IAIDQ Publications
DQ Asia Pacific 2009: an Opportunity for Networking
October 2009
Nonna Milmeister
The internet boom has brought with it a sea of information. At any point of time, at any location around the world you can join discussion groups, networking groups, professional bodies, and interest groups in a wide variety of disciplines, such as data governance, data management, and data quality. Vendor-specific web sites likewise provide information about their latest technology offerings.
So with all this data available online, why did I attend the DQ Asia Pacific Conference?
It was great to be able to catch up with some of the DQ/IQ professionals that I had met through IAIDQ, and I think this informal communication helped advance our professional knowledge. Overall I found this conference to be very beneficial from many different angles. However, I also think that attending the DQ Conference once a year is not sufficient and other means of networking should be used, including a more frequent exchange of ideas through IAIDQ.
Face-to face interactions with like-minded professionals are very important and maybe establishing an Australia/Asia Pacific branch of the IAIDQ should be the next step, or more granular geographical divisions. I welcome your opinions and encourage any pro-active action towards establishing such useful channels of communication.
- The opportunities to network at the conference are second to none. You meet with professionals you can discuss issues openly and honestly.
- You have a unique chance to talk to leading experts and ask for their professional
opinion on topics of interest. - You will hear real case studies and find creative ways that people use to solve
a problem that you might face as well.