Meetings

Google Apps
Changing Business Communication and IT Support

Rachel Baker

Tuesday May 25th 2010 at 7:00pm
Wheaton, Illinois Institute of Technology - Rice Campus, Room 103

Abstract

Google Apps allows organizations to collaborate with minimal IT investment; calendars are shared, email is accessible and synced, documents can easily be shared and edited by a team. However, cloud communication applications are also changing the functions of IT Departments; reducing the needs of hardware, email servers, network security, and administration costs.

Bio

Rachel Baker provides a complete IT Department to small businesses through her company, Plugged In Consulting. Although Microsoft Certified, she enjoys trying to make both Macs and PCs place nice together. Her current mission is to convince small businesses to leave POP email behind and move to Google Apps. Rachel is also the Co-Founder of the Chicago Nerd Social Club.

Getting to the meeting

The next SIG meeting of UniForum Chicago will be: 

        IIT Rice Campus
        Room 103
        201 East Loop Road
        Wheaton, IL 60187-8489
Directions to IIT - Rice Campus in Wheaton
The 19-acre campus is located just northeast of the intersection of Naperville and Butterfield roads in sou th Wheaton's Danada development. The campus is three miles west of the Butterfield Road interchange of the N orth-South Tollway (I-355) and two miles north of the Naperville Road interchange of the East-West Tollway ( I-88).

From the North or South: From I-355 (North-South Tollway), exit westbound at Rt.56/Butterfield Road and proceed west 3 1/2 miles on B utterfield Road to East Loop Road. Turn right onto East Loop Road (Phillip's 66 Gas Station on the corner); the campus will be on your right about a block north of Butterfield Road, behind Cozymel's. Park in the Student parking lot behind the building. Room 103 is the first room inside the north enterance.

From the I-294 (Tri-State Tollway), take the I-88 (East-West Tollway) westbound and follow directions "From the East or West" below.

From the East or West: From I-88 (East-West Tollway), take the Naperville Road exit. At the traffic light, turn left onto Naperville Road and continue north for 1\275 miles to Rt. 56/Butterfield Road. Turn right onto Rt. 56/Butterfield Road and proceed 1/4 mile to the first traffic light (East Loop Road). Turn left on to East Loop Road, ( Phillip's 66 Gas station on the corner); the campus will be on your right about a block north of Butterfield Road, behind Cozymel's. Park in the Student parking lot behind the building.

Room 103 is the first room inside the north enterance.

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