Welcome to the KM Institute           Next Event: Sep 16, '10
        Washington DC Chapter                   Details below!       

      KM Institute is the best known KM/Business Management training
      and education provider in the DC area.  Our local gatherings of KM
      professionals/practitioners, especially our KM Cafes and KM Buzz 
      Sessions, offer you an amazing opportunity to network with your 
      peers; and benefit from a learning experience that reaches far
      beyond the 9-5 day. 

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Vision/Mission - To nurture the long-standing, knowledge sharing KM community that has existed in
the DC Area for years, to continue the DC Chapter/community founded by Douglas Weidner (KMI Chairman)
and others in 1998. While this local DC group has appeared through several iterations, the members have
remained loyal and have always found benefit in the community and associations established here.

The DC Chapter is the go-to place in DC (incl. VA/MD/DC) for knowledge sharing and learning between
commercial and government practitioners, local KM vendors and academics. The DC Chapter will cooperate
with and support other local knowledge sharing communities in the DC metro area.

    Speakers Wanted!   If you are an expert in a KM-related topic(s), and you would like to be 
   considered as a Guest Speaker or Cafe Facilitator at future events, we'd like to hear from you!  

   Please fill in this Speaker Inquiry Form and we will promptly respond with details. 
   

Did you Know?  DC Chapter events are captured on video and available *free* on the KMI website? 
Just visit our Downloads section for instant footage of past presentations and exciting KM topics!
Contact: dcchapter@kminstitute.org


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Next Event!  A KM Buzz Session!
Please join your local KM Community for another fun, “KM Buzz”, Sep 16th (Thurs), 5pm-8:30pm, at the Westin Arlington Gateway.

Location: The new, Westin Arlington Gateway
801 North Glebe Rd.
Arlington, VA 22203
703-717-6200
Link to Website

Cost: just $25 (includes wine and hors d'oeuvres).  Cash, check or credit card accepted at registration table.

Agenda:
5pm-6pm: Happy Hour
6pm-8pm: Presentations and Café
8pm-8:30pm: Wrap-up and Network

Topics/Speakers TBD!

Register Today!  Simply email: eric.weidner@kminstitute.org and include name/organization.

What is a "KM Buzz?"
Three 10-min presentations are given on some of the hottest topics in KM by experts in their fields.  Guests discuss each topic "Cafe" style, round-table for 20 mins (6-10 per table).  Guests then rotate to a new table for the next presentation, etc.  Buzzes make for excellent networking and learning!  50+ attendees are expected.

Sponsored by the DC Chapter of KM Institute.

Hope to see you there!

 

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Event Recap - A "KM Buzz Session," Dec 16, 2009 - Arlington Hilton
Over 60 attendees - our largest # in 2009..  Thank you to all who attended!!


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.