Professional Organization: ACM

Brian Nielsen
Brian Nielsen is Project Manager for Faculty Initiatives in Academic & Research Technologies at Northwestern University. With a Ph.D. in librarianship from UNC-Chapel Hill, Brian has published and lectured extensively over a 30-year period on libraries, course management systems, learning technologies, and information policy.
Abdullah Andi Koro
Abdullah A. Koro is lecturer at Computer Science Graduate Program, Budi Luhur University
Mark Notess
Mark Notess conducts user research and manages software development for the Indiana University Digital Library Program and consults on education-focused technology topics through Very There Consulting.
Richard J. Urban
Richard is currently a doctoral student at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He serves as a graduate research assistant for the IMLS Digital Collections and Content project and as project assistant for the Metadata for You & Me: A Training Program for Shareable Metadata. Previously he worked with the ECHO DEPository Project. Prior to returning to his graduate studies, Richard served as the Operations Coordinator for the Collaborative Digitization Program (aka Colorado Digitization Project), which assisted libraries, archives, museums and other cultural heritage organizations providing online access to their collections.
Leslie Hitch
Leslie Hitch is the Director of Academic Technology Services at Northeastern University. In this position, she serves as the translator, catalyst and sometimes arbiter between information technology and the academic community. Prior to joining Northeastern, she was a Vice President at Harcourt, Inc. during the launch of their online college. Her higher education experience includes developing executive education at Babson College, directing a masters program at Simmons College, and involvement in strategic planning for several colleges. She has been consultant to IBM's Global Education business unit. At Educause and NERCOMP, she has spoken on the topic of Demand Management and its complexity in higher education. Her professional development program, Higher Ed 101- A Short Course for Technology Professionals will be highlighted at the 2006 Campus Technology Conference. She holds a B.A. and MBA from Simmons College and a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration from the University of Massachusetts, Boston.