Sessions

2026 Session Schedule

Morning Sessions

8:00 – 9:00 AM  Continental Breakfast & Refreshments

9:00 – 9:15 AM  Welcome & Opening Remarks
Matt Riley

9:15 – 9:40 AM  Panel: JAMF
An Edge Unit Conversation

9:40 – 10:00 AM  Box AI

10:00 – 10:30 AM Instructional Design Across UIC

10:30 – 10:45 AM  Break

10:45 – 11:00 AM  VCAS IT  Sandeep Dath

11:00 – 11:20 AM  Accessibility in Everyday Higher Education Work: Small Decisions, Big Impact
Michael Fu

11:20 – 11:30 AM  Event Update & Lunch Invitation
Charity Anne Caldwell

11:30 AM – 12:50 PM  Lunch & Vendor Interactions

Afternoon Sessions

12:50 – 1:20 PM  Panel: From Infrastructure to Enablement: Rethinking Research IT at UIC Moderator: Leonard Apanasevich

1:20 – 1:50 PM  Anatomy of a Security Incident
Shefali Mookencherry and Esteban Perez

1:50 – 2:20 PM  Panel: AI Infrastructure
Moderator: Bryan Libbin

2:20 – 2:35 PM Break

2:35 – 2:55 PM  Splunk
Andrew Nichols

2:55 – 3:25 PM  State of the Network | Zoom Phone
Jelene Crehan and Bill Sullivan

Closing

3:25 – 3:45 PM  Wrap-Up & Closing Remarks
Anthony Briscoe

3:45 – 6:00 PM Reception

Parking

Parking is available in the Halsted/Taylor Parking Structure (HLPS), located at 760 W. Taylor Street, with both visitor and card-access parking available.