First International Conference on
The Practical Application of Knowledge Management
Monday 23rd March - Wednesday 25th March 1998, London, UK
http://www.demon.co.uk/ar/PAKeM98/
PAKeM98 is sponsored and supported by: CompulogNet, Integral Solutions Ltd,
LPA, Prolog Management Group, Association of Logic Programming, Lionheart
Publishing Inc., and is held in cooperation with AAAI.
Call for Participation
PAKeM98 - The First International Conference and Exhibition on the
Practical Application of Knowledge Management is a new conference that aims
to demonstrate the use of this key technology for solving real-world
problems in business, industry, and commerce.
Conference Objectives
PAKeM is the new event for 1998 initiated in recognition of the emerging
level of interest in Knowledge Management. KM is rapidly being recognised
as an essential business tool to locate, organise, transfer and use the
information and expertise within an organisation.
The aim of this conference is to examine, discuss and develop solutions for
the management of knowledge within organisations by addressing areas such
as:
Strategic management of knowledge
Knowledge as a means of maintaining competitive advantage
Process reengineering through knowledge management
Knowledge as a means for unlocking and maximising an
organisations assets
Provision of timely access to relevant knowledge
Maintaining security of sensitive information
How to quantify the intangible assets of your organisation
PA EXPO98
PAKeM98 will form part of a five day Practical Application Expo which will
also include:
PADD98-The Practical Application of Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
PAAM98-The Practical Application of Intelligent Agent and Multi Agent
Technology
PAP/PACT98- Incorporating The Sixth Practical Application Prolog and The
Fourth Practical Application of Constraint Technology.
The Four conference and tutorial programmes will overlap, enabling
delegates to get the best possible value from attending these events.
You are invited to register your interest for PAKeM98 by completing the
reply form below.
Call for Papers
We invite papers or industrial reports describing fielded or near term
applications which exploit Knowledge Management technology.
Because PAKeM98 will focus on real-world benefits, preference will be given
to papers describing fielded applications, especially in the business
arena. Also of interest are descriptions of advanced prototypes, tools and
techniques, and general survey papers which indicate the future directions
for knowledge management technology.
Submission Details
Five copies of your paper, in English, should be received by the conference
organisers, on or before December 5, 1997. Papers from non English
spreakers are strongly encouraged, however we would ask that your paper is
proof read by a native English speaker before submission.
Please include:
A Cover Page containing Full Contact Details
A Short Abstract
Your E-mail Address
Submitted papers should be no more than twenty pages long.
Authors of successful submissions will be notified by January 12, 1998.
Accepted papers in camera-ready format will be due by February 13, 1998.
Call for Exhibitors
PAKeM98 provides an excellent opportunity for vendors and developers to
demonstrate knowledge management-based systems. You are invited to contact
the conference organisers to arrange for your application to be exhibited
at the event.
Programme Committee
The conference chair is Larry Lucardie of Andersen Consulting.
The programme chair is Robin Drogemuller of James Cook University of North
Queensland.
The programme committee is drawn worldwide, from industry leaders and first
class universities and research organisations.
KK Aw Malaysia
Avron Barr Stanford Software Industry Study, USA
Robin Drogemuller James Cook University of North Queensland, Australia
David Coleman Collaborative Strategies, USA
John Debenham University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Jean-Louis Ermine CEA Centre de Saclay, France
Bob Hallsworth< ICL Consultancy, UK
Gerald Kristen KISS, The Netherlands
Larry Lucardie Andersen Consulting, The Netherlands
Ann Macintosh AIAI, UK
Rob Mattison Sequent Computer Systems, USA
Robert Taylor Unisys, UK
Roger Whitehead Office Futures, UK
Wouter de Vries Unilever, The Netherlands
Organisation
The Conference is organised by The Practical Application Company. The
Sponsorship and Exhibition Coordinator is Clive Spenser, PMG Treasurer, and
Marketing Director of Logic Programming Associates.
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