Introduction
Are you looking for tools and techniques to help as you practice knowledge transfer in your work and encourage it in your organization?
Are you keen to learn from others about what works and what doesn't in knowledge transfer and what the latest research in KT is finding?
Do you have wisdom to share with others on the journey?
Register now for the Research Transfer Network of Alberta conference
September 28 to 30, 2008
The Rimrock Resort, Banff, Alberta
Speakers and sessions you won't want to miss:
- Elliott Churchill, President of A World of Words, will speak from more than 30 years experience at the CDC (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention) in Atlanta about communication and knowledge exchange in the public health arena. Drawing on her experience working and teaching around the world, Elliott will talk about the essence of knowledge exchange when the classroom floor is dirt, background music is gunfire, there is no technology, and the culture, language, and lived experience of the audience is vastly different from ours.
- Twitter, Second Life, Rabble TV, podcasting, webcasting, wikis, Web 2.0 - do these terms mean anything to you? They are the newest social media tools that can help support knowledge management and knowledge exchange. Wayne MacPhail, president of w8nc, will take you through the exciting world of emerging technology and explore the possibilities for improving knowledge transfer.
- Three panelists, with the help of facilitator Steven Lewis, will explore the how to's of Creating and Sustaining a Knowledge Transfer Organization. The audience will be part of shaping the conversation throughout the session with real-time interactive polling.
- We know the power of storytelling as a knowledge transfer tool. Hear from two distinguished speakers on how to bring storytelling into your work environment and how stories can be constructed.
- Concurrent sessions that will profile a wide variety of projects and research from accepted abstracts.
- Lots of networking opportunities, and much more!!
Watch for updates at this address.
Call for abstracts now available.
Note: Call for Abstracts deadline is July 21, 2008.
To register and book your accommodation, click here.
