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| Teleconference MetaData Market Trends, March 22, 2007 | | | Registration is open for the Meta-Data Professional Organization March member teleconference.
DATE-March 22, 2007
TIME-3:00-4: 15 pm EST
TOPIC: MetaData Market Trends: A Review & Discussion of the 2007 MetaData Market Survey
PRESENTER: Stu Carty, Founder, Principal and MetaData Industry Analyst, Gavilan Research Associates Abstract
Are you planning to evaluate, purchase, or build a metadata management solution in 2007 ? This informative and interactive teleconference will focus on the latest results of the "2007 MetaData Market Survey" – which is a comprehensive user survey conducted by Gavilan Research during the 4th quarter of 2006.
The Survey asked Global 5000 companies questions about their most important metadata management issues and the key features/functions they would like to see included in a metadata management (software) solution. The presentation will highlight key findings from the Survey including a summary of the latest product features and capabilities from leading metadata management vendors. Stu Carty, the President & Founder of Gavilan Research Associates (GRA), is an accomplished, international metadata solutions expert with 20 years progressive experience in the enterprise software industry. Mr. Carty has worked for notable metadata companies such as Informatica, Data Advantage Group, R&O Software (the original vendor of ASG’s Rochade), Manager Software Products, Viasoft, and Reltech Group (the original vendor of CA’s Advantage Repository). Carty has personally given over one thousand presentations & training workshops to Global 5000 companies on enterprise metadata management and has successfully helped hundreds of companies to evaluate, select, & implement metadata management solutions.
(GRA) is an expert consulting firm that helps companies to evaluate and select enterprise technology solutions. For more information about Stu Carty and Gavilan Research Associates, please visit www.gavilanresearch.com This teleconference is open to MPO Members. Members who attend this teleconference will receive a free whitepaper that will summarize the results of the 2007 MetaData Market Survey.
This is the same whitepaper that is available thru Gavilian Research for $85. For registration please email
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by March 13, 2007. | | MPO Hosted Webinar on Data Lineage Available for Download | | | On February 14th, the MPO hosted a webinar on "Revealing Corporate Secrets Using 21 Century Data Lineage" featuring Bonnie O'Neil and sponsored by Exeros.
The webinar is available for download at the Meta- Data Professional Organization website. |
| The MPO Discount for the DAMA International Symposium and Wilshire Meta-Data Conference Expires February 16th | | | The Meta-Data Professional Organization (MPO) is pleased to announce our endorsement of the DAMA International Symposium & Wilshire Meta-Data Conference, Boston, MA, March 4 -8, 2007.
The strong emphasis on metadata at this conference provides a great opportunity for MPO members to pick up best practices and lessons from some of the leading practitioners in the field.
MPO members are eligible for a discount of up to $150.00 on registration if you register for the conference Tues. - Thurs. or the conference and tutorial or workshop Sun. -Thurs. or Mon - Thurs. by Feb. 16th. To obtain the MPO discount code please write to
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Conference registration is available at the Wilshire Conferences website
| | MPO Dinner Get Together March 7, 2007 6:30PM, Boston | | | Are you planning to attend the Wilshire Meta-Data Conference?
It will be a great opportunity to meet and network over dinner on Wednesday March 7th with other MPO members and prospective members.
If you are interested in meeting for dinner please email
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by March 3rd. | | Schedule of Teleconferences | | | The following teleconferences are open to
MPO Members Only
April 12, 2007- 12 Noon EST
Member Led Meeting- Metadata, Lessons Learned April 25, 2007 -2PM EST
"What You Really Need to Know to Be Successful in Metadata Management
Zen and the Art of Metadata Management", Len Silverston May 2007 -2PM EST
Data Governance and Metadata Management
MPO Member In Person Meeting
June 2007
San Francisco
Details will be available shortly
| | Discounts for MPO Members | | | $100 Discount on the following public classes :
March 26 - 29, 2007, Orlando Designing and Building Ontologies-Dave McComb & Simon Robe sponsored by Wilshire Conferences March 26 -30, 2007, Orlando Conceptual Data Modelling -William G. Smith sponsored by Wilshire Conferences March 27 -30, 2007, Orlando Dimensional Data Modeling-Data Modeling for the Data Warehouse-Tom Haughey, sponsored by DebTech International
10% Discount on the following public classes by IRM UK Strategic IT Training
February 21-22, 2007, London, Designing and Building Enterprise Portals Mike Ferguson
March 12-13, 2007, London, Service Oriented Architecture: Technology, Products & Best Practices for Designing SOAs Rick van der Lans May 3-4, 2007, London, Rapid Delivery Technologies for Enterprise Architecture Clive Finkelstein
Up to $150 Discount The DAMA International Symposium and Wilshire Meta- Data Conference, March 4 -8, 2007
DAMA Florida DAMA Day, April 30th-Practical Metadata Strategies- Peter Aiken
| | Call for Presentations-Data Governance Conference Deadline March 2, 2007 | | | Wilshire Conferences and DebTech International are now acceping presentation proposals for the next Data Governance Conference, scheduled for June 25 -28, 2007, San Francisco, CA.
Suggested topics include but are not limited to the following: - Case studies and success stories on data governance
- Business oriented data governance presentations
- Approaches and methodologies for data governance
- Federal compliance legislation and governance
- Using data governance to align the business and IT
- Information security and privacy practices
- Impact of data governance in relation to other IT initiatives including Enterprise Architecture, Metadata, SOA and ERP
- How to align data governance with ITIL and COBIT strategies
- Data protection
- Dealing with intolerance for change
Interested speakers should submit a proposal to
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by March 2, 2007. Please limit the abstract to up to 150 words and include 3-6 bullet points . Please include a recent bio (150 word maximum) and speaker contact information.
For further information please visit the Dat a Governance Conference Website | | Need Help Regarding Metadata Standards? | | | Are you in need of developing standards, finding resources for: data and metadata standards, industry standards, best practices, templates, etc.
The MPO is in the process of developing a section in our newsletter to answer these daunting questions. What we need from YOU are suggestions on what you would like to see in this section, what kinds of things do you need help with,what things are important to you and your organization.
Any questions, please contact Harry Schlegal,at
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Harry has recently been appointed the Director of Research for the MPO. | | February 2007
| | | | What is the Meta-Data Professional Organization?
The Meta-Data Professional Organization (MPO) is a non-profit, international professional association comprised of business and IT professionals in all areas of meta-data practice, including administrators, developers, architects and managers. The MPO brings together individuals with interests, expertise, or hands-on experience in meta-data use from all areas of private and public enterprise throughout the world and seeks to disseminate technical and professional information to meta-data practitioners of all levels of experience. The MPO provides meta-data professionals with a community that fosters discussion, advancement and increased understanding of meta-data as it is applied in the field. Are You Ready
to Join the MPO ? The Meta-Data Professional Organization is actively seeking both companies and individuals to join its membership. We encourage you to join the MPO today and start reaping the benefits! Members will gain: • one-stop shopping for meta-data research and resources
• network with other meta-data professionals in your own or other fields
• access Members-Only web content
• read or be referred to Articles of Interest on meta- data
• interact on Discussion Groups
• monthly Email Newsletter
• special "MPO Member Discounts" on seminars, conferences, & other events
• monthly metadata teleconference or webinar Individual yearly dues are $50
Group yearly membership dues are $175
See the MPO web site for current membership information. If there are more than 4 individuals in your organization, we recommend a Corporate Membership, which allows an unlimited number of people within your organization to join. Student Memberships are offered to full time students currently enrolled at any accredited educational institution. All memberships are renewed annually, with fees due on the anniversary of the membership start date. |
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