UDEF - Documents - UDEF Open Meeting, Paris, 26-27 April 2007

Background

The Universal Data Element Framework (UDEF) is a potentially crucial enabler of Semantic Interoperability. It is a standard way of indexing enterprise information that can produce big cost savings. The aim of the UDEF project of The Open Group's Semantic Interoperability Working Group is to develop and promote the UDEF, so that it becomes established as the universally-used classification system for enterprise metadata.

Objectives

The purposes of the meeting are to:

Progress the work program of the UDEF Project; and
Provide training in the UDEF and its use.

Agenda

Thursday April 26, 2007
14:00	The UDEF - Executive Overview Ron Schuldt of Lockheed Martin, UDEF Project Chair, will explain what the UDEF is and describe its value to the enterprise.
14:30	The UDEF Semantic Interoperability Challenge Discussion of a Challenge to be issued to product vendors to provide tools that will enable enterprises to achieve Semantic Interoperability using the UDEF.
15:30	Break
16:00	UDEF-Enabled Enterprise Architecture The Global UDEF Registry Enterprise metadata registries and repositories.
16:45	UDEF Internationalization
17:30	Close
Friday April 27, 2007
09:00	The UDEF In Depth Ron Schuldt will present an in-depth training module on how to use the UDEF
10:30	Break
11:00	The UDEF In Depth (continued)
11:30	Close

Related Meetings

In addition to this meeting, the conference program includes:

A Semantic Interoperability conference stream;
A conference stream on Web 3.0: the convergence of SOA, the Semantic Web, and Intelligent Agents;
An open meeting on Semantic Interoperability.