Information Overload Awareness Day 2010

INFORMATION OVERLOAD AWARENESS DAY 2010

Information Overload Awareness Day is an annual workplace observance that calls attention to the problem of Information Overload and how it impacts both individuals and organizations.

Information Overload describes an excess of information that results in the loss of ability to make decisions, process information, and prioritize tasks. Organizations of all shapes and sizes have already been significantly impacted by information overload, a problem that costs the U.S. economy $900 billion per year in lower productivity and throttled innovation according to research from Basex.

An online event has been set for October 20^th to commemorate the day. It features a variety of speakers that will address the key issues and challenges associated with lessening the occurrence of Information Overload.

Speakers and presentations focused on critical cultural, organizational, business and IT topics that Information Overload impacts.
Emphasis on key business issues and drivers.
Presentation and discussions by senior executives of global companies of their ideas, successes, failures, and strategies.
Analysis of pertinent issues.
Tactical and strategic recommendations.

The Information Overload Awareness Day 2010 Event

October 20, 2010 on the Web starting at 11 a.m. EDT/3 p.m. GMT/8 a.m. PDT

Keynote speaker	To be announced
Featured speakers	Dan Holtshouse, George Washington University and former CKO, Xerox
	Nathan Zeldes, President, Information Overload Research Group
	Max Christoph, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
	Dan Rasmus, (former) Director, Business Insights, Microsoft
	Oliver Brdiczka, Xerox PARC
Information Overload Research Update	Jonathan Spira, Chief Analyst, Basex
	Cody Burke, Senior Analyst, Basex

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Three Visionary Vendor Panels will present companies with cutting-edge Information Overload solutions. Topics include E-mail, Collaborative Tools, and Information Presentation.

What Attendees Are Saying About Last Year's Event…

"The quality of the speakers, presentations and audience participants lived up to your usual high standards."

– Vice President, Prudential

"I was very impressed by the caliber of the people you had attracted”.

– CEO, Infostreet

Plan to attend Information Overload Awareness Day 2010. Early registration costs $50 but individuals promising to reduce multi-tasking (e.g. IM, e-mail, Twitter, etc.) during the workday pay only $25. Your fee includes the executive summary of Intel's War Against Information Overload as well as a subscription to Basex:TechWatch, a monitor and digest of news and information about knowledge sharing and collaboration.

If you are interested in becoming a Sponsor of Information Overload Day 2010, please click here.