Building the Information Community

Join CIDM members and colleagues at the 9th Annual Best Practices Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on September 17-19, 2007. At the premier industry conference for publication managers, learn how your colleagues are promoting and implementing innovative best practices.

In our conversations with CIDM members, we learned about building a community of information creators, managers, and consumers inside and outside our companies. Today more than ever, we know that information development is a collaborative, social activity. As Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams tell us in Wikinomics, “A power shift is under way and a tough new business rule is emerging: Harness the new collaboration or perish.”

For 2007, we have selected Wikinomics as our theme book. Its authors tell us that people are no longer willing to be passive recipients of information. They expect to participate. Information-development managers welcome the challenge, but they also express concern about their own and their writers’ future role.

We have, as always, crafted a program that emphasizes both the conference theme and issues critical to CIDM members and colleagues. In September, you will learn to

• assess the impact of Web 2.0 methods and trends (e.g., peering, wikis, blogs) on the information development community
• engage with customers in the design and development of information
• collaborate with support, training, and other internal colleagues in agile development practices
• deliver information to handheld devices
• support effective growth and development of staff by measuring the performance of your organization and your progress toward corporate objectives

CIDM is pleased to announce the 4th Annual Rare Bird Award for distinguished contributions to best practices in the management of information development. The award is made to a manager or team that meets the criteria for best practices in the industry.

We invite everyone to participate in the Best Practices Showcase at the 2007 Best Practices Conference. The Showcase provides a wonderful opportunity to converse personally with colleagues about your own best practices.

For more information and to register visit the conference web site at
http://www.infomanagementcenter.com/bestpractices/2007/index.htm.