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As part of the ongoing commitment to the implementation of federation access management within the further and higher education and research sectors, JISC has confirmed the support arrangements for institutions.
The UK Access Management Federation provides the first port-of-call through the JANET helpdesk, which is fully supported by a team of access management technical experts. [...]

UK FEDERATION REGIONAL EVENT – LEEDS
Explore your options and share experiences with your peers!
JANET (UK) will be hosting a regional UK Access Management Federation event on the 28th October 2008, at Weetwood Hotel and Conference Centre, Leeds.
The aim of the event is to provide an opportunity for delegates to identify and discuss the anticipated challenges [...]

JANET(UK) would like to develop a portfolio of case studies on organisations which have deployed federated access management. The case studies would be done through a series of interviews with key individuals at the institutions and can be anonymous if the organisation wishes not to be named.
It is hoped that the case studies will [...]

There are a few places remaining on JANET Training’s An Introduction to the UK federation course on the 10th July in London.
The aim of this course is to provide an overview of what is required of organisations wishing to join the UK Access Management Federation. The course will include suggested ways of deploying federated access [...]

You might be interested to know that JANET Training are holding the following courses during July:

Basic Networking
4th July 2008
AMIRS, Birmingham
The main objective of this course is to provide delegates with a basic understanding of computer network technologies and concepts. Throughout the course, delegates are given practical exercises and are shown
demonstrations.
A full description of the course [...]

Netskills highly successful two-day nationally accredited e-learning event will run again in July 2008. Delivered by professionals in the field, the "e-Learning Design and Development" 2 day event will run from the 2nd – 3rd July at the Netskills Training Suite at Newcastle University and you can book online now.
An innovative, practical training course that [...]

For the last five years the Learning & Skills Council (LSC) has substantially invested in infrastructure, support, staff training and content to encourage the use of technology in learning. This has been highly successful and has enhanced the learning experience for many students and improved retention and success rates in the sector. The Council is [...]

FAM Projects & UK Federation Services Online Event
27th May 2008
14.00 - 15.30
Overview
This online briefing is aimed at learning resources, technical and management staff responsible for formulating and implementing access
management strategies in their institutions. This is the second of several online meetings to progress the dialogue and conversation on the
transition to federated access management. Building on [...]

Netskills have developed a new FREE workshop aimed at staff working in Business and Community Engagement Roles such as Knowledge Transfer, Collaborative Research, Regeneration and CPD/Training Services.Working in this sector involves collaborating as part of day-to-day work; from face to face meetings to conferences, collaborative bid writing and e-mail communication. This workshop will examine some [...]

You might be interested to know that the following one-day JANET Training course is due to be held in Glasgow.
Introduction to the UK Federation
22nd May 2008
RSC South and West Scotland, Glasgow
The aim of this course is to provide an overview of what’s required of organisations wishing to join the UK Access Management Federation. The course [...]