Re: More on Data Administration newsgroup and DAMA - Anyone else interested?

count me in, too -- Tim dstobart@shore.net (The BEACON Project) wrote: >Wow, I have been amazed at the response to my posting on starting a >newsgroup for data administrators. I have had over 80 responses from all >over the world. There have been some questions too. Let me answer some >of them. >Let me first ask that if you have an interest in DAMA or the proposed news >group that you reply to this message and do not post to the news group you >are reading. Since I am posting to multiple newsgroups, your messages get >replicated to each newsgroup where I have made the initial posting. Send >a simple message to me to let me know you are interested. Also please do >not copy this whole message in your response. My mailbox will overflow. >I will not be contacting you via the news groups again. I will only send >information to those on the mailing list so please reply to this posting >so I can put you on the list. >First let me introduce myself. I am Diana Stobart. I am the Vice >President of the Greater Boston Chapter of DAMA International. I work as >the Configuration Manager on the BEACON Project. This is a project in >Boston to rewrite the public welfare system for the state of >Massachusetts. I am also Encyclopedia Manager for the CASE tool we use >KEY for Enterprise. We have been working on analysis for 2 years. You >can imgine the data required to run the welfare system. Enough of that >back to DAMA. >DAMA stands for Data Administration Management Association. DAMA is an >international non-profit organization with 27 chapters around the world at >last count. The Boston Chapter meets monthly. We generally have a >speaker from the data world explaining some adpect of data administration >such as Data Quality, Data Analysis for Distributed Data, Steps required >for a Data Warehouse etc. > The DAMA Mission Statement > The Boston Chapter of the Data Administration Management >Association (DAMA) is a non-profit organization providing members >with a forum for innovation in managing their data as a corporate >resource, in addition to providing an impetus for advancement of >the Data Administration field as an integral business function in >today's global and competitive marketplace. >On Novermber 8 the Boston Chapter is hosting a DAMA DAY conference. I >will send information out to whomever is interested. >I intend to give the final mailing list to the Vice President of >Communications for DAMA International so that he can send you more >information about the organization. If anyone has a problem with that let >me know. I will also be working with him to set up the news group. >Thank you all for your enthusiasm, interest and tips. >Diana.