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- President: Davida Berger / DebTech International
- VP Operations: Open
- Secretary: Open
- Treasurer: Bill Brooks / MFS Investment Management
- Membership: Ekkehard Schwarz
- Industry Relationships: Open
- Online Services: Open
- Webmaster: George McGeachie / Metadata Matters Limited
- Editorial Director: Richard Warner
- Research and Development Director: Harry Schlegel / TIAA-CREF
| | Winner of the Wilshire Award for Metadata Best Practices Announced |  | Wilshire Conferences, Inc. and The Data Administration Newsletter (TDAN.com) have announced the winner of the 2007 Wilshire Award for Metadata Best Practices. From among a pool of exceptionally accomplished nominees, the panel of judges chose the BMO Financial Group (BMO) as this year’s recipient for its implementation of an outstanding, multi-faceted metadata initiative.
When asked what set BMO apart from the other nominees, Robert S. Seiner, Chairman of the judging panel and President of co-sponsor TDAN.com, said: “The judging among the top 3 finalists was very close on all criteria, but what ultimately swayed the judges to select BMO was the long-term commitment to their metadata program and the buy-in they’ve managed to achieve from throughout the organization. And, they were able to provide measurable evidence of their results.”
The MPO joins Wilshire Conferences and The Data Administration Newsletter in also congratulating 2007 award finalists Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota and the U.S. Department of Interior.
The Wilshire Award honoring best practices in metadata management is given to an organization (corporation, government agency, educational institution) in recognition of business value, innovation, and technical excellence in the design and/or implementation of metadata as a critical component in IT and business success.
Nominees of the award undergo a comprehensive and rigorous 3-month submission and judging process. This begins with the submission of an application detailing the organization’s metadata program; and nominees must provide substantiated evidence of solution planning, objectives, measurement strategies, and outcomes. The evaluation includes two rounds of judging as well as an intensive, question and answer session with the submitting organization’s metadata leads. For more information about the Award, please visit Wilshire Conferences. | | MPO Holds Metadata Content Based Teleconference | | On January 4th, the MPO held the first in a series of metadata content based webinars and teleconferences. MPO Advisor, Peter Aiken presented and led a discussion on Rapid Metadata Protyping to nearly 50 participants who dialed in from the US, Canada and Europe.
Based on comments from attendees the call was very well received.
If you are a MPO member and interested in receiving a copy of the presentation please email
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| The MPO Endorses the DAMA International Symposium and Wilshire Meta-Data Conference | | The Meta-Data Professional Organization (MPO) is pleased to announce our endorsement of the DAMA International Symposium & Wilshire Meta-Data Conference, Boston, MA, March 4 -8, 2007.
The strong emphasis on metadata at this conference provides a great opportunity for MPO members to pick up best practices and lessons from some of the leading practitioners in the field.
MPO members are eligible for a discount of up to $150.00 on registration if you register for the conference Tues. - Thurs. or the conference and tutorial or workshop Sun. -Thurs. or Mon - Thurs. by Feb. 16th. To obtain the MPO discount code please write to
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Conference registration is available at the Wilshire Conferences website
| | MPO Dinner Get Together March 4, 2007, Boston | | There will be a sign up sheet at the conference bulletin board at the DAMA International Symposium and Wilshire Meta-Data Conference for MPO members who are interested in getting together for dinner at the Sheraton on Sunday evening, March 4, 2007 at 8pm.
We hope you can join us and meet and network with MPO members! | | MPO to Host Webinar on Data Lineage on February 14, 2007 | | The MPO invites you to a webinar on at 11am PST on February 14, 2007. Bonnie O'Neil will discuss "Unraveling the Mystery of Data Lineage: Taking Data Lineage into the 21st Century" The webinar is sponsored by Exeros and open to everyone (members and non-members).
Abstract
Those of us who have been around in the data management community for a long time remember when “data lineage” used to be discussed; it was a Big Thing. Nowadays, if you use the term “data lineage” it has a sort of legacy connotation, of something old and musty. However, nothing could be further from the truth!
Data lineage is front and center stage these days in terms of:
- Master Data Management
- Sensitive Data Tracing and Data Privacy
- Legal Investigations (“Data Forensics”)
- Reconstruction of Data Maps
- Compliance: Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPPA, etc.
Attend this webinar hosted by the Metadata Professional Organization and hear about how data lineage is making a comeback. Bonnie O'Neil is Senior Technical Consultant/Senior Data Architect at Project Performance Corporation, and is an internationally recognized expert on knowledge capture, business metadata, data architecture, business rules and the emerging field of semantics. She is a regular speaker at many conferences, and has also been a workshop leader at Meta Data/DAMA Conference, Oracle ODTUG, and the Business Rules Forum; she was the keynote speaker at an international conference on Data Quality in South Africa. She was a founding member of the Guide Business Rules Project (a standards group for business rules) and also the ODTUG Business Rules Summit. She has been involved in strategic data management projects in both Fortune 500 companies and government agencies, and her expertise includes specialized skills such as data quality, profiling, semantic/data integration and migration. She is the author of two database books including Oracle Data Warehousing Unleashed, as well as over 40 articles and technical white papers. She is a Certified CIF/GIF Architect by Bill Inmon, the Father of Data Warehousing, and is a certified trainer for Mr. Inmon. She is currently working on her third book, co-authored by Mr. Inmon, on Business Metadata, to be released by Morgan Kaufman in the summer/early fall of 2007. On a personal note, she is the mother of movie star Chris O’Neil, starring in The Last Mimzy, due to be released on March 23rd by New Line Cinema. For registration please email
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| | Schedule of Teleconferences and Meetings | | - February 14, 2007 - 2PM EST MPO Hosted Webinar, "Unraveling the Mystery of Data Lineage: Taking Data Lineage into the 21st Century "-Bonnie O'Neil, sponsored by Exeros open to members and non members
The following teleconferences are open to
MPO Members Only - March 15, 2007, 3PM EST
“2007 MetaData Market Update”, Stu Carty, Gavilan Research Associates - April 12, 2007- 12 Noon EST
Member Led Meeting- Metadata, Lessons Learned - April 25, 2007 -2PM EST
"What You Really Need to Know to Be Successful in Metadata Management
Zen and the Art of Metadata Management", Len Silverston - May 2007 -2PM EST
Data Governance and Metadata Management MPO Member In Person Meeting
June 2007
San Francisco
Details will be available shortly | | Discounts for MPO Members | | January 29-30, 2007, Phoenix, AZ, MetaData Solutions Workshop- $200 discount. Please visit Gavilian Research
$100 Discount on the following public classes :
March 26 - 29, 2007, Orlando Designing and Building Ontologies-Dave McComb & Simon Robe sponsored by Wilshire Conferences March 26 -30, 2007, Orlando Conceptual Data Modelling -William G. Smith sponsored by Wilshire Conferences March 27 -30, 2007, Orlando Dimensional Data Modeling-Data Modeling for the Data Warehouse-Tom Haughey, sponsored by DebTech International
10% Discount on the following public classes by IRM UK Strategic IT Training
February 21-22, 2007, London, Designing and Building Enterprise Portals Mike Ferguson
March 12-13, 2007, London, Service Oriented Architecture: Technology, Products & Best Practices for Designing SOAs Rick van der Lans May 3-4, 2007, London, Rapid Delivery Technologies for Enterprise Architecture Clive Finkelstein
Up to $150 Discount The DAMA International Symposium and Wilshire Meta- Data Conference, March 4 -8, 2007
| | MPO Content and Editorial Committee | | | Interested in helping set policies and provide ideas and content for our website. A Content and Editorial Committee is forming. Richard Warner will be leading the Editorial Committee. For further information please email
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| | Need Help Regarding Metadata Standards? | | Are you in need of developing standards, finding resources for: data and metadata standards, industry standards, best practices, templates, etc.
The MPO is in the process of developing a section in our newsletter to answer these daunting questions. What we need from YOU are suggestions on what you would like to see in this section, what kinds of things do you need help with,what things are important to you and your organization.
Any questions, please contact Harry Schlegal,at
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Harry has recently been appointed the Director of Research for the MPO. | | Vendor Sponsorship Opportunities Available | |
Attention meta-data vendors and consultants ~ are you interested in sponsoring an MPO webinar, teleconference, or meeting ? Please email
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| | | | | | What is the Meta-Data Professional Organization?
The Meta-Data Professional Organization (MPO) is a non-profit, international professional association comprised of business and IT professionals in all areas of meta-data practice, including administrators, developers, architects and managers. The MPO brings together individuals with interests, expertise, or hands-on experience in meta-data use from all areas of private and public enterprise throughout the world and seeks to disseminate technical and professional information to meta-data practitioners of all levels of experience. The MPO provides meta-data professionals with a community that fosters discussion, advancement and increased understanding of meta-data as it is applied in the field. Are You Ready
to Join the MPO ? The Meta-Data Professional Organization is actively seeking both companies and individuals to join its membership. We encourage you to join the MPO today and start reaping the benefits! Members will gain: • one-stop shopping for meta-data research and resources
• network with other meta-data professionals in your own or other fields
• access Members-Only web content
• read or be referred to Articles of Interest on meta- data
• interact on Discussion Groups
• monthly Email Newsletter
• special "MPO Member Discounts" on seminars, conferences, & other events
• monthly metadata teleconference or webinar See the MPO web site for current membership information. If there are more than 4 individuals in your organization, we recommend a Corporate Membership, which allows an unlimited number of people within your organization to join. Student Memberships are offered to full time students currently enrolled at any accredited educational institution. All memberships are renewed annually, with fees due on the anniversary of the membership start date. |
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