CAS Severn and IBM have joined together to provide an educational event tackling three hot
topics in IT: cloud, mobile, and security.

Join us on March 18 to learn about how your IT environment can benefit from
cloud and mobile offerings, and how a new security posture can protect your
valuable data.

Our keynote speaker will be Steve “Woj” Wojtowecz, Vice President,
Engineering and Development, Systems Data Management, Control and
Protection for IBM. His speech "Software Defined Storage: Hype? Hope? or,
Hallelujah!" will cover how to leverage the control SDS affords to reduce
storage costs and admin complexity and enable data portability.

After the keynote, we'll offer two tracks of sessions, including the following
topics:
Track 1
1. Security Intelligence - Quantify the Risk Threat Analysis in 2015
2. Software Defined Storage and Spectrum Control: Lower Storage Usage by
50%
3. Modern Mobile and Endpoint Management: Secure Access to your Corporate
Data, Near Real-Time Visibility and Control
4. Spectrum Accelerate - Software Based XIV

Track 2
1. Tivoli Storage Manager and the Hybrid Cloud: Where is Spectrum Protect
Heading
2. Integrated Intrusion Protection - A Modern Way to Build Better Walls
3. Tivoli Storage Manager EcoSystem Review
4. Identify and Access Management

Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Registration and breakfast will be
available at 8:30 am and the program will begin promptly at 9:00 am.

Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location: CAS Severn, 6201 Chevy Chase Drive, Laurel, Maryland 20707

Register here!

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UMBC’s Graduate Research Conference Program (GRC) will be held on campus on Wednesday, March 25, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. There will be a variety of presentations for faculty and students (both graduate and undergraduate). Featured events include professional development workshops, a keynote panel, and a research information fair.

Twenty-eight CSEE graduate students will describe their research in oral or poster presentations. Feel free to attend as many sessions as your schedule allows.

Please note that registration is required for both presenters and attendees. Registration is particularly important, in regards to securing a seat for the lunch and for the professional development workshops.

For more information, visit the Sorry, you need javascript to view this email address. .

To register, please go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/37th-annual-graduate-researchconference-registration-13201250295.

Please find a link to the program guide and the events flyer listed below:

• GRC 2015 Program
• GRC Featured Events Flyer

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Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher, Artist-in-Residence, Wins Herblock Prize 

Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher, artist-in-residence, has been awarded the 2015 Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning. The Herblock Prize honors artists who use editorial cartoons to preserve freedom of speech and the right of expression.

The judges called KAL’s work “clear, thoughtful, [and] forceful” and praised his cartoon on Edward Snowden. “His portfolio reflected his dual editorial-cartoonist roles, and impressed the judges with his ability to jump between macro-international policy issues to Baltimore mayor’s stonewalling about the accuracy of its speed cameras,” the Herb Block Foundation said.

“I consider the Herblock Prize to be a special honor,” KAL said. “I am honored and  humbled to have been selected for this extraordinary award.” KAL was also recognized this year by Europe’s Grand Prix Award with Europe’s cartoon of the year award.