Archive for July, 2008

VoCamp

Published by lynda on July 29, 2008 in Other Organizations Meetings. 0 Comments

VoCamp: Availability of vocabularies for describing data is a serious SW bottleneck - why not host a “VoCamp” and help grow the ecosystem of ontologies/vocabularies on the Web? To answer that need W3C, DERI International, and Talis are proposing a series of workshops. http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/semantic-web/2008Jul/0395.html

Beginning in September, 2008 in Oxford, England, here is the description:
http://vocamp.org/wiki/WhatIsVoCamp#What_is_needed_to_run_a_VoCamp.3F

Pains that Influence Collaboration Tool Adoption

Published by lynda on July 21, 2008 in Friday Breakfast Meetings. 3 Comments

Friday, August 1, 2008 at 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. Rebecca’s at Reservoir Place, Trapelo Road, Waltham.

Sadie Van Buren gave us great commentary on her experiences helping clients implement SharePoint. Among her slides were three that underscored the pain that drives adoption of collaboration technology, the pain that ensues during the implementation phase, and the relief that is reflected in successful outcomes. Her talk generated great questions and she led a group of 30 of us in discussion that could have gone on for hours, as one participant noted. We will pick up the theme at the next Friday breakfast meeting. Before you come, be sure to look at the slides to get ideas for pain points you want to share. The discussion can be related to SharePoint, Lotus QuickPlace or other similar tools that you are considering or have used. Bring questions and commentary to share with others.

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Knowledge Management at Kent State University

Published by lynda on July 2, 2008 in Other Organizations Meetings. 1 Comment
On Wednesday, July 9, 2008, from 6 PM to 7:30 PM, there will be an online, interactive session on the certificate program and Master of Science degree in Knowledge Management at Kent State University. For information about joining this online open house, go to: http://iakm.kent.edu/kmonline/ The session will also be recorded, so interested parties can access it immediately following the event.

Potential students are encouraged to make time for this informational meeting. They will be able to access the presentation as it occurs and will be able to ask questions through their computers online.

Dr. Thomas J. Froehlich, Director of the Masters Program in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management, will provide an overview of the program and its online options in the area of Knowledge Management.

Dr. Denise Bedford will speak about her background, experience and expertise in knowledge management and will provide an overview of the two courses she will be teaching for the IAKM program in the fall, Foundational Principles of Knowledge Management and the Economics of Information.

Dr. Bedford holds a Ph.D. in Information Science from the University of California, Berkeley. She has been the Senior Information Officer at the World Bank since 1997, where she is responsible for management of the World Bank’s core metadata strategy, including content type strategy and the various ontologies that support Bank metadata.

She has taught courses at the University of Tennessee, Georgetown University, Catholic University of America, University of Richmond, and George Mason University.

Dispatches from the Front Lines of SharePoint-based Collaboration

Published by lynda on July 1, 2008 in Thursday Afternoon Meetings. 3 Comments

Thursday, July 17, 2008, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m, Jarg, (MetraTech Building), 330 Bear Hill Road, Suite 230, Waltham. Directions.

SPEAKER: Sadie Van Buren, Associate, Knowledge Management Associates

TOPIC: As a consultant helping clients implement Microsoft SharePoint technologies to leverage their knowledge assets, Sadie has observed significant changes in the way clients collaborate and manage their knowledge, but recognizes that many of them still have a long way to go. She will discuss how some Boston-area companies are solving their KM and collaboration problems, the barriers they faced or are still facing, and the positive outcomes, intended or otherwise.

BIOGRAPHY: Sadie Van Buren consults for Knowledge Management Associates, a Gold-Certified Microsoft Partner based in Waltham. Her main area of focus is in architecting and customizing SharePoint deployments, specifically from a usability and design perspective.

Sadie has a Bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University, having majored in English Literature and French Literature. She received a Certification in Project Management from Boston University, and is a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist. Sadie blogs at http://amatterofdegree.typepad.com/. Link to presentation slides.

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

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