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Track Name Speakers Tags Delivery
Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Posters (PST)Building a culture of content accountabilityAaron Rester - Roosevelt Universitycontent strategy, governance, management/​teamsonline
Posters (PST)Cultivating career growth through volunteeringGale Wallace - Pantheoncollaboration/outreach, training/user supportonline
Posters (PST)Getting real on BeRealRachel Putman - University of Arkansas - Fort Smithmarketing/​communications, social mediaonline
Posters (PST)Whose responsibility is it anyway? Creating an accessibility education program for employeesAmy Cole - Bixalaccessibility, management/​teams, teaching/​educationonline
Posters (PST)Room for rent: Changing the way students engage with the on-campus housing experienceMegan Yoder - University of Iowacontent strategy, marketing/​communications, redesigns, usability, UX/UIonline
Posters (PST)Cultivating a podcast network for community storytellingRobert Li - University FMaccessibility, content strategy, design systems/​​frameworks, marketing/​communications, programmingonline
Posters (PST)How Augustana students get an EDGECaitlin Campbell - Augustana Web Guild
Joon Lee - Augustana Web Guild
engagement, front-end development, teaching/​educationonline
Posters (PST)Creating sustainably: How much digital content is enough?Alisa Bonsignore - Clarifying Complex Ideas, LLCcontent strategy, marketing/​communicationsonline
Posters (PST)Use Red Hat’s open source audio player for better audio accessibility on the webCorey Vickery - Red Hat
Nikki Massaro - Adobe
accessibility, design systems/​​frameworks, front-end development, UX/UIonline
Posters (PST)Fourth and goal: Nine ‘not-so higher ed’ marketing trick plays for a BIG marketing winCamile Turner - University of Kentuckycontent strategy, marketing/​communications, social media, UX/UIonline
Posters (PST)Homepage reality checkRachell Underhill - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hillcontent strategy, data/analytics, homepage, marketing/​communications, redesignsonline
Posters (PST)Leveraging the Trusted Tester for Web Certification to improve Mason's web accessibility responseKristine Neuber - George Mason University
Korey Singleton - George Mason University
accessibilityonline
Monday, October 9, 2023, 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Other cool stuff (OCS)Listening to students and applying their feedbackAngela Cavaliere - Montgomery County Community Collegecontent strategy, teaching/​education, usability, UX/UIin person, online
Social media strategy, content and accessibility (SMS)Your content: The most ignored barrier to educationDay Kibilds - Ologiecontent strategy, marketing/​communications, UX/UIin person, online
Web strategy, content and accessibility (WSC)Academic program pages: Phenomenal cosmic power, itty bitty living spaceRebecka Hall - Old Dominion Universitycontent management systems, content strategy, marketing/​communications, redesigns, UX/UIin person, online
Monday, October 9, 2023, 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Other cool stuff (OCS)Breaking up with vendors: Taking on complexity to keep things simpleGabriel Nagmay - Portland Community Collegemanagement/​teams, redesigns, usability, UX/UIin person, online
Social media strategy, content and accessibility (SMS)Crafting an audience-centric approach to crisis managementKelsey Stockton - Campus Sonar
Agassy Rodriguez - Campus Sonar
content strategy, data/analytics, governance, management/​teams, teaching/​educationin person, online
Web strategy, content and accessibility (WSC)Design for storytelling: Building a platform for sharing the lived experiences of race at a PWIAlia Levar Wegner - Miami University Libraries
Ken Irwin - Miami University-Oxford
Jerry Yarnetsky - Miami University Libraries
Jacqueline Johnson - Miami University
content management systems, content strategy, front-end development, teaching/​educationin person, online
Monday, October 9, 2023, 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
 Morning break (with optional breath-focused meditation)  in person, online
Monday, October 9, 2023, 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Other cool stuff (OCS)Creating lasting change: A digital accessibility coordinator's journeyBrooke Bailey - University of Virginiaaccessibility, content strategy, management/​teams, teaching/​educationin person, online
Social media strategy, content and accessibility (SMS)Artificial intelligence, organic insights: AI generated art as a social listening toolAndrew Cassel - Middlebury CollegeAI, content strategy, data/analytics, marketing/​communications, social mediain person, online
Web strategy, content and accessibility (WSC)Future-proof: Investing in user-focused IA strategies in times of volatilityJessica Schillinger - Kalamuna, Inc.AI, content strategy, marketing/​communications, redesigns, UX/UIin person, online
Monday, October 9, 2023, 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
 Association updateAaron Knight - SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in person, online
Monday, October 9, 2023, 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Other cool stuff (OCS)Know your role: Career paths in higher ed marketingAshley Budd - Cornell University
Angie Giammarino - Cornell University
Adam Murtland - Cornell University
Stephanie Watt - Cornell University
management/​teamsin person, online
Social media strategy, content and accessibility (SMS)Lessons from Union's Instagram transformation: Analyzing data, taking risks and celebrating successChristen Gowan - Union College
Rachel McNeil - Union College
social mediain person, online
Web strategy, content and accessibility (WSC)Open source accessibility tool surveyBlake Bertuccelli-Booth - Equalify.app
Kevin Andrews - Georgetown University
accessibilityin person, online
Monday, October 9, 2023, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
 Afternoon break — sponsored by Squiz  in person, online
Monday, October 9, 2023, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Other cool stuff (OCS)Long time running: Reflections on a long rewarding careerMark Greenfield - University at Buffalomanagement/​teamsin person, online
Social media strategy, content and accessibility (SMS)Train gone sorry: Deaf representation on social mediaAimee Whyte - Rochester Institute of Technologyaccessibility, marketing/​communications, social mediain person, online
Web strategy, content and accessibility (WSC)How to use a design sprint to guide your next big web projectMary Cummins - University of Wisconsin-Madisoncontent strategy, marketing/​communications, usability, UX/UIin person, online
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Other cool stuff (OCS)A holistic approach to digital marketing analyticsKris Hardy - Messiah Universitydata/analytics, marketing/​communicationsin person, online
Social media strategy, content and accessibility (SMS)Forest for the trees: Growing your evergreen content strategyTim Senft - Cornell Universitycontent management systems, content strategy, governance, marketing/​communications, redesignsin person, online
Web strategy, content and accessibility (WSC)Accessibility isn't just for developers and designersChris Kindred - Modern Tribeaccessibility, content strategy, management/​teams, marketing/​communications, usabilityin person, online
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Other cool stuff (OCS)Steering the circus: Building an effective website governance and review processJames Seidler - Purdue University Northwestgovernance, management/​teamsin person, online
Social media strategy, content and accessibility (SMS)Market like a journalist: How to use reporting skills to improve your contentMargaret Hair - University of Kansascontent strategy, marketing/​communicationsin person, online
Web strategy, content and accessibility (WSC)Take action! Promoting diversity, equity and inclusion best practices for websitesJoyce Peralta - McGill University
Jaylen Gordon - McGill University
accessibility, content strategy, governance, management/​teams, UX/UIin person, online
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
 Morning break   in person, online
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Other cool stuff (OCS)Write emails people will readDay Kibilds - Ologiemanagement/​teams, marketing/​communicationsin person, online
Social media strategy, content and accessibility (SMS)The troll's toll: Identifying and managing hostile social media momentsGavin Kelly - Louisiana Tech Universitymarketing/​communications, social mediain person, online
Web strategy, content and accessibility (WSC)Why are content management systems so “C.M. Messy?"Nikki Massaro - Adobemanagement/​teams, redesigns, usability, UX/UIin person, online
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lightning (LIT)Lightning talksBlake Bertuccelli-Booth - Equalify.app
Katie Mills-Erickson - University of Iowa
Lydia Fine - University of Iowa, Tippie College of Business
Steve Lewis - Blessed Trinity & St. Patrick
Mike Miles - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
accessibility, data/analytics, management/​teams, programmingin person, online
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Other cool stuff (OCS)A new look for an old college: A case study in working with centralized servicesGenevieve Howard - University of Missouri-Columbia ( Mizzou )
Amberly Nowak - University of Missouri-Columbia
management/​teams, marketing/​communications, redesigns, UX/UIin person, online
Social media strategy, content and accessibility (SMS)Unhinged 101: How to reach Gen Z through TikTokCam Sleeper - Northeastern Universitycontent strategy, marketing/​communications, social mediain person, online
Web strategy, content and accessibility (WSC)Building a strategic planDoug Tschopp - Augustana Collegecontent strategy, data/analytics, redesigns, UX/UIin person, online
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Other cool stuff (OCS)Guide to slide designNikki Massaro - Adobecollaboration/outreach, content management systems, content strategy, management/​teamsin person, online
Social media strategy, content and accessibility (SMS)Telling the story the U State way: Leveraging owned mediaLindsi Glass - Utah State University
Taylor Emerson - Utah State University
content strategy, data/analytics, marketing/​communications, social mediain person, online
Web strategy, content and accessibility (WSC)What's standing between you and a more usable website? Five minutes.Mackenzie Huber - University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Whitney Tabbert - University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
accessibility, usability, UX/UIin person, online
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
 Afternoon break (with optional online trivia) — sponsored by Umbrella  in person, online
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Other cool stuff (OCS)Say the quiet part out loud — what really drives a successful website projectGeorgy Cohen - OHO Interactive
Linda Romano - St. John's University
Patricia Watts - St. John's University
content strategy, governance, management/​teams, marketing/​communications, redesignsin person, online
Social media strategy, content and accessibility (SMS)The terrible teens: How to manage Instagram at 13Zach Snyder - SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestrymarketing/​communications, social mediain person, online
Web strategy, content and accessibility (WSC)VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) SOSBrooke Bailey - University of Virginiaaccessibility, governance, management/​teams, usability, UX/UI, VPATin person, online
Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
AI, analytics and integration (AAI)Red Stapler | AAI: Get comfortable with AIPatrick Kelly - Harper College in person, online
Development, programming and CMS (DPC)Red Stapler | DPC: How we built a design system storefront with WordPress blocksMike Henderson - NewCity in person, online
Management, teams and personal development (MTP)Red Stapler | MTP: Watering the lawn: Tips for building a grass-roots Digital Accessibility CoalitionDarren Denham - University of Central Oklahoma
Tracy Fairless - Center for eLearning and Connected Environments
 in person, online
Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
 Morning break  in person, online
Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
 Awards and recognitions  in person, online
Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
 Keynote: The Mythology of Design SystemsMina Markham - Salesforcecontent strategy, design systems/​​frameworks, front-end development, marketing/​communications, programming, UX/UIin person, online
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