Data Management Association
National Capital Region

DAMA-NCR is a not-for-profit, vendor independent association of technical and business professionals dedicated to advancing the concepts and practices for data resource management and enterprise information. Our DAMA-NCR chapter of DAMA International has local meetings and lectures that promote the understanding, development and practice of managing data and information to support business strategies.

Serving Northern Virginia, Maryland and the Washington Capital Region, our DAMA-NCR membership includes many of today’s thought leaders and our meetings include workshops and lectures on Data Architecture, Data Governance, Data Modeling, Data Warehousing, Data Mining, Data Quality, Business Intelligence, Service Oriented Architecture and more – and it’s all free to members.

DAMA International Announces New Data Governance Professional Credential (DGP) - see Certifications

New job listings posted on our Career Center - check them out!

Upcoming Events

Next chapter meeting: March 13, 2012
Special event: April 2012 - more details to follow

Go to the Calendar of Events for more information, or register for the meeting.

What is going on in DAMA International?

Talk about data was everywhere in 2010! To learn what all the conversation was about, read the 2011 President Letter.pdf from DAMA International President Peter Aiken and DAMA International VP of Communications and DAMA-NCR Chapter President Loretta Mahon Smith.

Materials Available for Download

Go to Schedule of Past Events to download materials from past events (click on the program date, find the speakers name and follow the instructions for downloading). If you are not sure when a given topic was presented, enter the topic as a search string in the Google Search in the menu bar above.

Go to the Calendar of Events for more information or to download materials on upcoming events.

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Professional Affiliations and Networking

Join DAMA-NCR LinkedIn Group - Business and technical professionals with an interest in data management topics such as data warehousing, data modeling, business rules, metadata, repository, enterprise architecture, data quality, knowledge management, enterprise portals, XMI and XML, and more should join our group for events and learning opportunities in the Washington DC metropolitan area.

DC SPIN - The Washington DC Area Software Process Improvement Network (DC SPIN) is a leadership forum for the free and open exchange of software process improvement experiences and practical ideas.

ASQ509 - The American Society for Quality Section 509. The mission of the Washington, DC and Maryland Metro Section of ASQ is to build and support a vibrant network of quality professionals and serve as an effective quality resource for the Washington DC and Maryland Metropolitan area.

TDAN - Read the DAMA Corner in The Data Administration Newsletter.