You are invited to join a global collaboration in Knowledge Ecology.

Starting with the "Advancing Organizational Capability Via Knowledge Management" conference in Los Angeles, September 29-30, 1997 and the "Knowledge in Action" conference in Herzliya, Israel October 29 -30, 1997 and their related web-conferences in the CoIL Interaction Center, our next step in the quest for collective intelligence is our collaborative design in connecting events at these two locations:

a) Knowledge Management Conference on Best Practices for Building a Knowledge-Based Learning Organization, San Diego, December 2 - 3, 1997

b) Knowledge in Action Online within the Knowledge Community of Practice family of conferences.

Here is how you can participate in this exciting event :
Enter here (Netscape Navigator 3.0 or higher, or Internet Explorer 3.0. prefered). Type in an online name and password of your choice to log on, and fill in the free registration form. After submitting your form, click on the 'Continue' button to join the Knowledge Community of Practice, and select "Knowledge in Action Online" from the list of available conferences .

In this on-site/online learning journey, participants will have a chance to form "scouting parties," action teams focusing on the hot questions of their choice related to workplace communities, communities of practice, knowledge ecology, knowledge and communication systems, and knowledge-based management. We are aiming at maximizing the cross-fertilization of ideas and action between the on-site and online teams .

The purpose of this on-site/online learning expedition is to discover and demonstrate how a combination of electronic and social technologies can foster collaboration and self-organization in virtual communities, free from geographical constraints . We hope to see you among the pioneers of this learning expedition.

If you are curious about where some of the ideas inspiring this event came from, you can read "a case of distance collaboration in a virtual community of practice" and the " Quest for Collective Intelligence".