seminar: from information management towards a knowledge base using XML Topic Maps

[Yola Park <y.park@diderottrack.nl>]

Seminar 
from information management towards a knowledge base using XML
Topic Maps

Language 
Dutch

Program summary
At this seminar the presenters will look at the ongoing movement from
information management towards the emerging of knowledge systems. This
movement will be viewed from all possible angles. Keynote speaker
Prof. dr. ir. Mathieu Weggeman will present his vision on managing
knowledge within organisations. Rogier Gielen managing director of
SmartHaven will provide some insight at the opportunity to
classify and relate information using automata. Edwin de Jonge is
going to let you in on some results of his investigation into the
possibilities of using XML Topic Maps at CBS (Statistics
Netherlands). 
The presenters of Diderot Track will discuss the Topic Maps
standard and underlying concepts. Furthermore they will focus on the
application of Topic Maps for several purposes. Additionally a so-called
"Brown paper session" is demonstrated as a means to start
defining an ontology as a group effort. Participants will be asked to
join in in order to define an ontology on the subject of wine. At the end
of this exercise a sample 'Wine Topic Map', as developed by Diderot
Track, will be demonstrated. Also an overview of available software and
tools in this field will be presented. 

Date
Tuesday, 6 May 2003

Location
KGCA in Amsterdam

Costs
€ 325,00 excluding VAT, including lunch en drinks

Hosted by
Diderot Track BV

Information about program, presenters and registration form
http://www.diderottrack.nl/en.seminar.html