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Sharecase 2009 - March 25, 2009

In this time of significant campus budget reductions, embracing new tools and technology can help us work more efficiently and achieve cost savings in support of the research, teaching, clinical, and community missions of UC San Diego.

Sharecase 2009 (http://sharecase.ucsd.edu ) will focus on presentations and exhibits offering tools and technology to help you better monitor costs, be more informed, work smarter, and streamline your daily administrative tasks.

I encourage supervisors to release staff to attend job-related presentations as work permits. These are just a few of the specific presentations designed to address cost reduction:

* Cost Savings Ideas with a Forum of Experts

* Videoconferencing as an Alternative to Traveling

* Saving You Money: the Buying Power of UC

* Cost Center Management

* CED Energy Advantage Presentation on Sustainable Lighting Solutions

Join your colleagues at the Price Center (East & West) to explore even more cost saving possibilities as you make your way through numerous exhibit opportunities. In fact, Sharecase will offer you an opportunity to be more sustainable by providing reusable bags this year, something you might even use to transport your Sharecase lunch to your table.

Please join us March 25 as we leverage available tools and technologies to help preserve the excellence of UC San Diego. If you haven't already done so, please take a moment to register at http://sharecase.ucsd.edu/registration so we can plan appropriately for your visit.

Steven W. Relyea Vice Chancellor - Business Affairs