Rhode Island Nexus

• Hear from innovators and forward thinkers about current and emerging best practices in higher education information services
• Connect with others in positions similar to yours to exchange experiences and explore ways to tackle common challenges
• Learn about what’s going on in the profession and at the institutions in your area

This year's conference, "Education and Technology in Service of the Networked Society," will explore the challenges of meeting constituent demands for delivering institutional information technologies in the context of hyper and socially connected environments. Be inspired by the potential, innovation, success, and failures and case studies of your colleagues. Take home an idea or two to add your own set of best practices, with your institution's own flavor, of course.

Adobe CS3 Design Premium lets your ideas take flight in your choice of media – from print to web to mobile. Learn about new features and how to leverage an improved user interface while incorporating vector graphics and images into print, web, interactive, and mobile projects. Enjoy seamless integration between Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash while jump-starting your web designs by exporting XHTML from InDesign to Dreamweaver. From exploring design concepts to finessing production details, learn to leverage the tightly integrated tools in CS3 to make even your most visionary ideas real.

(Adobe CS3 Design Premium software includes: Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)

Cost: $15 dollars at the door, FREE for AIGA members and students

Nicholas Carr, author of The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google, is a former executive editor of the Harvard Business Review, He writes and speaks on technology, business, and culture.