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"Visit & Meet the German KM Champions"
First KM Study Tour: Sunday evening 26 April to Thursday evening 30 April 2009 (English Language)

Map of Germany

Lessons Learned from more than 10 years KM
Experienced Practitioners will share their experiences in Knowledge Management

Note that luxury coach transport from Bremen on 27 April through to Frankfurt on 30 April is included in your fees

KM STUDY TOUR

Your Learning Outcomes

This first Study Tour regarding Knowledge Management in Germany is structured for your choice of participation where you can attend one day, some days or all days.

CONNECTING PEOPLE, KNOWLEDGE & CREATIVE IDEAS THROUGH SITE VISITS & CREATIVE WORKSHOPS

PROGRAM

Site Visits:

Guest Speakers

Networking with the German Association of KM members with Wine and Cheese

Social: (only for delegates attending all 4 days)

  • Pre-Tour briefing & ice breaker light dinner

  • Traditional dinner – Gottingen, City of Science and Tour of Historic Town Hall
    Gottingen Town Hall
Testimonials

Being exposed to the success stories of award winning organizations enables one to draw inspiration and resolve to emulate them and improve one’s own organization. It can be done, and the role models prove it.

Good to hear others with the "fire in the belly" and some innovative ideas came through for me to take upwards and across for more considerations Shaune A.M. Hunt MRCNA Principal Project Officer, Workforce Unit, Southern Area Health Service....read more testimonials
    • strategy for Knowledge Management
    • linking KM strategy to the organisational strategy
    • how to get started in KM
    • KM and Innovation
    • what the Champions do
    • how they do it
    • how they sustain the effort and the benefits
    • how the KM strategies are deployed to make sure they work well throughout the organisation
    • benefits from KM – financial and other
    • what the champions have recently improved re KM
    • what the champions propose to improve next
    • mistakes in the KM journey how they fixed them

    Benefits for delegates:

    • Learn about the BEST PRACTICES
    • Participate in 'Think-tank' leadership discussions
    • Network formally and informally with new friends on the tour from other learning
      organisations
    • Comprehensive study tour manual for all delegates
    • Receive Memory Jogger Notes of the proceedings
    • Delegate and speaker contact list provided
    • Learn about what you need to know as well as about what you didn’t know you needed to know
    • Action Planning session to help you commence implementation of your learnings

    Your Facilitators:

    Dr. Peter Heisig, European KM expert Berlin — Cambridge Uni

    Terry Pilcher, UK Management Best Practice & Benchmarking expert

    Bruce Searles, Australasian / Asia – Pacific Benchmarking & Study Tour expert

    Benchmarking Partnerships’ Code of Conduct protects confidentiality and privacy

    Hear about, see and discuss – PRACTICAL aspects - what works well, what doesn’t,
    issues & problems and how to overcome them.

    Networking Exchange:

    • KM Practitioners of the German Association of KM
    • Facilitated amongst tour participants
    • Regular facilitated capture and sharing of learnings & action planning in small groups

    CLICK HERE FOR DETAILED PROGRAM

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Registration Form

Topic: KM – Visit and Meet the German KM Champions in Germany

Dates: Sunday evening 26 April to Thursday evening 30 April 2009

To register please fill out the form below. We will confirm all registrations within 24 hours.

Investment per person per day: early bird 600 Euro (register and pay by 28 February 2009)

Investment per person per day: 750 Euro (register after 28 February 2009). (10% discount for extra people registering at the same time from the same organisation).

Conditions: - Additional credit card charges of 3% for Visa, Mastercard & Bankcard;  5% for AMEX or Diners will be passed on to you. Invoice/receipt will be issued on registration. Fees do not include dinner (except dinner as indicated on Social program) nor breakfast on any day (to be included if possible in hotel accommodation). Lunches & morning & afternoon coffees are included. The only transport included is luxury coach travel on each day ( for delegates attending all 4 days) Tuesday to Friday to & from nominated hotel & to tour venues including between cities. Note that we may have to change hosts/speakers/dates and will let you know. Accommodation & other travel costs not included but we will arrange 4 star / 5 star  special rates and advise you where to book. Cancellations: must be received in writing.  Full refund 30 days prior to event. 50% refund between 30-15 days prior.  No refund less than 15 days prior. You may also be liable for your own transport & accommodation fees after cancellation.

 

Accommodation and Luxury Coach for your networking

 

We are negotiating 4 to 5 star accommodation at special rates and will advise you the details for you to make your own booking on receipt of your registration. You will be notified of our receipt of your registration by email within 48 hours and we will also send you a receipt if paying by credit card or an invoice with payment details if paying by EFT or cheque. Note that we are booking a Luxury Coach (included in your fees) for your travel within and between the various German cities for people joining us for all 5 days of the tour. The Coach will depart from Bremen at the nominated hotel on the morning of Monday 27 April and take you via our various site visits back to Frankfurt at the end of Tour. Further details will be provided with our acknowledgement of your registration. The luxury coach travel and social activities together with like-minded delegates from a range of industries will be a tremendous opportunity for you to network and share ideas and experiences.

To Register – please complete secure form below. We will confirm registrations with 24 hours.

Proudly supported by the GBN - a network of benchmarking competency centres in 20 countries – www.globalbenchmarking.org

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BPIR.com Limited, as providers of a leading edge knowledge management and benchmarking resource - www.bpir.com, are proud to support and endorse the German Knowledge Management Champions Tour.

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To register please tick and complete your details below
(We will keep you advised as the program develops and arrange special accommodation rates and luxury coach transport for you)
I / we wish to participate in all four days of the KM Tour & Sun 26 April evening briefing
Others wishing to also attend from my arganisation – number of extra people
  I / we wish to participate only on (please tick):

Mon 27 April – Bremen (Atlas Elektronik &  Airbus)

Tue 28 April – Buergel GmbH, Nienburg & Hildesheim (Blaupunkt - Bosch Group)
Wed 29 April – Frankfurt (GTZ,  BMWi German Govt. Program / Fraunhofer; Association of KM People)
Thurs 30 April – Frankfurt (Siemens, Energie Baden-Wurttemberg;Schaeffler Group, Action Planning)
 

 
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