Campus user and special interest groups have a particularly important place within Penn's distributed model for computing services, improving communication and encouraging adoption of standards and best practices across schools and units. These groups provide an opportunity for computing staff on campus with common interests or technology needs to work together and support one another through information sharing and work on campus projects and teams.
Collaborative events and presentations by units testing new or emerging technologies, or implementing technology solutions of broad interest at Penn, enable others to leverage the knowledge gained from their experience. Some groups collaborate largely through discussion lists, which allow email exchanges by their members. Other groups hold regular meetings or events in addition to their email discussion lists, offering members a chance come together in person to examine a related topic. Finally, some groups are announcement-only lists, which provide information about campus services and events but do not allow discussion.
Relevant Links
- Super User Group (SUG)
- Audio-Visual Special Interest Group (AV-SIG)
- Cloud Computing Special Interest Group (Cloud-SIG)
- Instructional Technology Special Interest Group (Inst-SIG)
- Macintosh Networking Group (MacNet)
- Mobile Technologies Special Interest Group (Mobile-SIG)
- PC Networking Group (PCNet)
- Security Special Interest Group (Security-SIG)
- Web Developers Special Interest Group (Web-SIG)
- IT-Related Events
- IT Community Events
- Training
- Subscribe to a List
Collaborative IT-related events are sponsored by the User Groups and Special Interest Groups throughout the year. A complete listing of events can be found in the Events Section.