Greater DC Chapter & World Future Society DC Chapter Joint
Meeting
New Ways of Knowing
Thursday, January24, 2008 - 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Embassy Suites, Washington, DC
Program Description
"Only the connected will
survive." -Wikinomics, Chapter 1.
Modern enterprise is experiencing
the convergence of broad information, business and social
trends. New ways of interaction and knowing are made possible
through the rise of mass-generated media such as blogs, wikis
and social network sites. Outsourcing, just-in-time processes,
and innovation create challenges and opportunities for the
enterprise.
Competitive Intelligence
professionals must adapt this brave new world to both make use
of, and protect against, new vectors for threats to the
enterprise. The expectations of decision-makers we are charged
to support are rising, and we must explain the nature of this
complex world to them.
The Greater Washington chapters of
the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals and the
World Futures Society are pleased to announce an extended open
panel discussion on "The New Ways of Knowing." In the spirit of
collaboration this will be a very interactive session. Our
panel will consists of:
Don Burke, Intellipedia Doyen, CIA
Sean Dennehy, Chief of Intellipedia, CIA
Eric Garland, President, Competitive Futures, Inc. and author of
"Future, Inc."
We will discus and demonstrate
these topics. We provide the following three topic areas as a
starting point for the discussion:
1. How are web 2.0 tools being
used to augment or replace existing business processes to
deliver higher dimensions of value and increased
responsiveness? E-mail blasts and newsletters may be replaced
by blogs. Traditional static reports are replaced by wikis.
While these tools and ways of working come natural to the
"digital natives" they may represent a learning curve for
"digital immigrants."
2. How do web 2.0 tools fit
together? Each tool delivers its own specific value and there
is no real one-size-fits-all solution. Blogs are great for news
updates and discussions, wikis make a valuable platform for
content aggregation and tagging tools are useful for social
organization. What are the gaps in your current work processes,
and what set of tools will help you close those gaps?
3. To be successful, your approach
to web 2.0 strategies must be authentic. How do we redefine
professionalism on a platform that demands we "tell it like it
is" and exposes spin and incorrect information. Your "street
cred" depends on getting this right.
Location
Embassy Suites
4300 Military Road
Washington, DC
Directions
The Embassy Suites Chevy Chase
Pavillion is located near the corner of Military Road and
Wisconsin Avenue in the Friendship Heights section of the
District/Maryland line. The hotel itself is situated above
Friendship Heights Metro Station (Red Line). Convenient
underground parking is available on-site for a small fee.
Driving directions are available here:
http://www.embassysuitesdcmetro.com/embassy-suites-directions.php
Registration Fees
SCIP & World Future Society
Members $49.00
Non-Members $59.00
On
Site Registration Fees
SCIP & World Future Society
Members - $54.00
Non-Members $64.00
Please click the link to register:
http://members.scip.org/scriptcontent/BeWeb/events/eventdetail.cfm?&PRODUCT_MAJOR=GDCHP0108
Agenda
Registration & Networking 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Food & Beverage (Box Lunch) 12:00 PM
Presentation 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Q&A / Networking 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Contact
Information
August Jackson, Greater Washington Chapter Chair, email:
august@augustjackson.net
,
703.989.9588.
Dionedra Dorsey, SCIP Chapter
Relations Coordinator, email:
ddorsey@scip.org
,
703.739.0696 x111.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations not received in writing by
Thursday, January 17th will not
be refunded.
No-shows will be billed.
Mark you calendars: Annual Meeting 2008, San
Diego, California – April 14-17, 2008. Check
www.scip.org regularly for updates to the conference Email:
memberservices@scip.org with any questions.
To Register for any of the book club meetings (
www.123signup.com/calendar?Org=natcapwfs )
National
Capital Region Chapter of the World Future Society Futurist Book
Group
Meeting Schedule January-November 2008
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April 2, 2008 |
The Design of Future Things
By Donald A. Norman |
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May 7, 2008 |
Saving the Americas: The Dangerous Decline of Latin
America and What the U.S. Must Do
By Andres Oppenheimer
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June 4, 2008 |
Millennial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube, and the Future
of American Politics
By Morely Winograd and Michael D. Hais |
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September 3, 2008 |
The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New
Global Order
By Parag Khanna |
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