2005 Conference Programme

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Wednesday 19 October 2005

Workshop #1

Full-day data modelling workshop

"Everything you Wanted to Know about Data Modelling but were Afraid to Ask"
Graeme Simsion and Graham Witt

Workshop #2

Full-day workshop

"Semantic Data Integration" - Michael Scofield

Workshop #4

Half-day workshop

"Consolidating Enterprise Data Models" - David Wiebe

Evening

Debate in House of Representatives

Welcome Function

Thursday 20 October 2005

Morning Session #1

Opening and Introduction
Peter Davis (Chapter President)

Keynote Presentation: "Data Management – the Big Picture"
Graeme Simsion (Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne)

Linking Two "Systems": How Tough Can it Be?
Michael Scofield (Assistant Professor, Loma Linda University)

Morning Session #2

Centrelink's Business Definitions Registry: A tool to aid G2G data interoperability Joe Christensen & Michael Mack (Centrelink)	Data Modelling for Application Integration David Wiebe (Queensland Transport)
Enabling COTS To Live Together Tom Sutherland (Australian Taxation Office)	Real-Time Data Integration Russell Best (MIP)

Afternoon Session #1

CASE STUDY: Connecting Government
Phil Morgan (Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination)

Metadata Standards, Protocols & the "Input" Data Warehouse at the Australian Bureau of Statistics
Don Bartley (Aust Bureau of Statistics)

Let's Begin at the Beginning - Practical Data Profiling Tips
Richark Kevan (Oakton)

Afternoon Session #2

Modelling the Time Dimension Graham Witt (Group Data Architect, Commonwealth Bank)
The METeOR registry based on the ISO11179 standard David Braddock (Aust Institute of Health & Welfare)	The Truth About Names Frank Jensen (Language Analysis Systems)

Evening

Conference Dinner

Friday 21 October 2005

Morning Session #1

Keynote Presentation
Jonar Nader

Making Data Management Relevant to the Enterprise
Michael Scofield (Assistant Professor, Loma Linda University)

Morning Session #2

Automating Online Access to Archived Databases - 'Xing and Xedit' Monika Berko (National Library of Australia)	Using International Developed Geospatial Standards in Australia Chris Body (Geoscience Australia)
Australian Standarised Data Set for International Trade David Hunt (Australian Customs Service)	What is Happening to Metadata in the Geospatial Community? John Hockaday (Geoscience Australia)

Afternoon Session #1

Jordan Trade and Investment Information System
Andrew Ford (Department of Defence)

Implementing Metadata Standards to Record Keeping: Challenges and Development in the Australian Government Sector
Karen Skelton (National Archives)

Service Oriented Integration: The Importance of Data Semantics and Data Management
Ram Kumar (Sakthisoft P/L)

Afternoon Session #2

Panel Session: "The Future of Interoperability and Data Interchange"
Conference Presenters

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