Monday, 5/21/2007
1:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Level: Business/Strategic

This is a concise “get up to speed” tutorial on industry directions, current state of the art, and business value of semantic technologies. Attendees will learn what semantic technologies are; what’s happening with them in both R&D and practical application; who’s doing what; why they’re doing it; and where it’s all going.  This tutorial will be as “plain English”, and as non-technical as possible. It is intended for business executives, investors, individuals who are new to the field, and others who want an analyst’s perspective on what’s going on.  Attendees will gain background and appreciation for issues, topics and latest developments being reported during this year’s conference sessions.

Mills Davis’s Project10X specializes in industry research and strategic programs. Mills consults with technology manufacturers, global 2000 corporations, and government agencies on next-wave semantic technologies and solutions. Mills serves as lead for the Federal CIO council’s Semantic Interoperability Community of Practice (SICoP) research into the business value of semantic technologies. Also, he is a founding member of the AIIM interoperable enterprise content management (iECM) working group, and a founding member of the National Center for Ontology Research (NCOR).