Welcome to portal 2007!
June 5-8, 2007

We want to thank all the attendees who made the portal2007: up and running conference such a great success. We had over 180 attendees representing more than 100 instutitions. Presentations and videos are now available in the post conference area. See you at portal 2008: measurement & assessment (registration reminder sign-up here)

Gettysburg College and portal2007 express their support for the "Spirit of Virginia Tech" The second annual Portal Conference at Gettysburg College, portal2007, was attended by 170 representatives of 101 Colleges and Universities from 4 nations. Thursday, June 7, was proclaimed "Spirit of Virginia Tech" day at the conference. All conference staff wore maroon shirts with orange lettering. Conference participants were encouraged to wear similar colors. This conference photo is dedicated to our friends at Virginia Tech. Long live their amazing spirit!

Keynote Speaker for Portal Conference 2007

Dennis A. Trinkle, Ph. D., Chief Information Officer at Valparaiso University, will offer the keynote address at Portal Conference 2007. Dr. Trinkle co-chairs the Educause Constituent Group on Change Leadership and is a member of the Educause Advisory Committee on Teaching and Learning. He received the 2003 EDUCAUSE Award for Transformation of Teaching and Learning, 2006 Mira Award for Technology Leadership in Higher Education, and the 2006 EDUCAUSE article of the year award for his contribution to the EDUCAUSE Quarterly, The 361° Model. See the video!

Feedback from the 2006 conference attendees:

• I attended three conferences back-to-back-to-back. This by far was the most beneficial for me.
• Great! looking forward to returning. Gettysburg College was a wonderful host!
• Excellent . . liked the way you grouped the topics. Good to have the variety of presentations . .you got to pick what was most appropriate for your own needs.
• I have hosted conferences and also attended many conferences. This one ranks among the best that I have seen.
• This was a conference on a "people" level rather than a "corporation" level like Oracle World, with 30 bazillion attendees, all wondering where to go.
• Incredibly good. Logistically, this conference was the best I''ve attended. In terms of content, for its scope, it was one of the best I''ve attended.
• Great conference - especially for the first time. Well organized, the Gettysburg IT staff were so helpful and very visible. The other thing I really liked was that the vendors were present, but not in your face.