Tech Partners
Tech Partners is a forum of more than 700 UW-Madison computing professionals who discuss campus computing and technology issues. Discussions cover a variety of topics including: opinions about hardware and software, how-to questions, requests for resources, and the good and bad aspects of new technologies.
Tech Partners:- Exchange emails with other IT professionals on campus
- Gain access to a wealth of information in the Tech Partners listserver archive
- Are invited to and can suggest topics for Tech Partners-sponsored presentations
- Receive weekly notices about upcoming technology events
- Can post campus-wide technology events on the DoIT Events Calendar
- Can become more involved as a Primary Tech Partner
Subscribe to Tech Partners
You will be prompted to enter your email address and name. Then click "subscribe." You will be notified
when your request has been accepted.
When you subscribe, you may choose to receive Tech Partners messages as they are sent, or as a 'digest' each evening. If you are already subscribed but want to convert your 'normal' subscription to a digest subscription, follow these steps:
- First be sure to use your correct password (if you have one), especially if you have multiple passwords as a member of multiple WiscLists. If this is the case, you will need to follow instructions here: http://www.doit.wisc.edu/lists/wisclist/issues.asp
- Log into the list at http://www.doit.wisc.edu/lists/wisclist/login.asp
- Click on the "My Account" tab
- Change your Membership type to "Digest"
- Save changes
- Log out.
Primary Tech Partners
Primary Tech Partners (aka “primaries”) serve as the designated technology contacts in their departments.
Primary Tech Partners:
- Exchange emails regarding policy-level issues; communications tend to be less frequent than those of the regular Tech Partners
- Are part of an IT communications network and will notified via DoIT’s Broadcast Message System regarding major system outages or related IT crises
- Can also be regular Tech Partners
Register to Become a Primary Tech Partner
You will be asked to provide contact information, then click “submit.” You will be contacted when your registration has been processed.
Posting to the Lists
You can post directly to the listserver via email at: techpartners@lists.wisc.edu.
Technology Presentations
The DoIT Events Calendar lists Tech Partner and other technology presentations. If you
would like to post a campus-wide technology event, contact Meg McCall.
Please do not send event information via the listserve.
Access the Tech Partners Archive
You can view Archived Messages. You will be prompted for your email address and password
(if you set one when you first subscribed to Tech Partners). Just log in and select "Messages."
Contact Tech Partners
If you have questions or comments, please contact Brian Rust,
who is currently the moderator of the group.
Unsubscribing to Tech Partners
To unsubscribe from the listserve, simply send a blank email to
leave-techpartners@lists.wisc.edu.