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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://blogs.technet.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>West Region News for Education : Technology Training</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Training/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: Technology Training</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)</generator><item><title>Higher Education Business Intelligence Panel and Summit</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2008/08/13/higher-education-business-intelligence-panel-and-summit.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:18:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3105111</guid><dc:creator>LShort</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/comments/3105111.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3105111</wfw:commentRss><description>Microsoft is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Microsoft BI Conference 2008 from October 6 &amp;#8211; 8, 2008 at the Washington State Convention &amp;amp; Trade Center in downtown Seattle, Washington. The Microsoft Higher Education Team is organizing a Higher...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2008/08/13/higher-education-business-intelligence-panel-and-summit.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3105111" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Briefings/default.aspx">Technology Briefings</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Training/default.aspx">Technology Training</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Events/default.aspx">Events</category></item><item><title>Enterprise Learning Framework Tool</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2008/05/12/enterprise-learning-framework-tool.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 20:05:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3054179</guid><dc:creator>LShort</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/comments/3054179.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3054179</wfw:commentRss><description>The Enterprise Learning Framework (ELF) is a tool that helps institutions develop a training and communication plan for employees during Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system deployment. The tool identifies the most relevant learning topics...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2008/05/12/enterprise-learning-framework-tool.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3054179" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Training/default.aspx">Technology Training</category></item><item><title>Early Bird offer for Tech-Ed North America 2008 has been extended!</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2008/04/07/early-bird-offer-for-tech-ed-north-america-2008-has-been-extended.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:37:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3032065</guid><dc:creator>LShort</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/comments/3032065.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3032065</wfw:commentRss><description>Sign up for Tech-Ed North America 2008 by April 18, and you'll save $200 off your registration fee. Tech-Ed North America 2008 is your opportunity to learn about the latest tools and technologies from the Microsoft experts and industry leaders who know...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2008/04/07/early-bird-offer-for-tech-ed-north-america-2008-has-been-extended.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3032065" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Briefings/default.aspx">Technology Briefings</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Training/default.aspx">Technology Training</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Events/default.aspx">Events</category></item><item><title>Education Test Drive</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2008/01/11/education-test-drive.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:43:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:2736850</guid><dc:creator>LShort</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/comments/2736850.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/commentrss.aspx?PostID=2736850</wfw:commentRss><description>Microsoft created this web site to show how connecting people with each other and with information can drive new ways of communicating and collaborating. Our goal is to enable learning without limits – anytime, in any place, and at any pace. The Test...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2008/01/11/education-test-drive.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2736850" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Training/default.aspx">Technology Training</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Product+Information/default.aspx">Product Information</category></item><item><title>Registration for Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2008 Still Open</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2008/01/09/registration-for-microsoft-sharepoint-conference-2008-still-open.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:2728257</guid><dc:creator>LShort</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/comments/2728257.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/commentrss.aspx?PostID=2728257</wfw:commentRss><description>Registration for the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2008 is open, but space is limited. The event will showcase Microsoft’s market-leading SharePoint Products and Technologies, solution expertise and customer successes and will be held from March 3-6,...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2008/01/09/registration-for-microsoft-sharepoint-conference-2008-still-open.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2728257" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Briefings/default.aspx">Technology Briefings</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Training/default.aspx">Technology Training</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Microsoft+Office+SharePoint+Server+_2800_MOSS_2900_+2007/default.aspx">Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007</category></item><item><title>Unified Communication in Education - Tearing down Barriers</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/11/07/unified-communication-in-education-tearing-down-barriers.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:34:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:2358744</guid><dc:creator>LShort</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/comments/2358744.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/commentrss.aspx?PostID=2358744</wfw:commentRss><description>Join us for this webcast on Microsoft Unified Communications (UC) to learn how Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 work together to provide a full spectrum of rich voice communications tools. Voice over IP (VoIP) is the...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/11/07/unified-communication-in-education-tearing-down-barriers.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2358744" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Briefings/default.aspx">Technology Briefings</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Training/default.aspx">Technology Training</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Product+Information/default.aspx">Product Information</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Events/default.aspx">Events</category></item><item><title>Microsoft High Performance Computing Summit</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/10/29/microsoft-high-performance-computing-summit.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:2284116</guid><dc:creator>LShort</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/comments/2284116.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/commentrss.aspx?PostID=2284116</wfw:commentRss><description>The first annual Microsoft High Performance Computing Summit is taking place Monday, November 12th, 2007 at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, Nevada: HPC Industry Trends What affect the growth in HPC usage will have on specific areas of research Windows...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/10/29/microsoft-high-performance-computing-summit.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2284116" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Training/default.aspx">Technology Training</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Product+Information/default.aspx">Product Information</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Events/default.aspx">Events</category></item><item><title>Unified Communications Launch Events</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/10/29/unified-communications-launch-events.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:03:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:2282454</guid><dc:creator>LShort</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/comments/2282454.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/commentrss.aspx?PostID=2282454</wfw:commentRss><description>The Experience UC Launch events tour kicked off Oct. 16 th with the Worldwide event in San Francisco, and run through December. These free events will take place in cities across the country and will provide you with the chance to meet directly with Microsoft...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/10/29/unified-communications-launch-events.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2282454" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Training/default.aspx">Technology Training</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Product+Information/default.aspx">Product Information</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Events/default.aspx">Events</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Product+Alerts/default.aspx">Product Alerts</category></item><item><title>2007 Microsoft Office Security Guide Beta Available!</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/10/12/beta-2007-microsoft-office-security-guide-beta-is-available.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:44:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:2161624</guid><dc:creator>LShort</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/comments/2161624.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/commentrss.aspx?PostID=2161624</wfw:commentRss><description>With almost 300 security and privacy settings, the 2007 Microsoft Office release is the most secure version of Microsoft Office ever. To help customers quickly and easily deploy security configurations for Office across their institutions, Microsoft is...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/10/12/beta-2007-microsoft-office-security-guide-beta-is-available.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2161624" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Training/default.aspx">Technology Training</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Security/default.aspx">Security</category></item><item><title>On Demand Webcast: Windows Server 2008 in Education</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/09/26/oct-10-webcast-11-30-pm-pdt-windows-server-2008-in-education.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:24:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:2054955</guid><dc:creator>LShort</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/comments/2054955.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/commentrss.aspx?PostID=2054955</wfw:commentRss><description>Technology is changing very rapidly, and the solutions available to assist you and your school are changing too. Have you ever felt challenged to stay ahead of the offerings curve? This webcast is part of a series designed to assist you in staying updated...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/09/26/oct-10-webcast-11-30-pm-pdt-windows-server-2008-in-education.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2054955" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Briefings/default.aspx">Technology Briefings</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Training/default.aspx">Technology Training</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Product+Information/default.aspx">Product Information</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Events/default.aspx">Events</category></item><item><title>Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2008</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/09/18/microsoft-sharepoint-conference-2008.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:58:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:1985400</guid><dc:creator>LShort</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/comments/1985400.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1985400</wfw:commentRss><description>Registration for the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2008 is now open. Register Here Today! The event will showcase Microsoft’s market-leading SharePoint Products and Technologies, solution expertise and customer successes and will be held from March...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/09/18/microsoft-sharepoint-conference-2008.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1985400" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Briefings/default.aspx">Technology Briefings</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Training/default.aspx">Technology Training</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Events/default.aspx">Events</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Microsoft+Office+SharePoint+Server+_2800_MOSS_2900_+2007/default.aspx">Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007</category></item><item><title>SharePoint Training Resources for IT</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/09/17/sharepoint-training-resources-for-it.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:57:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:1977851</guid><dc:creator>LShort</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/comments/1977851.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1977851</wfw:commentRss><description>CLASSROOM TRAINING Microsoft Partners are uniquely positioned to help develop expertise on the latest Microsoft technologies by providing classroom training; online training; and facilitated, blended learning solutions. For training schedules in your...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/09/17/sharepoint-training-resources-for-it.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1977851" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Training/default.aspx">Technology Training</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Microsoft+Office+SharePoint+Server+_2800_MOSS_2900_+2007/default.aspx">Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007</category></item><item><title>Higher Education Consortium Working Groups</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/08/22/higher-education-consortium-working-groups.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:1803276</guid><dc:creator>LShort</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/comments/1803276.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1803276</wfw:commentRss><description>As part of the Higher Education Consortium, a number of Working Groups have started to form. If these are areas that you are exploring, please join the conference call. You can find more information about the Higher Education Consortium at this site ....(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/08/22/higher-education-consortium-working-groups.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1803276" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Briefings/default.aspx">Technology Briefings</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Training/default.aspx">Technology Training</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Events/default.aspx">Events</category></item><item><title>Workflow on MOSS 2007 Live Meeting Webcast July 24th</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/07/13/workflow-on-moss-2007-live-meeting-webcast-july-24th.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:1516170</guid><dc:creator>LShort</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/comments/1516170.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1516170</wfw:commentRss><description>Date: Tuesday, July 24 th , 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PST (West Coast) Registration Link: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032344006&amp;amp;EventCategory=4&amp;amp;culture=en-US&amp;amp;CountryCode=US Background: Early in 2007 Microsoft...(&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/07/13/workflow-on-moss-2007-live-meeting-webcast-july-24th.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1516170" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Technology+Training/default.aspx">Technology Training</category><category domain="http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/tags/Events/default.aspx">Events</category></item><item><title>See the 2007 Microsoft Office System in Action</title><link>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/archive/2007/06/28/see-the-2007-microsoft-office-system-in-action.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:49:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:1386773</guid><dc:creator>jolumia</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/comments/1386773.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.technet.com/hied_west_blog/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1386773</wfw:commentRss><description>Take a look at the 2007 Microsoft Office system. 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