By Jan Sykes, Principal, Information Management Services Inc.

Listen up SLA Illinois members. This is for you.

APQC is holding their 13th annual KM (knowledge management) conference and training event in Chicago, April 28 through May 2, 2008. This year it is titled The New Edge in KM and this year APQC has agreed to extend its member rate to KM-Chicago and SLA-Illinois Chapter members. When you register, use this code:  KMCHIGP.

KM-Chicago and SLA-IL members are invited to the Intercontinental Chicago for the KM training (April 28-30) and conference (May 1-2) where they can explore a hotbed of new knowledge managment approaches and issues in a world where knowledge is the key to growth, innovation, and effectiveness (for individuals and organizations). This conference will showcase the leading organizations and people exploring "The New Edge" in KM.

Since helping to launch KM as a key business practice in 1995, APQC (previously known as American Productivity & Quality Center) has developed unparalleled insight into emerging trends and has provided hundreds of organizations with practical tools and techniques to apply KM for winning results.

To register with this special discount call Nadine Mickey, Registrar, at 800 776 9676 or 713 681 4020 and mention the code.  Or email her at nmickey@apqc.org and mention the code.  Early Bird member pricing, with registration before March 31, is $1,295 and after March 31 is $1,495. 

Details and a recap of the 2007 APQC KM Conference with pictures are at the APQC site.