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The upcoming INSITES meeting will be the first in a series on knowledge
portals. A knowledge portal is a website where knowledge is, potentially,
contributed as well as used by all visitors. While intranet-based
knowledge management systems are usually based on a central expert-generated
knowledge repository, the publicly distributed knowledge portal
Wikipedia has already proven the widespread appeal and utility of this
concept.
After a short introduction to knowledge portals, featuring a discussion
of both content and community, the design and demonstration of a
specific knowledge portal will be presented. "Trusted Events" is the
name given to a project designed to facilitate public sharing of
knowledge about events. Such knowledge is already presented by numerous
websites that focus on, for instance, tango or movies. What "Trusted
Events" will add to this is feedback, independence and community. It
will have a simple feedback mechanism for filtering information on
quality. It will be independent of event organizers and information
providers and will be based on contributions from the community--i.e.,
everyone can contribute, although at different levels of reliability.
This meeting addresses all researchers and students interested in the
information age, including but not limited to computer and software
engineers, social and political scientists and psychologists. After the
talk, there will be opportunity for discussion, both on the success
criteria of "Trusted Events" and on knowledge portals in general.
Talk: "Knowledge Portals" by Dr.-Ing. Markus Schaal "Trusted
Events" by members of a senior project group
Time & Place: Wednesday, April 19, at 5:40 p.m., in
Room B101 (B-Building)
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