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Topic Maps 2008 - Day 1

Alex Wright of New York Times held the opening keynote of Topic Maps 2008. Wright talked about “Hierarchies, Networks, and the web that Wasn’t“.

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I am currently at the 2nd International Topic Maps Conference, held in Oslo, Norway; Topic Maps 2008. Today was tutorial day.

This is what I got some insight into today (they are all bits and pieces, but I include the notes here for sharing).

Open Source Topic Map Portals

Arnar Lundesgaard, the lead developer of Zope Topic Maps, held a 1/2 day presentation on ZTM3. For me, it was vital to attend this introduction to ZTM3, as I have high hopes for it … and we will def. be building sites on it in the not too distant future.

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It seems like the program for Topic Maps 2008 has been released (in a provisional form). It is also possible to register for the conference.

Update Feb. 15th: the program is now official. Be sure to check it - or the excellent list of Presentations - out!

FYI: Topic Maps 2008 is being held in Oslo, Norway on April 2-4 2008.

Topic Maps 2008 is targeted towards users and potential users of Topic Maps, in particular:

• Information architects, software engineers, and project managers working with portals and web sites;
• Knowledge officers responsible for intranet-based knowledge management;
• Corporate and commercial publishers;
• Public sector providers of information;
• Students and teachers of computer science and library and information science.

Links: Call for Presentations, Keynote Speakers.