Category Archive for ‘Other Organizations Meetings’ at Boston KM Forum

Archive for the 'Other Organizations Meetings' Category

Smarter-Companies a New Affiliation with Boston KM Forum

Published by lynda on March 11, 2013 in News and Commentary and Other Organizations Meetings. 0 Comments

Boston KM Forum enjoyed a terrific working session in February with Mary Adams, Founder and President of Smarter-Companies. It is wonderful to see how her latest venture that is focused on a network of intangible capital experts has taken off since the beginning of the year.

Boston KM Forum President Larry Chait and program organizer Lynda Moulton have joined along with several other members. We have started a group within the Smarter-Companies community and invite you to join, as well. This may be the perfect place to carry on discussions among our members. You can send a request with your contact information to info@kmforum.org to receive an invitation. If you are on our mailing list, look for an email invitation from us to join this week.

Mary Adams is also an organizer for the upcoming 10th International Conference on Intellectual Capital and Knowledge Management mini-track, What Works in IC? Practical Perspectives, October 24-25, 2013, at George Washington University. Please visit the conference site for opportunities to present a paper or register for the program. This looks like a wonderful opportunity for our members to expand their knowledge management experience in learning and connecting with experts in the field.

Decision Support Systems that Adapt to New Knowledge

Published by lynda on March 2, 2011 in Non-KM Forum Events Posting and Thursday Afternoon Meetings. 0 Comments

Thursday, March 17, 2011, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., Microsoft, 201 Jones Rd., Sixth Floor, Waltham, MA 02451. Directions.

SPEAKER: Richard Adler, PhD, President, DecisionPath, Inc.

TOPIC: Through our interview with Richard Adler we will explore the many applications for adaptive decision support. Dr. Adler has worked with several agencies in the Department of Homeland Security applying a knowledge-based approach to “test-driving” counter-terrorism strategies, to better understand (and help improve) their cost-benefit trade-offs within an evolving security “landscape”. He has also developed knowledge-based solutions to help organizations respond more effectively to transformational changes brought about by changing environments and disruptive events.

This program is an interesting transition from the theory we learned about last month from Laurie Webster of CognitiveEdge, where a narrative technique was applied to gathering information for defining and solving complex business problems. We will learn how Dr. Adler has applied his innovative modeling and simulation tool to diverse challenges for the US Coast Guard and TSA, and on-going work in the pharmaceutical market and investment strategic planning.

The format of the meeting is a 45 minute interview with our guest speaker, followed by audience Q&A and discussion of his methods.

BIOGRAPHY: Dr. Richard M. Adler is the founder of DecisionPath. He designed and implemented the company’s ForeTell software platform and currently directs development and delivery of ForeTell-based solutions for Government, Life Sciences, and Financial Services markets.

Previously, Dr. Adler was a Partner in Computer Science Corporation’s commercial consulting group. At CSC, he held positions as the Solutions Architect for the company’s Net Markets practice and earlier, as the Application Architect for Lynx, CSC’s software framework for developing transactional business applications. Dr. Adler was previously VP of R and D at Symbiotics, Inc., a middleware software startup, and held technical positions with the MITRE Corporation and Control Data Corporation.

Related information:

Begley, Sharon. The Limits of Reason; Why evolution may favor irrationality. Newsweek, 08/05/2010.

DecisionPath Additional Resources. http://www.decpath.com/resources.html

Snowden, David. The resilient organisation, presented at KMWorld, 2010. CognitiveEdge, 11/18/2010, 8 slides/podcast

PLEASE Register even if you are not certain you can attend so we have an accurate estimate of attendees for handouts.

Registration Form for Thursday

Registration Comments (Cost, time, meeting format)

New England Archivists Fall 2010 Conference

Published by lynda on September 29, 2010 in Other Organizations Meetings. 0 Comments

Looking Inward/Looking Outward: Changing Roles and Expectations in Archival Settings, New England Archivists Fall 2010 Conference, November 5-6, 2010, Keene State College, Keene, NH.

Check out the program details. Other information and link to registration.

NE Chapter American Society for Indexing Meeting 10/16

Published by lynda on September 1, 2010 in Other Organizations Meetings. 0 Comments

Check out the announcement for the annual FALL MEETING of the New England Chapter of the American Society for Indexing (NEASI), Oct. 16, Cary Memorial Library in Lexington, Massachusetts. Speakers: Enid Zafran, “Polishing the Index” and Heather Hedden: “From Indexer to Accidental Taxonomist.”

Launching New Technology Group for Healthcare Innovators: CCTWG

Published by lynda on June 17, 2010 in Other Organizations Meetings. 0 Comments

June 30, 2010 6:30 - 9:00 PM Waltham, MA (free but registration is required)

Celebrate the kick-off of a new healthcare technology group
Find out how this new workgroup can support your role in healthcare innovation
And a special update on leveraging two key aspects of healthcare reform and funding

Boston KM Forum is invited to attend the kick-off

Special discussion led by: Dr. Allan Goroll

professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and practicing primary care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital
nationally respected leader in primary care, medical innovation, and healthcare reform
a passionate and dedicated force in healthcare advancements
a founder of forward-thinking initiatives such as the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative
recipient of numerous awards for his pioneering work

At this unique evening event, Dr. Goroll will provide a briefing on key trends and resources related to healthcare reform and stimulus legislation, and the organizing team will introduce a new initiative: the Collaborative Care Technology Working Group, scheduled to commence activities in September 2010.

AGENDA, Wednesday, June 30, 2010 6:30 - 8:30 PM

Dr. Allan Goroll, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

* Health System Reform: the Big Picture
o Strengthening the Primary Care Base, Collaboration and Coordination

* Updates on Implementation of New Healthcare Legislation, including:
o the Medicare Innovation Center component of new healthcare reform and stimulus legislation
o current and upcoming activities of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

MORE about the CCTWG initiative here

Practical Aspects of Knowledge Management

Published by lynda on April 20, 2010 in Other Organizations Meetings. 0 Comments

Call for papers for:

8th International Conference on Practical Aspects of Knowledge Management, November 10-12, 2010, Philadelphia - USA.

http://www.ischool.drexel.edu/PAKM2010/

Submission due:        21 May 2010
Conference:               10 to 12 November 2010
Workshops:            10 November 2010
Scientific Program:   11-12 November 2010

Practical Knowledge Management

Published by lynda on March 9, 2010 in Non-KM Forum Events Posting. 0 Comments

Practical Knowledge Management, April 1 - 30, 2010, Instructor: Paula Cohen

Continuing Education Course at Simmons College. This workshop will cover the most widely accepted approaches, methods and tools for designing, implementing and sustaining a knowledge management function in a library or organization.

Modeling the World with Four Colors: UML class model patterns

Published by lynda on February 22, 2010 in Non-KM Forum Events Posting and Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Speaker: Norman Daoust of Daoust Associates will present Modeling the World with Four Colors: UML class model patterns on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at Foley Hoag LLP, Emerging Enterprise Center, Bay Colony Corporate Center 1000 Winter Street, Suite 4000, North Entrance, Waltham, Massachusetts

This program is sponsored by IEEE Consultants Network. Admission: no charge; the meeting is open to the public; tell your friends, they’ll appreciate it!

Description: This presentation describes patterns for creating domain models using four colors to stereotype the UML (Unified Medical Language) classes into five categories. This speeds up the analysis modeling process, produces models that are easy to review and critique. The use of color adds to the information content of the model and provides an excellent mechanism for visual discrimination of the concepts.

The presentation begins with a brief description of the five stereotype classes, followed by an example, tips for identifying each of classes, and concludes with a stereotyped way the stereotype entities fit together.

Attendees will learn the four colors and how to apply them. They will leave with a different way of thinking about the world.

Audience: business analysts, data analysts, data modelers, people who want a framework for categorizing data

CSHALS will take place February 24-26, 2010 in Cambridge/Boston, MA

Published by lynda on February 7, 2010 in Non-KM Forum Events Posting. 0 Comments

The Conference on Semantics in Healthcare and Life Sciences (CSHALS) the official conference of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) returns for its third year as the premier annual event focused on the use of semantic technologies in the pharmaceutical industry, including hospitals/healthcare institutions and academic research labs.

CSHALS is a conference focused on specific applications of semantic technologies, including Semantic Web, to show where advances have been made, determine what the current needs are, and anticipate where the field is headed in order to prepare and advance with the field. The conference is organized along specific topics and moderated to stimulate interactive discussions around sets of key questions determined in advance with input from registered attendees.

Conference Details

Boston KM Forum