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The Functional Framework is now available in French.

DAMA Dictionary of Data Management 

DAMA Curriculum for Post Secondary Education

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Data Management and Information Quality Conference
Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Conference

Presentation proposals are now being evaluated for the following 3 co-located conferences taking place at the Park Plaza Victoria Hotel, London, UK, 2 - 4 November.

• DAMA International Conference Europe 2009

• Information Quality Conference Europe 2009

• Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence Conference Europe 2009
  

This is an independent event, offering its audience a diverse range of experienced speakers who will provide a broad, practical perspective on Data Management, Information Quality and Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence. It will offer unparalled opportunities for networking and discussion of the latest issues.

We will put a notice here when the programme has been finalised.
   

The winners of the 2009 DAMA International Achievement Awards are:
 
Academic - Eva Smith
Professional - Jaylene McCandlish
Government - Glenn Thomas
Community - Mark Mosley
 
Thanks to all who nominated one or more candidates and thanks to all chapters that voted.

The Awards were presented by DAMA International President John Schley at a ceremony at the Enterprise Data World conference in Tampa.

The 2009 DAMA INternational Award winners. Left to right: Glenn Thomas, Eva Smith, Mark Mosley and Jaylene McCandlish

Enterprise Data World 2009
April 5-9 2009 - Tampa, Florida, USA

The description said: "Enterprise Data World (Formerly The DAMA + WILSHIRE Conference) is the business world’s most authoritative vendor-neutral educational event about data management.  This year’s program will be bigger than ever before, with more sessions, more case studies, and more can’t-miss content.  Join us in Tampa this April for 200 hours of in-depth tutorials, hands-on workshops, and sessions and keynotes to take you beyond “up to speed” and into the front of the pack."

It was a fair description - everyone seemed to be having a good time, and learning a lot. The Trip Report will be available very soon, and there will be some photographs - despite the economic climate, 600 people came along. A formidable crowd, when everyone got together (and we all found plenty to talk about over lunch).

One of the lunch sessions at Enterprise Data World 2009

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From Judith Newton, DAMA-I VP for DM Standards

Most DAMA members are aware of the standards relevant to our profession:  database standards such as SQL, the ISO Metadata Registry Standard, XML and its many schema specializations and applications (MatML, NIEM) are just a few.  Only a few of us participate directly in standards development – many from lack of access, some because they feel that you must be among the very best experts in an area to contribute.

As the Vice-President for Data Management Standards for DAMA International, I would like to allow more of our members to participate in the standards development process.  I feel that we have a reservoir of talent and ideas in DAMA Chapters that can contribute to many standards efforts.  There are two ways that we can work towards this end:

First, I would like to build a list of DAMA members already involved in formal standards development efforts sponsored by ANSI, ISO, IEEE, OMG, and other SDO's and consortia pertaining to data resource management.  This will not only help us identify the expertise available within DAMA but also a complete picture of all the standards that pertain to DRM.

Second, any DAMA member who is not currently involved in a formal standards development effort but who has interest, suggestions, or other contributions to make to building DAMA's collective understanding of DRM standards, is welcome to make suggestions.  These will be passed on to the relevant standards participants.   Use the contact link from the website: VP_DM_Standards@DAMA.ORG to do this.

I would also invite everyone interested in building a complete picture of DRM-related standards to visit the CMAPS system of standards descriptions: "International Standards Relationships" viewable from the DAMA-I website (click on Education and Research/Data Standards from the homepage) and suggest additions and extensions based on their own standards interests.  These will be added as time and resources allow.

I am arranging to have an informal meeting of those interested in discussing this initiative at the Enterprise Data World Conference.  I hope to see you there!

For more information, or to participate, please contact Judith: VP_DM_Standards@DAMA.ORG, or check out our Standards page.

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Prospective employers should go into the 'Employers/Recruiters' side of the front page, create an account (if you don't already have one), and then post jobs and review cvs. The charges can be seen on the 'Products/Pricing' link, before you commit to anything.

Please do not send us emails asking us to post jobs - we can't do that for you!

Prospective employees should look at the 'Job Seekers' side of the front page. All the job seeking functions are free.

Joining DAMA

DAMA is organised into a number of chapters, found in many countries around the world.

To find your nearest chapter, look on the Chapter List, and follow the link to their website. If that doesn't help (maybe there isn't a chapter near you?) then we also have a Global Chapter which covers everyone who doesn't live near one of the geographically-based chapters.

If you don't have a local chapter, and would like to find out more about setting one up, then please contact the VP of Chapter Services for more information.