Events: Conferences and Other Gatherings

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San Francisco Data Governance Conference The Data Governance Conference,
DebTech International and Wilshire Conferences.
June 1-4, 2009 in San Diego, California USA.
Data Governance has emerged as a new discipline in response to both regulatory requirements as well as business necessity.
The 2009 Data Governance Annual Conference will focus on all aspects of data governance from starting a data governance program to attaining data governance maturity.

IRMUK DM&IQ (Data Management & Information Quality Conference Europe 2009)
Nov. 2-5, 2009, in London, England. Combining the IQ 2009 Conference (focusing on Information Quality), the DAMA International Conference Europe 2009 (focusing on Data Management and DW/BI), and the Meta Data Europe Conference 2009. Held in London, England, November the 2nd through the 5th, 2009. Choose from seven conference tracks (53 sessions), thirteen pre-conference tutorials and six full day post conference tutorials.




Where We Have Been

Virtual Event Values Statements for Executive Support
 Thursday, Apr 16, 2009, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM EST

Enterprise Data World Enterprise Data World
(Formerly DAMA + WILSHIRE Conference)
April 5-9 2009 , Tampa, Fl.
DGI president Gwen Thomas and DGI media director Reese Thomas made an unusual conference presentation: 'Data Management, the Musical.'

Virtual Event Metrics for Data Quality, Stewardship, and Governance
 Thursday, Apr 2, 2009, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM EST (GMT - 5, New York time)

Virtual Event Data Quality Approaches
 Thursday, Mar 26, 2009, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM EST (GMT - 5, New York time)

Virtual Event Incorporating a Governance Approach into your Methodology
 Friday, Mar 20, 2009, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM EST (GMT - 5, New York time)

Virtual Event Data Governance Communications
 Thursday, Mar 12, 2009, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM EST (GMT - 5, New York time)

Virtual Event Data Governance & Stewardship Roles, Responsibilities, and Org Structures
 Thursday, Mar 5, 2009, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM EST (GMT - 5, New York time)

Virtual Event Baking Data Governance into Processes
 Thursday, Feb 26, 2009, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM EST (GMT - 5, New York time)

Virtual Event Data Stewardship on a Zero Budget - with Michael Meier
 Thursday, Feb 19, 2009, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM EST (GMT-5)

Virtual Event Data Governance In an SAP Environment
 Tuesday, Feb 10, 2009, 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM (GMT - 5, New York time)

Data Governance Europe Data Governance Conference
Europe 2009
2-5 February 2009, London
 DGI president Gwen Thomas presented a Keynote:
"Overcoming Five Common Data Governance Roadblocks."

Data Governance: How to Triumph Over Bad Data
 Wednesday, Jan 28, 2009, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM(GMT - 5, New York time) Virtual Event Gwen Thomas and Cliff Longman, CTO of Kalido, presented an insightful live Web seminar reviewing the growing issue of "bad data" within organizations, hosted by Computerworld.

Virtual Event How to Sell Data Governance to Executive Management
 Thursday, Jan 22, 2009, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM(GMT - 5, New York time)

Virtual Event Ethics And Data Governance
 Tuesday, Jan 27, 2009, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM(GMT - 5, New York time)
With Anne Marie Smith, Ph.D.

Virtual Event Program Goals & How to Address Unfunded Data Needs
 Tuesday, Jan 13, 2009, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM (GMT - 5, New York time)

Virtual Event Data Governance and Data Change Management - A Report from the Community
 Thursday, Nov 20, 2008, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM EST (GMT - 5, New York time)

Virtual Event Politics, Persuasion, and Data Governance: A Knowledge Exchange
 Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM EST (GMT - 5, New York time)

Virtual Event Data Governance and Change Management
 Thursday, Nov 13, 2008, 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM EST (GMT - 5, New York time)<

Virtual Event Data Governance Principles - A Report from the Community
 Thursday, Nov 11, 2008, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM EST (GMT - 5, New York time)

IRMUK DM&IQ (Data Management & Information Quality Conference Europe 2008)
Nov. 3-6, 2008, in London, England. Combining the IQ 2008 Conference (focusing on Information Quality), the DAMA International Conference Europe 2008 (focusing on Data Management and DW/BI), and the Meta Data Europe Conference 2008. Held in London, England, November the 3rd through the 6th, 2008. Gwen Thomas presented two sessions: "Five Things Your Leaders Must Know About You and Your Programs" and "Ubiquitous Data Governance."


The Minnesota Chapter of the Data Management Association (DAMA) DAMA-MN Workshop 
October 15, 2008, in Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA.
The Minnesota Chapter of the Data Management
Association (DAMA-MN) has invited DGI President Gwen Thomas to present a half-day workshop: "A step by step approach to Data Governance and aligning it within your organization."

DataFlux IDEAS 2008: International Data Event and Symposium IDEAS 2008 (DataFlux IDEAS 2008: International Data Event and Symposium)
October 6-8, 2008, in Las Vegas, NV. USA.
As DataFlux has grown, their annual DataFlux Users Event has expanded into a global event for the entire data quality industry. This year, they're bringing DataFlux customers, partners and future customers together with industry thought leaders and analysts. DGI President Gwen Thomas will be speaking on calculating the Return on Investment (ROI) of Data Governance and Data Quality efforts and on increasing leaders' confidence in their data and data-dependent projects.

Pan-European Master Data Management Conference Pan-European Master Data Management Conference
Sept 18-19, 2008 in Berlin, Germany. A business-to-business case study driven pan-European event, chaired by DGI president Gwen Thomas. Participants shared strategies, case studies, and tools and techniques used to improve and measure data quality.



Virtual Event The 12 Dimensions of Data Quality by Danette McGilvray
Meet the Expert - Telegathering Tues. Jul 22, 2008
Data quality dimensions provide a way to measure and manage the quality of data and information. Join us to learn about the dimensions and how they can support your data governance efforts.


The MIT Information Quality Industry Symposium The 2nd MIT IQ Industry Symposium
sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on July 16-17, 2008 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Data Governance Institute President Gwen Thomas will be presenting a session on "Data Governance With a Focus on Information Quality."


Toronto EIM Conference The Enterprise Information Conference,
Wilshire Conferences and DAMA International.
June 18-20, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.
Data Governance Institute President Gwen Thomas presented a tutorial: "Expanding Data Governance Into EIM Governance" and participated on a panel discussion (with moderator Karen Lopez of InfoAdvisors, Jonathan Ward of Business Resilience Incorporated, and Ron Klein of BMO Financial Group) called "Addressing Globalization and Localization Issues in Enterprise Data."


Virtual Event eBizQ Roundtable Discussion: MDM's Role as a Critical Enabler for SOA Wednesday, July 16, 2008,12:00 pm EST
Today's organizations need on-time information that's easily accessible. This is especially true as companies implement distributed SOA architectures. This roundtable discussion will identify best practices for using MDM to maximize the value of enterprise information. It features leading industry analysts Gwen Thomas, Founder and President of The Data Governance Institute, David Stodder, VP & Research Director, Ventana Research, and Aaron Zornes, Chief Research Officer of the MDM Institute. Learn more at


San Francisco Data Governance Conference The Data Governance Conference,
DebTech International and Wilshire Conferences.
June 2-5, 2008 in San Francisco, California USA.
Data Governance Institute President Gwen Thomas presented a workshop on Data Governance Communications and co-presented (with Mike Meier) a case study plus commentary for Olmstead Medical Center.


San Francisco Data Governance Conference The DAMA International Symposium &
WILSHIRE Meta-Data Conference
Sponsored by Wilshire Conferences and DAMA International.
March 16-20, 2008 in San Diego, California USA.
Data Governance Institute President Gwen Thomas presented a session on Data Governance Agreements and delivering a workshop, with Len Silverston of Universal Data Models, on Integrating Data Governance and Data Modeling into Your SDLC.


Gwen Thomas of The Data Governance Institute at The Data Governance Conference Europe Feb 2008 The Data Governance Conference Europe
IRMUK, DebTech, and Wilshire Conferences
The industry's first European conference devoted to Data Governance and Stewardship, held Feb. 4 -6, 2008 in London, England. Data Governance Institute President Gwen Thomas introduced a framework for aligning Data Governance, Compliance, and Privacy and also presented a session on Data Governance Communications.

Presenting at The December 2007 Data Governance Conference (USA),sponsored by DebTech International and Wilshire Conferences, December 3-6, 2007 in Orlando, Florida USA. Data Governance Institute President Gwen Thomas teamed with Michele Koch of Sallie Mae to present a workshop on Data Governance Communications. more information


Presenting at the The June 2007 Data Governance Conference, sponsored by DebTech International and Wilshire Conferences, June 25-28, 2007, at the Miyako Hotel in San Francisco, CA. Data Governance Institute President Gwen Thomas teamed with two clients to present a combination of theory, practice, and success stories. She and Pamela Hulse, of Wolters Kluwer Health, presented a half-day workshop on "Demonstrating the Value of Data Governance Using a Formal Framework," and Gwen teamed with Michelle Koch of Sallie Mae to present a "Step-by-Step Governance Communications Plan."


Presenting at the 2nd Annual Enterprise Data Management Summit sponsored by Institutional Investor Events, New York City, May 31, 2007. Data Governance Institute President Gwen Thomas addressed the summit on the topic of "How To Best Govern and Secure Your Sensitive Data." more information


Presenting at the DAMA Carolinas Chapter, Raleigh, NC April 20. Data Governance Institute President Gwen Thomas presented an all-day workshop on Choosing the Data Governance Approach That’s Best for You. more information


Presenting at the Wilshire Meta-Data Conference & DAMA International Symposium 2007 at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston, MA March 4-9. Data Governance Institute President Gwen Thomas presented a workshop on Implementing a Help Desk for Data, and a session on Using Metadata to Support Compliance and Accountability Efforts. more information


Presenting at the industry's first ever Data Governance Conference: Practical Approaches and Success Stories at the Royal Plaza Hotel, Orlando, Florida USA. Dec. 4-6, 2006. Data Governance Institute President Gwen Thomas presented a keynote address. more information


Presenting at a meeting of the DAMA New Jersey chapter in Florham Park, NJ USA. November 10, 2006. Gwen Thomas, President of The Data Governance Institute, spoke on Introducing Data Governance Good Practices, sharing ways to convert informal practices into recognizable governance steps and how to painlessly layer them into your existing processes, proactive, reactive, and ongoing data governance processes so you can start making a difference now. more information


Presenting at What is Good Governance and How Can It Help Protect Customer Data? in Baltimore, MD USA. November 8, 2006. An Executive Event sponsored by Ziff Davis Media and Symantec, this summit was designed specifically to provide insights, guidance and tools to enable you and your organization to establish a stronger and more sustainable IT governance posture. Data Governance Institute President Gwen Thomas spoke about the state of Data and IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance. more information


Presenting at The Institutional Investor's Enterprise Data Management Forum at the Union League Club in New York City - May, 2006 (Gwen Thomas on "Uncovering the Root Cause of Data Disasters: Trusting Your Instincts to Ensure Data Compliance"). info


Presenting at the Wilshire Meta-Data / DAMA Conference - April 2006 (Gwen Thomas on "Management is Not Enough: A Consolidated, Enterprise-Level Data Governance Framework"). info


Presenting at IAIDQ 2006 in San Francisco, CA USA. October 16-19, 2006. At this event presented by The International Association for Information and Data Quality (IAIDQ) and by Wilshire Conferences. Come meet some of the industry's brightest minds talk about quality issues. Data Governance Institute President Gwen Thomas gave a workshop on "Using the Power of Data Governance to Improve Data Quality: Making Rules, Rules of Engagement, and Decisions That Stick." more information


Presenting at The Institutional Investor's 3rd Annual Technology & Operations for Asset Managers Forum at The Westin New York at Times Square, New York City. September 27-28, 2006, Data Governance Institute President Gwen Thomas spoke about Risk and Data Governance at the pre-conference workshop on the 27th. more information


Presenting at the Lockheed Martin Information Technology Trends Conference (ITTC) - February 2006 (Gwen Thomas).


Developing a Data Governance Program to support BASEL II compliance for Wachovia Banks - Fall - Winter 2005 (Gwen Thomas and others, working with IBM).


Developing a Data Governance Program at NDCHealth Information Management - throughout 2005 (Gwen Thomas and others, working with CIBER).


Sarbanes-Oxley: A Data Perspective - Presentations to the Data Management Association in Orlando, Des Moines, Minneapolis, Phoenix, and St. Louis throughout 2005 (Gwen Thomas).


One-on-one Sarbanes-Oxley educational sessions, various Fortune 500 companies located accross the U.S. (Detroit, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Denver, St. Louis, Atlanta) 2004 - 2005 (Gwen Thomas with others).


Media Representative, Sarbanes-Oxley: A Focus on IT Controls,symposium sponsored by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association® (ISACA®), Dallas, Texas, June 2004 (Gwen Thomas with others).


Lecturer, Outsourcing, Off-shoring, and Sarbanes-Oxley, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, February, 2004 (Gwen Thomas).


Developing a Data Governance Program to support Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for Coors - Spring 2003 (Gwen Thomas and others, working with CIBER).


Presenter, Hidden Streams of Information in Today's Software Projects, presentation with Martha Dember at International Professional Communication Conference: The Shape of Knowledge sponsored by IEEE PCC (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Professional Communication Society), 2003 (Gwen Thomas).


Presenter, Identify the Seven Deadly Wastes in Knowledge-Based Systems, at The Delphi Summit: Building An IT/Business Architecture, 2003 (Gwen Thomas).


Presenter, Integrated Taxonomies: The Connection Between Menus, Navigation, Search Optimization, Personalization, and Data Warehouses, Usability Progression presentation, Society for Technical Communications international conference, May, 2003 (Gwen Thomas).


Developing a Data Governance Program to support data integration efforts for Walt Disney World - 2002-2003 (Gwen Thomas and others, working with CIBER).


Judge, International Online Communication Competition (IOCC), 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 (Gwen Thomas).


Board of Advisors for University of Central Florida’s Technical Writing Program, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 (Gwen Thomas).


Presenter, What Technical Communicators Should Know About Metadata, to Society for Technical Communications international conference, May, 2002 (Gwen Thomas).


Presenter, Information Architecture Topics: What Technical Writers Should Know About Metadata, at Currents conference, May, 2002 (Gwen Thomas).


Presenter, Reducing Risk In Consulting Projects: A Knowledge Management Approach, full-day post-conference workshop at Society for Technical Communications international conference, May, 2001 (Gwen Thomas).
Author, Using Knowledge Management Tools to Reduce Risk in Professional Services, article in The Data Administration Newsletter, www.tdan.com. (Gwen Thomas)


Presenter, Reducing Risk In Consulting Projects: A Knowledge Management Approach at Interchange conference, Boston, October, 2000 (Gwen Thomas).


Provided end quote for Eight Things That Training and Performance Improvement Professionals Must Know about Knowledge Management by Saul Carliner, Ph.D., Bill Communications (Gwen Thomas).


Presenter, Structuring a Knowledge Management Program, half-day pre-conference workshop at the Interchange conference, Boston, 11/99 (Gwen Thomas).


Presenter, Knowledge Management for Technical Communicators, at the Interchange conference, Boston, 11/99 (Gwen Thomas).


Presenter, The Role of Communicators in Knowledge Management Programs at the Hot Trends conference, Phoenix, 11/99 (Gwen Thomas).


Presenter, Understanding Knowledge Management at the Portals of Communication conference, Winnipeg, 11/99 (Gwen Thomas).


Presenter, Writing for Documentation Databases as part of the Writing and Editing Trends Panel at the 46th STC Annual Conference, Cincinnati, OH, 4/99 (Gwen Thomas).




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Virtual Event Virtual Events



 Virtual Event Data Governance When IT Has Informal (or Non-Existent) Processes
Thursday, Apr 23, 2009, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM EDT

This event follows up on last month's popular session on "Incorporating a Governance Approach into Your Methodology." In that session, Anne Marie Smith, Ph.D. Director of Education and Principal Consultant for EWSolutions, and editor of the Real-World Decision Support (RDWS) Journal, presented a graphic that described the steps of a typical IT project, along with points where we can insert Data Governance.

This was well received, but some participants said that their IT departments simply don't use formal processes that they could insert steps into. In this complementary approach, we acknowledge that in some environments, we may not be able to dictate (or perhaps even directly influence) IT methodologies. But we claim our power: we look at what we can control, and we work with that.


Virtual Event Five Simple Things You Can Do Can Do To Help With The Financial Recovery
 Tuesday, Apr 28, 2009, 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM EDT

This is a joint event with the Meta-data Professional Organization (MPO) and MDM University. Phone-in information will be handled by one of the other organizations. It's not ready yet, but if you sign up, we'll forward information when it's ready.

Most of us who work with metadata aren't in a position to make the big decisions that set our organizations on a course for successfully pulling out of the current economic crisis. However, we are in a position to have access to information that may be critical to those decision makers. What we know could make the difference between a GO and NO GO for a specific corporate strategy.

Join Gwen Thomas, President of the Data Governance Instititute, as she steps us through five simple things that metadata managers (and other data workers) can do to help decision makers get the information they need about their data before they rely on that data to make decisions that will affect the financial health of all of us.

Virtual Event What Do Your Data Stewards Do?
 Thursday, May 7, 2009, 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM EDT

In some organizations, the top Data Governance Authority group of decision-makers is called the Data Stewardship Council. In other organizations, however, Data Stewards are hands-on-keyboards workers who are expected to perform rather routine tasks according to policy set by others.

In this tele-gathering, we ask participants to describe their organizations and the types of responsibilities they've envisioned for participants. We'll look at whether those responsibilities are influenced by the focus area for the Data Governance program: Data Quality, Compliance, Data Integration, etc. We'll also discuss the "support functions" that are frequently in place to help Data Stewards succeed.

Registration for this Event is Limited to Data Governance & Stewardship Community of Practice Members

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The Data Governance Institute has not committed to be at these events, but they sure look interesting…


 Master Data Management Summit Europe 2009
April 20-22, 2009 Victoria Park Plaza Hotel, London, UK Hosted by IRM UK.


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