Knowledge Matters™

actKM 08 will be held on the 14th and 15th of October 2008 at University House, the Australian National University, Canberra. The theme is 'Managing Knowledge for Competitive Advantage', which is hardly original, but the organising committee promise it will be highly participative and interactive. They are seeking submissions at the moment with a preference for interactive or experiential activities that engage conference participants in a learning or competitive environment.

I haven't made up my mind if I will attend actKM 08 because I've been asked to present a paper on network analysis to the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers (AIPIO) annual conference . This conference is at the Holiday Inn, Adelaide from the 14th to 16th of October 2008 inclusive, and the theme is ‘Improving Tradecraft'. At the moment I think I'll write a paper that compares the various network analysis tools on the market, highlights their strengths and weaknesses, and assesses their suitability for intelligence work.  Even if I don't attend AIPIO 2008 the paper can be published in their peer-reviewed journal.

Assuming I attend the AIPIO conference I will head off to Hobart to attend the Australian Military Medicine Association's annual conference . This conference is at Wrest Point, Hobart from the 17th to 19th of October inclusive. I'm playing with idea of presenting a paper on either the RAAAKERS™ profiler, or on a business network analysis™ theme. Then again because it will be a gathering of military types, most of whom I know well, I might just sit back and listen to and tell stories!

If you want to co-author a paper, or you have a suggestion for a joint presentation, for any of these three events please contact me .

Regards, Graham