Topics/Facilitators:
Café Topic: “Keep your grass cut and your music down! What causes some communities to
flourish and some to wither away?”
Jane Maliszewski, ISKA, LLC
Café Topic: “The Relationship between Social Media and KM”
Robert Swanwick, Speaker Interactive
Café Topic: “Beg, Borrow, Steal - Making use of free KM portals on the Internet”
Raimund Feldmann, UMD/Fraunhofer Center
Café Topic: "What can Life Coaching teach us about the Creation of New Knowledge?"
Nancy Engle, Acclaimed Life Coach
Café Topics: “Decentralized KM – Discover what you don’t know”
Maria Madrid, Knowledge Expert
What is a “KM Café?”
Guests participate in small group discussion on hot KM topics. After 25 mins discussion at one
table, guests rotate to a new table and discussion, etc. Tables are moderated by an expert in
that topic. Cafes make for a fun way to share, network and learn!
-Café’s usually draw bigger crowds
-Door prizes – including a copy of the new “KM101” online program (valued at $595) and other
..prizes worth hundreds $$!
-KM Professionals – just like you! (Gov’t/Commercial, consultants and military, and everyone in between)
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Previous Events
Meeting Recap - KM Buzz Session, Oct 7, 2009 - Arlington Hilton
Details from this event posted here soon...
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Meeting Recap - KM Buzz Session, Aug 26, 2009 - Arlington Hilton
43 KM professionals joined us for an excellent night of networking/learning, and our very first live video-stream!
The event was captured live online using twebevent.
Visit: http://twebevent.com/KMIevent
Chat Hashtag: "#KMers"
Video archive footage is available via the same twebevent link.
Topics/Presenters:
"Knowledge Mapping - Knowing What You Know... and Don't Know"
- Jane Maliszewski, ISKA, LLC: Link to PPT Slides...
“World Bank Group SmartLessons: Using Storytelling to Share Knowledge”
– Alexey Volynets and Andres Baquero Franco, IFC: Link to PPT Slides..
"Media Partnerships - Communicating Knowledge Across The Generations"
- Annabelle Reitman, Ed. D. (No slides available)
Thank you to the Presenters and DC Chapter Social Media Chairpersons: Robert Swanwick and John Hovell.
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Meeting Recap - KM Cafe, April 28, 2009 - Ronald Reagan Bldg./Washington DC
Part of the 10th Annual KM Conference, April 28-29
Theme: KM in the Government Workplace
Topics/Facilitators:
-- Leadership in the Knowledge Age, Jane Maliszewski ISKA, LLC
-- Federal KM Initiative: the Time for Change is Now, Neil Olonoff, U.S. Army HQDA G-4,
Contracted by Innolog
-- Green KM: Preserving Knowledge to Preserve the Environment, Tatiana Baquero, PPC
-- KM in Support of Organizational Transformation, Robert Hambly Jr., HQ JSOC
-- Younger Generations, Conflict and Leadership in a KM World, Manny Ovalle, Special Resources Corp.
-- Make it New! How Communities of Practice can Help Innovate Federal Government, Tina
Chindgren-Wagner, Ph.D.
DC Chapter KM Cafés and KM Buzz Sessions are open to the public.
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Meeting Recap - A Web 2.0-Themed "KM Cafe," Dec 17, 2008 - GMU/Arl Campus
[KMI Community Announcement Clip] [KM Cafe Highlight Montage] [KMI Youtube Channel]
The December '08 Cafe was a big success! Thank you to all our Facilitators!
75 in attendance gathered to discuss some of the hottest topics in KM today.
Topics/Facilitators:
-- Social Networking - Meet me at the corner of Bit and Byte - How we are using social networking to
build knowledge, Jane Maliszewski, ISKA
-- The Mobile Workforce - How organizations are using Web 2.0 to connect their employees and enable
them to work from anywhere, Laura Cundiff, IBM Global Services
-- Wikis and Collaboration from an Enterprise Perspective, Felix Simon, Avalon Consulting, LLC
-- Personal Branding - "The Brand Called You," Neil Olonoff, Innolog
-- Micro-Blogging in the Enterprise, Dr. Michael Kull
-- Lessons from Open Source, David Paolicelli, Vivakos
-- Game Theory and Social Learning Theory - What to gain from both and how to apply to your
individual, social or organizational learning, John Hovell, ManTech International
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Meeting Recap - KM Buzz Session, Sep 24, 2008 - PPC HQ in McLean, VA
[KMI Community Announcement Clip] [Buzz Presentation Clips] [KMI Youtube Channel]
Topics/Presenters:
-- Idea Generation Tools - Democratizing Business, Robert Swanwick, Washington Speakers Bureau
-- Knowledge Retention Best Practices, James Alexander, USDA/FSIS
-- Enterprise Search - Turning Find into Act, Joe Hilger, Avalon Consulting
What is a "KM Buzz?"
Three 10-min presentations were given on some of the hottest topics in KM by experts in their fields.
Guests discussed each topic for 15 mins in small group discussions (6-10 per table). Guests then rotated
to a new table for the next topic, etc.
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Meeting Recap - KM Buzz Session, March 5, 2008 - PPC HQ in McLean, VA
[KMI Community Announcement Clips] [Buzz Presentation Clips] [KMI Youtube Channel]
Topics/Presenters:
-- How to Motivate Knowledge and Information Sharing, Angela J. Burth, Major, USAF
-- Importance of a Standard Technology -- Platform for Knowledge Management, Gary Vaughan,
WINS Consulting
-- "No-Budget KM" with special guest, Douglas Weidner, KM Institute Chairman
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Meeting Recap - KM Cafe, Jan 24, 2008 - GMU-Arlington Campus
[KMI Community Announcement Clips] [Buzz Session/KM Cafe "Montage"] [KMI Youtube Channel]
55 attendees joined us for a great night of networking and learning:
Topics/Facilitators:
-- Beyond the Suggestion Box: Idea Management and Innovation, Neil Olonoff, US Army
-- Online Collaboration – Best Practices, Jonathan Sper, Washington Speakers Bureau
-- Understanding KM from Diverse Views, Ed Zimmerman, Zimmerman Consulting
-- Personal KM, James Proctor, US Mint
-- The Pieces of the Knowledge Retention Puzzle, Denise Lee, PWC
-- e-Learning, Douglas Weidner, KM Institute
-- How to Run a Pilot for a KM Initiative, Lisa Dimitri, Washington Speakers Bureau
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Event Archive
DC Chapter Presentations are captured on video and posted (free) on our Downloads Page.
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DC Chapter Board Members, 2010-11
Tatiana Baquero, Eric Weidner, Robert Swanwick, Jane Maliszewski, Zach Wahl, Douglas Weidner, Vince Gilbert, John Hovell and Maria Madrid.
