| San Francisco DAMA Newsletter |
Data Management Association, Inc.
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
268 Bush Street, Suite 2523
San Francisco, CA 94104
http://www.sfdama.org
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MARCH 2006 MEETING
HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2006 at:
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AT&T, San Ramon |
2600 Camino Ramon
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| San Ramon, CA 94583 |
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AGENDA
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| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Continental Breakfast
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| 9:00 - 9:05 |
Welcoming Remarks
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| 9:05 - 9:15 |
Elections for SF-DAMA Board of Directors
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| 9:15 - 10:15 |
The Promise of Semantic Technology
Neil Raden, Hired Brains, Inc.
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| 10:15 - 10:30 |
Break
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| 10:30 - 11:45 |
Continued Presentation
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| 11:45 - 12:00 |
Questions and Wrap-Up
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| 12:00 - Lunch |
Restaurant (to be announced at the meeting)
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"They are able because they think they are able."
-Virgil
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Information Resource Management: Setting Standards for Excellence
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DIRECTIONS
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Directions To This Month's Meeting:
AT&T, San Ramon
2600 Camino Ramon
San Ramon, CA 94583
Directions from North located about 11 miles South of Walnut Creek:
- South on Hwy 680
- Exit East Bollinger Canyon (turn left)
- Follow directions below from "*"
Directions from South located about 5 miles North of 580 X 680 Interchange:
- North on Hwy 680
- Exit East Bollinger Canyon (turn right)
* Continue East about 1 mile:
- Left on Camino Ramon
- Left into AT&T Main Entrance at 2600 Camino Ramon (there is a large lattice in front and a lake on the left after turning)
- Park in North East (on right) or Visitor's Parking Lot at end of driveway
- Wait at Front Desk for an AT&T DAMA Employee to sign you in
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The Promise of Semantic Technology
Presentation Abstract:
Current packaged applications and application development tools are good at
provisioning data to the knowledge worker, but the complexity of the job in
an externalized world demands much more automation of knowledge work. A
solution is needed that can gather, store and process a much richer set of
information. To do that, it has to be able to scale to massive amounts of
data, and respond to events in real-time. Semantic technology is showing
real promise in these areas.
What is the promise of semantics? Interoperability, not just integration.
Orchestration of services. Agility in business processes. Rich models of
behavior. Machines that can apply policy, not just rules ; in short, all of
the things that have been promised before. The difference this time is the
departure from the earliest principles of IT, release from the bonds of
managing from scarcity and simplifying models. Can a subtle shift in
mathematics from matrix algebra (relational) to graph theory (ontology)
engender all of this? Not without a lot of hard work, but it's possible.
This is especially important to those involved in data management as the
emphasis has already begun to shift from data/technical know-how to domain
expertise.
Speaker's Biography:
Neil Raden, Hired Brains, Inc.
Neil Raden is the founder of Hired Brains and is a practicing consultant, industry analyst,
speaker and author. He has over two decades of experience in the application of analytics
to diverse fields ranging from actuarial science, biotech, logistics and nuclear waste
management to cosmetics marketing, brake manufacturing and capital budget analysis. His
articles appear in industry magazines and he is the author of dozens of sponsored white
papers for vendors and other organizations.
Hired Brains implements analytical solutions for clients in North America and Europe and
provides market research, industry analysis and strategy consulting services to technology
providers.
Neil’s book, “Crossing the Knowing-Doing Gap with Semantic Technology” will be published
this fall.
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SF-DAMA Board Elections 2006 |
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Elections for the SF-DAMA Board of Directors will take place during the rescheduled SF-DAMA Chapter Meeting
on March 8, 2006.
These are the current nominees:
- President, Francois Cartier
- Treasurer, Tom Gaffney
- Membership, Lynn Johnston
- Program Director, Mehmet Orun
- Communications, Sandra Gogas
- Resource Director, vacant
- DAMA Day, Wendy Wood
If you would like to run for any of these positions, please contact
Wendy Wood ww1693@att.com or come to the meeting.
The new board and committee chairs begin April 1.
Wendy Wood
President, SF DAMA
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OTHER RESOURCES
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2006 SF DAMA Meetings Schedule
(All meetings start at 8:30 a.m. and are at the following location unless otherwise noted.)
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Topic / Presenter / Location |
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April 5, 2006 |
Archiving and Regulatory Compliance
NeonSoft
Genentech
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May 3, 2006 |
Content Mining for Business Intelligence
Jay Henderson
AT&T, San Ramon
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June 7, 2006 |
Data Acquisition and Quality Assessment
Jamie Jones
Genentech
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