The MIT IS/IT dept's are both pretty Top Notch, I worked with their IS Dept
while studying there for 18 months (thats another saga).
-(start ramble)-
Lots of rooms, a couple of significant lecture theatres with full AV
equipment, projectors, reasonably late model PC's, the network is
accessible via either a WinME/2k Desktop (with things like Office and stuff
installed (powerpoint)) or via Citrix Thin Client...
In the main IS building there is an oversized lecture theatre easily able
to accomodate more than 100 people, tier'd arrangement, whiteboards, full
AV setup for Videos, Computer Projection or OHP, with PA etc..
Theres two or three smaller theatres of the same type suitable for about 60
people each, and then of course theres the labs (about 9 of them
specifically IS dept) with 20 PCs each, and classrooms (suitable for 20 -25
people in each class, seated and desked). Each classroom has an OHP (or
access to one) and a whiteboard (typical tertiary class styles) and theres
also mobile projection equipment...
The buildings are also only about 5-6 years old, fairly recent stuff and in
good condition.
My login for their network has expired (I was a student there untill end of
last year) but Im still in contact with senior staff in the IS
department... given my exposure to other facilities of this type I think
the IS dept at MIT is pretty well set up overall - Im sort of spasmodically
studying there now, trying to decide if pursuing my Diploma is more useful
than gaining on-the-fly work experience as I am at the moment...
What else may be of interest.
Literally 2 mins off the Motorway. Lots of parking, and its free. Active
security patrols around the building. Handy to fast food of various sorts,
cafeteria within 50m of the building, and of course every machine on the
LAN has access to the internet via a proxy...
-(end ramble)-
So yeah, Im not sure exactly what kind of facilities we want/need/expect -
But Donald you can add me to the list of 'general help' and if resources
such as the above are suitable, I can make approaches as/when
appropriate. Just need a vague idea as to the date. Given enough advance
notice I dont see it being too big a deal.. :)
Mark.
At 12:02 10/01/02 +1300, Allister Clarke wrote:
>The advantage to Auckland - and Im pretty certain that if I asked, I could
>get us a venue in the Manukau Institute of Technology IS Dept - Is the
>reduced travel for a fair number of NZNOG'rs who work in/around Auckland -
>and that ppl who want to fly in, esp ppl like Dean - Can fly direct to
>Auckland.
>
>* What is equipment like at the ManukauIT IS Dept?
>* Is VC'ing of interest to anyone on this list?
>* It can be a bit expensive though ... :-)
>* Anyone like the Polycom units?
>
>Allister.
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