The Spring round of our Seminars has now ended, but keep an eye out for more information on the Autumn round later in the year. We have made the seminar session slides and whitepapers available to download.
See what some of our autumn 2012 RM Seminars delegates said about the event:
"Excellent seminar - the Cloud session was probably the best RM session I've attended over several years of regular attendance at these events."
"Overall a very enjoyable day, I, along with many others have extended our technical knowledge."
"Very well organised with friendly knowledgeable staff on hand."
Pricing
You don't have to be managing an RM Education network to join us - there's plenty for everyone to explore and experience at our RM Seminars:
Discover how to get the best from your existing ICT infrastructure
See how collaboration and the cloud could enhance classroom life
Discuss future plans and ideas with your peers in other schools
Explore the offers of RM Education's technology partners in breakout areas
Enjoy hands-on access to trial the latest technology and tools
Benefit from a valuable boost to your CPD programme
Speak with RM Education's technical & development staff
Still need a little more motivation?
Consider this: it could well be completely free for you to attend our RM Seminars! It all depends on the relationship you already have with RM Education...
I have an RM Education network
and hold a current support contract with RM
Then you're probably already able to claim two free places at each of our seminar rounds (spring and autumn). This depends on the type of support contract you have, so please check your entitlement.
You're welcome to bring more delegates with you - at a cost of £85 (+VAT) per additional person. Just book online as usual and we'll automatically invoice you for those extra places.
I have an RM Education network
but receive network support from another organisation
Even if you don't have an RM network support contract, we'd love to see you at one of our RM Seminars. So please join us by accepting our offer of two free introductory places for this spring 2013 round (usually charged at £85 each).
I don’t have an RM Education network or a support contract
RM Seminars are a valuable addition to your CPD programme, whether you’re managing one of our networks or not. So you and your colleagues are very welcome to join us by taking advantage of our special introductory offer of two free places for this spring 2013 round (usually charged at £85 per delegate).
Presenters
David Wright
I joined RM Education in 1999 and have worked in Customer Support, Network Managed Services as a Technical Support Manager and in RM Training as their Lead Trainer. I have been part of the Seminar team for two years and I am looking forward to meeting you all at the Spring RM Technical Seminars. I have an honours degree in Computing and enjoy looking at how technology in education can be used to enthuse and engage users, and of course making the Network Support Team's life easier!
Simon Ansell
I joined RM Education as an Field Engineer in 2007, right around the time CC4 was in the process of being released. In 2008 I was seconded to the Net-Dev team where I worked with Community Connect 4 early adopters, before becoming a Lead Consultant delivering BSF and Academy projects. In my current role I provide high level support for installation engineers, specialising in Exchange, Virtualisation and SAN technologies, and I deliver internal training courses to new starters. This is my first year with the Seminars team.
Andy McKay
I joined RM Education in 2010 as part of the Managed Services team and have worked as a Support Engineer, Mobile Engineer and Apple Specialist, as well as spending last summer as part of the installations team - integrating Apple equipment with CC4 networks at various sites across the UK. In my current role I provide onsite support to Managed Service schools and deliver Apple training to apprentices and engineers. This is my first round with the seminars team.
Dates and Venues
Dates
Venues
Friday 19th April
Stansted
Radisson Blu Stansted Airport
Monday 22nd April
Newcastle
Marriott Hotel Gosforth Park
Wednesday 24th April
Manchester
Manchester City Football Stadium *New venue*
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Virtualisation Technologies
presented by Simon Ansell
Virtualisation is continuing to be a hot topic and this session we will be looking at some of the latest developments in this field. We will look at the different Hypervisors and the associated benefits, and demonstrate the new components introduced with Windows Server 2012.
We will also look at client Virtualisation, from the benefits of Hosted Applications to a full VDI infrastructure and how this can be implemented for both internal and external users, including those users with personal devices.
If you're looking at virtualisation options for your school then this session will help to inform your decisions.
Welcome to RM Unify
presented by David Wright
RM Unify is your LaunchPad to the cloud. With the plethora of cloud-based apps out there we will look at how you can make it as easy as possible for users to access these apps.
In this session we will be looking at how you can create and manage users in RM Unify including directly from your Community Connect 4 or any Active Directory-based network.
We will also be looking at how you can make RM Unify the go-to Launch Pad for all of your Internet resources.
Fine tuning your network support
presented by Andy McKay
In this session we explore some of the processes RM use in the schools that we manage and how a school network support team can reduce firefighting and increase proactive maintenance by following some of our simple, yet effective processes.
CC4 package without packaging
presented by David Wright
Community Connect 4 allows you to centrally deploy applications to managed computers on your network. When we first started using Windows Installer Packages you often had to repackage the software so that you could deploy it. There are often options other than repackaging a piece of software for deployment and in this session we will be looking at these options.
Powershelling your network
presented by Simon Ansell
In this session we will look at how you can use Microsoft PowerShell, which is a powerful scripting tool to automate some of the network management tasks you repeat on a regular basis, for example looking for "Illegal" files in user home folders.
We will run through the basics of using a PowerShell cmdlet to complete a task, through to piping the results to other cmdlets, using variables to make your scripts more generic and using .NET to customise the way your scripts look.
Getting the most from SharePoint
presented by Andy McKay
In this session we explore SharePoint Online as part of Office 365 and how schools can customise the standard setup to get the most from this online collaborative platform. We will also be looking at SharePoint server so if you're looking to use SharePoint, either in the cloud or in school then this session will help you get the most from this powerful collaboration tool.
BYOD - Integrated
presented by Simon Ansell
In the autumn 2012 seminar round, Simon talked about the 3 phases of introducing BYOD, with the Integrated phase bringing together the technologies required to balance security with usability.
In this session we will take a "flat" single subnet network and demonstrate the potential flaws of introducing a personal device into that network. To make the network more secure we will add a managed wireless solution with RADIUS authentication for connectivity, layer three switching and Access Control Lists for access to resources and implement a Transparent Proxy for Internet access.
Don't worry if you missed Simon's session in 2012, it will still make sense to you!
Windows Server 2012
presented by Andy McKay
In this session we explore some of the new and updated features in Microsoft's latest server operating system and how these can help with some of the issues school network support teams face regularly.
Collaboration in the digital classroom
presented by David Wright
This session is based around the Intel free eLearning resource designed for teachers - Collaboration in the digital classroom. We will look at how the network support team can help, and educate, teachers on getting the best out of online and classroom-based tools that students are probably using every day outside of school.
Collaboration in the digital classroom
presented by David Wright
This session is based around the Intel free eLearning resource designed for teachers - Collaboration in the digital classroom. We will look at how the network support team can help, and educate, teachers on getting the best out of online and classroom-based tools that students are probably using every day outside of school.
Realising the potential of ebooks in schools
This session will discuss the barriers to ebook adoption (cost, a lack of suitable devices and ease of management) and the issues faced by schools in embracing this new, but inevitable technology. We talk about how using ebooks can reduce school spend on new textbooks, especially in the light of curriculum change, and provide flexibility to your textbook selection.
We'll show you the latest version of the RM Books - the first ebook solution specifically designed for schools and share our development roadmap for new features that will mean RM Books will just keep on getting better and better.
Don't wait for the seminars to get started, register for your free account today (www.rmbookshelf.com) and come armed with lots of questions for us to answer.
3rd May 2013
Oxford - The Oxford Belfry Hotel
Address
The Oxford Belfry Hotel Milton Common Near Thame Oxfordshire OX9 2JW Tel: 01844 279 381
Car Parking
There are 250 parking spaces available free-of-charge.
Travelling by car?
Public transport
Closest train station is the Haddenham & Thame Parkway.
Coventry Road Bickenhill Solihull West Midlands B92 0EJ
Car Parking
There are 250 car parking spaces available free of charge.
Travelling by car?
Sat Nav Caution
Some systems inaccurately position our post code about a mile away from our actual location. If your system does not include us as a "special location" you may be wise to use B92 0ED as your destination. This is the post code of the Esso Petrol Station which adjoins our site. Once you are on the A45 and in the vicinity of the NEC and Airport, please be vigilant for our highway brown signs.
Please visit the stadium's website for all venue directions, by car, walking, bus, rail or metro link available. Please note that the Metrolink has now opened, which runs from Piccadilly Train Station, and has a Etihad Campus stop.
Journey planner
Access and parking
Delegates should arrive on-site via Gate 11 (which is the turning before the Mercedes showroom off Ashton New Road) and follow the inner road round to the East Side of the Stadium - park in grey car park C (which is free of charge).
Make your way to the East Reception, Entrance F where the Reception Team will direct you accordingly.
To use the hotel car park, guests will need to provide their car registration to RM Reception Staff upon check-in.
Car parking is subject to a fee of £5/day - however RM will provide a prepaid ticket for this upon enquiry.
Car parking at the hotel is limited and subject to availability. Guests will be directed to alternative parking (Green/Blue/Red/Orange car parks) as necessary.
