Earlier this week, users received an email from Microsoft announcing audio conferencing within Microsoft Teams has been turned off. Many wondered if the message was spam. We can confirm the dial-in feature expired Oct 31.
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Learn with EDUCAUSE in November
From esports to building a personal brand, EDUCAUSE offers a variety of educational offerings in the coming weeks. Take advantage of UW–Madison’s EDUCAUSE membership to create a free profile and check these opportunities out.
Registration for I&TLC opens Nov 10
This year’s Information & Technology Leadership Conference will feature keynote speaker Deanna Singh, UW–Madison alumna recognized for her work in leadership, diversity, equity and inclusion.
Build a better email: Tips and tricks for using Eloqua
Oct 27, 11am via Zoom. Join the UW Design Community and Rebecca (Bex) Quigley, web solutions analyst with WIDA, for the October session.
Find the Partners in Giving causes you care about
Did you know there’s a new virtual Lunch & Learn series showing how Partners in Giving charities put your generosity to work? Get the info, and read a personal story from DoIT’s co-chair about why she gives.
Stay cyber safe—and go on a (virtual) scavenger hunt!
What should you do if you get an MFA-Duo push notification that you didn’t request? How can you find out if your email or phone number was compromised in a data breach? And what the heck is “vishing?” Go on our scavenger hunt for Cybersecurity Awareness Month and find out!
Tech tip: Create backup codes for MFA-Duo
Losing or misplacing your phone is always a bummer—and so is being unable to log into your UW accounts without having your device on hand for multi-factor authentication. Be prepared!
Virtually attend the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference: Nov 2-3
Can’t make it to Denver? You can attend the conference virtually! Check out the line-up and registration information.
Pat Christian named DoIT Network Services director
Pat will lead a team of 50 networking management and technical professionals responsible for the data, video, voice and networking infrastructure on the UW–Madison campus.
Microsoft Teams dial-in feature expires Oct 31
Faculty, staff and students will no longer be able to join a Microsoft Teams meeting by dialing in. Learn more about the change and alternative video conferencing tools that offer dial-in capability.