KMUK 2011

Although I’m no longer in the same office, I know that the Ark conference team is abuzz in the build-up to KMUK 2011 and the second annual KMUK Awards. Regarding the latter, I’ve had a sneaky peek at the entries and I’m sure that the judges will be making some very difficult decisions ahead of the ceremony. The quality of applications has been outstanding – and I hope that some of the organisations that have submitted their success stories will be willing to share them in these pages at a later date.

The conference itself will have been and gone by time many of you read this, so I hope that you will have found the event informative and exciting. As well as the fact that the producers have a knack for attracting those who we would affectionately refer to as KM heavyweights, the event just has a great energy. And it’s always a fantastic opportunity to catch up with old friends and meet new faces.

And that is the beauty of KM – and ultimately why it has survived its own demise, in the eyes of many. There is a good balance between old hands and newbies, bolstered by a plethora of shiny new technological tools, which make the job so much easier.

Some people may not be 100 per cent on the case with social media yet, but they’re more than likely to be all over the cultural side of things – from an individual and organisational perspective.

It will be interesting to see what has changed since KMUK 2010 and how the KM landscape develops from this year’s conference over the coming 12 months. I’m sure that you’ll all be involved in the evolution.

Moving on, quite literally, after seven years with Ark Group (now Wilmington), this will be my last issue as editor of Inside Knowledge, as I will be leaving to explore some new challenges. It’s been a pleasure working with all of you who have contributed to the magazine on my watch and I hope that your good work continues. With a bit of luck, I’ll be seeing many of you on Twitter and LinkedIn…