February 9, 1995: Vol26n16: Learn the latest about electronic technology at UB fair

By CHRISTINE VIDAL
Reporter Editor
Faculty and staff at UB will have an opportunity to learn about the
newest electronic technology available at UB at the Information
Technology Fair, to be held Feb. 16 and 17 in the Center for Tomorrow.
	This introduction to information technology is sponsored by
the Division of University Services, and will include presentations,
panel discussions and interactive demonstrations focusing on
information technology and related subjects as they apply to
administration, research and teaching.
	Richard Mandelbaum, president of NYSERNet, will present the
keynote address on Feb. 16 and Salvatore Belardo, a professor at the
University at Albany will present the keynote address on Feb. 17. Both
presentations will be held from 8:45-10:15 a.m. in Presentation Room
1.
	Mandelbaum, who also serves as director of the
Telecommunications CAT Center at Polytechnic Institute of New York,
will discuss "High-Speed Networking: Present and Future," a look at
the emerging requirements for high-speed networking, NYSERNet's recent
upgrade to the nation's premier regional network and future networking
ventures and players. His talk also will deal with the anticipated
economic benefits of high-speed networking. 
	Mandelbaum is considered a pioneer in developing the data
communications capabilities linking New York State universities,
colleges, schools, libraries, hospitals and research laboratories to
one another and to the Internet.
	Belardo will discuss "Re-engineering Re-engineering: Is There
A Way to Ensure Maximum Benefits from the Use of Technology?" 
	A professor of management science and information systems,
Belardo focuses his current work  on the use of Decision Support
Systems to facilitate strategic planning and giving. He also has
worked as an engineer at Eastman Kodak, General Electric and the
Watervliet Arsenal, and served as a consultant to the Southland Corp.,
Orell Fussli, Schenectady Chemicals, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S.
Department of State, among others.
	The Information Technology Fair will be composed of a series
of 45-minute programs on the various technologies available at UB and
presented by members of the UB faculty and staff. In addition, a
Workstation Resource Room will offer participants an opportunity to
see how to use the electronic technology that is available on campus.
	Faculty and staff are welcome to attend all or just a few of
the Information Technology Fair sessions. Admission is free and there
is no preregistration requirement.
Topics and presenters include:
o	Vision '99 -- The CIT Strategic Plan, Hinrich Martens.
o	Wings: The Campus Connection, James Gerland and Gemma
DeVinney.
o	Client/Server Computing for Administrative Services, Kevin
Seitz and Charles Dunn.
o	Educational Technology Initiatives, Richard Lesniak, Chris
Sauciunac and Jim Anderson.
o	National Center for Geographic Information Analysis (NCGIA),
Debbie Buffamanti.
o	Western New York Health Sciences Consortium (WNYHSC), John
Hammond.
o	WINGS: The Internet Connection, James Gerland and Loss
Glazier.
o	Voice Response Technology (BIRD), Susan Eck and James Gorman.
o	Center of Excellence in Document Analysis & Recognition,
Ronald S. Curtis.
o	UB Micro Sales and Education Program, Raymond Volpe.
o	Future of the IBM Mainframe, Kevin Seitz and Rick Lesniak.
o	Buffalo Free-Net, Neil Yerkey and James Gerland.
o	Advancement and Development System (ADAMS), Richard Lucas and
Tony Allison.
o	BISON: Current and Future, Stephen Roberts and Mark Ludwig.
o	CIT Timesharing Changes, Richard Lesniak and Sandra Peters.
o	Adaptive Computing Resources at UB, Jay Leavitt.
o	Administrative Data Access (STARS), Joseph Kerr and Leslie
McCain.
o	Chemical Engineering Simulation Lab (CESL), David Kofke.
o	Electronic Main and Internet News -- Current and Future,
Charles Dunn.
o	UNIX Support, Gretchen Phillips.
o	Administrative Data Access: Data Warehouse, Susan Huston and
Craig MacVittie.
o	HUBNet -- HSL Library, Carol Lelonek, Amy Lyons and Sharon
Murphy.
o	Degree Audit: DARS, Shelley Frederick and Cynthia Reynolds.
o	Local Area Network Support, Laura Reist.
o	Workflow Systems and Imaging Applications, Joseph Kerr.
o	Full Text CD-ROMs, Lara Bushallow-Wilbur and Loss Glazier.
The Information Technology Workstation Resource Room will offer
participants on-going demonstrations of the technology available on
campus and how to use it.
Topics and presenters include:
o	Career Planning and Placement: APS Automated Placement
Services interVIEW, Jim Whitlock, Gene Martell, Judy Applebaum, Mary
Ann Stegmier, Janet Mather, Tom Hurley and Mike Rivera.
o	WINGS: The Campus Connection, Jim Gerland, Brandon Plewe.
o	ADAMS Executive Information System, Richard Lucas.
o	User Services: PPP, Data Explorer, MOSAIC, Supercomputing, Web
Page, Help Desk, Departmental Computing Consultants Program, Sandy
Peters, David Dudek, Weizen Tu, Geraldine Sonnesso and Frank Rens.
o	NCEER Information Service, Carol Kizis, Dorothy Dow, Michael
Lavin and Nancy Stimson.
o	Learning Technologies Program: Perseus, Interactive Videodisk,
MacIMDAD for Teaching Chemistry, CAI Software for Mathematics, Peter
Jorgensen, Leo Curran, Phil Yeagle and Barry Shealy.
o	University Libraries (Computer 1): Broadcast News/Ethnic
Newswatch, Congressional Masterfile II, Compact Disclosure, Computer
Select, Lara Bushallow-Wilbur, Susan Dow, Mike Lavin and Nancy
Stimson.
o	University Libraries (Computer 2): HUBNet, FirstSearch/CARL
UnCOVER, Internet Finding Tools, BISON, Carol Lelonek, Amy Lyons,
Sharon Murphy, Don Hartman, Loss Glazier, Jerry Drost.
o	University Libraries (Computer 3): BISON, Business Sources on
the Internet, Government Resources on the Internet, Jerry Drost, Mike
Lavin, Gemma DeVinney, Ed Herman, Maureen Stanko.
o	University Libraries (Computer 4): English Poetry (CD-ROM),
Loss Glazier.