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(Apologies for cross posting) * A free conference at King's College London * When bureaucracy meets technology. Case studies in deploying Web technologies to manage and publish corporate committee records King's College London, Strand, London 10th June 2008 Committees are common to the governance structures of most organisations across the public and private sectors. They play a key role in policy forming and decision making at both strategic and operational levels. Committee records (agendas, minutes and papers) capture vital corporate information. They also support public accountability. Many organisations are subject to statutory duties of disclosure and all public sector bodies are bound to transparency of decision making under the Freedom of Information Act. This free half-day conference in Central London will explore the potential of Web technologies to manage, circulate and publish committee records through three highly practical case studies: * Nisha Gupta, eCommittees Manager, British Standards Institute The BSI eCommittees system - a document management system for a diverse and complex committee structure * John Lynch, Head of Democratic Services, Islington Council Democracy in Islington - a successful initiative to publish committee information to a wide external audience as a key democratic service * Jan Booth, Records and Archives Manager, King's College London Committee Zone - a project to make the numerous and diverse committee records of King's more accessible and useable The conference will start at 10.00am with a free lunch served from 1.00pm. Places are limited so do register early to avoid disappointment. For further information email [log in to unmask] or call 020 7848 2938. Sponsored by JISC as part of the Repositories and Preservation Programme Anya Turner Project Researcher King's College London Committee Zone 020 7848 2938 [log in to unmask]