Wednesday, June 19

Graciously sponsored by

Rosscam Executive Search Group / Universal Support Systems (5^th year Sponsor),
Embarcadero Technologies (3^rd year Sponsor),
InfoAdvisors.com (3^rdyear Sponsor)
Chartwell, Inc. (2nd Year sponsor)
Computer Associates (2nd Year sponsor)
Cognicase
Exiom Technologies Inc.
Rational Software

Trends in Data and Metadata Management

This talk will present the results of a research project focused on measuring the maturity of data management practices. The talk will describe the data management survey itself and the practical uses of findings. The findings will assist the listener in understanding:

the reasons why CASE tool usage has stagnated,
specific motivations for addressing information quality challenges,
inherent inefficiencies in current approaches to data warehousing and ERP implementations, and
the industry-wide lack of "mature" approaches to data management.

Our Speaker

Peter Aiken, Ph.D. lectures for the Department of Information Systems, at the School of Business, Virginia Commonwealth University. He was a Director of the Hypermedia Technologies Lab at George Mason University between 1989-1993. Peter managed the Reverse Engineering Program within the Office of the Chief Information Officer at the Department of Defense (1992 -1997). He is a visiting scientist to the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University and a Research Director at the Institute for Data Research. Peter has been a DAMA International Advisor since 1999 and was the 2001 winner of a DAMA International Individual Achievement Award.

Reference

Peter Aiken, Trends in Meta Data/ Data Management (pdf)

Lunch: Wednesday, June 19, 2001

11:15 - Reception
12:00 - Lunch

Mixed Green Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette
Chicken Breast with Mushroom Sauce
Potatoes with Julienne Vegetables
Tiramasu
Coffee or Tea

- Presentation -
Trends in Data and Metadata Management

2:00 Shutdown

Location: Join us at The Ontario Club, 5th Floor, Commerce Court South 30 Wellington Street West (Bay and Wellington)

Please reserve your place prior to Friday June 14, with Harry Fletcher at or 416-484-7401. Please indicate with your reply if an alternate meal is required. Reservations will close on June 14 or when all seats are filled. Reservations are important. If you are unable to attend and have already reserved, please let us know since we must pay for every reservation whether you attend or not.

We look forward to seeing you - this is a very special IRMAC tradition.

Membership: Attendance is free for IRMAC members (A maximum of three free lunches for Corporate Members). A guest fee of $50 applies to non-members, payable to IRMAC (Information Resource Management Association of Canada). If your membership is up for renewal you can pay at the registration desk.

Sponsorship: The Annual IRMAC Luncheon also provides a unique opportunity to companies in our industry to raise awareness of their offerings by either sponsoring a table or provide prizes at the luncheon. Please contact Gair Anderson at or 416 480 3741 if you would like more information.