Online Information Conference 2010 

Discover new ways of working in the linked and social web

  • CLICK HERE to view the 2010 conference programme with speaker biographies and presentation overviews

  • CLICK HERE to view the pre-conference workshops on 'Gov 2.0', 'Web Search' and 'Social Media'

  • DOWNLOAD A PDF VERSION of the 2010 conference programme

  • CLICK HERE to view conference prices
    Take advantage of the super early bird discount which closes on 17 September. Group discounts are also available

 

Learn from more than 100 information industry experts and join your peers from over 40 countries:

Opening keynote speaker: Dion Hinchcliffe 

Dion is a well known Fortune 100 Business Strategist and Enterprise Architect; Author of numerous books, white papers and articles on Web 2.0. He is is also a top socila media and collaboration expert and consultant.

 

This year's conference offers you the chance to:

 - Learn how information professionals can demonstrate value and impact
 - Develop leadership skills for collaboration and social media success
 - Hear about open and linked data projects in government, business and libraries
 - Discover how handheld devices and 'the cloud' are being used to deliver information services

WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN, STEPHEN DALE:

I think most of us working in the information industry would agree that the recession has bitten deeply into most organisations and has focused minds on efficiency, value for money and how to get more from less.

Survival is all about being innovative with the resources we have, developing new and more effective ways of working and creating products that will sell in an increasingly competitive market. Adapting to a changing environment is no easy task but one that also offers abundant opportunties for the information professional and this year's conference gets to the heart of these issues.

Although we may look back on 2010 as a period of massive change and uncertainty, there are exciting times ahead. This year's conference will demonstrate that the social media revolution continues, with evidence that organisations are finding new and innovative ways of connecting with their customers and reducing operational costs. Twitter has become ubiquitous; Facebook (you either love it or you hate it) continues to grow; real-time search is a ‘must have' in many web and enterprise services, new applications and platforms that help us to connect, engage and collaborate appear almost on a daily basis. Could anyone have predicted the success of the iPad this time last year?
And what changes might this bring to our personal and private lives as we start to break free from the constraints of a desktop PC? To debate the issues we have a brand new track looking at how mobile devices are being used to deliver information services.

Added to all of this is the demand for more transparency in public services; people want to know they are getting good value for their money, and governments are stepping up to this challenge by making more data available and providing opportunities for citizens to create added value from open and linked data stores.

Has there ever been a better time to be an information or knowledge professional? Challenging, bewildering, exciting; however you view the future you can be certain that change and innovation is accelerating. New leaders are emerging with the vision to adapt or change their business models to embrace the opportunities created by the social web and the cloud.

With this in mind we've come up with four strong tracks:

• Exploiting open and linked data
• Harnessing opportunity from the social web and the cloud
• Information Professionals demonstrating value and impact
• New platforms and user behaviours for delivering content

To challenge your thinking and broaden your horizons we are delighted to have secured Dion Hinchcliffe, to open this year's conference. Dion is a well known Fortune 100 business strategist and enterprise architect; author of numerous books, white papers, and articles on Web 2.0 and top Social Media & Collaboration expert and Consultant.

We can promise 3 days of thought provoking sessions that will signpost emerging trends and prepare you and your organisation for the knowledge and information challenges of 2011.

I look forward to seeing you at the conference.

Stephen Dale
Conference Chairman



Online Information Conference 2009

The 2009 conference attracted more than 700 delegates from over 40 countries. The conference provided a forum dedicated to learning, debate, professional development, technology reviews and assessments, expert discussion as well as case-study presentations and the sharing of research results and opinion.

 

Feedback from delegates includes:

'It is the event for online content providers and facilitators, very interesting for presentations, discussion and networking. I got value out of the three aspects '
Marc Debusschere, Seconded expert (I&C), Eurostat (European Commission),Luxembourg 


'Excellent - a good way of benchmarking and seeing what the latest trends are'
Theo Bothman, University of Pretoria, South Africa

 
'I have attended the OI Exhibition for many years, including 3 years when I organised a stand, but this was my first time at the Conference. I was very impressed by the variety of speakers, from academic and commercial organisations'
Andrew Beaven, Marketing Director, EvaluatePharma, UK


'Interesting conference with a lot of new information'
Jorunn Alstad, Head Librarian, NTNU Library, Norway


'Excellent conference - varied and informative'
Dr Kay Munro, Senior Assistant Librarian, University of Glasgow Library, Scotland


'Excellent, I've blogged about it in my organisation. Without doubt, the one conference that has shaped my thoughts over the last 2 years more than anything else. Direct assistance enabling key inputs to strategic direction'
Michael J Bell, Web and Business Application Services Manager, South Tyneside PCT, UK 


 

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