Introduction

In 2012, the AAF is kick starting its Training Program by delivering 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.

Testimonial from a recent Federating Services Workshop:

“The introductory workshop for integrating web services with the Australian Access Federation (AAF) was an excellent experience, and succeeded in demystifying the nature of single sign on of Shibboleth and the AAF. Being able to interact with AAF staff members was the very beneficial, and being able to get instant feedback on questions provided the jump-start needed to understand how things piece together end-to-end.”
David Beitey, Web Services Manager, eResearch Centre -James Cook University

Are you interested in attending our Federating Services workshop? View flyer

The next workshop will be held on:

Register today to book your place by emailing training@aaf.edu.au. Registrations close: Monday 23 April 2012. Due to the interactive nature of the workshop, attendance could be limited if interest is high.
You can also register your interest for upcoming workshops in Melbourne, Adelaide or Perth by emailing training@aaf.edu.au (include your city of preference).

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.

Please note you will be sent an invoice once your registration to attend the workshop has been confirmed. You are not guaranteed a place in the selected workshop, but we will contact you with alternative dates / location if necessary.

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.