Schedule of Planned Events 

for DAMA-NCR and DAMA International

Please email your program suggestions, questions, or comments to our VP for Programs

For materials, slides, and references from previous programs see our Schedule of Past Events  

---

IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION - PLEASE READ FIRST

Registration: All attendees must register in advance. NOTE: The cutoff date for registration is the Friday before the meeting.
To register:

• Send an email to admin@dama-ncr.org or
• Call DAMA-NCR at 202-465-4399 and leave a message (it will be forwarded to board members as an email attachment).
• Please provide your name, organization, email address, and phone number where you can be reached.

Next Meeting:  June 12, 2007

Fee:  free to members, $30 for non-members  (see membership fees and benefits)

Location: Baltimore at St. Paul's Plaza building Conference Room 27E.

T. Rowe Price
200 St. Paul Plaza, Baltimore, Maryland

(410)345-2000

From the north:

Take I-83 South (Jones Falls Expressway) directly into Baltimore City.
Exit at St. Paul Street South.
Follow St. Paul Street for many blocks, at the split, stay to the right.
The Tremont Hotel will be on the right at the top of a steep incline.
200 St. Paul Plaza is the next building on the right.
Turn right onto Lexington Street - the parking garage is the first entrance on the right.

Registration Procedure:  Send email to register@dama-ncr.org  and state the date of the meeting.   Please provide name, organization, and phone number. 

Please note that access to the meeting is via a secure elevator, and that our host, Lorraine Smith of T. Rowe Price will be arranging for our access to the meeting room.
 

Agenda:

Topic 1:   Overview: XML in Data Management

  Speaker 1:  Dr. Peter Aiken  (see his bio)

  Abstract: 

XML can be to data what Java is attempting to be to programming languages. Wrap an application’s data once with XML-based metadata and utilise it with any XML-enabled application! XML-based data integration will soon be the norm. In many cases XML permits a simple to use and inexpensive to implement yet more robust means of electronically exchanging data than – electronic data interchange (EDI). Some say that XML is EDI for the rest of us! XML is sufficiently mature to have been architected into the core of Microsoft Office 2000. In Office, XML is used to represent the internal formats and styles used by the integrated applications. This permits versions of Office 2000 documents to be saved as html files and then subsequently reopened by office components without losing relevant formatting detail. More importantly, it represents one important new source of previously unstructured data that – using XML – data administrators can begin to incorporate into existing corporate data assets.
 

Topic 2:

  Speaker 2:  Anne Marie Smith, Ph.D.  (See her bio)

  Abstract: 

Master data management (MDM) is the disciplined technique of managing process, technology and integration architectures related to acquisition, collation, mapping, cleansing, storing and publishing reference-oriented data required to create and maintain an enterprise-wide "single source of truth" for core business entities in order to capture transactions and measure results for these entities. The main steps for master data transformation are:

Consolidating information into a single master database,
Refining and enriching data centrally for distribution across an enterprise, and
Synchronizing data for a consistent enterprise view.

Effective data management process consists of four steps: domain analysis, data integrity assessment, data quality assessment and process orchestration. Unfortunately, many organizations struggle to reconcile master data from across the enterprise, particularly as it is duplicated and maintained in multiple systems.

This presentation will provide an overview of master data management (MDM), a set of principles to follow for successful development of a master data management approach, and outline the recommended processes used to create and maintain a master data management environment, and offer.

Presentation Outline:

Introduction to Master Data Management
Master Data Management Across the Enterprise
Principles in Master Data Management Development
Best Practices and Recommended Approaches to MDM
Obstacles to Avoid in MDM
MDM and Information Management Professionals’ Role
Conclusion and Questions and Answers

September Meeting:  TBD

Fee:  free to members, $30 for non-members  (see membership fees and benefits)

Location:

Agenda:

Topic 1:   

  Speaker 1:  

  Abstract: 

Topic 2:

  Speaker 2:  

 Abstract: 

Meeting Sponsor: