Newswise — UALR "The University of Arkansas at Little Rock " in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Information Quality Program (MIT IQ), will present a five-day workshop on Information Quality: Principles and Foundations.
The workshop will be offered May 19 " 23, 2008 at the Downtown Marriott Courtyard Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas. Instructors will include Dr. Richard Wang of MIT and Dr. John Talburt, Dr. Elizabeth Pierce, and Dr. Ningning Wu of UALR.
Studies have repeatedly shown that inaccurate, incomplete, inconsistent, and out-of-date information create operational errors, poor decisions, and damaged customer relations that cost government and industry billions of dollars a year. The purpose of the workshop is to give the participants the fundamental skills and knowledge needed to address data quality challenges and enable them to deliver the benefits of improved information quality. As part of the workshop, attendees will focus on projects designed to bring practical value and have substantial financial impact in their own organizations.
Participants will learn from academic leaders with real-world experience, preview emerging technologies, and build a network of successful peers.
"Moving the IQ Principles and Foundations workshop from Cambridge to Little Rock is a big plus for UALR's College of Engineering and Information Technology. It allows us to showcase our new graduate degree programs in information quality while delivering real value to participating organizations," said Dr. John Talburt, UALR Professor of Information Science.
"IQ Principles and Foundations is a pragmatic and rigorous workshop based on industry experiences and grounded in academic disciplines," said Dr. Richard Wang, Director of the MIT Information Quality Program. "With everything UALR is doing with information quality, moving the workshop there only makes sense."
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