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‘A Family Affair’

April 16, 2008 |

For those who are not familiar with JISC it is useful to explain that JISC is not a single entity but consists of numerous projects, services, innovation centres and the executive each with varying degrees of autonomy. Like any family there is the caring but strict parents, the youthful and independent minded children, and the batty but generous aunts and uncles. They need each other and together achieve more than on their own.

The JISC Conference 2008 held yesterday is like a family wedding where everyone turns up, well dress, displaying their best side to meet relatives they have not seen for ages, new family members and make new friends.

So like a good family member I turned up well dressed (rather dashing in my pin striped suit) and on best behaviour. I spent most of the day catching up with people I have not seen is ages and meeting a few new people along the way. It reminded me of the days when I was a programme manager and the satisfaction of working with projects. My role with JISC now tends to be more behind the scenes and as nan would say ‘I don’t get out much any more’.

Chatting with a few people who had been working on JISC projects on and off for a number of years. I was pleasantly surprised to hear they had noticed an improvement in the way JISC was organising it programmes and projects and that it all made a lot more sense to them. It is reassuring that the work I and my colleagues have been undertaking has had a positive noticeable effect.


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