MacAdmins Conference 2018 at Penn State: Full Schedule

MacAdmins is the premier East Coast conference for anyone who deploys and manages Macs and iOS devices. In 2018 we featured 67 sessions and five workshops with top notch speakers in the macOS and iOS deployment community. MacAdmins offers an incredible level of expertise, value, entertainment, and a great opportunity to network with your fellow admins! Visit our website.

9:00am EDT

Mac Management - State of the Union: Admin Tested, User Approved!

Geared to new or new-to-the-platform Mac admins, this foundational workshop will provide an overview of the most commonly-used commercial and open source tools and utilities that you may find useful for managing your Mac fleet. We'll also talk about how the Mac management landscape continues to change, including the fundamental changes across macOS 10.13 and the forthcoming macOS 10.14, and have time for Q & A.

Remember: You've already reserved your workshop seat when you registered for the conference. Adding this workshop to your schedule in Sched does not count.

Speakers

Ben Bass

Mac Client Security Engineer, JHUAPL

Ben started playing with Macs in 1994, and was thrilled to discover that people would actually pay him for his hobby. He has worked as a consultant and in-house tech in NYC, Connecticut, and the DMV area. He is currently a macOS client security engineer at JHUAPL.

Robert Hammen

As a former IT manager, consultant, Apple Certified System Administrator, and Apple Certified Trainer, I've been managing Macs since before the days of OS X. For the last 3+ years I've been responsible for all of the Apple devices at a reusable rocket and spacecraft company.

Tuesday July 10, 2018 9:00am - 4:30pm EDT
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9:00am EDT

Utilization of Command Line in Mac OS 10.13

Join us for a full day of learning the essential skills needed to be comfortable utilizing command line in Mac OS 10.13. Regardless of your experience level, this workshop will provide you with new skills that you will be ready to put to use as soon as you get back from the conference.

Remember: You've already reserved your workshop seat when you registered for the conference. Adding this workshop to your schedule in Sched does not count.

Speakers

Alexander Adams

Account Executive, Circle Technology Collective International

Alexander Adams is an Account Executive at CTCI. CTCI provides enterprise level IT solutions to private and public sector organizations throughout the world, and specializes in the delivery of managed services and single point of contact IT solutions. Alexander holds industry certifications... Read More →

Avery Chipka

Chief Security Officer, Circle Technology Collective International

Avery has worked within the Apple Community for over 20 years, with extensive experience in the fields of security and server management. He is a Senior Partner at Circle Technology Collective and works out of there New England office in Vermont, but travels globally throughout the... Read More →

Michael Doenges

Consulting Systems Architect

Tuesday July 10, 2018 9:00am - 4:30pm EDT
Deans Hall 1 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

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9:00am EDT

Digital Certificates: Trust is important in any relationship.

How do your computers know to trust a server, website, or cloud service and how is this trust established? In this talk we'll cover the high-level conceptual design of public key cryptography (PKI) that underlies digital certificates as well as going into (sometimes very) specific detail on exactly what certificates are, how they're constructed, and how they work for you and sometimes against you.

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Speakers

Jesse Peterson

CPE, Facebook

Jesse has been working with technology for most of his life. Consulting, start-ups, large organizations, and hobbies with a dedication to using and contributing open source software in all his roles.Most of his professional career has included supporting and managing Macs and Apple... Read More →

Wednesday July 11, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
Deans Hall 1 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Core Fundamental

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10:45am EDT

OMG! Apple Is Gutting Server.app!!!!

Don't panic, there are a lot of choices out there to replace most of the tools in Server.app. Adam took a lot of time and tried them out, and here are his results.

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Speakers

Adam Anklewicz

IT Manager, The Leo Baeck Day School

Adam has been the IT Manager for The Leo Baeck Day School since 2006 (with a minor hiatus). He has been using Macs since his parents brought home a Macintosh SE in 1989 to replace their Commodore 64.

Wednesday July 11, 2018 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
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Core Fundamental

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10:45am EDT

Wi-Fi Design & Troubleshooting

(This session will not be recorded.)

Effective Wi-Fi network design is essential for the success of an environment with high-level mobile device use. Join Apple to discover best practices for designing a powerful Wi-Fi network that provides optimal coverage and capacity for your organization's environment. Explore tools that allow you to review your current Wi-Fi design and plan its evolution. And learn how to troubleshoot issues along the way. You'll leave the session with a better understanding of tools you can use to design an ideal Wi-Fi network.

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Speakers

Brett Gross

Apple Education, Apple Inc.

I am a human person. I was born and now I am here.

Wednesday July 11, 2018 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
105 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Core Fundamental

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1:30pm EDT

DNS Security; Ten Things You Need to Know

The Domain Name System is the core of computer and device network communications. Keeping it secure from threats both malicious and accidental is critical to keeping your organization working.

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Speakers

Ben Greisler

Owner, Kadimac Corp

Consultant, training, dad and big believer in our tech community doing well for each other.

Wednesday July 11, 2018 1:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
208

Core All Levels

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3:15pm EDT

Deploying and Managing Mac

(This session will not be recorded.)

Hear from Apple about a range of best practices for deploying Mac in both shared-use and one-to-one environments — from hardware considerations to zero-touch deployment. Explore a simplified and streamlined deployment model that gets users up and running in minutes, and discuss new macOS installer

Speakers

Brett Gross

Apple Education, Apple Inc.

I am a human person. I was born and now I am here.

Wednesday July 11, 2018 3:15pm - 4:30pm EDT
105 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Core

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3:15pm EDT

Taming rf Unicorns and Other Fantastic Beasts

Wifi Muggles rejoice! Your time has come. The wonderful world of wireless and wizardry is magical indeed, but what's a MacAdmin to do when things go awry? Learn FUNdamental insights into the mysteries of how to help Mac users in this marvelous medium. We will playfully use spectrum analysis to gaze into the often perplexing aspects of sending packets through the air and hopefully avoid some pitfalls along the way.

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Speakers

Chris Miller

Assistant Director of Technology Services, Eanes Independent School District

Assistant Director of Technology Services for Eanes ISD MacAdmin - Learning Engineer - Jamfanatic - Wi-Fi Nerd - Penguin HerderFoodie. Play guitar. Love the ATX music scene. Enjoy swimming in natural springs. Dave Grohl is my spirit animal.

Wednesday July 11, 2018 3:15pm - 4:30pm EDT
206 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Core Fundamental

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1:30pm EDT

Deploying and Managing Apple in Education

(This session will not be recorded.)

Hear from Apple about the latest features for education in iOS, macOS, and tvOS. Learn about the enhanced Classroom app for iPad that provides more ways to guide learning, share work, and manage student devices. See how Apple School Manager can simplify and streamline deployment. Learn how tvOS makes it simple to configure Apple TV for common school scenarios. Explore new management features in iOS and macOS that enable schools to manage devices and the classroom experience. You'll also have the opportunity to network with peers from other schools and districts deploying Apple devices.

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Speakers

Brett Gross

Apple Education, Apple Inc.

I am a human person. I was born and now I am here.

Thursday July 12, 2018 1:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
105 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Core

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3:15pm EDT

Roam if You Want To: Wi-Fi Client Mobility

In this session we will attempt to demystify Wi-Fi roaming, understand what leads to "sticky client", and discuss what we can do to fix it.

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Speakers

Chris Dawe

Principal Systems Engineer, Wheelwrights

Seattle-based consultant Chris Dawe handles a wide variety of Apple-focused work, including system assessment, design, deployment, and support. When not working, Chris dabbles in American history, cooks when he can, and appreciates both whiskey and whisky. Chris lives with Emily and... Read More →

Thursday July 12, 2018 3:15pm - 4:30pm EDT
Deans Hall 1 Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, USA

Core Advanced

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