Smarter data Smarter Publishing Smarter ways to create

Smarter data, Smarter Publishing Smarter ways to create, publish, and disseminate government information Steve Newcomb (Coolheads Consulting) was a member of the steering committee for “EP 2010: The Future of Electronic Publishing Towards 2010”, a study funded by the European Union that recommended ways to maximize Europe’s competitive posture in publishing, content, and knowledge. As a leader in the technology of knowledge transparency, Steve is connected with projects of several national governments that are pioneering enhancements in citizens’ access to public information. Learn about the smart content vision for a vigorous, diverse, and free European knowledge economy, and steps to achieve it. Thursday, May 11, 2006 9 am – noon US Government Printing Office Carl Hayden Room 732 N. Capitol St. NW Washington, DC 20401 Mike Daconta (Oberon Associates, Inc. ) will share his experiences making "data smarter“ to improve information sharing as the former Metadata Program Manager for the Department of Homeland Security and as chief architect of Defense Intelligence Agency’s Virtual Knowledge Base. Learn about his work on the recently published Federal Enterprise Architecture Data Reference Model 2. 0. (Exit Union Station toward 1 st Street. Turn left at G Street. Walk 1 block to red GPO building) RSVP NFaget@gpo. gov