Gurteen Knowledge Events: Global

Activating Business Networks for Performance and Growth

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:49:26 +0100

Date: 03 Jul 2009
Organizer: University of Greenwich Buisness School
Location: London, United Kingdom

Come to the launch of the Centre for Business Network Research at the University of Greenwich Business School. Learn how to use the unexploited potential for social network analysis in streamlining operations and building collaborative advantage for growth in tough times.

Join a panel of business-focused practitioners including David Krackhardt, Professor at Carnegie Mellon University; author of Interpersonal Networks in Organisations.

Annual KM4DEV meeting

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:48:09 +0100

Date: 06 - 08 Oct 2009
Organizer: KM4DEV
Location: Brussels, Belgium

KS/KM in a World Of Change - An Open KM4Dev Community Gathering, Brussels, October 6-8, 2009

We are in a time of significant global change. Climate change impacts agriculture, water, health and other development areas. Global financial crises affect the poor and everything they need. How can knowledge sharing and knowledge management help us address these complex and interrelated issues? Join us for three days of thinking and working together on these issues at the 2009 KM4Dev annual gathering. Over the three days, we will have both separate theme focused conversations and then we will weave them together to think about the role of KM/KS separately and collectively.

Digital Licensing Navigating through the Legalese

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:57:14 +0100

Date: 17 Jul 2009
Organizer: TFPL
Location: London, United Kingdom

The aim of this course is to demystify the legal jargon used in licences for electronic products; and to help delegates become more confident when taking out or renewing licences to electronic subscriptions. The course is aimed at anyone wanting to get the best deal for their organisation when negotiating licences for digital content.

KM India 2009

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:42:21 +0100

Date: 28 - 30 Oct 2009
Organizer: Confederation of Indian Industry
Location: Chennai, India

KM Singapore 2009

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:16:10 +0100

Date: 13 - 14 Aug 2009
Organizer: iKMS
Location: Singapore City, Singapore

KM Singapore 2009: 13-14 Aug 2009 @ Grand Hyatt Hotel
“Knowledge Workforce – Knowledge Economy”

Date: 13th – 14th August 2009 (Thu -Fri)
Venue: Hyatt Hotel
Time: 8.30am - 5.00pm

KM Singapore 2009 is the 6th KM Conference oragnised by iKMS. The conference aims to bring together the KM Community in Singapore, both KM practitioners and partners from the public and private sectors to learn and interact on the latest development in KM in Singapore and around the world.

The registration is now open with 15 Jul as early bird deadline. There is also an additional discount of 15% for conference segment for group of 5 and more participants from each organisation. This is to encourage KM practitioners from each organisation to invite your internal business partners to attend the conference together. The highlights for this year include:

- KM Excellence Awards 2009
- Dr Etienne Wenger and Dr Steve Ellis as our international keynote speakers
- 10 to 12 KM case presentations in parallel tracks
- Launch of KM book ‘Singapore Perspective 2009’ & new iKMS Website
- Workshop sessions by David Gurteen and Dr Steve Ellis, and more
- Special pre-conference “1-day Master-Class” by Dr Etienne Wenger (12 Aug 09 - Wed)

See flyer for more details: http://www.ikms.org/docs/KM_Singapore_2009_v1.pdf

Knowledge and Project Management Symposium

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:02:40 +0100

Date: 12 - 13 Aug 2009
Organizer: Knowledge and Information Professionals Association
Location: Tulsa, United States

The Knowledge and Project Management (KPM) Symposium is an annual event held in Tulsa, Oklahoma that is dedicated to finding real-world synergies between the evolving discipline of Knowledge Management and the projects within an organization. The conference is jointly hosted by Knowledge and Information Assciation, the Tulsa PMI chapter, the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University and the University of Tulsa.

The KPM Symposium provides a balance of current accademic research with proven strategies from industry. Speakers from both worlds are invited to present their findings. Attendees come from the public and private sector. These organizations include both for-profit and not-for-profit from across the region.

Knowledge Management Foundation Programme

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:43:06 +0100

Date: 22 Sep 2009
Organizer: TFPL
Location: London, United Kingdom

This one day course provides an introduction to the concepts and practice of knowledge management. Knowledge management has matured as a management discipline now that it has been proven to deliver value to organisations. This course will demystify the field and provide the basic grounding delegates need to work in the area. They will be introduced to the language of knowledge management, the principles that underpin it and its practical application across all sectors of the economy.

Knowledge Management (KM) Summit 2009

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:40:09 +0100

Date: 18 - 20 Aug 2009
Organizer: DNV-CIBIT
Location: Tehran, Iran

Knowledge Management (KM) Summit 2009

Business excellence through knowledge management

Leadership and the Collaborative Climate.. Does Anyone Care?

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:42:40 +0100

Date: 24 Jun 2009
Organizer: Gurteen KNowledge Cafe - Adelaide
Location: Adelaide, Australia

David Romano of Human Capital International will lead this discussion over breakfast

Marketing Masterclass for IM and KM Consultants

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:08:09 +0100

Date: 07 Jul 2009
Organizer: OneIS
Location: London, United Kingdom

Information, Knowledge and IT Consultants have much to offer businesses of every size. The challenge is to communicate the benefits of working with us to our potential customers. And that means... marketing!

You're warmly invited to join us for a Marketing Masterclass with Chris West.

Chris will take us through what we need to know about marketing - getting the right strategy, the research we need to do, and how to communicate our messages in the best ways to the right people. We will look at branding, positioning and identifying our unique selling points - and do so in the jargon-free language for which Chris' books have achieved an enviable reputation.

Before the Masterclass, Jennifer Smith, the co-founder of OneIS, will talk about marketing IM and KM to small businesses, and how we might overcome the challenges of marketing our skills to this new sector.

Reframing Social Sustainability in a Multicultural World

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:36:56 +0100

Date: 18 - 20 Nov 2009
Organizer: Teachers College, Columbia University
Location: Hamilton, Bermuda

This event will bring together the leaders of global transformative learning to dialogue, present papers, experiential sessions, and interactively learn about current theory and practice. Day One, at Bermuda College and around the island, will be an optional experiential learning day, followed by a Bermudian Government reception at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel. Days Two and Three will include diverse sessions and a conversation cafe.

The 2nd ISPIM Innovation Symposium

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:43:39 +0100

Date: 06 - 09 Dec 2009
Organizer: ISPIM
Location: New York City, United States

The 2nd ISPIM Innovation Symposium - Stimulating Recovery - The Role of Innovation Management - will be held in New York City, USA on 6-9 December 2009. Organised by ISPIM and hosted by The Fashion Institute of Technology this symposium will bring together academics, business leaders, consultants and other professionals involved in innovation management. The symposium format will include facilitated themed sessions for academic and practitioner presentations together with interactive workshops and discussion panels. Additionally, the symposium will provide excellent networking opportunities together with a taste of local New York culture.

Submissions from academics, consultants and managers on innovation-related topics are strongly encouraged and should focus on the following:

Collaboration and open innovation
Commercialising and financing innovation
Entrepreneurship & intrapreneurship
Innovating business models
Innovation and IP
Innovation policy for economic recovery
Integrating innovation practice into education
Lean innovation
Managing innovation to stimulate recovery
Measuring and managing innovation
Methods and tools for innovation
Networks and regions of innovation
Organisational creativity & idea generation
Training and leadership for innovation

Important Submission Deadlines:

13 September 2009: Outlines Only (All Academic and Practitioner Submissions)
27 September 2009: Acceptance Notification
8 November 2009: Final Submissions (including papers, slides, profiles & photos) together with registration and payment

Invited Speakers (more to come):

Debra M. Amidon
Founder and CEO, ENTOVATION International Ltd
Author of The Innovation SuperHighway and Knowledge Economics: Emerging Principles, Practices and Policies

Dr. Alan G. Robinson
Professor of Finance & Operations Management, Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts
Author of Ideas Are Free and Corporate Creativity: How Innovation & Improvement Actually Happen

James D. Thompson
Associate Director of Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs; Director of Societal Wealth Program
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Rita Gunther McGrath Associate Professor, Columbia Business School
Co-Author of The Entrepreneurial Mindset and MarketBusters: 40 Strategic Moves that Drive Exceptional Business Growth