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IAP 2015 Activities by Sponsor - Information Systems & Technology

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2015 CES Roundup

Chris Murphy, emerging technology analyst

Add to Calendar Jan/29 Thu 01:00PM-03:00PM 4-270

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

The annual International Comsumer Electronics Show (CES) is the industry's showcase event, with over 3600 exhibitors showing the latest developments in consumer electronics to over 160,000 attendees.  Join Chris Murphy, emerging technology analyst in IS&T, to discuss what he saw at CES in a variety of areas including television displays and content, 3D printing, drones, robotics, and more.

Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology
Contact: Chris Murphy, W92-191, 617 253-4105, CHRIS@MIT.EDU


Building Cognos Reports - Advanced

Brandin Tumeinski, Roshni Gohil

Add to Calendar Jan/29 Thu 12:00PM-01:30PM 1-115

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Limited to 23 participants

During this hands-on session, we’ll cover how to create drill-throughs between reports, implement conditional logic, and utilize other report-building tips and tricks. There will be time at the end of the session for you to work on your own reports, or update an existing report to better meet your reporting needs. Please sign up in advance to help us better tailor the session.

Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology
Contact: Roshni Gohil, cognos-help@mit.edu


Building Cognos Reports - Basics

Brandin Tumeinski, Adita Zeqollari

Add to Calendar Jan/22 Thu 12:00PM-01:30PM 14-0637

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Limited to 23 participants

During this hands-on session, learn how to build a basic Cognos report. We’ll cover list, crosstab, and chart reports, formatting elements, sectioning and grouping data, adding totals, and exporting reports. There will be time at the end for you to work on building your own report, or update an existing report to better meet your reporting needs. Please sign up in advance to help us better tailor the session.

Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology
Contact: Roshni Gohil, cognos-help@mit.edu


Introduction to Cognos

George Roch, Adita Zeqollari

Add to Calendar Jan/20 Tue 01:30PM-02:30PM 4-159, *new location

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/19
Limited to 40 participants

This information session provides an overview of existing departmental Cognos reports and packages, and corresponding navigation diagrams and other documentation for each report area. We will also cover the Cognos production and test environments, and the report development process. Please sign up in advance to help us better tailor the session.

Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology
Contact: Roshni Gohil, W92-140, cognos-help@mit.edu


Introduction to Making: Rapid 3D Fabrication at MIT and Beyond

Jonathan Hunt, Sr. Education & Sustainability IT Project Manager

Add to Calendar Jan/27 Tue 04:00PM-05:15PM 32-155 -> 36-122, Postpone to Feb 3rd at 4pm in 36-122

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: none

POSTPONED DUE TO BLIZZARD - likely to be held Feb 3rd at 4pm in 36-122

Do you want learn more about 3D printing, rapid fabrication and 'maker spaces'? This joint IS&T and ODLxTalks event will give you an overview of what is happening at MIT as well as a look into how some alums are taking 3D Fabrication out into the world.

We will begin with a crash course on the basics and key concepts by Jonathan Hunt, followed by a series of short examples of its use at MIT from a panel of pioneers active in this area. Nancy Ouyang, Martin Culpepper, Nadya Peek, John Hart and representatives from the Edgerton Center will be sharing presentations and demos. 

After the presentations we will host a panel discussion with Q&A.

 

contact jmhunt@mit.edu to be notified with updated time and location

Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology, Office of Educational Innovation and Technology
Contact: Jonathan Hunt, E17-110A, 617 253-0172, JMHUNT@MIT.EDU


iOS Development with Swift

Nina Kominiak, Apple Consulting Engineer

Add to Calendar Jan/21 Wed 02:00PM-04:00PM 32-155

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/16
Limited to 80 participants
Prereq: Basic programming knowledge

iOS development is notorious for being wrought with complications due to the baggage of C. Fear no more! Last year, Apple introduced Swift, a noble successor.

Join us in learning about Apple’s new Objective-C based programming language with one of Apple's consulting engineers, Nina Kominiak. Fast, modern, safe and interactive — Swift has been proven to be more efficient at complex object sorts and more reliable for RC4 encryptions. In this seminar, we will be going over the basics of Swift and sharing resources that can help you jumpstart developing your next iOS application.

Reserve your spot at developers.mit.edu/iapmob

Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology
Contact: Amber Bennoui, E19, 617 324-6573, BENNOUI@MIT.EDU


lynda.com - Getting the Most Out of It

Mark Wiklund

Add to Calendar Jan/20 Tue 01:00PM-02:00PM E17-121

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: None

Have you just heard about lynda.com's online training, or are you already familliar with it and would now like to learn how to take better advantage of this great learning resource? lynda.com's catalog of over 1,500 courses on web development, desktop software, and many business and technology topics are avaiilable free of charge to MIT faculty, students, and staff.

In this non-credit IAP session, we will provide you wiith an overview of the lynda.com catalog - you'd be surprised what's out there. We'll show you how you can track and manage your training and how to create and share custom lists of related courses with your team. We'll also show you some examples of how lynda.com training can be blended with MIT and other resources to meet complex learning needs. This non-credit event will be led by Mark Wiklund, IS&T Training Manager.

Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology
Contact: Mark Wiklund, W92-228H, 617 253-0686, MWIKLUND@MIT.EDU


Master Department Hierarchy and Roles *postponed until Tuesday, 2/3/15, 1:30-2:30pm in NE49-3098*

Roshni Gohil, George Roch

Add to Calendar Jan/27 Tue 01:30PM-02:30PM NE49-3098, *postponed until 2/3/15*

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/31
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

This info session covers departmental hierarchies in different business systems across campus, and how they are related by way of the Master Department Hierarchy. The section on roles will cover who has authorizations, what those authorizations cover, and where these authorizations apply. Please sign up in advance to help us better tailor the session.

Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology
Contact: Roshni Gohil, cognos-help@mit.edu


Siri and Beyond: Using Speech and More to Control Your iOS Device

Kim Patch, Tech Consultant, President of Redstart Systems

Add to Calendar Jan/14 Wed 01:00PM-02:30PM E17-121, Bring your iPhone or iPad with you to this event!

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Kim Patch will discuss how to use an iOS device via voice.  Kim will demonstrate ways to efficiently use the native speech control on the iPhone and iPad, and she will talk about workflow strategies, apps and hardware that leverage the iPhone and iPad to make computing less hand intensive.   

About the Speaker:  Kim Patch is a user interface expert, software developer, writer, editor, and musician. She developed Utter Command, add-on software that makes Dragon NaturallySpeaking more productive. She is also an invited expert for the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Accessibility Initiative, where she is an editor for the User Agent Working Group and co-facilitator of the Mobile Accessibility Task Force.  Kim began using speech input two decades ago after she was hit with repetitive strain injuries.

Additional Sponsor Information:  IS&T Accessibility and Usability and IS&T Mobile Customer Support

Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology
Contact: Mary Ziegler, 7-143, 617-258-9328, maryz@mit.edu


What's New in SolidWorks 2015

SolidWorks, Dassault Systems, Trainers

Add to Calendar Jan/23 Fri 10:00AM-02:00PM 37-252 Marlar Lounge

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Come find out what is new in SolidWorks Premium 2015.  The vendor will be onsite to provide an overview of the new features in the main package as well as a more in-depth look at some of the modules including: Electrical, Composer, Simulation and Flow Simulation.

The tentative agenda for the session is:

 Come for one part or as much of the overview as you can. The session is open to all members of the MIT community.

Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology
Contact: Jonathan Hunt, 617 253-0172, JMHUNT@MIT.EDU


You Can't Spell API without IAP - An Exploration of MIT's Many APIs

Jonathan Reed

Add to Calendar Jan/13 Tue 02:00PM-04:00PM 4-231

Enrollment: Advanced Sign Up Preferred
Sign-up by 01/01
Limited to 45 participants

APIs are everywhere these days, powering your favorite websites and mobile applications. APIs are great for integrating and updating data in a more streamlined way and can be made relatively easily with the right resources.  While using an API may seem like a daunting task, it can be as simple as visiting a website.  

In this seminar, we'll learn about what APIs are available, both within the MIT community, and in the larger Internet.  Techniques for integrating these APIs into your websites or other projects will be discussed, and some sample code will be provided.  If time permits, we'll also talk a bit about how you would go about writing your own API to make your data or service available to the larger MIT community.

Reserve your spot at developers.mit.edu/iap.

Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology
Contact: Amber Bennoui, E19, 617 324-6573, BENNOUI@MIT.EDU