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ISSS. Information Strategy and Services Syndicate Jon Warbrick University Computing Service (and member of the ISSS) ‏. ISSS. Information Strategy and Services Syndicate Jon Warbrick University Computing Service (and member of the ISSS) ‏ (and one-time college CO) ‏.

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  1. ISSS Information Strategy and Services Syndicate Jon Warbrick University Computing Service(and member of the ISSS)‏

  2. ISSS Information Strategy and Services Syndicate Jon Warbrick University Computing Service(and member of the ISSS)‏ (and one-time college CO)‏

  3. A merger (or a camel?)‏ Information StrategyGroup Information Technology Syndicate ISSS

  4. A merger (or a camel?)‏ Technicalsub-Committee InformationStrategyGroup InformationTechnologySyndicate IT PurchasingGroup ISSS

  5. A merger (or a camel?)‏ Technicalsub-Committee InformationStrategyGroup InformationTechnologySyndicate Information StrategyTask Force IT PurchasingGroup ISSS

  6. A merger (or a camel?)‏ Technicalsub-Committee InformationStrategyGroup InformationTechnologySyndicate Information StrategyTask Force IT PurchasingGroup Granta Backbone Network Management Committee ISSS

  7. A merger (or a camel?)‏ Technicalsub-Committee InformationStrategyGroup InformationTechnologySyndicate Information StrategyTask Force IT PurchasingGroup Joint Telecommunications Management Committee Granta Backbone Network Management Committee ISSS

  8. Terms of Reference • http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2006-07/weekly/6079/19.html • (c) to keep under review the information requirements of the University and the Colleges, and advise the Council and the General Board on priorities for and other matters relating to the development and application of appropriate information policies, facilities, and services in support of those requirements; • (d) to ensure that any such information policies, facilities, and services provided are operating effectively and are fit for purpose; • (e) to oversee the direction and planning of the University Computing Service and Management Information Services Division and to approve general principles for the allocation of resources and priorities in the use of their facilities;

  9. Membership • the Vice-Chancellor (or deputy) to chair • three persons appointed by the Council • three persons appointed by the General Board • three persons appointed by the Colleges' Committee • two persons elected by the staff, one each UCS and MISD • two students including at least one graduate student • up to two co-opted persons • + Registrary, Librarian, Directors of UCS, MISD, and Finance Division have the right to attend

  10. Colleges' Committee appointed: Sir David Wallace (Churchil)‏ Dr. Rob Wallach (Kings)‏ Ian du Quensay (Newnham)‏ UCS/MISD Elected: Andy Richardson (MISD)‏ Jon Warbrick (UCS)‏ Students Mark Fletcher (CUSU)‏ (vacancy)‏ Personalities - members • Prof. Steve Young (Eng, Chair)‏ • Council appointed: • James Matheson (Eng)‏ • John Norman (CARET)‏ • (vacancy)‏ • General Board appointed: • Prof. Nolan (Linguistics)‏ • Prof. Littlewood (Physics)‏ • Dr Carpenter (Neuroscience)‏ + two co-opts (vacant)‏

  11. Personalities - attending • Registrary - Dr Jonathan Nicholls • Librarian – Peter Fox • Director of UCS – Dr Ian Lewis • Director of MISD - Paul Dampier • Director of Finance – Andrew Reid • The Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Planning and Research, Prof. Tony Minson, requested and recieved a standing invitation to attend • Secretary – Ian Troup

  12. Organisation ISSS

  13. Organisation ISSS Business Committee

  14. Organisation ISSS Business Committee Information Strategy Working Group

  15. Organisation ISSS Business Committee Information Strategy Working Group ??NewGBN/JTMC Committee

  16. Organisation IT PurchasingGroup ISSS Business Committee Technicalsub-Committee Information Strategy Working Group ??NewGBN/JTMC Committee

  17. Organisation ? IT PurchasingGroup ISSS Business Committee Technicalsub-Committee Information Strategy Working Group ??NewGBN/JTMC Committee

  18. Organisation ? IT PurchasingGroup ISSS Business Committee X Technicalsub-Committee Information Strategy Working Group ??NewGBN/JTMC Committee

  19. Progress? • Three meetings; much introspection, internal organisation • Project Governance; Bulk-email; UCS charges; Web cache migration; Turnitin • Project reports: CamSIS, CHRIS, Telecoms, Web Review, Reporting, ... • ISWG looking at: Internal Communications, Identity/Role Management, Improved Search, Records Management

  20. One conspicious success • Papers and minutes on the web:http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/committee/isss/

  21. They were not bad men. They had worked hard on behalf of [...] for hundreds of years. But it is possible, after a while, to develop certain dangerous thoughts. One is that, while all important enterprises need careful organization, it is the organization that needs organizing, rather then the enterprise Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time

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