FEB RUA RY 2 013 Th e STANDARD NEWS A ND C OM M ENTA RY ON T EC HNOL OGY & STA NDA RDS IN EDUCA T ION ‣ JOHN C. ITTELSON, PH.D., Director of Communication, Collaboration, and Outreach, California Virtual Campus; Professor Emeritus California State University Monterey Bay – Student eDentity: ePortfolios and Beyond! ‣ BILL MCKEE, Director of Operations, Ontario College Application Service (OCAS) & Chair, <strong>PESC</strong> Canadian User Group – Canadian Transcript Exchange Network ‣ TIM CALHOON, Technology Center Director, Office of the Chancellor, California Community Colleges – EdExchange: Enabling Common Data Exchange for California in the 21st Century ‣ JEFFREY ALDERSON, Senior Director of Product Innovation, ConnectEDU - MyData As <strong>PESC</strong>’s XML High School Transcript standard is now supported across the United States of America and Canada, coupled with additional <strong>PESC</strong> Approved Standards that are attracting labor and workforce stakeholders, the <strong>PESC</strong> Board of Directors and Members agreed in 2012 that a name change to the organization was necessary. Now with a new name, P20W Education Standards Council, <strong>PESC</strong> will continue on its collaborative mission which includes continued development and support of common data standards, establishment and support of common data networks and infrastructure, common authentication and web services protocols enterprise-wide, seamless connections bridging postsecondary education systems to secondary and labor and workforce systems, and an eye on emerging technologies like social networking. <strong>PESC</strong> thanks DIAMOND Sponsors: Common Application www.CommonApp.org ConnectEDU www.ConnectEDU.com National Student Clearinghouse www.StudentClearinghouse.org ORACLE www.Oracle.com Parchment www.Parchmen t.com SCRIP-SAFE www.SCRIP-SAFE.com USA Funds www.USAFunds.org XAP www.XAP.com The <strong>PESC</strong> Spring <strong>2013</strong> Data Summit takes place Wednesday May 1-3, 2-13 and includes <strong>PESC</strong>'s Annual Spring Membership Meeting and Annual Spring Reception. Data Summits focus on open, collaborative, community development, implementation and integration, maintenance & exchange of data and data standards. Access, overall connectivity, data quality and political factors that drive education systems and technology are also discussed. All Concurrent and General Summit Sessions and events are open to all registered attendees and dress code is business casual. Transparent collaboration, engaging discussions, awareness of technical resources & best practices, identification of emerging technologies, new business contacts and tips from experts of leading community organizations can be expected. In continuing its mission of leading and governing community-based collaboration, the Spring <strong>2013</strong> Data Summit is held in partnership with AACRAO 7 <strong>PESC</strong> UNLOC K ING T HE P OW ER OF DATA
REGISTRATION FORM Spring <strong>2013</strong> Data Summit MAY 1–3, <strong>2013</strong> | SAN DIEGO | OMNI HOTEL | <strong>PESC</strong>.ORG CONNECTING KIDS TO COLLEGE AND CAREER