2005 Conference Programme

 
 

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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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