Madison Technology Advisory Group (MTAG)
Objective
MTAG serves as the primary UW-Madison technology advisory group to the UW-Madison CIO/Vice Provost for Information Technology.
Meeting structure
Semi-Annually: Executive Team
Quarterly: All members
Monthly: Members interested in topics for that particular month
MTAG Membership
Roles
Executive Team: Set priorities for MTAG activities, communicate with MTAG members, and disseminate information to campus.
Membership: Attend and participate in meetings, collaborate with other MTAG members, communicate with IT staff members in their organizations, and...
Typical Meeting Agenda Items
- Updates from CIO
- Updates from campus work teams
- Major project updates
- Reports of campus projects (federated and local)
- Brainstorming on potential solutions and projects
- Discussions of campus recommendations
- Setting priorities for IT activities
- Discussions concerning procurements
- Discussions concerning open source vs. vendor-supplied solutions