I have a question, as you can see above. I ask it, not because I don't have opinions of my own - I most certainly do, being both a degreed librarian and an advocate of semantic technologies!

I ask because I am biased. :)

This Wednesday evening I will be speaking at San Jose State University to members of the San Andreas chapter of the Special Libraries Association. As I have just accepted the role of Professional Development Chair of SLA's new Taxonomy Division, I'll be doing my best to encourage them to learn about the new roles available to them. The slides are written, but I'd love to share some first hand comments from the people who WANT to work with them.

I would also like to encourage positive relationships among information professionals such as these folks, information technologists and business analysts. So, if you're a techie, a project manager, a strategist, visionary or just someone who truly appreciates the value that a trained information scientist can bring to a project, let us know by adding your comments to this post.

Thanks everyone - I look forward to reading your comments and sharing them with a group of folks who will end this week believing they have a great future ahead of them based on longstanding tradition, cutting edge technologies and dynamic professionals looking to collaborate.