UCSD CAMPUS NOTICE University of California, San Diego |
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ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELLOR - ADMINISTRATIVE COMPUTING & TELECOMMUNICATIONS March 1, 1999 KEY ADMINISTRATORS / KEY SUPPORT STAFF ALL ACADEMICS AT UCSD SUBJECT: Year 2000 Alert: Y2K and You By now we are all well aware of the infamous Y2K date change issue that, unless addressed, may cause problems for computers and automated systems. The purpose of this notice is to alert you to your responsibilities and inform you of campus-wide activities related to the Y2K issue. Although much effort is being devoted to assuring Y2K-compliance of central campus-wide services (e.g., Payroll, Financial, Student, Medical Center, and central utility systems), there are many other systems that are solely maintained by individual departments, faculty or staff (e.g., research databases, recharge operations, spreadsheets, personal computers, lab instruments, and even refrigeration equipment). By their very nature, such systems can only be checked and tested by the people who support and use them. Although these individually-supported systems may not be mission-critical from a campus-wide perspective, they may be very critical to those who rely upon them. These individuals are also the ones who are responsible for assuring the Y2K-compliance of such systems. Since you may be one of these people, I urge you to promptly identify the systems for which you are responsible, prioritize their importance, and take the proper steps to assure their compliance. There are several resources that can help you in the process. Many campus units have technical staff who may be of some assistance. Most vendors have posted on their web sites specific Y2K information regarding their products. Additionally, a campus Y2K Advisory Committee was formed last year to address campus-wide Y2K planning issues and to coordinate Y2K activities of all the Vice Chancellor areas. The committee is actively pursuing these issues and all its findings (e.g., status reports, links to vendors and other external sites) are posted on the official UCSD Y2K Web page (http://y2k.ucsd.edu). Please review the information on the Web site and contact the appropriate committee members (see list below) if you need assistance or have further questions. Thank you. Elazar C. Harel Assistant Vice Chancellor, Administrative Computing & Telecommunications Chair, Y2K Advisory Committee ---------------------------------------------------------------- Members of the Y2K Advisory Committee: Ed Babakanian, Medical Center, mailto:ebabakanian@ucsd.edu Rich Backer, Student Affairs, mailto:rbacker@ucsd.edu Sally Brainerd, Business & Financial Svcs., mailto:sbrainerd@ucsd.edu Tom Collins, SIO, mailto:tcollins@ucsd.edu Liz Floyd, ABA and Communication Dept, mailto:efloyd@ucsd.edu Elazar Harel, ACT, mailto:eharel@ucsd.edu Mike Maier, Medical Center, mailto:lmaier@ucsd.edu Debbie McGraw, Academic Affairs, mailto:dmcgraw@ucsd.edu Roger Meyer, School of Medicine, mailto:rmeyer@ucsd.edu Jim Napier, School of Engineering, mailto:jnapier@ucsd.edu Ken Popp, ACT, mailto:kpopp@ucsd.edu Mort Shayegan, Physical Plant (PPS), mailto:mshayegan@ucsd.edu Dick Siegel, Internal Audit, mailto:rsiegel@ucsd.edu Scott Wilson, EH&S, mailto:swilson@ucsd.edu Ray Young, External Relations, mailto:rgyoung@ucsd.edu |