Adrian Dale, Conference Chairman
Announces the 2008 Call for Speakers:
“Information at the heart of business”
I would like to invite you to submit a speaking proposal for the 2008 Online Information Conference, taking place on 2-4 December in the Olympia Conference Centre, London.
2008 is proving to be a year of unprecedented uncertainty as the threat of an economic downturn grows. Even the dreaded word “Recession” has re-surfaced for the first time in 15 years as funds for investment in new tools and services are drying up.
But whilst the economy is at risk of shrinking, the digital universe is growing even faster than had previously been thought. By 2011 the digital universe will be 10x the size it was in 2006 – now growing at 60% per annum. Nearly a billion giga-bytes a day are being generated online with growing expectations from consumers who “want it all”, “want it now” and “want it free”.
Is your organisation ready for a leaner but more challenging digital age? Will you be able to provide the information, skills and tools to help your organisation survive a digital explosion in an economic downturn? Will you be able to spot the next online advantage as it emerges?
The theme for Online 2008 is “Information at the heart of business”, focused on helping business, academia and government survive and prosper in the first real recession of the digital age.
We are looking for exemplar cases from around the world – organisations that transformed their business to be information agile and flexible – fit for any digital challenge. We are looking for the lessons learned one year on from the implementation of web 2.0 tools in the work place. We want to show case organisations are using semantic web techniques to cope with the digital explosion.
Do you have a story to tell?
Maybe you’ve been involved in a leading-edge digitisation project, on a multi-national or global basis with new sets of challenges? Perhaps you’ve found ways to exploit new Online tools to transform the way your organisation does its business?
Have you made the move to the semantic web to deal with the digital explosion and the need for greater “intelligence” in your information?
Then why not share it with others?
Whether you work in business, academia or the public sector, good ideas are invariably transferable and we need to hear them. The Online world is waiting to learn from the pioneers who have made it work. This is your chance to be seen as one of the leaders – with your story reaching a global audience from over 40 countries.
I look forward to receiving your proposal.
Adrian Dale
Chairman
Online Information 2008
Your guide to submitting a proposal
1. Review Criteria and Submission Requirements
http://www.online-information.co.uk/online07/conf_submission.html
2. Example Abstracts
http://www.online-information.co.uk/online07/exampleabstracts.html
3. Conference Themes
http://www.online-information.co.uk/online07/conferencethemes.html
4. Delegate Profile
http://www.online-information.co.uk/online07/whoshouldattend.html
5. Conference Committee
http://www.online-information.co.uk/online07/conference_committee.shtml
6. Guidelines for Exhibitors
http://www.online-information.co.uk/online07/guidelines.html
7. NOW Click here to submit your paper online
http://www.online-information.co.uk/cgi-events/call_for_papers.pl?exhibition_id=1031 http://tinyurl.com/64dxer
