What's all the hype with quantum? Are you ready for the threats and advancements that are coming? This is an introductory session to the science and technologies that enable quantum networking. This session will begin with a brief introduction to quantum mechanics, with a focus on quantum bits (qubits) and some of their special properties, including superposition, entanglement, and no-cloning (Note: this discussion will include some mathematical concepts and proofs). This will be followed by an overview of quantum networking, including quantum teleportation and entanglement swapping. Finally, we'll bring it all together to outline the building blocks, opportunities, and challenges of building quantum networks, as well as highlight what Cisco is already doing in this exciting space.
Use readily available tools to restore Macs and enroll them in Platform SSO
As schools face new 2026 legal requirements for differentiated content filtering and transparent parental reporting, the "Identity" of the user at the system level has never been more critical. This session provides a deep dive into a reliable, repeatable workflow for restoring Macs and preparing them for the next generation of authentication: Platform SSO. Using readily available tools—including MacDVM, Apple Configurator, and iMazing Profile Editor—we will walk through the technical steps to move a device from a blank slate to a fully enrolled, identity-aware workstation. With ClassLink’s launch of Platform SSO capabilities this month, we will discuss how this shift simplifies the user experience while providing the granular data needed to meet modern compliance standards. Whether you are a Tech Director planning for the new school year or a SysAdmin looking to sharpen your deployment toolkit, this session offers a practical roadmap for the "Modern Mac" in K-12.
Training somebody the right way once is better than training them the wrong way five times. Sounds ridiculous, but it happens more often than you think.
Training somebody the right way once is better than training them the wrong way five times. It’s hard to believe, but you may be surprised how often you are actually doing that. Through years of experience, we found that it was the case for our summer IT intern program. We would train them for two days, then deploy them to the field, only to find they didn’t learn certain necessary skills or important workflows, and we had to train them repeatedly. This cost time and energy throughout the summer, which could have been spent in a productive manner. All of this led to standardizing workflows and summer processes across the Field Technicians group, and to a better intern training program that makes training more successful and meaningful from day one. Join us as we tell you how we used entertaining AND educational videos and reference material to train our new fleet of interns.
I’ve been a field tech for 3 years. I have covered elementary schools for that time. Before that, I was a Field Tech Assistant for nearly a year. During that time I helped at all levels of K-12.
This session highlights findings from the 2025 Utah School Technology Inventory, marking 10 years of statewide data collection. It includes new insights on artificial intelligence (AI) in K–12 education, with trends in policy, training, infrastructure, and how data supports strategic planning and decision-making.
This session explores how Utah’s 10-year Technology Inventory captures AI adoption, policy gaps, and infrastructure challenges across schools. Participants will review key findings, discuss implications for policy and practice, and engage in guided reflection on applying data to support AI integration and planning. https://www.uen.org/schooltech/
In just the past year, the tech sector has changed enormously. This talk discusses recent trends and what it might mean not only for the tech sector, but the broader economy.
Over just the past year, the tech sector's influence has grown by leaps and bounds. An already influential sector, the changes it is introducing are astonishing. Driven by the application of AI, tech has the potential to reshape Utah's economy in ways that will lead to permanent changes in investment patterns, workforce, and government. This talk explores the most important trends reshaping the tech sector and considers what they could mean for the broader economy. As technology becomes more deeply embedded in finance, healthcare, education, manufacturing, and professional services, shifts in the tech industry will influence productivity to an enormous degree, with downwind effects on wages, business formation, and regional economic growth. The discussion will examine both the opportunities and the disruptions that may lie ahead, including how AI could change the nature of work, how investment may flow differently across sectors, and why today’s tech transformation may have consequences far beyond the companies building the tools.
Over this session, we will discuss how the digitization program at the Natural History Museum generates digital records from physical objects, museum data standards, and infrastructure, and how it gets used in the larger research and education community.
Museums contain vast collections that tell the story of the landscape we inhabit. These collections are used continuously by museum staff, researchers, and educators. The infrastructure for creating, holding, and sharing this research provides interesting challenges. Over this session, we will discuss how the digitization program at the Natural History Museum generates digital records from physical objects, museum data standards, and infrastructure, and how it gets used in the larger research and education community.
