About The Workshop
The call for submissions was published on 22 January 2008:
The Institutional Web Management Workshop 2008 (IWMW 2008) will be held at the University of Aberdeen from 22 – 24 July 2008.
As participants at previous events will be aware this workshop is aimed at those involved in management of institutional Web services. The workshop aims to address a broad range of topics including strategic, managerial, resourcing and technical issues.
A key feature of the workshop is the importance placed on participative and interactive sessions, including hands-on sessions, group discussions, etc.
and went on to suggest topics for debate:
The Web management community is increasingly working in a environment in which users are making significant use of Web 2.0 services. We need to ask:
- How does this effect the existing provision of institutional Web services?
- Are Web 2.0 services a distraction to traditional, well-managed high quality Web resources or do they signal the direction for in-house development activities?
- Are Web 2.0 companies and others in a position to provide a credible and sustainable alternative to institutional services?
- Has the vision of the “network as the computer” arrived, providing users with choice in their selection of services?
- How is the role of the institutional Web manager changing?
- What does this debate tell us about the role of the higher educational institution in a globally networked environment?
These are issues our institutions are currently facing. And it seems there may be disagreements within the Web management community regarding the benefits and risks associated with use of a distributed portfolio of services.
Organising Committee
Members of the IWMW 2008 organising committee were:
- Brian Kelly, UKOLN
- Marieke Guy, UKOLN
- Mike McConnell, University of Aberdeen
Sponsors
The sponsors for the IWMW 2008 event were:
- TERMINALFOUR: sponsor of the delegate bags, badges and lanyards.
- Eduserv: sponsor of the Conference drinks reception at the Aberdeen Art Gallery
- Nedstat: sponsor of the drinks at the workshop dinner
In addition the following companies also provided sponsorship:
- Auros
- Facet Publishing