Now in its 6th year, Taxonomy Boot Camp is the only conference dedicated to exploring the successes, challenges, products and development of taxonomies. Share your experiences, knowledge and work with taxonomies, ontologies, folksonomies, and other mechanisms for organizing information at Taxonomy Boot Camp 2010. Network and learn with taxonomy specialists, information managers, analysts, information professionals, knowledge managers, search analysts, and those working on portals, information architecture, and content management. Hear practical advice and discuss strategies, tools, trends, and techniques.

Last year’s attendees said: “Fantastic opportunity to become more familiar with taxonomy.” “Good conference.” “Real appreciation for taxonomists’ skills and abilities.” “I really enjoyed the entire conference. The information was suited for beginners and the seasoned (experienced) information manager. The technology presented and shared was exciting to see, and gave me tremendous confidence to know so many others are working to overcome many of the same concerns as I do.’

Join Taxonomy Boot Camp 2010 hosts
Mike Crandall, Information School, University of Washington
Rebecca Jones, Dysart & Jones Associates

Please submit your proposal here.

Topics for Taxonomy Boot Camp include but are not limited to:

• Developing, implementing and managing successful taxonomies, ontologies and/or folksonomies
• Enhancing your information infrastructure with the right taxonomy
• Taxonomy design concepts and strategies
• Selecting the right metadata and taxonomy for your environment
• Evaluating auto-categorization schemes and tools
• Making the 'build, buy, or automate' decision
• Working collaboratively with your content and IT teams
• Case studies, lessons learned & best practices
• Taxonomies in SharePoint and other infrastructures
• Building taxonomies/ontologies in open-source systems
• Taxonomies: their role in your organization’s information management
• Balancing cost with value and proving a taxonomy’s ROI
• Critical risks & success factors
• Scalability issues
• Taxonomy software and tools: what's new, what to select

The deadline for submitting proposals is March 24, 2010!

We look forward to hearing from you!