evident Applications for Universities - Greg Smart 9.15
A Controversial Proposal - Brian Kelly 9.45
The WEB and the GRID; Science and Society
– Ian Halliday 10.15
Coffee Break 10.45
Newcastle Case Study – Tony McDonald 11.15
Out To Tender – Martin Belcher 11.45
Security and Authentication Issues – Alan Robiette 12.15
Lunch 12.45
Parallel Sessions 2.00-5.30
Barbeque and Ceilidh 7.30

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Timetable - Day 3
Introduction 9.00
Exhibition 9.15
Coffee 10.35
Report Back from Parallel Sessions - here 11.00
Review of Workshop and Plans for the future 12.00
Lunch 13.00

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The Parallel Sessions
The parallel sessions:
• The best part of the workshop according to
previous years' feedback forms
• Opportunity for all delegates to contribute actively
• Take place on Thursday afternoon, from 2.00-
5.30pm
• Following feedback from last year's event, we
have provided option on 1 3.5 hour or 2 90
minute sessions
• One seminar room and 1 PC cluster are free for
for 'do-it-yourself' sessions

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Questions?