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Dates
TiAC, The Information Architect’s Cooperative, announces its program for
2002. In response to the events of September there will only be two
meetings this year:
Spring Meeting
Monday, April 29th and Tuesday, April 30th
Raleigh Durham, North Carolina
Fall Meeting
Monday, October14th & Tuesday, October 15th
Sacramento California
Meetings begin with a working breakfast at 8 o’clock on both Monday
and Tuesday, and continue until 5 o’clock on both days. There are mid-morning and
mid-afternoon breaks and a working lunch.
The first day is largely devoted to member presentations and discussion.
The formal agenda concludes at 5 o’clock, then continues informally at dinner.
Discussions are more general on the second day. Topics currently being discussed are
listed below.
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Current Round Table Discussion Topics
 | Application Architecture: Enterprise Architecture has
focused on the organization of the IT resources of a single entity.
With the growing importance of B2B and B2C technologies relationships
with suppliers, customers, and competitors are central to the developing
architecture. This reality needs to be reflected in an application
architecture that is becoming increasingly complex. |
| Security: Not surprisingly this topic is getting
more attention this year. Is this real or will management attention
wander as the horror of 9/11 fades? |
| Outsourcing: Architecture used to be all
about structuring internal infrastructure and applications.
But what happens to the architecture role when a company
aggressively outsources those functions? Are the governance processes the
same? Probably not, and how should architecture be involved in the
outsourcing decision and process?. |
| Architecting: Understanding the Role, Aptitude, Skills and Training. We
continue our investigation of this area looking for best practices
wherever we can find them. |
| Effective Scope: Companies are not consistent in
how they define enterprise architecture. Some have a minimal
definition focused on standards and governance processes. Other
companies have interventionist architecture groups that are intimately
engaged in shaping the applications and infrastructure. Why do
companies choose the form of architecture group that they do and does it
make a difference?
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Sample Agenda
| Monday |
| 8:00 |
The meeting will begin with a working breakfast.
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| 8:00 - 9:00 |
TiAC Status and Brief Updates
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| 8:30 - 12:30 |
Company Presentations & Discussion (includes lunch)
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| 1:00 - 3:00 |
Company Presentations (continued)
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| 3:00 - 5:00 |
Architecture Focus: discussion of research or investigation in the
practice of architecture
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| 6:30 |
Dinner
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| Tuesday |
8:00 - 8:00 |
The meeting will begin with a working breakfast.
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| 8:30 - 11:00 |
Guest Speaker
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| 11:00 – 3:30 |
Company Discussions
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| 3:30 - 4:00 |
Summary & Close
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