The G Suite for Education Technical Retreat is intended for an audience of technology directors, systems administrators, and others who support technology needs in schools. The content is focused on the process and challenges of migrating educational institutions from legacy systems (or current systems) to G Suite for Education. Participants will learn best practices and current issues from experienced peers and experts. Prepared presentations and activities are supplemented by structured time for discussion and networking.

• Sessions will include topics such as:
• Overview of G Suite Dashboard Settings, Migrating Data from Microsoft Exchange or First Class to Google, Using Google’s API’s to Mass-Create Accounts for All Current Email Users, Migrating Large Organizations, Using the Google Apps Manager Command-line Tool, Using the Google Apps Migration Tool, Managing Sub-organizations & Setting Up Permissions for Individual Apps, Creating an Implementation Plan for Current Staff, Creating a Dual-Delivery Pilot to Test the Systems and Migration, Strategies for Roll-Out Beyond a Pilot, Retention Strategies for Legacy Systems
• BONUS: Chromebook Deployment and Management

Productivity tips for G Suite (particularly Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Docs) will also be included in this retreat. Participants will leave better prepared to use and support these tools in an educational context.