2019 ICCM Americas Pre-Conference Workshops

Help – A – Thon

Tim Young from LightSys, other consultants, and YOU

You, and the other workshop attendees have a chance to help each other work on IT projects that you’re currently stuck on. Wouldn’t it be nice to borrow someone else’s brain for that nagging problem that you just can’t fix? Or to take a break from your systems and be a hero to another ministry in God’s kingdom? We will start our time with a brief overview of different projects that attendees have brought to work on, and hear the projects of those around you. Then, we will figure what order to start working on things. We will help you pair up with a few other ICCMers to tackle the projects.

This is not simply a time to get work done; you can also show off a particularly handy solution-set you have come up with that might benefit others. But we hope you also spend some time getting things done.

If you do not have projects of your own, you can still come and simply help out a few other people. It can actually be helpful to be someone else’s hero. There is always a huge benefit to seeing how other people tackle different projects. You’ll definitely come away with something new.

Basic Network Administration

Kevin Weaver from LightSys and Joseph Kejr

This workshop will focus on a Windows environment, but will include some discussion of how things might be done with Linux.Topics may include DHCP, DNS, TCP/IPv4 protocols; Ethernet, Fiber, basic WiFi; switching gear, and printer issues. We will be using Unifi for WiFi and pfSense for firewall discussions. This workshop will include discussion and some hands-on tasks using VMs, Participants will likely want to bring a laptop.