Knowledge Management Roundtable
At American Management Systems Knowledge Center
Fairfax, Virginia
June 24, 1999
Resources
The Knowledge Management Roundtable convened the second in its series of knowledge management (KM) presentations at American Management Systems, Inc.'s (AMS) Knowledge Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
Held in conjunction with Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) and George Mason University's International Center for Applied Studies in Information Technology (ICASIT), the Roundtable meetings seek to broaden the application and advance the effectiveness of KM practice in regional organizations. CIT seeks to increase the Commonwealth's economic competitiveness and quality of life by advancing the development of Virginia as a technology state and by creating and retaining technology-based jobs and businesses.
As part of its efforts to achieve these results, CIT initiated activities to position itself as a major participant in the diffusion of KM in the business community. A grant to ICASIT helped initiate a shared KM culture among organizations in Virginia by identifying organizations in Virginia interested in KM and convening a KM Roundtable held in March (*See KM Roundtable, March 1999*), as well as the more recent event.
The June 24, 1999 meeting (*See Agenda*) was attended by 31 participants (*See Participants*). This included 19 participants from large and small private sector organizations; the university (4 members), nonprofit (2 members), and government (6 member) sectors were also represented.
Jean Tatalias, Director for Information Management at MITRE Corporation, welcomed the participants, provided a brief background on the KM Roundtable, and introduced Susan Hanley, the speaker for the program.
Susan Hanley, a senior principal and Director of Knowledge Management Initiatives at AMS, is quite active in the KM community and was featured in an article on KM in the January, 1998 Computerworld monthly Intranet. She was noted in a recent Wall Street Journal article and recently published an article on communities of practice, the topic for her presentation, in the April 26, 1999 issue of Information Week.
Hanley's PowerPoint file (*See HanleyPPT*) and notes provided by Taylor Mobley (*See HanleyNotes*) documented the presentation. Photos taken during and following Hanley's presentation by Sharon Hart-Russo (*See photos*) further document it and demonstrate the dynamic enthusiasm of Roundtable participants.
A robust Q&A and discussion session following the talk continued after the conclusion of the meeting when participants were able to meet new colleagues and share anecdotes and ideas stimulated by the Hanley's presentation.