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New Technology Community Leader Introduction
Hello everyone! I’m excited to be taking on this role and start giving back to the ACUI community.
I’m the Information Systems Senior Manager for the undergraduate Students’ Council (USC) at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. I have been with the USC for coming up on 25 years, and have ushered in a lot of new technology in that time. The USC is the student association for more than 33,500 undergraduate students at Western. We are one of the largest student associations in North America. With a $30 million dollar operating budget, 40 full-time staff, and hundreds of part-time student staff and volunteers, the USC provides a robust offering of programs, services, and operations that significantly contributes to Western’s student experience. We own and operate two restaurants, a clothing retail store, a campus radio station and newspaper. We facilitate the undergraduate health and dental plan, the student transit pass, and late night shuttle busses. We run major events including Western’s Orientation Program, a Concert Series, and Beer Fest. We provide support for students through a comprehensive peer network, the Peer Support Centre, and our on-campus Food Bank.
I am accountable for each of the systems and technologies that support these initiatives, mostly focused on the computer/web/code side of things but have a working knowledge of what we view as “Productions” – all the lighting, mics, a/v, etc. that go into putting on live events.
In addition to tech, I have a strong background in education. I hold a B.Ed. and taught evening courses in the Continuing Education department at our local community college for many years. I hope to use some of that skill set to facilitate conversations and collaboration among you tech champions at ACUI.
I’m looking forward to an exciting year and meeting as many of you as possible, both virtually and hopefully in person in Boston!
Geoff
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Geoff Pimlatt
Senior Manager Information Systems
University Students’ Council
University of Western Ontario
London ON
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7 Replies
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Welcome Geoff,
What are some capital improvement projects forthcoming at your facility?——————————
James Cho, Coordinator of Technology Services
University of Nevada Reno
Joe Crowley Student Union
Reno, NV
United States
jamescho@unr.edu
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2022 14:22
From: Geoff Pimlatt
Subject: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionHello everyone! I’m excited to be taking on this role and start giving back to the ACUI community.
I’m the Information Systems Senior Manager for the undergraduate Students’ Council (USC) at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. I have been with the USC for coming up on 25 years, and have ushered in a lot of new technology in that time. The USC is the student association for more than 33,500 undergraduate students at Western. We are one of the largest student associations in North America. With a $30 million dollar operating budget, 40 full-time staff, and hundreds of part-time student staff and volunteers, the USC provides a robust offering of programs, services, and operations that significantly contributes to Western’s student experience. We own and operate two restaurants, a clothing retail store, a campus radio station and newspaper. We facilitate the undergraduate health and dental plan, the student transit pass, and late night shuttle busses. We run major events including Western’s Orientation Program, a Concert Series, and Beer Fest. We provide support for students through a comprehensive peer network, the Peer Support Centre, and our on-campus Food Bank.
I am accountable for each of the systems and technologies that support these initiatives, mostly focused on the computer/web/code side of things but have a working knowledge of what we view as “Productions” – all the lighting, mics, a/v, etc. that go into putting on live events.
In addition to tech, I have a strong background in education. I hold a B.Ed. and taught evening courses in the Continuing Education department at our local community college for many years. I hope to use some of that skill set to facilitate conversations and collaboration among you tech champions at ACUI.
I’m looking forward to an exciting year and meeting as many of you as possible, both virtually and hopefully in person in Boston!
Geoff
——————————
Geoff Pimlatt
Senior Manager Information Systems
University Students’ Council
University of Western Ontario
London ON
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Hi James – nice to hear from you!We are just wrapping up two demo / renovation projects in our building – changing some underutilized spaces into new open workspaces for our Clubs and Peer Support teams. We are setting up the spaces with offices for our admin staff, workspaces for volunteers, and programming space. I’ve attached some relevant documents.
Beyond the usual network drops, etc, we are setting up large TVs with Airtame (https://airtame.com/products/airtame-2/) casting devices to facilitate wireless screensharing. We had used Solstice devices in our conference rooms, but have had connectivity and performance issues in our environment, so I’m hoping these will work better. I’ll be sure to provide an update once the spaces are fully up and running in September.AirPlay and GoogleCast are blocked from our campus wifi networks, so those simpler options don’t work for us.Does anyone else have stories they would like to share, particularly around screen casting options?GeoffGeoff Pimlatt (He/Him) | Senior Manager, Information SystemsUniversity Community Centre, Room 340 | London, ON N6A 3K7To enhance the educational experience and quality of life for all undergraduates at Western University.
The USC would like to acknowledge that Western University and our offices are situated in London, Ontario, on the traditional lands of the Attawandaron (Neutral), Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee, and Leni Lenapewak people. This territory also covers lands connected to the London Township Treaty and Sombra Treaty 1796, and the Dish with One Spoon Wampum.
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Original Message:
Sent: 7/15/2022 12:33:00 PM
From: James Cho
Subject: RE: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionWelcome Geoff,
What are some capital improvement projects forthcoming at your facility?——————————
James Cho, Coordinator of Technology Services
University of Nevada Reno
Joe Crowley Student Union
Reno, NV
United States
jamescho@unr.edu
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2022 14:22
From: Geoff Pimlatt
Subject: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionHello everyone! I’m excited to be taking on this role and start giving back to the ACUI community.
I’m the Information Systems Senior Manager for the undergraduate Students’ Council (USC) at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. I have been with the USC for coming up on 25 years, and have ushered in a lot of new technology in that time. The USC is the student association for more than 33,500 undergraduate students at Western. We are one of the largest student associations in North America. With a $30 million dollar operating budget, 40 full-time staff, and hundreds of part-time student staff and volunteers, the USC provides a robust offering of programs, services, and operations that significantly contributes to Western’s student experience. We own and operate two restaurants, a clothing retail store, a campus radio station and newspaper. We facilitate the undergraduate health and dental plan, the student transit pass, and late night shuttle busses. We run major events including Western’s Orientation Program, a Concert Series, and Beer Fest. We provide support for students through a comprehensive peer network, the Peer Support Centre, and our on-campus Food Bank.
I am accountable for each of the systems and technologies that support these initiatives, mostly focused on the computer/web/code side of things but have a working knowledge of what we view as “Productions” – all the lighting, mics, a/v, etc. that go into putting on live events.
In addition to tech, I have a strong background in education. I hold a B.Ed. and taught evening courses in the Continuing Education department at our local community college for many years. I hope to use some of that skill set to facilitate conversations and collaboration among you tech champions at ACUI.
I’m looking forward to an exciting year and meeting as many of you as possible, both virtually and hopefully in person in Boston!
Geoff
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Geoff Pimlatt
Senior Manager Information Systems
University Students’ Council
University of Western Ontario
London ON
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The usual casting options are also blocked on our campus. I wonder if this might be a viable alternative. Thank you for the information!Matt McKinney
Assistant Director of Operations and Facilities
University Commons and Event Services
University of West Florida
11000 University Pkwy
Building 22, Room 235
Pensacola, FL 32514
850.474.2095 Office
850.529.4268 Cell
mmckinney@uwf.edu
Learn about prevention at uwf.edu/coronavirus.——————————————-
Original Message:
Sent: 7/18/2022 4:11:00 PM
From: Geoff Pimlatt
Subject: RE: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionHi James – nice to hear from you!We are just wrapping up two demo / renovation projects in our building – changing some underutilized spaces into new open workspaces for our Clubs and Peer Support teams. We are setting up the spaces with offices for our admin staff, workspaces for volunteers, and programming space. I’ve attached some relevant documents.
Beyond the usual network drops, etc, we are setting up large TVs with Airtame (https://airtame.com/products/airtame-2/) casting devices to facilitate wireless screensharing. We had used Solstice devices in our conference rooms, but have had connectivity and performance issues in our environment, so I’m hoping these will work better. I’ll be sure to provide an update once the spaces are fully up and running in September.AirPlay and GoogleCast are blocked from our campus wifi networks, so those simpler options don’t work for us.Does anyone else have stories they would like to share, particularly around screen casting options?GeoffGeoff Pimlatt (He/Him) | Senior Manager, Information SystemsUniversity Community Centre, Room 340 | London, ON N6A 3K7To enhance the educational experience and quality of life for all undergraduates at Western University.
The USC would like to acknowledge that Western University and our offices are situated in London, Ontario, on the traditional lands of the Attawandaron (Neutral), Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee, and Leni Lenapewak people. This territory also covers lands connected to the London Township Treaty and Sombra Treaty 1796, and the Dish with One Spoon Wampum.
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Original Message:
Sent: 7/15/2022 12:33:00 PM
From: James Cho
Subject: RE: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionWelcome Geoff,
What are some capital improvement projects forthcoming at your facility?——————————
James Cho, Coordinator of Technology Services
University of Nevada Reno
Joe Crowley Student Union
Reno, NV
United States
jamescho@unr.edu
——————————
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2022 14:22
From: Geoff Pimlatt
Subject: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionHello everyone! I’m excited to be taking on this role and start giving back to the ACUI community.
I’m the Information Systems Senior Manager for the undergraduate Students’ Council (USC) at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. I have been with the USC for coming up on 25 years, and have ushered in a lot of new technology in that time. The USC is the student association for more than 33,500 undergraduate students at Western. We are one of the largest student associations in North America. With a $30 million dollar operating budget, 40 full-time staff, and hundreds of part-time student staff and volunteers, the USC provides a robust offering of programs, services, and operations that significantly contributes to Western’s student experience. We own and operate two restaurants, a clothing retail store, a campus radio station and newspaper. We facilitate the undergraduate health and dental plan, the student transit pass, and late night shuttle busses. We run major events including Western’s Orientation Program, a Concert Series, and Beer Fest. We provide support for students through a comprehensive peer network, the Peer Support Centre, and our on-campus Food Bank.
I am accountable for each of the systems and technologies that support these initiatives, mostly focused on the computer/web/code side of things but have a working knowledge of what we view as “Productions” – all the lighting, mics, a/v, etc. that go into putting on live events.
In addition to tech, I have a strong background in education. I hold a B.Ed. and taught evening courses in the Continuing Education department at our local community college for many years. I hope to use some of that skill set to facilitate conversations and collaboration among you tech champions at ACUI.
I’m looking forward to an exciting year and meeting as many of you as possible, both virtually and hopefully in person in Boston!
Geoff
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Geoff Pimlatt
Senior Manager Information Systems
University Students’ Council
University of Western Ontario
London ON
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I would think so, Matt. Both devices can be set up to connect to either wired ethernet, including PoIP, or wireless networks using most configurations. Western’s wifi is PEAP with MSCHAPv2 authentication, and we connect just fine using a generic user login created for this purpose. We have found that the Solstice devices drop connection randomly on a fairly regular basis, and need to be manually rebooted to reconnect, so I’m hoping for more reliability from AirTame.
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Geoff Pimlatt
Senior Manager Information Systems
University Students’ Council
University of Western Ontario
London ON
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-19-2022 12:56
From: Matt McKinney
Subject: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionThe usual casting options are also blocked on our campus. I wonder if this might be a viable alternative. Thank you for the information!Matt McKinney
Assistant Director of Operations and Facilities
University Commons and Event Services
University of West Florida
11000 University Pkwy
Building 22, Room 235
Pensacola, FL 32514
850.474.2095 Office
850.529.4268 Cell
mmckinney@uwf.edu
Learn about prevention at uwf.edu/coronavirus.Original Message:
Sent: 7/18/2022 4:11:00 PM
From: Geoff Pimlatt
Subject: RE: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionHi James – nice to hear from you!We are just wrapping up two demo / renovation projects in our building – changing some underutilized spaces into new open workspaces for our Clubs and Peer Support teams. We are setting up the spaces with offices for our admin staff, workspaces for volunteers, and programming space. I’ve attached some relevant documents.
Beyond the usual network drops, etc, we are setting up large TVs with Airtame (https://airtame.com/products/airtame-2/) casting devices to facilitate wireless screensharing. We had used Solstice devices in our conference rooms, but have had connectivity and performance issues in our environment, so I’m hoping these will work better. I’ll be sure to provide an update once the spaces are fully up and running in September.AirPlay and GoogleCast are blocked from our campus wifi networks, so those simpler options don’t work for us.Does anyone else have stories they would like to share, particularly around screen casting options?GeoffGeoff Pimlatt (He/Him) | Senior Manager, Information SystemsUniversity Community Centre, Room 340 | London, ON N6A 3K7To enhance the educational experience and quality of life for all undergraduates at Western University.
The USC would like to acknowledge that Western University and our offices are situated in London, Ontario, on the traditional lands of the Attawandaron (Neutral), Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee, and Leni Lenapewak people. This territory also covers lands connected to the London Township Treaty and Sombra Treaty 1796, and the Dish with One Spoon Wampum.
Original Message:
Sent: 7/15/2022 12:33:00 PM
From: James Cho
Subject: RE: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionWelcome Geoff,
What are some capital improvement projects forthcoming at your facility?——————————
James Cho, Coordinator of Technology Services
University of Nevada Reno
Joe Crowley Student Union
Reno, NV
United States
jamescho@unr.edu
——————————Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2022 14:22
From: Geoff Pimlatt
Subject: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionHello everyone! I’m excited to be taking on this role and start giving back to the ACUI community.
I’m the Information Systems Senior Manager for the undergraduate Students’ Council (USC) at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. I have been with the USC for coming up on 25 years, and have ushered in a lot of new technology in that time. The USC is the student association for more than 33,500 undergraduate students at Western. We are one of the largest student associations in North America. With a $30 million dollar operating budget, 40 full-time staff, and hundreds of part-time student staff and volunteers, the USC provides a robust offering of programs, services, and operations that significantly contributes to Western’s student experience. We own and operate two restaurants, a clothing retail store, a campus radio station and newspaper. We facilitate the undergraduate health and dental plan, the student transit pass, and late night shuttle busses. We run major events including Western’s Orientation Program, a Concert Series, and Beer Fest. We provide support for students through a comprehensive peer network, the Peer Support Centre, and our on-campus Food Bank.
I am accountable for each of the systems and technologies that support these initiatives, mostly focused on the computer/web/code side of things but have a working knowledge of what we view as “Productions” – all the lighting, mics, a/v, etc. that go into putting on live events.
In addition to tech, I have a strong background in education. I hold a B.Ed. and taught evening courses in the Continuing Education department at our local community college for many years. I hope to use some of that skill set to facilitate conversations and collaboration among you tech champions at ACUI.
I’m looking forward to an exciting year and meeting as many of you as possible, both virtually and hopefully in person in Boston!
Geoff
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Geoff Pimlatt
Senior Manager Information Systems
University Students’ Council
University of Western Ontario
London ON
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Thank you for the detailed information!!Matt McKinney
Assistant Director of Operations and Facilities
University Commons and Event Services
University of West Florida
11000 University Pkwy
Building 22, Room 235
Pensacola, FL 32514
850.474.2095 Office
850.529.4268 Cell
mmckinney@uwf.edu
Learn about prevention at uwf.edu/coronavirus.——————————————-
Original Message:
Sent: 7/19/2022 2:06:00 PM
From: Geoff Pimlatt
Subject: RE: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionI would think so, Matt. Both devices can be set up to connect to either wired ethernet, including PoIP, or wireless networks using most configurations. Western’s wifi is PEAP with MSCHAPv2 authentication, and we connect just fine using a generic user login created for this purpose. We have found that the Solstice devices drop connection randomly on a fairly regular basis, and need to be manually rebooted to reconnect, so I’m hoping for more reliability from AirTame.
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Geoff Pimlatt
Senior Manager Information Systems
University Students’ Council
University of Western Ontario
London ON
——————————
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-19-2022 12:56
From: Matt McKinney
Subject: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionThe usual casting options are also blocked on our campus. I wonder if this might be a viable alternative. Thank you for the information!Matt McKinney
Assistant Director of Operations and Facilities
University Commons and Event Services
University of West Florida
11000 University Pkwy
Building 22, Room 235
Pensacola, FL 32514
850.474.2095 Office
850.529.4268 Cell
mmckinney@uwf.edu
Learn about prevention at uwf.edu/coronavirus.Original Message:
Sent: 7/18/2022 4:11:00 PM
From: Geoff Pimlatt
Subject: RE: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionHi James – nice to hear from you!We are just wrapping up two demo / renovation projects in our building – changing some underutilized spaces into new open workspaces for our Clubs and Peer Support teams. We are setting up the spaces with offices for our admin staff, workspaces for volunteers, and programming space. I’ve attached some relevant documents.
Beyond the usual network drops, etc, we are setting up large TVs with Airtame (https://airtame.com/products/airtame-2/) casting devices to facilitate wireless screensharing. We had used Solstice devices in our conference rooms, but have had connectivity and performance issues in our environment, so I’m hoping these will work better. I’ll be sure to provide an update once the spaces are fully up and running in September.AirPlay and GoogleCast are blocked from our campus wifi networks, so those simpler options don’t work for us.Does anyone else have stories they would like to share, particularly around screen casting options?GeoffGeoff Pimlatt (He/Him) | Senior Manager, Information SystemsUniversity Community Centre, Room 340 | London, ON N6A 3K7To enhance the educational experience and quality of life for all undergraduates at Western University.
The USC would like to acknowledge that Western University and our offices are situated in London, Ontario, on the traditional lands of the Attawandaron (Neutral), Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee, and Leni Lenapewak people. This territory also covers lands connected to the London Township Treaty and Sombra Treaty 1796, and the Dish with One Spoon Wampum.
Original Message:
Sent: 7/15/2022 12:33:00 PM
From: James Cho
Subject: RE: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionWelcome Geoff,
What are some capital improvement projects forthcoming at your facility?——————————
James Cho, Coordinator of Technology Services
University of Nevada Reno
Joe Crowley Student Union
Reno, NV
United States
jamescho@unr.edu
——————————Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2022 14:22
From: Geoff Pimlatt
Subject: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionHello everyone! I’m excited to be taking on this role and start giving back to the ACUI community.
I’m the Information Systems Senior Manager for the undergraduate Students’ Council (USC) at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. I have been with the USC for coming up on 25 years, and have ushered in a lot of new technology in that time. The USC is the student association for more than 33,500 undergraduate students at Western. We are one of the largest student associations in North America. With a $30 million dollar operating budget, 40 full-time staff, and hundreds of part-time student staff and volunteers, the USC provides a robust offering of programs, services, and operations that significantly contributes to Western’s student experience. We own and operate two restaurants, a clothing retail store, a campus radio station and newspaper. We facilitate the undergraduate health and dental plan, the student transit pass, and late night shuttle busses. We run major events including Western’s Orientation Program, a Concert Series, and Beer Fest. We provide support for students through a comprehensive peer network, the Peer Support Centre, and our on-campus Food Bank.
I am accountable for each of the systems and technologies that support these initiatives, mostly focused on the computer/web/code side of things but have a working knowledge of what we view as “Productions” – all the lighting, mics, a/v, etc. that go into putting on live events.
In addition to tech, I have a strong background in education. I hold a B.Ed. and taught evening courses in the Continuing Education department at our local community college for many years. I hope to use some of that skill set to facilitate conversations and collaboration among you tech champions at ACUI.
I’m looking forward to an exciting year and meeting as many of you as possible, both virtually and hopefully in person in Boston!
Geoff
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Geoff Pimlatt
Senior Manager Information Systems
University Students’ Council
University of Western Ontario
London ON
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Hello everyone, has anyone tried the Barco Clickshare? https://www.barco.com/en/clickshare I’ve seen it at Infocomm but have not done much digging. We, too use Solstice, but connectivity issues are very common.
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Paul Eleazer, CTS
Audiovisual Production Manager
Emory University Student Center
Atlanta, GA
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-18-2022 16:10
From: Geoff Pimlatt
Subject: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionHi James – nice to hear from you!We are just wrapping up two demo / renovation projects in our building – changing some underutilized spaces into new open workspaces for our Clubs and Peer Support teams. We are setting up the spaces with offices for our admin staff, workspaces for volunteers, and programming space. I’ve attached some relevant documents.
Beyond the usual network drops, etc, we are setting up large TVs with Airtame (https://airtame.com/products/airtame-2/) casting devices to facilitate wireless screensharing. We had used Solstice devices in our conference rooms, but have had connectivity and performance issues in our environment, so I’m hoping these will work better. I’ll be sure to provide an update once the spaces are fully up and running in September.AirPlay and GoogleCast are blocked from our campus wifi networks, so those simpler options don’t work for us.Does anyone else have stories they would like to share, particularly around screen casting options?GeoffGeoff Pimlatt (He/Him) | Senior Manager, Information SystemsUniversity Community Centre, Room 340 | London, ON N6A 3K7To enhance the educational experience and quality of life for all undergraduates at Western University.
The USC would like to acknowledge that Western University and our offices are situated in London, Ontario, on the traditional lands of the Attawandaron (Neutral), Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee, and Leni Lenapewak people. This territory also covers lands connected to the London Township Treaty and Sombra Treaty 1796, and the Dish with One Spoon Wampum.
Original Message:
Sent: 7/15/2022 12:33:00 PM
From: James Cho
Subject: RE: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionWelcome Geoff,
What are some capital improvement projects forthcoming at your facility?——————————
James Cho, Coordinator of Technology Services
University of Nevada Reno
Joe Crowley Student Union
Reno, NV
United States
jamescho@unr.edu
——————————Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2022 14:22
From: Geoff Pimlatt
Subject: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionHello everyone! I’m excited to be taking on this role and start giving back to the ACUI community.
I’m the Information Systems Senior Manager for the undergraduate Students’ Council (USC) at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. I have been with the USC for coming up on 25 years, and have ushered in a lot of new technology in that time. The USC is the student association for more than 33,500 undergraduate students at Western. We are one of the largest student associations in North America. With a $30 million dollar operating budget, 40 full-time staff, and hundreds of part-time student staff and volunteers, the USC provides a robust offering of programs, services, and operations that significantly contributes to Western’s student experience. We own and operate two restaurants, a clothing retail store, a campus radio station and newspaper. We facilitate the undergraduate health and dental plan, the student transit pass, and late night shuttle busses. We run major events including Western’s Orientation Program, a Concert Series, and Beer Fest. We provide support for students through a comprehensive peer network, the Peer Support Centre, and our on-campus Food Bank.
I am accountable for each of the systems and technologies that support these initiatives, mostly focused on the computer/web/code side of things but have a working knowledge of what we view as “Productions” – all the lighting, mics, a/v, etc. that go into putting on live events.
In addition to tech, I have a strong background in education. I hold a B.Ed. and taught evening courses in the Continuing Education department at our local community college for many years. I hope to use some of that skill set to facilitate conversations and collaboration among you tech champions at ACUI.
I’m looking forward to an exciting year and meeting as many of you as possible, both virtually and hopefully in person in Boston!
Geoff
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Geoff Pimlatt
Senior Manager Information Systems
University Students’ Council
University of Western Ontario
London ON
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Hi Paul,They may have updated their systems since I looked a few years ago, but at the time their devices were limited to using Airplay, GoogleCast and
Miracast protocols for streaming — which are all blocked on our campus wifi. That’s an important limitation to check for on many networks.GeoffGeoff Pimlatt (He/Him) | Senior Manager, Information SystemsUniversity Community Centre, Room 340 | London, ON N6A 3K7To enhance the educational experience and quality of life for all undergraduates at Western University.
The USC would like to acknowledge that Western University and our offices are situated in London, Ontario, on the traditional lands of the Attawandaron (Neutral), Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee, and Leni Lenapewak people. This territory also covers lands connected to the London Township Treaty and Sombra Treaty 1796, and the Dish with One Spoon Wampum.
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Original Message:
Sent: 9/9/2022 9:11:00 AM
From: Paul Eleazer
Subject: RE: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionHello everyone, has anyone tried the Barco Clickshare? https://www.barco.com/en/clickshare I’ve seen it at Infocomm but have not done much digging. We, too use Solstice, but connectivity issues are very common.
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Paul Eleazer, CTS
Audiovisual Production Manager
Emory University Student Center
Atlanta, GA
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-18-2022 16:10
From: Geoff Pimlatt
Subject: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionHi James – nice to hear from you!We are just wrapping up two demo / renovation projects in our building – changing some underutilized spaces into new open workspaces for our Clubs and Peer Support teams. We are setting up the spaces with offices for our admin staff, workspaces for volunteers, and programming space. I’ve attached some relevant documents.
Beyond the usual network drops, etc, we are setting up large TVs with Airtame (https://airtame.com/products/airtame-2/) casting devices to facilitate wireless screensharing. We had used Solstice devices in our conference rooms, but have had connectivity and performance issues in our environment, so I’m hoping these will work better. I’ll be sure to provide an update once the spaces are fully up and running in September.AirPlay and GoogleCast are blocked from our campus wifi networks, so those simpler options don’t work for us.Does anyone else have stories they would like to share, particularly around screen casting options?GeoffGeoff Pimlatt (He/Him) | Senior Manager, Information SystemsUniversity Community Centre, Room 340 | London, ON N6A 3K7To enhance the educational experience and quality of life for all undergraduates at Western University.
The USC would like to acknowledge that Western University and our offices are situated in London, Ontario, on the traditional lands of the Attawandaron (Neutral), Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee, and Leni Lenapewak people. This territory also covers lands connected to the London Township Treaty and Sombra Treaty 1796, and the Dish with One Spoon Wampum.
Original Message:
Sent: 7/15/2022 12:33:00 PM
From: James Cho
Subject: RE: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionWelcome Geoff,
What are some capital improvement projects forthcoming at your facility?——————————
James Cho, Coordinator of Technology Services
University of Nevada Reno
Joe Crowley Student Union
Reno, NV
United States
jamescho@unr.edu
——————————Original Message:
Sent: 07-14-2022 14:22
From: Geoff Pimlatt
Subject: New Technology Community Leader IntroductionHello everyone! I’m excited to be taking on this role and start giving back to the ACUI community.
I’m the Information Systems Senior Manager for the undergraduate Students’ Council (USC) at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. I have been with the USC for coming up on 25 years, and have ushered in a lot of new technology in that time. The USC is the student association for more than 33,500 undergraduate students at Western. We are one of the largest student associations in North America. With a $30 million dollar operating budget, 40 full-time staff, and hundreds of part-time student staff and volunteers, the USC provides a robust offering of programs, services, and operations that significantly contributes to Western’s student experience. We own and operate two restaurants, a clothing retail store, a campus radio station and newspaper. We facilitate the undergraduate health and dental plan, the student transit pass, and late night shuttle busses. We run major events including Western’s Orientation Program, a Concert Series, and Beer Fest. We provide support for students through a comprehensive peer network, the Peer Support Centre, and our on-campus Food Bank.
I am accountable for each of the systems and technologies that support these initiatives, mostly focused on the computer/web/code side of things but have a working knowledge of what we view as “Productions” – all the lighting, mics, a/v, etc. that go into putting on live events.
In addition to tech, I have a strong background in education. I hold a B.Ed. and taught evening courses in the Continuing Education department at our local community college for many years. I hope to use some of that skill set to facilitate conversations and collaboration among you tech champions at ACUI.
I’m looking forward to an exciting year and meeting as many of you as possible, both virtually and hopefully in person in Boston!
Geoff
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Geoff Pimlatt
Senior Manager Information Systems
University Students’ Council
University of Western Ontario
London ON
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