First Meeting of Federal Knowledge Management Community in 2015

First meeting of the Federal Knowledge Management Community in 2015

Image Credit: NASA/Mark Schwartz

On Friday, January 23, the Federal Knowledge Management Community will be hosted by the Department of Homeland Security.

The Department of Homeland Security’s Judeth Kaylor will host the 17^th Meeting of the Federal Knowledge Community (FKMC), which will be held in Arlington, Virginia.

The FKMC meets quarterly at participating federal agencies to share strategies for Knowledge Management (KM) and brainstorm creative solutions to make KM more effective within individual agencies, across the federal system, and beyond.

In 2014, an average of fifty participants from over two dozen governmental entities attended each session either in-person or online. The first meeting in 2015 should prove to be exciting with a morning session on infrastructure protection, presented by Mr. Brian Scully, Deputy Director for Policy, DHS-National Protection and Programs Directorates, Office of Infrastructure Protection.

For the afternoon session, Dr. Michael Bell, Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Chief Knowledge Officer, will facilitate “KM: Can Gamification Help?” a discussion exploring the challenges around employee motivation with regards to KM activities. The community will share the role of extrinsic incentives, and in particular, explore the potential of gamification, using their own experiences.

One of the most notable improvements for the meetings in 2014 was the success of virtual participation, which included enhancements through Adobe Connect, featuring chat and virtual break-out rooms for the group problem-solving activity and supporting improved hearing and voice input. Adobe Connect will be available for remote participants during the January 23^rd session (see details on Max.gov)

The meeting will take place at the Virginia Room, Third Floor, 1310 N. Courthouse, Arlington, Virginia. Doors open at 9 am, and the program begins at 9:30 am. Please visit the Knowledge Management Community site on www.max.gov to register or learn more about the FKMC. Please contact Susan Snyder or call 301-837-3918 with questions.