Report on IT Support Staff Training
October 2001 to January 2002

Jane Littlehales

ITSSG Resources

No change

• http://www.itssg.ox.ac.uk/calendar/index.shtml - updated as needed. Generally weekly.
• http://www.itssg.ox.ac.uk/training/index.shtml - ITSS only training info

OUCS and University IT Resources

Minor additions

• http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/training/technical/ - technical training, info on deals with commercial companies. UKERNA, Sun added

ITSS Seminars

• Michaelmas 2001 seminars
  • Topics included request Tracker, XML to HTML conversions with AxKit, Windows XP, Multimedia, airing and sharing on coping strategies for Michaelmas term
  • Windows XP was most popular
  • Low attendance for all seminars. ITSS too busy
• Hilary 2002
  • Topics include , Developing Database Applications with MySQL, VPN, Webmail systems.
  • Still waiting for volunteers to choose dates for Netware 6, NDS for Netware and NT seminars
  • Cocoon postponed until Trinity 2002
  • Very hard to find/persuade people to do seminars this term

Induction Training

• Monday 10 December, afternoon
  • Cancelled due to low bookings
• Thursday 28th February, morning
  • To be advertised

Special Events

• Active Directory Services workshop, repeated in December. Well received again. A further repeat is scheduled for Thursdays 11, 18 and 25 April. Notes and info at http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/windows/active/workshops.html
• Storage Solutions presented two seminars and lunch. Attendance lower than expected following bookings. 20 booked, 15 turned up.
• Apple are keen to run a workshop, seminar and demo. Problems finding a suitable room at the moment. Still investigating.
• Windows XP drop in, have a go sessions. 13 for first one, 3 for second.
• Simon Cozens giving a preview of his Perl for Systems Administrators UKUUG seminar on 7th February
• ClearPath Portal giving a demo. Date to be set.

IT Suppliers Exhibition

Well attended and appreciated by all. See separate report. http://www.ox.ac.uk/it/groups/itssg/reports/itexhib01report.html

Continuing Professional Development

• Continuing. Will promote more nearer to the Conference

Social Events

• Christmas Pub night at The Royal Oak. Around 20 ITSS attended
• Black tie dinner to be organised for April