Introduction

The AAF’s Training Program delivers a number of workshops across Australia aimed at increasing the technical skills of developers bringing services into the Federation, including new developers and those who may have previously worked with Federated services.

Testimonials from recent Federating Services Workshops:

“I highly recommend this workshop for those wanting to get on top of the fundamentals of integrating services with Shibboleth and the AAF. This task can seem daunting at first, but this workshop builds the understanding to show how simple it really all can be.” (Deakin University)

“The AAF Federating Services workshop was a wonderful learning experience, presented by knowledgeable and helpful staff at a good pace; at the end of the day I was able to take this knowledge back to my team and teach them how to federate a service.” (Griffith University)

Are you interested in attending our Federating Services workshops in 2013? We plan to hold further workshops in most capital cities during the year. Email training@aaf.edu.au to register your interest in attending a workshop.

Details of 2013 workshops are:

Due to the interactive nature of the workshop, attendance is limited to 10 places.

The workshop is run on a cost-recovery basis and offers significant value to your organisation, e.g. opening your services for collaborative access by research and academic communities across Australia. Talk to us about your options for receiving training specific to your needs eg we can come to your workplace if you have a particular need for group training.

What you will learn

The information presented at this one-day workshop covers technical material relating to good practice techniques which will make the task of federating your services as simple as possible and take advantage of the 1 million plus students, academics and researchers of the Federation. At the conclusion of the workshop, you will:
• have an understanding of the Federation Registry management tool;
• know how to register a new service;
• understand how to install the shibboleth service provider software;
• know how to obtain information about users accessing your service;
• understand how to integrate new and existing applications to the federation using AAF supported integration libraries for popular platforms such as Java/Groovy, PHP, Ruby and .NET;
• have a fully working virtual machine connected to the AAF test federation for future reference;
• know how to get the word out about your extreme applications

Feel free to mail suggestions for future topics you think would be valuable, to: feedback@aaf.edu.au.

Cancellation Policy Once your registration is confirmed, you must provide us with 5 business days notice prior to the workshop date to cancel your registration without penalty. If payment has been received, a refund will be sent to you or you can transfer your credit to a later course. Cancellations without 5 days notice, or failing to attend a course for which you have registered, may attract a 20% administration charge.