1999 Annual Conference
BUILDING BRIDGES TOWARDS THE NEW MILLENNIUM : CREATING A NEW AGENDA FOR THE
INFORMATION COMMUNITY
17 - 20 October 1999, Bruges, Belgium
The 1999 EUSIDIC Annual Conference in the historic city centre of Bruges
provides a forum for content producers, distributors and users to get
together and discuss the issues and challenges facing the information
community in the year 2000 and beyond.
The event will formally begin on Sunday 17th October with an opportunity
for delegates to explore the city of Bruges, either as a group or
individually. For those arriving on Saturday 16th October there will also
be some planned activities.
THE CONFERENCE
The Organising Committee (Jo Vandenhende, Martin van Boom, Daphne
Tomlinson, Frank Toolenaar, Paul Blake, Ger Bijster and Dominique Vanpιe)
has scoured the information world looking for speakers with a depth of
knowledge on their specialist subjects and are making the final
arrangements for other participants & experts in their respective fields to
attend.
EUSIDIC ANNUAL CONFERENCE Bruges, Belgium, 18-20 October 1999
Monday 18.10.99
Knowledge, Information and Data Management
9.00 am :Introduction by Georg Schultheiss
9.15-10.00 am : "State of the art in knowledge management: past, present
and future"
Speaker: Prof. Dr Steven Warmoes University of Ghent
10.00-10.15 am : Break
10.15-11.00 am : "The KM challenge at Hewlett Packard. Supporting our
knowledge workers through HR processes and technology"
Speaker: Jan Flamend Hewlett Packard
11.00-11.15 am : Break
11.15-12.30 am : "Information Provision in Unilever Research: From Current
Awareness to Facilitation"
Speaker Ger Bijster, Information Manager - Unilever Research Vlaardingen,
The Netherlands
12.30-14.00 pm : Lunch
14.00-15.00 pm : "The Corporate Intranet of Bekaert"
Speaker: Luc Leroy, Corporate Webmaster NV Bekaert
15.00-15.15 pm : Break
15.15-16.00 pm : "The World of the Future"
Speaker: Prof. Dr Walter de Brouwer, CEO Riverland
16.00-16.15 pm : Break
16.15-17.00 pm : "Knowledge Management Product Presentations"
Verity, Autonomy Systems (Hugh Trapp), Fulcrum
Tuesday 19.10.99
The Future of Content Management via the Internet, Intranet and Extranet
9.00-10.00 am : "The Legal and Economic Aspects of the Internet"
Speaker: Prof Dr Luc Soete University of Maastricht
10.00-10.15 am : Break
10.15-11.00 am : "The Implementation of Intranet applications within the
BBCs digital archive programme"
Speaker: Jerrold Donington - BBC
11.00-11.15 am : Break
11.15-12.30 am : "The Innovation Website from Bekaert"
Speaker: Jan Sijnave
12.30-14.00 pm : Lunch
Chairman : Robert Kimberley, Biosis
14.00-15.00 pm : "Agent Based Tools for Content Management"
Speaker: Prof Dr Koen Bertels University of Namur
15.00-15.15 pm : Break
15.15-16.00 pm : "Journals on the Internet"
Speakers from: Biosis, Ebsco, Adonis, Swets, Springer Bertelsmann
16.00-16.15 pm : Break
16.15-17.00 pm : "Journals on the internet" continued
Wednesday 20.10.9
Chairman : Toon Lowette, Grid Consultancy
The Role of the Information Specialist in and beyond Y2K
9.00-10.00 am : "Management and Spirituality"
Speaker: Le Pere Cyrille Monastery of Chevetogne
10.00-10.15 am: Break
10.15-11.00 am : "The Evolution of the Information Professional within Dow"
Speaker: Elizabeth Mangold Dow Europe
11.00-11.15 am : Break
11.15-12.00 am : "The Changing Role of the Information Specialist in and
Beyond Y2K"
Speakers: David Thew & Julia Hordle Intelligent Resources Ltd
12.00-13.00 pm : Panel Session chaired by Toon Lowette
13.00-14.30 pm : Lunch
End of conference
Registration of the delegates will be on Sunday 9.00 am 16.00
Social Events
Saturday Tour of the city 16.00 (optional)
Sunday Tour of the city (including Boat Tour) 16.30
Cocktail 19.00
Monday Visit to the brewery 19.00
Reception 21.00
Tuesday Walking dinner at Retsin restaurant 20.00
Please note that places have been limited to 80 so please book early to
avoid disappointment
EUSIDIC SECRETARIAT
Instant Library Limited
104B St John Street, London EC1M 4EH
Tel: +44 (0) 171 336 7098 Fax: +44 (0) 171 336 7093 Email:
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