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This event may be of interest of members of this list, as it aims to address the tensions between early adopters of innovative technologies (Blogs, WIkis, instant messaging, etc.) and the IT Service providers, who have a requirement to provide stablke, secrure services. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bookings are now open for the "Initiatives & Innovation: Managing Disruptive Technologies" Workshop which will be held at the University of Warwick on 24 February 2006. This workshop, which is being organised by UKOLN, UCISA and CETIS, will seek to address the challenges being faced by institutions in the move to use of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) approach to development which underpins the JISC development activities (as part of the JISC E-Framework), together with the exploitation of new technologies (including technologies which are sometimes referred to as Web 2.0, mobile devices, etc.). The workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to hear more about the JISC E-Framework and a case study of involvement in E-Framework development, together with a case study of how innovative technologies are being used within institutions and the challenges such approaches may place on existing approaches to service provision and support. The workshop will seek to development a framework which will aim to ensure that potentially disruptive technologies can successfully be absorbed into production services. Further information, including online booking, is available at: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/ucisa-ukoln-cetis-2006/ Brian --------------------------------------- Brian Kelly UK Web Focus UKOLN University of Bath BATH BA2 7AY Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ Phone: 01225 383943 FOAF: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln/staff/b.kelly/foaf/bkelly-foaf.xrdf For info on FOAF see http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln/staff/b.kelly/foaf/