Hi --



Here is an critical book and event for all KMers.



http://kmblogs.com/public/item/182896





Mashups are the fast growing ecosystem on the Web. They are positively
essential to complexity science, KM, value networks, Web 2.0, content
management, value networks, in short, the very future of the knowledge-based
enterprise.



Cordially,



Sarah



/jtm/







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Hi -



Enterprise mashups are a critical KM and business intelligence frontier.
They are instrumental in achieving rapid, low-cost improvements in
enterprise knowledge capabilities.



Join your cluster network in SF.



-j



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Enterprise 2.0 Mashup Summit  http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/262607/

Friday, September 28, 2007



UCSF Mission Bay

600 16th Street
San Francisco Bay Area, California



Description

On 28 Sept 2007 the first Enterprise 2.0 Mashup Summit will convene at UCSF
- Mission Bay in San Francisco. For more information and to register, visit:
http://www.vncluster.com/MUSF.htm.

Sponsors are Google, Salesforce.com, Kapow Tech, USC Marshall School,
Society of Information Management - Advance Practice Council and many
others.

There is a small tuition. Register securely online. Group discount code is
VN15.

http://www.vncluster.com/MUSF.htm







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Social Networks - On-line and Off: An Evolving Revolution - What You Need to
Know



This Saturday! -- July 28, 2007 - 8:30 to 5:00 -



Wallenberg Hall
Stanford University

450 Sierra Mall, Building 150

Stanford, California





To register: https://www.acteva.com/go/socialnetworks



Currently "social networks" bring to mind the new hot software products
entering the marketplace. There is a more fundamental meaning of "social
network" -the networks of relationships in our everyday life. Research into
these networks has influenced sociology, psychology, anthropology,
economics, computer science, health, innovation, business and more.



Social relations are integral to families, teams, businesses, nations and
on-line social networks. Research shows that organizations and individuals
who understand and apply knowledge of social networks are healthier,
happier, more productive and certainly more innovative.



Ultimately, more subtle understanding of human relationships and networks
will be key to future "social networking" software. Integrating social
network knowledge into management practices and software is stimulating an
innovation and productivity revolution. Come learn about its potential.



The class is from 9:00 to 5:00 with snacks and coffee provided. The doors
will open at 8:30 with breakfast food and coffee, so you can come early and
"network" (we'll talk about that too).



Course Outline



-       Overview: social networks, networks and networking, some background

-       Searching through networks for people and information

-       Social network self assessment

-       Social capital - what is it?

-       How networks influence us and how they form:: positions, roles,
institutions, norms, brokerage, closure

-       How networks affect organizations and regions

-       Networks and luck

-       Networks and creativity and innovation

-       Implications for individuals, organizations and software



The course is a mixture of activities and lecture - there is a lot that
needs to be covered, but there is plenty of discussion and "learning by
doing," so it will be fun day. The outline here is brief, but if you want
more details, feel free to contact us at: 650.923.8550 or steiny@....
Ask us about discounts for students or other financially challenged folks.



The instructor: Don Steiny - Has taught Social Network Analysis at the
University of Oulu, Finland; The Kauffman Foundation and public classes.



He has been an invited speaker on the subject at Ars Electronica in Linz,
Austria; The Electronic Recruiting Exchange conference in Boston; the
Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City; InfoTech Oulu in Oulu, Finland and a
number of different events around Silicon Valley. He is currently has in
press a book review of the 2nd edition of Identity and Control, by Harrison
White (where he is listed as contributor) and for the journal Social
Networks; and  on social networks, innovation and productivity for the
International Journal of Virtual Organizations and Networking . He has over
20 years software development experience with companies such as
Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Bell Laboratories. Don is a regular attendee and
presenter at the International Network of Social Network Analysts
(INSNA)conferences, he is a member of the Silicon Valley Network Analysis
Project (SiVNAP) at Stanford and is one of the founders of ISNAE
(http://www.isnae.org). Don has spend many years as an adviser to businesses
and has been on the board of advisers of over a dozen companies. His BA is
in linguistics and he is currently working on a PhD at the University of
Oulu, Finland.



To Register: https://www.acteva.com/go/socialnetworks



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C A L L      F O R      P A P E R S

McMaster World Congress
January 16 – 18, 2008
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Papers Due: September 30, 2007

http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca

4 Themes:
• Intellectual Capital & Innovation (Knowledge Management)
• Corporate Governance
• Strategic Business Valuation
• Mission Driven Organization

3 Tracks:
Academic • Practitioner • PhD Student

The 29th McMaster World Congress is jointly sponsored by the
Management of Innovation and New Technology (MINT) Research Centre,
The Directors College (Canada's first and only university accredited
director education and certification program) and the DeGroote School
of Business, McMaster University (widely recognized as Canada's most
innovative university)!

This event will be held January 16-18, 2008 in Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada.

The event is recognized globally as the largest and most prestigious
conference of its kind. It brings academic researchers, business
practitioners and management students together to present, discuss
and review the latest issues and trends in the areas of:

THEME: Intellectual Capital
• intellectual capital
• innovation
• knowledge management
• new technology
• intangible assets / intellectual property
• human capital management / measurement
• organizational learning
• knowledge-based view / theory; knowledge workers

THEME: Corporate Governance
• transparency in governance; governance structures;
• corporate investment and disclosure;
• shareholder and stakeholder relations;
• board accountability; privacy and security;
• executive and board compensation;
• board committees (roles and responsibilities);
• director independence; effective board management relations;
• board recruitment; the role of the board chair
• proxy voting; stock options; etc.

THEME: Strategic Business Valuation
• methods and models to value tangible and intangible assets
• new technology vs. old technology companies
• approaches to valuation of human capital and innovation
• brand equity, marketing and corporate reputation
• corporate social responsibility and financial performance
• valuation of private companies
• assessing value in mergers and acquisitions
• strategies for long-term investing
• business valuation standards

THEME: Mission Driven Organization
• development of mission statements and visioning process
• programs to inspire organizational members
• alignment of mission and operational practice
• execution of strategic goals
• antecedents to flawless mission implementation
• case studies of successful and failed visioning programs

Last year's conference attracted over 1,143 attendees from 20
countries. The event was covered by numerous newspapers, TV and
magazine media outlets from several countries. This year we are
planning an even better event which will include a recruiting fair,
knowledge cafι, doctoral consortium, and academic journal editor's
Q&A panel. Paper submissions can be conceptual, theoretical,
empirical, experimental, or case studies. Accepted papers will
be published in full in a CD of conference proceedings. Prizes will
be awarded for the best papers. Selected papers will be published
in a refereed peer-reviewed journal. All papers will be subjected to
a blind double review adjudication process.

PLEASE MARK THESE IMPORTANT DATES:
September 30, 2007
Full paper is due – send via e-mail to
worldcongress@...

October 31, 2007
Notification of acceptance

November 30, 2007
Registration and fees due

For further information, please visit our website:

http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca

Sincerely,

Dr. Nick Bontis
Program Director


McMaster World Congress
DeGroote School of Business
McMaster University
DSB #133 1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M4
http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca
worldcongress@...


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Hi --

Recommended --

SuperNova 2007 :: http://kmblogs.com/public/item/171225

-j

Hi -



[Apologies for any x-postings.]



Dave Davison described a nice timeline at the recent eLearning Forum.



http://www.elearningforum.com/index.cfm/go/m_events/ei_1045/





It occurred to me that it makes sense to apply a value & social network
technology to record and visualize these types of stories forever. The best
approach by far for this is OurStory. If you have 6-minutes, visit this site
for a description.



http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2007/91340.php



As an example, here is the story of OurStory.



http://www.ourstory.com/teamwisdomark



Additionally, OurStory allows --



1. Import of large datasets to automatically create, inform social
networks and timelines;
2. Capability of 'private label' social networks and timelines using
the OurStory technology;
3. Broad timeline syndication to Websites, blogosphere, wiki-sphere
using 'exbeddables' and Flash;
4. Value networks data models, visualizations and optimization;
5. Wiki-like features for crafting informative and valuable timelines,
a wiki-line?





  Here are some more stories -



http://www.ourstory.com/register/samples.html





IMO, effective value network patterns have temporal as well as topological
properties. It is when these complex patterns are 'just-right' that
favorable outcomes are easily achieved. 'Good timing' is often underrated in
innovation and strategy, for example.  A step towards understanding these
complex patterns is to begin and pursue visualization.



Anyway, see and sign-up here -



http://www.ourstory.com/





BTW, OurStory is a lot of fun for family and friends!





-j




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Hi -



The Toronto KM Cluster Spring 2007, The Value of Networks, on Fri 23 Mar '07
was the worldwide release of GenIsis Open Source Release V1.1. GenIsis is
powerful, easy-to-use, open source tools and applications to visualize,
analyze and optimize value networks, social networks and organizational
networks.



Download GenIsis:  <http://sourceforge.net/projects/genisis>
http://sourceforge.net/projects/genisis



Quick Start Guide:   <http://www.vncluster.com/GenIsis/qsg.htm>
http://www.vncluster.com/GenIsis/qsg.htm



For question and network visualization and analysis discussion use GenIsis
Google Group.



Post:   <http://groups.google.com/group/genisis>
http://groups.google.com/group/genisis.

Email:  <mailto:genisis@googlegroups.com> genisis@googlegroups.com







Sarah (for jtm)



Sarah Jones

Sarah V. Jones, Colabria
Email:  <mailto:sarah@...> sarah@...
Phone: 978-468-0267
Fax: 206-984-2429



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Hi

How are you?
Any plans to visit India?

Best regards,
Rajesh.

Dr Rajesh K Pillania,
Visiting Professor
RHS Smith School of Business,
University of Maryland,Van Munching Hall
College Park, MD 20742.
Office Tel: 301-40-57311(9am -5pm)
Guest House Tel:301-277-9633(8pm-7am)


Dr Rajesh K Pillania,
Management Development Institute,
Mehrauli Road,Sukhrali,
Gurgaon - 122001.INDIA
Tel +91 124 2349831-36, 4013050-59
Mobile:91-9818961019

Visiting Fellow(2006-2009)
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne,
UK.


--- "J Maloney (jheuristic)" <jtmalone@...>
wrote:

> Hi --
>
> I was fortunate to be in Vienna last week to attend
> a lecture by prof.
> Nonaka. I am transcribing my notes and will share
> here. Some familiar
> territory and some surprises too.
>
> One of the overarching KM priorities is the focus on
> context and ba. In a
> practical sense, what is most important is our
> changing mobile environments.
> Understanding the proximity of knowledge work and
> the 'starting conditions'
> is key.
>
> There is a very interesting open survey on this
> critical dimension of
> knowledge work here:
>
>
> Survey :: http://tinyurl.com/sjsar
>
> Password :: GMWS2006
>
>
> Complete results are instantly available to you when
> you complete the survey
> instrument. It takes a scant 10 minutes. I found
> some very interesting
> trends in the survey results.
>
> Note: the survey summary is anonymous and does not
> include answers to
> open-ended questions.
>
> You are welcome and encouraged to share this survey
> in your networks and
> professional orbit. Also please share within your
> mobile worker professional
> communities and programs if you have such a thing.
>
> It would be great to get your input by Nov 30.  I
> will consider it a
> personal favor and will be very grateful for your
> response. In addition, I
> will be certain to share any additional findings of
> the survey and research
> conclusions.
>
> I know your time is precious. It is expected the
> results and findings of
> your survey and responses will payoff in techniques
> and methods for all in
> using our scarce time to even greater advantage and
> effectiveness.
>
> This survey is open and under a Creative Commons
> Attribution License. All
> results are for our open community and shared.
>
>
> Most cordially,
>
> John
>
>
> IM/Skype: jheuristic
> KM Blogs: http://kmblogs.com/
>
>
>
>
>




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Hi --



Don Tapscott's presentation February 27th at Cisco sponsored by eLF and
Colabria is now available for streaming, download and viewing. Simply click
the link below for play options.



http://elearningforum.vportal.net/?auID=218





If you have spec WinTel PC and broadband pipe, just click on the light-blue
VoD graphic. Very nice.



There are other, self-explanatory options.





Cordially,



-j



P.S. Don's Toronto-based firm, New Paradigm http://www.newparadigm.com/ is
among the sponsors of The Value of Networks leadership retreat 23 March in
Toronto. The Wikinomics co-author, Anthony Williams, will keynote. See,
register, join:



http://www.vncluster.com/YYZ.htm









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I am pleased to invite you to register for a special Toronto KM Cluster, The
Value of Networks, on 23 March 2007. Your venue is the stunning Kingbridge
Centre's Learning Laboratory -- an innovative conference venue and
multifaceted communication facility owned by John Abele, Founding Chairman
of Boston Scientific Corporation. It is located just outside Toronto.
General registration is open now.



Agenda: http://www.vncluster.com/YYZ.htm



Venue: http://www.kingbridgecentre.com/



Registration: http://tinyurl.com/3yg2zw



This international cluster closely examines the networks shaping the
business, economic and societal landscape. Highlights include -





.         The worldwide release of GenIsis: the first open source technology
to browse, visualize, analyze and optimize value networks

.         A deep dive of collective intelligence networks and Wikinomics -
how companies create value using mass collaboration

.         Broad coverage of diverse, practical and production network models
and how they drive growth and KM achievement in the enterprise

.         Introducing NetMat a new and innovative group experience to help
identify and cohere essential, valuable intangibles

.         A rare and valuable opportunity for interacting and building
constructive relationships with top global thought leaders and KM
authorities





These interactions, relationships and open methods will equip you with the
tools, methods, vocabulary and language to lead high-performing networks for
yourself and your organizations.



Clusters are popular, low-cost, open, non-commercial, not for-profit.



Testimonials: http://www.kmcluster.com/testimonials.htm



Secure, online registration in advance is required. For list members use
Discount Code VN25 for a 25% registration discount until 10 March 2007.
Total tuition for books, registration, meals, materials, reception is
~$299.00 w/discount. This event will reach capacity quickly. Secure, online
registration in-advance is rqr'd. There is no on-site registration. All are
welcome.



Registration: http://tinyurl.com/3yg2zw





Cordially,



John Maloney
IM/Skype: jheuristic
Blog:  <http://kmblogs.com/> http://kmblogs.com/
ID:  <http://2idi.com/contact/=john.maloney>
http://2idi.com/contact/=john.maloney

  <skype:jheuristic?call> My status

Assistant:

Sarah V. Jones, Colabria
Email:  <mailto:sarah@...> sarah@...
Phone: 978-468-0267
Fax: 206-984-2429



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Greetings,

On behalf of MIT's Center for Collective Intelligence, NASA's
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Cisco Systems Human Network, NewsFutures,
and others, I am pleased to share this invitation to Collective
Intelligence Networks. Registration is open and all are welcome.

http://www.pmcluster.com/LAX.htm

Pre-registration in advance is rqr'd. There is no on-site registration.


Executives from these and other organizations will describe how they
lead robust practices and tools to propel collective intelligence
networks into the future. Your event is this Thursday, Feb 22, 2007 at
Pepperdine University's stunning Westside Conference Center,
conveniently located adjacent to Los Angeles International Airport
(LAX).

These authentic conversations will show you practices, tools and
methods that nourish and expand the collective intelligence network
capabilities of people and organizations. Mastery of this rapidly
advancing field is critical to product development, engineering, IT's
service oriented architectures (SOA), marketing, support, finance,
productivity and innovation. These collective intelligence networks
furnish enormous advantages in cost savings and are instrumental in
achieving sharp, sustained top-line growth.

Learn first-hand from leaders and experts how they are using Web 2.0
to expand collective intelligence networks and innovation ecosystems.
Through lively, interactive conversation, this intimate experience
will equip you with the know-how, tools, methods, techniques, vision
and relationships to optimize thriving collective intelligence
networks.

Intelligence is a distinctly human property. Collective intelligence
is a complex social phenomenon. New  tools, methods, techniques
networks, markets and social media allow leaders to harness,
visualize, analyze and nurture collective intelligence networks.

See popular and innovative network visualization techniques. Learn how
and why social networks, information markets and cohesive social media
are the knowledge pathways that impel collective intelligence networks
forward. Hear practice narratives and see collective intelligence
tools. Understand how leaders achieve innovation, productivity and
favorable outcomes for business, institutions and civil society with
applied collective intelligence networks.

Some agenda highlights of this seminal event include:

- Social Network Dynamics: Building Social Networks for Collective
Intelligence, Jeanne Holm, Chief Knowledge Architect, NASA JPL

- Value Networks and Analysis: Network Strategies for Collective
Intelligence, Verna Allee, Bestselling Author, Verna Allee Associates

- Collective Connections: Raising Collective Intelligence, Stephen C.
Buckley, Associate Director, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence

- Customer Interaction Network: Cisco Systems' Collective Intelligence
Enterprise Strategy, LaVeta Gibbs, Director, Cisco Systems

- Social Networks Analysis: An X-ray of Collective Intelligence, Dr.
Harald Katzmair, General Manager, FAS.Research

- Prediction Markets: Their Legality under U.S. Law, Tom W. Bell,
Professor of Law, Chapman University

- Prediction Markets: Trading Uncertainty for Collective Wisdom,
Norris Clark, NewsFutures

- The Smartest Mob: A Parable about Times Soon To Come, David Brin,
bestselling author

Learn how Boeing, NASA, Cisco Systems, the European Union, MIT and
other leading organizations of all stripes and sizes are using these
social network and predictive breakthroughs to drive innovation.
Understand how they use aggregated information and assimilate
collective intelligence with great effectiveness. Discover collective
intelligence networks and how to make them work for you and your
organizations.

This invitation is for the 100% opt-in Colabria Action/Research
Network. You are welcome and encouraged to share this invitation in
your networks and professional orbit. If you have already registered
online, you are ready and set to go. If you wish to participate,
please click 'Yes' below and register online securely. Important: If
you cannot join, please click 'No' below. You will receive no further
updates on this event.

This event is low-cost, open non-commercial and not for-profit. It is
sponsored by participants only. The format is interactive and
conversational, not lengthy PowerPoint presentations. All are welcome.
Secure, online registration in advance is required.

http://www.pmcluster.com/LAX.htm

Dress code is business casual. Breakfast, refreshments, luncheon,
materials, books and registration are all included in your sponsor
tuition. Please contact me directly if you have any questions or need
help with your registration.

Cordially,

Sarah

Sarah V. Jones, Event Director
Colabria Action/Research Network
Email: sarah@...
Phone: 978-468-0267

Hi -



Thought this may interest you. Carol Rozwell is a value network exponent and
active in the value network community and clusters.



A very cost-efficient way to introduce and immerse yourself in value
networks and social network analysis is to join the SoCal Cluster 22 Feb at
LAX. See:



http://kmblogs.com/public/item/158651



In the ascension of value networks this event marks a turning point and
highlights deeply practical nature and proven advantages of value networks
and value network analysis. You will interact with value network enterprise
customers like Cisco Systems. Hear from Verna Allee how major institutions
and firms like Boeing and the European Commission are adopting value
networks broadly. You will also see a preview of GenIsis: The Value Network
Browser. Learn how complex environments like NASA use social network
analysis to discover and optimize organizational knowledge pathways.



http://www.vncluster.com/LAX.htm







Cordially,



-j



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Daily Updates


Traditional networks are integral to management



Value networking is a method for examining the relationships among a group
of related organizations or individuals to understand and categorize the
value each gains from the relationship, according to Gartner vice president
and distinguished analyst Carol Rozwell.





By Bert Latamore
Computerworld (US online)
Updated: Feb 13, 2007 12:14 AM

Value networking, says Gartner vice president and distinguished analyst
Carol Rozwell, is a method for examining the relationships among a group of
related organizations or individuals to understand and categorize the value
each gains from the relationship.



While this is not an exact measurement system, it has implications that
range from the business management level (Does the enterprise have the right
business partners to succeed, and if not what is missing?) down through the
project level (What partnerships with which entities or individuals will
best ensure the project's success?) to network infrastructure design, since
the network provides the infrastructure that makes those relationships
possible.



"I first encountered the value relationship concepts in 1998-'99, when
e-commerce was the rage," Rozwell says. "At that time, many brick-and-mortar
entities were concerned that new Internet-based competitors would disrupt
their businesses. Value network mapping was an attempt to identify all their
complex sets of relationships and identify the economic value drivers of the
network.



Concept is catching on

"As the awareness of the importance of partnerships has increased, the value
network concept has seen a gradual uptake," she says. "It is being used by
companies that are receptive to techniques that seem a little squishy at
first."



She has charted the life sciences value network, mapping pharmaceutical and
biotech companies to other entities such as contract manufacturers and
hospitals. In the process, she coded each organization according to its main
business strength known as its value discipline:



- Operational excellence,

- Customer intimacy,

- Product leadership, or

- Brand mastery (a category added to the list by Gartner.)



"For instance, if you are a traditional pharmaceutical manufacturer, your
major corporate focus most likely will be product leadership," she says. "So
in your value network, you want partners with complementary value
disciplines such as customer intimacy and branding." These might include
Internet services such as WebMD or blogs as well as contract sales and
marketing organizations. So at a corporate management level, value
networking helps companies plan better business strategy and select the best
partners to maximize success.



The value network map can be used to examine existing relationships to see
whether the enterprise is allied to business partners that have
complementary rather than competitive strengths and to identify potential
new partners with complementary strengths. "So instead of starting with a
blank sheet of paper, you have a methodology for understanding the tangible
and intangible assets that flow from organization to organization."



By putting the customer, rather than the modeler's enterprise, at the center
of the network, management can examine the value of each relationship and
entity in the network to the customer. This can lead to valuable insights
into customer needs and reactions that can result in improved business
strategies. Most companies have a problem seeing beyond their own products
and marketing. This exercise can help management understand what the
customer wants and how the customer sees the enterprise and its products.
For instance, it can help a pharmaceutical company see how it contributes to
the care patients receive and how it can improve that care. It can help
management identify gaps and redundancies and develop an approach that helps
rather than confusing the customer.



On the project level, an academic research organization may discover a new
molecule and may partner with a pharmaceutical company to bring a new
product to market. The pharmaceutical will further research the compound and
take it through the clinical study process, which demands excellence in
complex operations.



Once the FDA approves the drug, the pharmaceutical company may partner with
a contract manufacturer to make it in large quantities and with a sales and
marketing specialist to furnish doctors with the information they need to
prescribe it to patients. The pharmaceutical company may also want help in
establishing a strong brand presence for the new drug against existing
competition. The value network analysis helps the pharmaceutical company
understand which potential partners have the right qualities to provide the
best chance of success at each stage in the product development life-cycle.



Network design

One approach to measuring the value of each relationship in a network is to
quantify the number and kinds of interactions among the members of the
network. This can be refined by identifying the characteristics and value of
each interaction. This has implications at multiple levels of the
organization, including network design, security and access. Obviously the
network needs to be designed to support expected data flows, and routine
interactions need to be automated so that business partners have access to
the internal staff members and data they need while restricting their access
to only that data.



When deciding where to support the interactions with technology, the network
designers might want to give higher priority to interactions that have a
higher value and occur frequently. And, Rozwell says, not all interactions
should be automated with technology. "It may make more sense to handle
occasional or low frequency interactions manually, as one-offs," she says.



This does not mean these occasional interactions are low value. For
instance, the CFO of an important client may only need to exchange data with
the enterprise CFO a few times a year, but those exchanges may be critical
to the business relationship. The value network can help network staff
identify and prepare for potential important -- but low frequency --
interactions so that they do not create ultimately embarrassing emergencies
when they occur.



In contrast to the old concept of the supply chain, which Rozwell dislikes
because of its implied linear rigidity, the value network shows a more
complicated set of two-way relationships. "Life and business don't work as a
series of sequential handoffs from A to B to C," she says. Rather, multiple
participants interact simultaneously in complex ways. "Back in 2003 I was
working with a bio-pharma. I put up the value network picture and they
gasped at the complexity --- nearly 20 different entities. They had never
really examined their company' relationships with all the other players, so
they found the value network map to be very enlightening."



Mapping these relationships among multiple individuals or entities as value
networks provides a much more realistic view for understanding complex
interrelationships that can lead to insights that can change the business
and improve its chance to prosper in a complicated, fast-evolving
environment.



For more information on value networks, Rozwell suggests the entry for
"value network" in Wikipedia and the writings of Verna Allee on the subject.
And, of course, Rozwell can be reached through Gartner.



Bert Latamore is a journalist with 10 years' experience in daily newspapers
and 25 in the computer industry. He has written for several computer
industry and consumer publications. He lives in Linden, Va., with his wife,
two parrots and a cat.



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Hi -



You may wish to register and join this seminal event with Don Tapscott.



Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything



Highly recommended by the Value Network Consortium.



http://www.vncluster.com/





There is accommodation for both physical participation ($40.00) in San Jose
and virtual participation ($0.00) online.



Secure, online registration in advance is required. See:



http://kmblogs.com/public/item/156916





Cordially,



-j







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Hi --

Correction.

..."Collective Intelligence Networks" on 22 Feb 2007...

Sarah

Sarah V. Jones, Colabria
Cluster Registrar
Email: sarah@...
Phone: 978-468-0267
Fax: 206-984-2429



Hi --

Your Southern California Cluster is colonizing the theme of "Collective
Intelligence Networks" on 22 Feb 2006 at Pepperdine satellite campus at LAX.
See:

http://www.pmcluster.com/LAX.htm

Join NASA, MIT, Cisco and others investigating Next Practices, methods,
tools and techniques of CI Networks.

All are welcome. Secure, online registration in advance required. There is
no onsite registration. Clusters are open, non-commercial, not for-profit.

Entirely new ways to share, trade and aggregate information using collective
intelligence networks are growing rapidly. These knowledge management
networks help companies, schools, governments, and individuals to acquire,
to create and lead ever-growing bodies of knowledge.

Through a ceaseless flurry of self-organizing value exchanges, wikis, blogs
and Web 2.0 information markets, these stunning KM & CI network capabilities
achieve mastery of collective intelligence with breathtaking speed and
accuracy.

Online collective intelligence networks continuously amass, codify, refine
and advance knowledge and wisdom. Open, value-based networks enable far
better decision making about product launches, features, policies and myriad
other critical questions.

Learn how NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Cisco Systems and MIT are using
these breakthroughs to aggregated information and assimilate knowledge with
great effectiveness. Discover collective intelligence networks and how to
make them work for you and your organizations.

Cordially,

Sarah

Sarah V. Jones, Colabria
Cluster Registrar
Email: sarah@...
Phone: 978-468-0267
Fax: 206-984-2429

&

-jtm

Hi --

Your Southern California Cluster is colonizing the theme of "Collective
Intelligence Networks" on 22 Feb 2006 at Pepperdine satellite campus at LAX.
See:

http://www.pmcluster.com/LAX.htm

Join NASA, MIT, Cisco and others investigating Next Practices, methods,
tools and techniques of CI Networks.

All are welcome. Secure, online registration in advance required. There is
no onsite registration. Clusters are open, non-commercial, not for-profit.

Entirely new ways to share, trade and aggregate information using collective
intelligence networks are growing rapidly. These knowledge management
networks help companies, schools, governments, and individuals to acquire,
to create and lead ever-growing bodies of knowledge.

Through a ceaseless flurry of self-organizing value exchanges, wikis, blogs
and Web 2.0 information markets, these stunning KM & CI network capabilities
achieve mastery of collective intelligence with breathtaking speed and
accuracy.

Online collective intelligence networks continuously amass, codify, refine
and advance knowledge and wisdom. Open, value-based networks enable far
better decision making about product launches, features, policies and myriad
other critical questions.

Learn how NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Cisco Systems and MIT are using
these breakthroughs to aggregated information and assimilate knowledge with
great effectiveness. Discover collective intelligence networks and how to
make them work for you and your organizations.

Cordially,

Sarah

Sarah V. Jones, Colabria
Cluster Registrar
Email: sarah@...
Phone: 978-468-0267
Fax: 206-984-2429

&

-jtm

Call for Papers

I-KNOW 07 - 7th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

5 - 7 September 2007
Graz, Austria
http://www.i-know.at

Knowledge management has been called everything from innovative and
crucial to new wine in old bottles and dead. Usually, different
perceptions spring from different perspectives. The aim of I-KNOW is
to bring a broad array of these perspectives together, to learn from
each other and to jointly find promising ways ahead for the future.
In 2007, this will be reflected by putting special emphasis on
discovering and comprehensively managing knowledge relationships, and
on service-based knowledge management solutions.

Now in its seventh year, I-KNOW has a tradition of bringing together
Europe΄s leading researchers and practitioners involved in knowledge
management. Attracting more than 500 attendees, I-KNOW is the premier
conference on knowledge management in Europe.
I-KNOW provides a perfect opportunity to stay abreast of the latest
developments in the field. Both the human/organizational perspective
and the technology perspective are covered. The novelty and the
quality of the accepted contributions are ensured by a high-calibre
program committee featuring international experts on a broad range of
knowledge management topics.

Beginning in 2007, I-KNOW will be complemented by I-MEDIA
(www.i-media.tugraz.at), the First International Conference on New
Media Technology, which will be held concurrently with I-KNOW. This
extension reflects the increasing importance and convergence of
knowledge management and new media technologies.

Submission
I-KNOW 07 invites the submission of original contributions from
academic, public and industrial/commercial sectors.
The conference focus is on application-oriented research with emphasis
on information technologies for knowledge management and new
management tools and methods.
We welcome papers which present methods, tools, technologies best
practices and case studies.

Submissions for the thematic tracks on the first conference day should
address:

         - Knowledge Organisation and Semantic Technologies
         - Integrating Working and Learning in Business
         - Task and Process Exploration and Modelling
         - Knowledge Visualization and Knowledge Discovery
         - Knowledge Sharing using Social Software

Regular paper submissions for the second and third dayof I-KNOW '07
may include but are not limited to:

         - Identifying Relationships between different kinds of
Knowledge Entities
         - Making Use of Knowledge Relationships
         - Service-oriented Architectures for Knowledge Management Systems
         - Service-based Knowledge Management
         - Orchestration of Knowledge Management Services
         - Distributed Knowledge Management
         - Semantic Technologies and Systems
         - Social Network Analysis
         - Knowledge Work Productivity
         - Communication and Collaboration in Knowledge Management
         - Context and Usage Pattern Identification and Management
         - Agile Approaches to Knowledge Management

Deadlines
02 April 2007: Full paper submission (4-8 pages)
21 May 2007:   Notification of acceptance
25 June 2007:  Final version (8 pages)
5-7 September 2007: I-KNOW Conference

Authors Guidelines
www.i-know.at/author_guidelines/style_guide

Conference Submissions
By upload to www.i-know.at/submission
File types: PDF (preferred), Word for Windows


Kind regards,
Klaus Tochtermann & Hermann Maurer
I-KNOW Conference Chairs

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Please accept our apologies should
you receive multiple copies of this
call from different lists.
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The 28th McMaster World Congress is approaching fast!!!

    28th McMaster World Congress
    January 24-26, 2007
    Hamilton Convention Centre
    Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca


This is the largest and most prestigious conference of its kind
bringing together business practitioners, leading academics and
students to discuss the latest management trends.  This year's
themes include:

intellectual capital & innovation, corporate governance, strategic
business valuation, human capital, knowledge management, and the
role of the board of directors.

This year's line-up of speakers looks to be one of the strongest
ever!

Find out yourself why so many people call this conference the best
deal in Canada and one of the foremost in the field combining
insights from academics, practitioners and students.  We have over
88 world-class speakers confirmed.

    A list of some of our featured speakers include:

    Marie Bountrogianni, MPP, Ontario Provincial Parliament
    Jonathan Wellum, CEO, AIC
    Paul Tsaparis, President & CEO, HP Canada
    Eugene Roman, Group President, Bell Canada
    Ray Anderson, Chairman, Interface Inc.
    Gerlinde Herrmann, Chairman, HR Professional Assoc. of Ontario
    Anita Sands, Head of Innovation, RBC Financial Group
    Richard Marceau, Provost, U. of Ontario Institute of Technology
    Baruch Lev, Professor of Accounting and Finance, New York Univ.
    Leif Edvinsson, 1998 World Brain of the Year Winner
    Hubert Saint-Onge, Author: The Conductive Organization
    Debra Amidon, Author: In Search of Innovation
    Ante Pulic, Co-Founder, Austrian Intellectual Capital Rsch.Ctr.

Check out the full agenda of speakers for this event here:

http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca/2007/agenda.pdf

The event spans over two and a half days with several learning
activities, plus many social networking events, and gourmet meals.
Be sure to REGISTER NOW!  You don't want to miss this world-class
conference.

ON-SITE REGULAR PRICING

    $1,995 Industry Delegate
    $1,000 Academic Delegate
    $  500 Student / McMaster Alumni

SPECIAL DISCOUNT PRICING FOR PRE-REGISTRANTS

If you choose to register on-line prior to January 19, 2007 you can
receive a special 40% discount by requesting a special discount code.

To do this, just email your full contact info to
worldcongress@... with the subject line: Request 40%
discount code.  You will then receive an email back with the code.

You will be asked for this special discount code just before you
confirm your registration on-line.

This special offer will not be available on-site.  You must pre-
register to take advantage of this special discount.  The
registration website is here:

https://mgdssl.business.mcmaster.ca/registration

If you have any questions at all, feel free to contact us directly.
Media should contact the office directly to enquire about passes.

McMaster World Congress
The world be here, will you?
Tel: (905) 525-9140 x23918
http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca

Hi --

It is important for enterprise KM leadership to pick-up the collective
intelligence theme and idea markets.

"By gathering collective wisdom, idea markets can improve your forecasting,
knowledge management, and decision making." -- Harvard Business Review
(2006)

The AEI-Brookings Joint Center is sponsoring the w/w Prediction Markets
Conference in Wash DC on 18 Jan. See:

http://www.pmcluster.com/IAD.htm


-j








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Hi --

Below is a link to the Global Knowledge Workers Survey.

The data are from about 500 major companies worldwide. There are some very
interesting findings.

If you wish to see the results, and to review the survey summary, it is
necessary to complete the survey. To add value to you, the entire
survey summary is available to you the instant you complete the quick
Survey. To begin, use this link and password.

Survey :: http://tinyurl.com/sjsar
Password :: GMWS2006

The GMWS survey and findings will payoff directly to you in techniques
and methods for you in using your scarce time to even greater advantage
and effectiveness.

This survey is open and under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

All results are for our open community and shared KM networks. You are
welcome and encouraged to share the survey in your professional orbit
and value networks.

Thanks for helping!

Cordially,

-j

Hi -

Here is information on a consulting opening at the World Bank.


Cheers,

John
http://www.vncluster.com/


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Hi --

I was fortunate to be in Vienna last week to attend a lecture by prof.
Nonaka. I am transcribing my notes and will share here. Some familiar
territory and some surprises too.

One of the overarching KM priorities is the focus on context and ba. In a
practical sense, what is most important is our changing mobile environments.
Understanding the proximity of knowledge work and the 'starting conditions'
is key.

There is a very interesting open survey on this critical dimension of
knowledge work here:


Survey :: http://tinyurl.com/sjsar

Password :: GMWS2006


Complete results are instantly available to you when you complete the survey
instrument. It takes a scant 10 minutes. I found some very interesting
trends in the survey results.

Note: the survey summary is anonymous and does not include answers to
open-ended questions.

You are welcome and encouraged to share this survey in your networks and
professional orbit. Also please share within your mobile worker professional
communities and programs if you have such a thing.

It would be great to get your input by Nov 30.  I will consider it a
personal favor and will be very grateful for your response. In addition, I
will be certain to share any additional findings of the survey and research
conclusions.

I know your time is precious. It is expected the results and findings of
your survey and responses will payoff in techniques and methods for all in
using our scarce time to even greater advantage and effectiveness.

This survey is open and under a Creative Commons Attribution License. All
results are for our open community and shared.


Most cordially,

John


IM/Skype: jheuristic
KM Blogs: http://kmblogs.com/

Hi -

Global Forum is an excellent event.

I will be appearing there next week:

   <http://www.items.fr/globalforum.php3?id_rubrique=75>
http://www.items.fr/globalforum.php3?id_rubrique=75

The agenda is worth a close look. This event is led by a co-member of the
E100, Sylviane TOPORKOFF. The E100 is a prestigious group of global and
distinguished knowledge leaders. See:

  <http://www.entovation.com/kleadmap/Sylviane_Toporkoff.htm>
http://www.entovation.com/kleadmap/Sylviane_Toporkoff.htm

  <http://www.entovation.com/kleadmap/maloney.htm>
http://www.entovation.com/kleadmap/maloney.htm

E100;  <http://www.entovation.com/kleadmap/index.htm>
http://www.entovation.com/kleadmap/index.htm

I wish everyone on ACT-KM could join. Unless you are accustom to dashing of
to Paris at a weeks notice, it might be a bit difficult. Allow me to appoint
myself to be your  correspondent and provide coverage here and on KMBlogs
for the event.

www.kmblogs.com

Networks, particularly value networks, social networks and networks of
uplift and markets, prediction and information, are of great important to
this year's open research theme.

The event description is attached. Look it over closely and let me know if
you have any questions. The people are of particular importance.

Event deliverables will be made available as they become available.

Please contact me back channel if you have interest in regional knowledge
development zones.

http://2idi.com/contact/=john.maloney

Cordially,



John









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Susan Conway, Ph.D., Microsoft, will join your
<http://www.vncluster.com/Fall06.htm> Complexity Cluster on October 31, 2006
at the University of California San Francisco - Mission Bay Campus. Susan
works on special engagements for Steve Ballmer for very large and strategic
Microsoft customers. Recently, Susan was the Executive Director of the
Information Work Productivity Council (IWPC). As IWPC Director, Susan led a
consortium of industry and academic experts in their research of new
productivity models and processes aimed at helping businesses improve
information work. Prior to IWPC, Dr. Conway led key KM elements of
Microsoft's Consulting Services Worldwide. Susan is a friend of your cluster
action/research network and has appeared before and received an excellent
reception.

This is seminal event. The high-fidelity conversations are not some thin
conference-style PowerPoint confection. Rather, they are an authentic
deep-dive of pressing transformations of the knowledge economy. This is an
extremely rare and economical opportunity to interact with top thought
leaders, authors, researchers and practitioners, in a small-group,
interactive format. Do whatever it takes to get yourself to this cluster.
All are welcome. Registration is open. See:

  <http://www.vncluster.com/Fall06.htm> http://www.vncluster.com/Fall06.htm

Susan will introduce the Productivity Impact Framework and her latest book,
"Think Factory." See:

  <http://www.vncluster.com/Papers/ThinkFactory.pdf>
http://www.vncluster.com/Papers/ThinkFactory.pdf

Your open Cluster action/research network is non-commercial and not
for-profit.


-j
http://2idi.com/contact/=john.maloney


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Leading 21st Century Organizations

Given the stunning importance of complexity to KM, CI, networks,
innovation, collaboration and business, it is your Fall 2006 San
Francisco and Silicon Valley Action Open Research Event theme.

Your "Complexity Cluster" is October 31 at the spectacular UCSF Mission
Bay in San Francisco.

Charles Ehin is your sponsor for the Fall 2006.

Site: http://www.vncluster.com/

Join David Snowden, Verna Allee, Charles and your KM community for
in-depth conversations on complexity, complex adaptive systems, value
networks, biomimicry, and other critical themes of KM, CI, organizational
and network complexity.

There exists a open and popular Google Group on Complexity Science:

http://groups.google.com/group/complexity-science


For your Complexity Cluster you may expect authentic conversations,
genuine collaboration and insightful interaction. Clusters are not
PowerPoint presentation in hotel ballrooms or vast institutional
conference centers. Rather, they are proximate, open conversations.

Unlike hype-fueled mega-conferences run by vendors and ad-driven
publications, clusters are low-cost, non-commercial, small-group,
authentic interactions sponsored and run by participants only.

Registration is open. There is an early-bird discount until Oct 16.

Agenda: http://www.vncluster.com/Fall06.htm

-j

Hi --

The European Prediction Markets Summit <http://www.pmcluster.com/VIE.htm>
is sponsored by the Austrian Cluster, in Vienna, on November 2, 2006.

http://www.pmcluste <http://www.pmcluster.com/VIE.htm> r.com/VIE.htm

This pan-European research cluster will examine the field of information,
prediction and decision markets. New ways to share, trade and aggregate
information using Internet-based markets are exploding. These markets help
companies, schools, governments, and individuals to acquire, to create and
lead ever-growing bodies of knowledge. These capabilities achieve mastery of
collective wisdom with stunning speed and accuracy. Through a ceaseless
flurry of self-correcting Web exchanges, wikis and markets, covering
everything from politics and business plans to sports and science fiction
subcultures, amass -and refine- knowledge and collective wisdom. Prediction
markets aggregate information in a way that allows companies, ranging from
computer manufacturers to Hollywood studios, to make better decisions,
improve execution and drive innovation. In an interaction and conversational
setting, you will learn how people create and assimilate aggregated
information with uncanny accuracy. Explore when and why the new markets and
aggregation techniques are so astoundingly effective.

-j
  <http://kmblogs.com/> http://kmblogs.com/



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Hi --

Fall 2006 bulletin on open research, community, and knowledge leadership
clusters. See:

http://kmblogs.com/public/item/141736

-j


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28th McMaster World Congress
January 24 - 26, 2007
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca

3 Themes:
th World Congress on Intellectual Capital & Innovation
Papers Due:  September 30, 2006

4th World Congress on Enhancing Corporate Governance
Papers Due:  September 30, 2006

1st World Congress on Strategic Business Valuation
Papers Due:  October 21, 2006

3 Tracks:
Academic * PhD Student * Practitioner

The 28th McMaster World Congress is jointly sponsored by the
Management of Innovation and New Technology (MINT) Research Centre
and the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University (widely
recognized as Canada's most innovative university)!

This event will be held January 24-26, 2007 at the Hamilton
Convention Centre.

The event is recognized globally as the largest and most prestigious
conference of its kind. It brings academic researchers, business
practitioners and management students together to present, discuss
and review the latest issues and trends in the areas of:

THEME: Intellectual Capital & Innovation
* intellectual capital * innovation * knowledge management * new
technology * intangible assets * human capital * organizational
learning * knowledge-based view / theory

THEME: Enhancing Corporate Governance
transparency in governance * governance structure corporate
investment * disclosure * shareholder relations accountability *
privacy and security * board compensation board committees *
director independence * board relations board recruitment  * role of
the board chair  *  proxy voting

THEME:  Strategic Business Valuation (sponsored by AIC) Traditional
business valuation issues for tangible and intangible assets as well
as new approaches to include valuation of: the development of human
capital * product development and innovation * brand development *
corporate reputation * customer development * corporate social
responsibility * leadership and crisis management

Since its inception 27 years ago, the McMaster World Congress has
attracted over 5,000 delegates (academic, practitioners and
students) from over 40 countries.

We are also proud to announce the 4th Annual Edvinsson / Saint-Onge
Best Student Paper Award. This prize ($2,000) will be awarded to the
outstanding student paper presented at the conference in the area
of "intellectual capital development". For further information, see
the award notice here:

http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca/2007/studentaward.pdf

Paper submissions can be conceptual, theoretical, empirical,
experimental, or case studies. Accepted papers will be published in
full in a CD of conference proceedings.  Prizes will be awarded for
the best papers.

Selected papers will be published in a Special Issue of the Journal
of Intellectual Capital, the International Journal of Business
Governance and Ethics, and Management Decision.

All papers will be subjected to a blind double review adjudication
process.

PLEASE MARK THESE IMPORTANT DATES:

THEME:  Intellectual Capital & Innovation
THEME:  Enhancing Corporate Governance
Full paper is due: September 30, 2006
Send via e-mail to:  worldcongress@...

THEME:  Strategic Business Valuation
Full paper is due: October 21, 2006
Send via e-mail to:  worldcongress@...

October 31, 2006
Notification of acceptance

November 30, 2006
Registration and fees due

For further information, please visit our website:

http://worldcongress.mcmaster.ca


Sincerely,

McMaster World Congress
DeGroote School of Business
McMaster University
DSB #133 1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
L8S 4M4
Tel: (905) 525-9140 x23962


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Hi --

Coverage in the popular media on complex systems such as information markets
is exploding. Use the following link for an entire BusinessWeek Series of
articles on prediction and information markets.:


  <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ceo_guide/>
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ceo_guide/

Your next open action/research cluster on information markets is Nov 2 in
Vienna --  <http://www.pmcluster.com/> http://www.pmcluster.com/.

-j
  <http://kmblogs.com/> http://kmblogs.com/



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Hi --


Value Networks & MeshForum Blog and Podcast --
<http://kmblogs.com/public/blog/item/136502>
http://kmblogs.com/public/blog/item/136502

Popular IT Conversations on Value Networks

  <http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail1077.html>
http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail1077.html
________________________________

KM Blog readers may be interested in the following blog post about value
networks. It is from MeshForum 2006.

  <http://www.tomcarroll.org/?p=162> http://www.tomcarroll.org/?p=162

Verna Allee gave a presentation at MeshForum 2006 on Value Networks. It is a
great presentation.

Verna describes: "A value network is a way at looking at any purposeful
organization, company, or network. It is any web of relationships that
creates value through complex, dynamic exchanges of tangible and intangible
value."

She makes the case that the economic theory for the new economy is still
undefined. She also details how companies have no good way to measure the
value of intangible assets. She says the traditional measures are tied to
the the creation of tangible assets, which is then reinforced by current
economic theory and practice.

My favorite part comes at 36:07 minutes into the podcast, she makes a case
for using Living systems as a way to think about the new economy (built on
intangible assets like Information, talent, capability). At this point she
describes why living systems are so great, because the are capable of
renewal and are intelligent (an Autopoietic system). Living system's are
Autopoietic because of two types of exchanges; the first type is an exchange
of matter and energy, the second type is an exchange of Intelligence (a.k.a.
cognitive exchanges). I think she is on to something.


The cognitive economy is really about exchanges of intelligence. If you have
not really followed my posts on the Cognitive economy listen to this
presentation.

[Forwarded by Shannon Clark,  <http://www.meshforum.org/>
http://www.meshforum.org/]


Cordially,



-j

  <http://www.value-networks.org/> http://www.value-networks.org/




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Hi --

Open action/research events.

Value Networks and Social Media ::  <http://www.vncluster.com/DFW.htm>
http://www.vncluster.com/DFW.htm

International Conference on Value Networks ::
<http://www.vncluster.com/NLZ.htm> http://www.vncluster.com/NLZ.htm

Discussion.

Value Networks Discussion Group ::
http://groups.google.com/group/Value-Networks


-j
  <http://kmblogs.com/> http://kmblogs.com/







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