Topic Maps - June 28th Taxonomy Community Call

 
	
Join us for this month's Taxonomy Community of Practice Call on Topic Maps! 

Date and time: Wednesday June 28th, 2006 at 2:00 PM EDT. 
Location: Online (teleconference / webinar) 
Cost: $50 per attendee. 

Register for the session:
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(If this link does not work, go to www.earley.com to register) 

Dial-in instructions and slides are sent the day before the call. 
Please register by June 27th to ensure that you receive the instructions in
time. 

Description
Topic maps have been touted as the "equivalent of the traditional
back-of-the-book index" for the world of electronic information and the "GPS
of the Web". A prominent vendor of topic map solutions claims that they
promise to "revolutionize the ways in which we search for and navigate
information". How do we separate the truth from the hype? 

Much is made about the ability of topic maps to integrate information and
automate merging of diverse sources. How is this applicable in complex
business information environments? Essentially, what are topic maps and how
can they be used today? 

This session will present: 

*	Key concepts of topic maps 
*	Basics of the XTM markup language 
*	How topic maps can be used (knowledge mapping, resource discovery,
etc.) 
*	How topic maps are different from or similar to existing knowledge
representation models 
*	A case study of topic maps in application 

Join us June 28th, 2:00PM EDT to learn more! 

Presenters include Seth Earley from Earley & Associates, Bob Bater from
InfoPlex Associates, Steven Newcomb from Coolheads Consulting, Paul Prueitt,
PhD (www.ontologystream.com <BLOCKED::http://www.ontologystream.com> ), and
Marti Heyman from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. 

Join the free taxonomy community of practice yahoo group
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/TaxoCoP/join

If you have problems registering on line, please contact Stephanie Lemieux
at Earley & Associates. [email protected] or call 514-804-7833. 

Earley & Associates provides organizations with taxonomy strategy,
development and implementation services to support content management,
knowledge management, e commerce, enterprise integration, portal and
compliance initiatives. 

Sincerely, 


Seth Earley 
Earley & Associates, Inc 
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