Welcome!

We would like to invite you to join us in Portland for SIGUCCS 2001. This year's SIGUCCS User Services Conference will be held at the Portland Marriott, on the banks of the Willamette River. Flowing from south to north the river divides Portland, while ten bridges join the communities living on both sides. The bridges come in all shapes and sizes but all fulfill their function of spanning the gap, connecting neighborhoods, and bringing people together.

SIGUCCS 2001 will provide an opportunity for us to discuss ways in which we can bridge the gap between technology and the people on our campuses. Portland's bridges inspire us to think about how we maintain our own bridges, what makes a good linkage and what new connections we can build both within our campus and to other campuses. As User Service professionals we build bridges that enable us to network with colleagues, share our knowledge with faculty, link our campus communities technically and personally and discover new ways of supporting computer users on our campuses. The fall User Services Conference is a great way to talk to your peers, find out you're not alone (and maybe someone else has solved that problem which has been bugging you for the past 6 months) and build bridges to colleagues around the world.

The final program is now available online as a PDF document. It lists the keynote speakers, faculty presentation on how they use technology in their classrooms, sessions on support, instructional technology, staffing issues, up and coming ideas, and a variety of other topics. Plus a poster session with lots of small presentations and some tutorials you won't want to miss.

The conference is also a chance to have a lot of fun, a sweatshirt reception featuring local microbrewery beers and Willamette valley wines, a fun run/walk along the river, and a cruise on the Willamette River. There will be a hospitality suite open from 10:00am to 1:00am, plus the chance to explore all the great things in Portland. We look forward to seeing you in Portland for SIGUCCS 2001.

Johanna & Marv
Conference Co-chairs

Updated on October 3, 2001