Fwd: Bounced message for 'aklug-ops'

This was sent to the aklug-ops list, thought I would post here as well.=20
Note the Suse Enterprise Server Class near the bottom.

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> From: BevMoore@mta-telco.com
> To: sos@alaska.net
> Subject: [NUGA] Synopsis on Labs / Lectures for IT Expo
> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:11:24 -0800
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> Detailed Schedule sent in separate email
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> NUGA Event Organizer - Bev Moore, MTA for NUGA
>
> 3 hour Sessions
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> (SOHO will be taught on both days)
>
> SOHO Networking
> Day 1 John Tibor, Arc of Anchorage and Seth Scavette, MTA for NUGA
> Day 2 Jeremiah Prater, Baker Hughes Inc. and Jeff Bigelow Terra
> Surveys LLC for NUGA
>
> Course will focus on SOHO infrastructure, and alternatives to
> standard twisted pair cabling. Technologies such as wireless, AC
> Electrical, and HomePNA will be covered; along with the planning and
> implementation procedures. The second half of the course will focus
> on creating and building a CAT5 network. We will also cover the
> different types of wireless communication, and best practices for
> securing your network.
>
> Client-side Web scripting - Brian Sarka, Alaska Vocational Technical
> Center for NUGA
>
>
> Client-side scripting offers an easy way to overcome the limitations
> of HTML and provide additional functionality and flexibility to your
> Web project. Client-side scripting will allow you to add effects,
> user feedback, and form validation to your Web page. This seminar
> will introduce the role of scripting languages, demonstrate common
> Web page tasks that are accomplished using client-side scripting, and
> provide an overview of tools and resources that can be used to learn
> and create your own client-side scripting solutions.
>
> Windows 2003 What's New - Jeremiah Prater, Baker Hughes Inc. for NUGA
>
> Come learn what's new in Windows 2003 Server. Class will focus on
> Group Policy Management Console (GPMC), New Terminal Services Remote
> Administration, Software Update Services, Remote Desktop as well as
> changes to DNS and IIS.
>
> 1 1/2 hour Sessions
>
> (WUS) Windows Update Services - Aaron Summers, MTA for NUGA
>
>
> Patch Management is the #1 pain for IT organizations. WUS builds on
> the success of SUS 1.0, addresses the key capabilities requested by
> customers, and delivers the first installment of patch management
> infrastructure that will be built in to future versions of Windows.
> Learn about the new capabilities being delivered in WUS and get an
> understanding of how it works and how it integrates with other
> Microsoft technologies. Attend and complete the hands on lab to find
> out how WUS can work best for your organization.
>
>
>
> Using, Managing, and Deploying Windows XP SP 2 - Jeremiah Prater,
> Baker Hughes Inc. for NUGA
>
>
> This session will feature a detailed overview of the security
> enhancements in Windows XP Service Pack 2. Labs include working with
> GPO=E2=80=99s, configuring the new firewall, and how to protect your
> systems at work or at home. Technologies include network protection,
> memory protection, safer e-mail handling, more secure browsing, and
> improved computer maintenance. In this detailed session Jeremiah
> Prater will help you understand what's new and how to prepare for the
> coming upgrade.
>
> Home LAN Security (Freeware Tools) - Jerry Tibor, University of
> Alaska Anchorage for NUGA
>
> This lab will focus on basic SOHO network security by installing and
> using "freeware" utilities to perform full system cleanups
> and security audits of home use computers. This will include
> antivirus software, as well as on-line virus scanners, antivirus
> utilities, firewall software, and adware and spyware removal tools.
>
> Exchange Administration 2003 - Joseph Cuthbert, Chugach Alaska
> Corporation for NUGA
>
> Exchange Server 2003 is Microsoft's next generation messaging
> platform. It offers advanced new features focusing on security and
> SPAM control. This lab will present the opportunity to gain hands-on
> experience with these tools as well as practice in sizing a server
> for Exchange 2003.
>
> Virtual Server - Stephen King, Charter College for NUGA
>
> Virtual Server 2003 - Course will introduce what virtual machines
> are and how they can be used in IT for Help Desk use, Application
> Testing, and Compatibility Testing. Hands on will focus on using
> Microsoft's Virtual Server where the student will use Virtual Server
> to explore different operating systems virtually installed on one
> computer.
>
> Windows 2003 Server Administration - Mark Ganser, Alaska Vocational
> Technical Center for NUGA
>
> In this session participants will be learning what is new in Windows
> Server 2003 and how a Network administrator might best implement
> these features into their network. We will also be looking at how
> Windows 2003 provides new tools to perform some common Windows 2000
> Server tasks. The necessary steps to migrate a Windows 2000 Server
> Active Directory to Windows 2003 Active Directory will be
> demonstrated.
>
> Server Hardening - Stephen King, Charter College for NUGA
>
> This seminar will cover how to harden servers it will cover port
> security, patching, and service hardening. Rather then focus on one
> particular operating system this lab will cover multiple hardening
> option applicable multiple systems.
>
> Trade-offs between Routers / Firewalls for Internet Access - Tim
> Trueblood, Trueblood & Associates for NUGA
>
> What=E2=80=99s a router? What=E2=80=99s a firewall? How does one distingu=
ish
> between them? Why choose one over the other? Why protect a SOHO
> network with costly =E2=80=9Coverhead=E2=80=9D products?
>
> With survival odds against us, we
> need protection at the perimeter of our SOHO network. Our goal today
> is to peel back the mystery as we peer at the inner workings of two
> network appliances, routers and firewalls. Our intent is to
> understand their strengths and their limitations and how their proper
> application can maintain our network security.
>
> 45 Minute Lecture Sessions
>
> Time Management - Ben Iris, MTA for NUGA
>
> Got A Minute?
> No matter your job or family situation, YOUR time is a precious
> asset. A waste of time is a waste of your life.
> Come to this seminar and learn how to Identify some of the barriers
> to effective use of your day
> and pick-up some suggestions on moving to a pro-active day.
>
> Project Management - Dr. Allen Greenwood, PPMA (Project Process
> Management Associates, LLC) for NUGA
>
> Presentation provides a framework for organizing best practices for
> projects. The framework addresses defining clear project objectives,
> communications, and evaluation of project performance. Best
> practices when consistently applied can help your projects come in on
> time and within budget. Come learn how you can improve project
> management in your company.
>
> Defending Layer 8: How to Recognize and Combat Social Engineering -
> Jeremiah Prater, Baker Hughes Inc. for NUGA
>
>
> The human element is often ignored in security. People--the eighth
> layer of the OSI stack--can often blow a gaping hole in the most
> well-planned defense infrastructure. Organizations will spend
> fortunes on technology and are still vulnerable to old-fashioned
> manipulation! Jeremiah Prater takes you through the issues that are
> present when people, computers, and networks meet. In an
> example-filled session we delve into the depths of user psychology
> and how it's at layer 8 where all security succeeds or fails. Bonus:
> learn how to do it yourself!
>
> Disaster Recovery Panel Discussion - Carl Hereford, Moderator MTA for
> NUGA
>
> This panel discussion will focus on best practices and procedures
> when dealing with extra-ordinary disaster or emergency events.
> Discussion will include specific concerns unique to various sized
> networks from a small business network or a large corporate
> enterprise. The panel will discuss what to do and where to go when
> disaster strikes.
>
> Who You Gonna Call? Law Enforcement Panel Discussion John Tibor
> Moderator, ARC of Anchorage for NUGA
>
> Who would you call if you or your business were the victim of a
> computer related crime or discovered one? This panel of local, state
> and federal law enforcement professionals will give you an idea of
> the crimes they investigate. They will also cover which agencies have
> jurisdiction where and what you can do to help preserve the evidence
> they need to prosecute the criminal responsible.
>
> Data Recoverability - Logan Thornton, Charter College for NUGA
>
> A short presentation on disaster recovery plans (DRPs). Lecture will
> cover backup theory, methods, and implementation. It will make use
> of a specific real-world example to demonstrate each point.
>
> Cracking and Protecting Wireless Networks - Charles Preston,
> SysWisdom LLC for NUGA
>
> If everybody knows WEP is insecure, why has a classroom access point
> been running for weeks under repeated attacks with WEP not broken
> yet? Is WEP unsafe at any speed? If you have an access point at
> home, should you be logging into the office without WPA? Is WEP good
> enough for HIPAA or other mandated security? Everybody has heard of
> Airsnort, but what about reinj and dwepcrack?
>
> Wireless sniffing and hacking tools will be demonstrated (but not on
> the nearest insecure real network - just the demo equipment).
>
> There will be a short discussion of wireless authentication with WPA
> and 802.11i, with audience contributions of their experience using
> LEAP and PEAP in enterprise networks, and whether you should wait.
>
>
> In-depth Look at Client Security Enhancements in Windows XP SP 2 -
> Jeremiah Prater, Baker Hughes Inc. for NUGA
>
>
> In Windows XP Service Pack 2 Microsoft is introducing a set of
> security technologies that help improve the ability of Windows
> XP-based computers to withstand malicious attacks from viruses and
> worms. The technologies include network protection, memory
> protection, safer e-mail handling, more secure browsing, and improved
> computer maintenance. Together these security technologies will help
> to make it more difficult to attack Windows XP -- even if the latest
> updates are not applied. The changes are important, are necessary,
> and will affect both developers and administrators -- in this
> detailed session Jeremiah Prater will help you understand what's new
> and how to prepare for the coming upgrade.
>
>
> Linux in the Enterprise, Darrell Sutherland, Novell for NUGA
>
> Lecture will demonstrate how Linux is being implemented in an
> enterprise environment as an alternative to propriety Microsoft
> Solutions.
>
> Installing IPCop Linux Firewall - Jerry Tibor, University of Alaska
> Anchorage for NUGA
>
> This session will look at increasing Small/Home office network
> security using IPCop. IPCop Linux is a complete Linux
> distribution whose sole purpose is to protect the networks it is
> installed on. It is easy to install and use even by non-Linux
> experts and provides firewall, intrusion detection and prevention,
> network address translation, and other services.
>
> Load Fests
>
> Microsoft load fest October 19 - will be loading Microsoft
> Enterprise 2003 Server. Every participant will be given a NFR copy
> of Microsoft 2003 Enterprise Server with a 25 user CAL. Course will
> feature walk through load of the server.
>
> Novell Load Fest October 20 - will be loading Suse Enterprise Server.
> Every participant will be given a copy of Suse Enterprise Server.
> Course will feature a walk through of desktop and server application.
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> Bev Moore, Network +,DCSE, CNE, MCSE, CCA, MCT, MVP
> Process Analyst, IT Department
> Matanuska Telephone Association, Inc.
> Past President NUGA
> Voice (907) 761-2527
> Fax (907)
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Greg Madden
Precision Air Balance, Inc.
Phone: 907-276-0461
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