March 8, 2005
by Vienna Carvalho

RIT Information and Technology Services Hosts Web Seminars

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Rochester Institute of Technology’s Information and Technology Services wraps up its technology seminar season with Web Applications Week, March 14-19. Featured presenters are higher education consultant John Marrazzo and MSNBC Internet analyst Omar Wasow. The sessions will consist of workshops related to important facets of online applications.

Highlights of the weeklong seminar include:

  • Web Usability Studies; 10 a.m.-noon, March 14, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science auditorium, RIT campus; Evelyn Rozanski, professor, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, and several RIT graduate students discuss how customers assess Web site usability and share past research and usability studies
  • E-Business Applications; 10 a.m.-noon, March 15, Carlson auditorium; Duane Cook, president of Strategic E-Business and local consultant, presents information about how organizations can integrate successful e-business applications on their Web sites
  • Smarter Search Engines: A Conversation with coFu Inc. founder, Kyle Scholz; 1-3 p.m., March 15, Carlson auditorium; join RIT student entrepreneur Kyle Scholz as he discusses his start-up company, coFu Inc., and its role in developing the next generation search engine for the Web.
  • Keynote presentation—Integrating Student Applications; 12:30-3 p.m., March 16, Carlson auditorium; John Marrazzo, president of JM Associates, gives an overview of the practices and technologies necessary to integrate student systems
  • Featured presentation—The Digital Divide: Myth or Reality; 2-4 p.m., March 17, Carlson auditorium; join Omar Wasow, MSNBC Internet analyst and BlackPlanet.com founder, who will discuss how institutes of higher education can prepare for students who may not be as tech-savvy as their peers and how to put them on the path to success in college.

To register online, or for a complete listing of workshops, log onto www.rit.edu/its/news/tech_seminars or e-mail macits@rit.edu.

MEDIA NOTE: To cover the seminar sessions, call 585-475-4952.