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Recent articles by Graeme Simsion

The Consultant column in The Data Strategy Journal:

"Doing All Right So Far"
(MDA Issue, October 2008 Available at http://www.datastrategyjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=1&ed=4
)

"What did you Expect?"
(EIM Issue, August 2008, Available at http://www.datastrategyjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=1&ed=3)

"Make Yourself Useful"
(SOA Issue, December 2007, Available at http://www.datastrategyjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=1&ed=2)

"Good Advice"
(Data Governance Issue, October 2007, Available at http://www.datastrategyjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=1&ed=1)

In The Data Administration Newsletter:

"Data Modeling News from the Ivory Tower"
(Issue 39)

"Data Modeling: Understanding and Being Understood"
(Issue 38)

"Conceptual, Logical, Physical: Clearing the Confusion"
(Issue 36)

"Better Data Models Today - Understanding Data Model Quality" (Issue 34)

"What Managers Want" (Issue 33)

"Tackling Data Modelers' toughest challenge"
(Issue 32)

"What's Wrong with the Zachman Framework?" (Issue 31)

"You're Making it Up - Data Modeling: Analysis or Design?"
(Issue 31)

View them online at: www.tdan.com.

Hear Graeme Simsion interviewed on Data Modeling by Dr Greg Low of Readify on his SQL Down Under site.

 

List of Publications and Public Presentations by Graeme Simsion.

Where the publication or further information is available online, links have been provided.

Books
Data Modeling Essentials - Analysis, Design and Innovation,Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1994, International Thomson Publishing, 1996, Coriolis, 1998
Second Edition (revised and updated by Witt and Simsion) published in 2000 by Coriolis.
Third Edition with Graham Witt, published by Morgan Kaufmann, USA, (an imprint of Elsevier), published November 2004.

Data Modeling Theory and Practice, Technics Publications, New Jersey, 2007.

Chapters in Books
“Automated Support for Creative Database Design” (co-author Graham Shanks), in Research and Practical Issues in Database , Ed. Srinivasan and Zeleznikow, World Scientific, 1992.

“Implementation of Very Generalised Data Structures” in ADC 94 Proceedings of the 5 th Australasian Database Conference , Ed. Sacks-Davis, Global Publications Services, 1994.

Forewords:
Silverston, Len: The Data Model Resource Book, Wiley, 2001
Hoberman, Steve: The Data Modeler's Workbench, Wiley, 2001
Hay, David: Data Model Patterns: A Metadata Map, Morgan Kaufmann, 2006

Doctoral Thesis:
Data Modeling: Description or Design?, University of Melbourne, Department of Information Systems, 2006

Refereed Journal Papers

Moody, D and Simsion, G: “Justifying Investment in Information Resource Management”, Australian Journal of Information Systems , September, 1995.

“A Structured Approach to Data Modelling”, Australian Computer Journal , August 1989.

Simsion, G.C and Symington, J.A: “A Comparison of Network and Relational Database Architectures in a Commercial Environment”, Australian Computer Journal , November 1981.

Refereed Conference Papers

Moody, Simsion, Shanks, Olson & Venable: Stakeholder Roles in Conceptual Modelling, Proceedings of the 7 th Australasian Conference on Information Systems , Perth , September, 1995.

Moody, D and Simsion, G: “Justifying Investment in Information Resource Management”, Proceedings of 6 th Australasian Conference on Information Systems , Melbourne , September, 1994. Selected as one of the ten best papers (listed also under Journal Papers).

Shanks, G, Simsion, G & Rembach, M: “The Role of Experience in Data Modelling”, Proceedings of 5 th Australian Conference on Information Systems , Brisbane , 1993.

Barrett, M & Simsion, G: “A Survey of Diagramming Conventions for Object Oriented Design”, Proceedings of TOOLS Pacific Conferences 1992 and 1993.

“Choice, Creativity and Data Modelling - Roles in Conceptual Schema Design”, Proceedings of Pacific Region DB2 Users Group Conference , Sydney , October 1992.

Shanks, G.G. & Simsion, G.C: “Automated Support for Creative Database Design, 3 rd Australian Database Conference, February 1992.

Creative Data Modelling - Encouraging Innovation in Data Design”, Proceedings of 10 th International Conference on the Entity Relationship Approach , San Mateo , 1991.

Invited Papers and Tutorials

Reinventing Data Management” Portland, Oregon, USA, DAMA Chapter "DAMA Day", November 2006

"Key issues in Data Modelling", Portland, Oregon, USA, DAMA Chapter "DAMA Day", November 2006

"A morning with Graeme Simsion: Discussion of key issues for Data Managers", Sacramento DAMA Chapter, November 2005, USA

"Data Management: The Big Picture", keynote address at DAMA Australia Conference, October 2005

"Everything you wanted to know about Data Modelling but were afraid to ask", One day tutorial with Graham Witt, also presented at Data Management and Information Quality Conference, London, UK, November 2006

“Data Modelling Revisited” – Presentation to Victorian Branch of the Australian Computer Society, 17 Feb 2005

“Tutorial: Data Modelling Essentials Revisited” with Graham Witt. DAMA International European Conference, London , Nov, 2004. Voted best tutorial of the conference.

“Business Process Re-engineering, Data Management and Data Modelling”, DAMA International European Conference, London , Nov, 2004

“What Managers Want” Keynote presentation at DebTech Fall Data Management Summit, Sept 2004

“Being Right Isn't enough – A Crash Course in Consulting Skills” DebTech Fall Data Management Summit, Sept 2004 (with Amanda McLoone) and DAMA International European Conference, London , Nov, 2004 (Simsion evaluated as best tutorial presenter).

“Consulting Skills for Data Professionals” DAMA International Conference, Los Angeles, May 2004. Also presented at DAMA Conferences in London (twice) - UK, Denver, Orlando - USA and Debtech Conference, New Jersey, USA, September 2004. Voted best presentation of the conference DAMA Orlando 2005.

“Beyond War Stories: What Can we Learn from Data Modeling Research”, Enterprise Data Forum, Philadelphia , Nov, 2003

“Data Management – Thinking Outside the Box” – Keynote Presentation, DAMA International Conference, Orlando , USA , April 2003.

Advanced Data Modeling Tutorial: DAMA International Conference, Orlando , USA , April 2003

“Data Modeling – The Big Issues”, 1-day tutorial, Enterprise Data Forum, Pittsburgh , Nov, 2002.

Reinventing Data Management” Keynote Presentation at DAMA Europe Conference, October, 2002.

“Big Issues in Data Modelling” – Tutorial with Graham Witt at DAMA Europe Conference, October 2002

“Data Modeling – New Challenges” – Tutorial presented with Graham Witt at DAMA International Conference, San Antonio, USA, March, 2002

“Data Modeling – Things Have Changed” Tutorial presented with Graham Witt at International Data Managers Association Conference, Anaheim , USA , March, 2001.

“Information Technology as a Competitive Weapon” Presentation to Victorian CPA Conference, presented again at SA CPA Conference, May 2000.

"Data Management - Where to from here?" Keynote Presentation to International Data Management Association Data Management and Metadata Conference , Washington DC March 2000.

"Consulting Skills for Academics" Seminar presented to Monash University Dept of Computer Science and Engineering, February, 2000.

"Consulting Skills" Seminar presented to Toronto DAMA, January, 2000.

"Data Modelling - Testing the Foundations" Seminar presented to DAMA Chapters in Toronto , Minneapolis , Portland OR , Houston , Washington DC , January, 2000.

"Reinventing Data Management" Seminar presented to DAMA Chapters in New Jersey , Seattle , Chicago , Milwaukee , Denver , Boston , St Louis .

"The Future of Data Management" - Keynote Presentation at Fourth Australian DAMA Conference , Melbourne , October, 1999.

“Advanced Data Modelling” Half day tutorial at Four Australian DAMA Conference, October, 1999.

"Consulting - Seven Deadly Sins" - Presentation to NSW Chapter of DAMA, 1999. A similar presentation was delivered to the Victorian Chapter in Feb, 2000.

“Online Service Delivery – Lessons of Experience” Paper presented at MIS Mindshare Conference, Leura, NSW, May, 1999.

“Electronic Service Delivery - The Australian Experience” - Information Resource Management Association of Canada Seminar, April, 1999.

“Reinventing Data Management” - Keynote Presentation to International Data Management Association MetaData Conference , Atlantic City , New Jersey , April, 1999. Also delivered at Information Resource Management Association of Canada Seminar, Toronto , April, 1999.

“Data Warehousing and Data Mining”, National Conference of CPAs , Melbourne , November, 1998.

“You say you want a Revolution…” Keynote Presentation at National Public Libraries Conference , Brisbane , October, 1997.

“Best Practice in Information Management”. Keynote Presentation at National Health Information Management Conference , Canberra , October, 1997.

“Business Process Re-engineering ” Society of Certified Practising Accountants Annual Conference , Sydney , October, 1997.

Re-inventing Data Management” Keynote Presentation at Data Managers' Association National Conference , Sydney , October, 1997.

“Counting the Cost of the Information Explosion” Institute of Chartered Accountants Victorian Branch Conference , 6 June, 1997

“Internal and External Consulting” Australian Computer Society WA Branch 20 th Anniversary Branch Conference , 17 May, 1977 .

“The Gifts of the Magi - The role of Information Sharing in Business Systems.” Wesfarmers Bi-annual Conference , Perth , March, 1997.

“Re-engineering in the Public Sector” Public Sector Innovations Expo-Conference , February, 1997.

“Business Process Re-engineering in the Health Sector.” Health Services Association Annual Conference , Sydney , May, 1996.

“Re-engineering Accounting.” Annual Conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants - Victorian Branch, June, 1996.

“Re-engineering Accounting - One Day Which Shook Accounts Receivable.” (Co-author R.J. Eames, Annual Conference of the NSW Branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants , May, 1996.

“The Changing Role of the MIS Department”, presentation to the Hong Kong Computer Society, April, 1996.

“Data Warehousing - The Competitive Edge.” Informix Vision 96 Conference , April, 1996.

“The Data Warehouse - Beyond Foilware.” Australian Computer Society Victorian Branch Annual Conference, March, 1996.

“Throw away the Rule Book? - Data Modelling for the Data Warehouse” HOLOS Users Group Annual Conference, Lorne, March, 1996.

Business Process Re-engineering in Australia . Keynote Presentation at Australian Computer Society Future Directions Conference, Perth , 24 November, 1995

“If you Mention American Airlines Again, I'll Scream - BPR in Australia ”, Keynote Presentation at First Asia Pacific Congress on Information Systems, Brisbane , September, 1995. Cited as “Highlight of the Keynote Day” (Computer Daily News, ACS Victorian Branch Bulletin).

“The Data Warehouse - Underpinning Executive Support Systems” First Asia Pacific Congress on Information Systems, Brisbane , September, 1995.

Data Warehousing - Assembling the Components of Information”, IIR Conference on Information Technology in Manufacturing, Melbourne 25 July 1995 .

“The Data Warehouse: What, Why and How?” Proceedings of AIC Conference on Data Warehousing, Sydney and Melbourne , June 1995.

“Tackling Data Quality Problems” Annual EDP Auditors' Association Conference, Melbourne , 5 May 1995 .

“The case for CASE”, Australasian Share Guide Conference, Canberra , 7 March 1995 - awarded Best Paper of Conference.

“IT Connecting the Business - The Business Case” - Australasian Share Guide Conference, Canberra , 6 March 1995 .

“Information Management in the Health Sector - Goals and Techniques”, IT in Health 95, Sydney , 22 February 1995 .

“Managing Information Technology Investment - A Portfolio Approach”. Invited Paper, International Accounting Conference, Society of CPA's, Adelaide , Nov 15 1994 .

“Business Benefits of Data Management - The Australian Experience”, Keynote Presentation at the North Eastern Region Data Administration Managers' Association Conference, New York , October 1994.

“On Time, On Budget, To Specification - So What's the Problem?” Australasian Share Guide Conference, Sydney , 21 August 1994 .

“Why Enterprise Modelling Fails” Joint Data Administration Managers' Association / DB2 Users Group Conference on Enterprise Modelling, Sydney , July18-19 1994.

“Database Design for Executive Information Systems”, Computer Science Winter School , James Cook University , Townsville, July 1994.

“The Role of IT in Delivering Service” Insurance Institute of Victoria Conference on Information Technology, May 1994.

“A Methodology for Business Process Re-engineering?” Proceedings of the IFIP TC8 Open Conference on Business Process Re-engineering, Gold Coast, April 1994.

“Information Systems Development Methods - A Management Perspective” - First Australian Seminar on Methods for Information Systems Development, Swinburne University , February 1994 (OZMISD94).

“Data Distribution - Whose Baby?”. Pacific Region DB2 Users' Group Conference, Sydney , November 1993.

“Get Your Hands off my Schema” (presentation with Graham Witt), Australasian Share/Guide Conference, Melbourne September 1993.

“New Platform, Same Old Train?” Executive Program, Australasian Share/Guide Conference, Melbourne , September 1993.

“The Dead Hand of External Software Quality Standards?” Proceedings of ACS Victorian Branch Conference, Lorne, April, 1993.

“Implementation of Very Generalised Data Structures”, 4 th Australian Database Conference, Brisbane , Feb 1993.

“Data Modelling Disasters - Some Cautionary Tales”, Share / Guide Conference, Sydney , September, 1992. Voted best paper of conference .

Simsion, G: and Drummond, H.C: “What are we Measuring? - Beyond Project-Based Metrics” Proceedings of ACS Victorian Branch Annual Conference. Winner of Best Paper Award . Reprinted in ACS Victorian Branch Bulletin.

“Making Data Management Work” Australian Computer Society Seminar, Melbourne , November 1990.

“Data Planning in a Volatile Business Environment”, Proceedings of ACS Victorian Branch Conference, March, 1988.

“Developing the Big Picture - An Introduction to Strategic Data Modelling”, Proceedings of Telecom Information Management Conference, 23-25 June 1986.

Other Publications and Presentations

"Data Modelling: Understanding and Being Understood", IRMUK Newsletter, March 2006

Web seminar Data Modeling from End to End, in DM Review, sponsored by Sybase, 2006

Panel: Shaping the future of Data Management, Data Management and Information Quality Conference, London, November 2005

"Data Modelling Essentials", SQL User Group, Brisbane, Australia, October 2005

"What I Want in a Modelling Tool", White Paper for the DM Review www.dmreview.com

Speaker Deakin University MBA 20th Anniversary Breakfast, May 2005

"400 Data Modellers can't be Wrong", UK DAMA Chapter, London, UK, Setpember 2005. Updated version presented at DAMA/Metadata Conference, Denver, March 2006 and, Data Management and Information Quality Conference November 2006, London, UK

“Data Modelling Essentials: Five Things You Should Know” – Information Age , February, 2005.

“Data Modellers' Toughest Challenge” Article in IRM UK Newsletter, Feb, 2005.

"Wise Words on Data Modeling" DAMA New York Chapter Newsletter, 1st Quarter, 2005

“You're Making it Up: Data Modeling – Analysis or Design?” The Data Administration Newsletter . www.tdan.com , 1 st Quarter 2005. Reprinted in IRM UK Newsletter, Feb 2005. To be reprinted in DSSresources.com, April 2005.

“What's Wrong with the Zachman Framework?” The Data Administration Newsletter. www.tdan.com , 1 st Quarter 2005

Moderator “The Future of Data Modelling” DAMA International European Conference, London , Nov, 2004

Panellist: “Shed the Hype: What Really Works?” DAMA International European Conference, London , Nov, 2004

Moderator “Ask the Experts: Data Modeling Panel” DebTech Fall Data Management Summit , Sept 2004

Panellist: Closing Panel on Data Modeling DAMA International Conference, Los Angeles , May 2004

Chair, Data Modelling Track, Enterprise Data Forum , Philadelphia , Nov, 2003.

“Data Modelling: Analysis or Design?” DAMA Europe Conference, London , Nov 2003. Voted best paper of Conference.

Moderator, Closing Panel on Data Management, DAMA Europe Conference, London , Nov 2003.

Moderator – Data Modelling Panel: “A little Appreciation: Is it too much to ask?” Enterprise Data Forum , Philadelphia , Nov, 2003.

Universal Data Models” Interview with Len Silverston, Data Discussions , October, 2003.

Moderator: Current Controversies in Data Modeling Panel, Enterprise Data Forum , Pittsburgh , Nov, 2002.

Chair, Data Modelling Track, Enterprise Data Forum , Pittsburgh , Nov, 2002.

Moderator, Closing Panel on Data Management, DAMA Europe Conference, London , Nov 2002.

Data Management isn't Working” Interview with Tony Shaw, Data Discussions , 2002.

“Big Issues for IS Professionals” National Seminar Series presented in all Australian Capital Cities, at the invitation of the Australian Computer Society, November-December, 2001.

“The Soul of an Artist and the Search for Meaning” Presentation to National Australia Bank IT Architectures Team, July, 2001.

“Presentation Skills for IT Professionals” Presentation to Australian Computer Society Young Professionals Group, June, 2000.

“The Value of Change – Measuring the Benefits of IT” Half day workshop run twice at MIS Mindshare Conference, May, 2000.

“Consulting – Money for Nothing?” – Presentation to Data Managers Association, Melbourne , May, 2000.

“The Impact of e-commerce” Presentation to American Chamber of Commerce, Adelaide , Feb, 2000

“Consulting Skills” Presentation to Monash University Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering Symposium, Feb 2000.

"Changing the Organisational Culture" Half day workshop run twice at Chief Financial Officers Annual Conference (sponsored by CFO Magazine), December 1999.

“On Line Service Delivery in Government” Presentation to Australian Public Service Senior Executive Forum, Canberra , July, 1999.

“On Line Service Delivery” ALIA Public Libraries Section, Melbourne , June 1999

“Knowledge Management Workshop” Half day workshop run with Matthew Geake for Education Department of Victoria

“Strategic Planning for Information Systems” Half day workshop run twice at MIS Mindshare Conference, Leura, NSW, May, 1999.

“e-Business and BPR” Presentation to e-Business Symposium, Melbourne , October, 1998.

“Burniing Issues in IT for the Year 2000” Presentation to Deakin University MBA Update Weekend, July, 1998.

“IT Enabling Business Transformation” Presentation to the Australia Council Executive, May, 1998.

“Electronic Service Delivery - Beyond Automation” Presentation to Australian Securities Commission Management Seminar, May, 1998.

“From Here to the Board” 3-hour Workshop for MIS managers, run twice at MIS Mindshare Conference, March, 1998.

“Leveraging Technology” Presentation to Ericsson Executives, February, 1998.

“New Life for BPR” MIS Magazine , July 1997.

“Marketing Professional Services - Lessons of Experience” Presentation to Ericsson Marketing Team, June, 1997.

“Business Process Re-engineering and Information Technology”, Victorian Department of Justice Seminar Series, 26 May, 1997 (Repeated 1 July, 1997 )

“Exploiting the New Technologies” Presentation to Victorian Department of Justice Executive Team, 4 September, 1997 .

“Data Warehousing Essentials” ½ Day Professional Development Workshop presented for the South Australian Branch of the Australian Computer Society, May 1996 (with Mark Kortink).

“What the Experts Say” Graeme Simsion interviewed by Keith Power, S oftware, April, 1996.

“Techies Reborn” - The role of Information Technology in Business Process Re-engineering” MIS magazine, April 1996.

Member of Hypothetical Panel on Consultancy, ACS Victorian Branch Conference , Lorne, 1996.

Customer Relationship Management Systems, Presentation to Executives of the Australian Wheat Board, 1 March, 1996 .

Data Modeling - Testing the Foundations, Database Programming and Design , February, 1996.

“Bureaucracy Gets Bold” (BPR in the Public Sector), MIS Magazine , December 1995

The role of IT in Business Process Re-engineering, Presentation to South Australian Business Innovation Group, 22 November, 1995 .

Database Design for the Data Warehouse, Half Day Tutorial, AIC Conference on Data Warehousing , 25 October, 1995 .

Member of Panels on “IT Futures”, “MIS Managers' Forum”, “CEO Forum”, First Asia Pacific Congress on Information Systems, Brisbane, September, 1995.

Judge of Data Model and Database Design Quality, ACS National Systems Development Challenge, Brisbane , September, 1995.

“Justifying Investment in Information Resource Management - The Business Case” Presentation to Queensland Information Management Network, 4 July 1995 .

“Data Warehousing” Half-day workshop presented at AIC Conference on Data Warehousing, Melbourne , June 1995.

“Data Modelling for Executive Information Systems” Monash University Seminar on Decision Support Systems, Avoca, March 1995. Also After-Dinner Speaker on “Consulting”.

“BPR - What does it Mean to Me?” Presentation with Cha Loh at the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs Portfolio Update Seminar, March 1995.

“BPR- Winning the War Within” - After Dinner Speaker at Army Logistic Command Conference, Sydney , 21 February 1995 .

“Information Systems Planning - A Business Perspective” - Breakfast presentation, Adelaide , February 1995.

“EIS Failures - Are they Avoidable?” Australian Institute of Management, Information Management Group, 29 November, 1994 .

“Data Modeling Essentials” Lecture Tour - Presented to Data Administration Managers' Association Chapters in San Francisco , Sacramento , Salt Lake City , Vancouver , Kansas City, Houston , Atlanta , Hartford , September 1994.

“Data Management Lessons of Experience”, Utah Chapter of Data Administration Managers' Association, September, 1994.

“The Great Debate: That there is a case for CASE” Simsion Team (G. Simsion, C. Campbell, Prof D. Arnott) vs Thomsett Team. Organised by Australian Computer Society, attended by 600 professionals, Melbourne , August 1994. Video of the debate and subsequent panel discussion is distributed by the ACS for use in tertiary and industry education.

“ Enterprise Modelling - A Hypothetical” (Moderator), Joint Data Administration Managers' Association / DB2 Users Group Conference on Enterprise Modelling, Sydney, July 18-19 1994 .

Panellist, “ER vs ORM Modelling Techniques” and “Future Directions in Conceptual Modelling”, First International Conference on the Object Role Modelling Approach, Magnetic Island, July 1994.

“Information Systems Planning in the Real World”. Half day seminar presented to WA Branch of ACS, Perth , September, 1993, and NSW Branch of the ACS, May 1994.

“Information Management Lessons of Experience” Queensland Information Policy Board Seminar Series, May 1994.

Business Process Re-engineering - Ten Populist Questions - One of 11 international experts interviewed by Dr Bernard Glasson, April 1994. Resulting video has been distributed for educational use, and paper arising from the interviews was presented at the 6 th Australasian Conference on Information Systems.

Article on Communication Skills, Informatics, 1994.

“Data, Object and Information Modelling - Four Australian Experts” - Data Administration Managers' Association Sydney Chapter, 13 April 1994 . Reported in Computerworld, 29 April 1994 .

“The Real Worth of Data Modelling”, (Interview): Informatics , February, 1994.

“Data Modelling Essentials” - Data Administration Managers' Association Melbourne Chapter, February 1994.

After Dinner Speaker: TOOLS 93 Conference on Object Oriented Languages, Melbourne , December 1993.

Chairman, Executive Day, Pacific Region DB2 Users' Group Conference, Sydney, November 1993.

Panellist, Pacific Region DB2 Users' Group Conference, Sydney, November 1993.

“Choosing Entity Types - A study of 51 Data Modellers”, Monash University Working Paper Series , October, 1993.

Panellist, “Whose Puppet are You?”, Australasian Share/Guide Conference, Melbourne , September 1993.

Panellist, “Data Management Free for All”, Share/Guide, Melbourne, September 1993.

Panellist - ACS Panel Discussion on Ethics - Melbourne , August 1993.

“Corporate Data Modelling”( Radio Interview), Sydney (UTS Radio Station), June 1993.

“Measuring the Value of IT to Business” Australian Software Metrics Association, May 1993.

“Getting Value for your IT Dollar”: - Seminar presented at invitation of the Australian Computer Society in Sydney , Melbourne , Canberra , Brisbane , Perth , Adelaide , Darwin , Hobart , April-May 1993 (over 1000 attendees). Also presented in-house for Westpac, Bankers Trust , NSW Premier's Department. Rated “most successful NSW Branch meeting for 1993”.

“Strategic Planning for Information Systems” & “Formal Methodologies and CASE” (2 seminars), III, Taipei , Taiwan , December 1992.

“Objects - a New Paradigm or Just Entities with Attitude?” (with Chris Waddell), Victorian Object Oriented Special Interest Group, November 1992.

“The Big Issue of The 70's and 80's is Still The Big Issue” (Article on Data Management) - MIS Magazine, October 1992.

“Where Will IT Lead Me?” Australian Computer Society Student Conference, August 1992.

“Metrics Hypothetical” Member of panel, Australian Computer Society, Melbourne, July 1992.

Data Modelling for Large Applications, Sydney Data Administration Managers' Association, June 1992.

“Data Management - A Lesson of Experience”, Melbourne Data Administration Managers' Association, AGM, December 1991.

“Vision 2000”, Breakfast Presentation, Australian Computer Society Victorian Branch, 1991.

“Implementing Subtypes”, Computing , 12 November 1990 .

“Data Modelling - The New Boom in a Teacup”, Computing, 9 July 1990 .

“What do you do with a Corporate Data Model?” Melbourne Data Administration Managers' Association, Melbourne, 1989.

“Five Data Management Myths”, Information Resource Management Seminar, Monash University , 25 June 1987 .

“Attempting to Break the Bottleneck”, Computing Australia , 15 December, 1986 .

“Data Modelling” Article in Computerworld Xpress , 17 October, 1986 .

Guest Lectures at Universities

"A critique of the reality mapping paradigm in Data Modelling", University of Melbourne, Master of Information Systems, October 2005

"Data Modelling: Description or Design?", Department of Information Systems, University of Melbourne, Public Seminar Series, March 2006

"What employers want" Regular presentation to Information Systems and Commerce Undergraduates

“Why do Postgraduate Studies?” Presentation at University of Melbourne Postgraduate Week, September, 2001.

“E-business Strategy” One day seminar for Monash Mt Eliza Management Program, November, 2000.

“Re-engineering Revisited” One day seminar for Monash Mt Eliza Management Program, October 2000.

“Online Service Delivery – Lessons from Practice”, Melbourne University Department of Information Systems, Nov, 1999.

"Aligning Business and IT", Melbourne University Business School, September, 1999

“Career Opportunities in IT”; Melbourne University and Sydney University , 1999

“Data Modelling Essentials”; Sydney University , 1998.

“Burning IT Issues for the Year 2000”, Presentation to Deakin University MBA Society, July, 1998.

“Managing the People Issues”, Lecture and 3 hour Workshop, Melbourne University Department of Information Systems, September, 1997

“Problem Solving in the Context of Consulting”, Melbourne University Graduate School of Management, 4 June, 1997 .

“Key issues in IT Management”, Monash University , Department of Information Systems, March, 1997.

“Business Re-engineering – An Historical Perspective”, Monash University Department of Information Systems, March, 1997.

“BPR in Practice”, Monash University , Department of Information Systems, 18 November, 1995 .

“Data Modelling Essentials” Annual guest lecture at Monash University 1992 - 1998.

“Data Management”, University of Melbourne , Graduate School of Management: August, 1993.

“Breaking the Unholy Alliance : Data Management Theory and Practice”, University of Technology - Sydney , June, 1993

“Corporate Data Models - Strategic Tools or Expensive Wallpaper?”, University of Technology - Sydney , June, 1993.

“Data Modelling - Art or Science?” Sydney University , 11 th March, 1993 .

“The Effectiveness of IT”, Melbourne University , Presentation to Information Technology Policy Advisory Committee, October, 1992.

“Information Systems Management into the 1990's”, Melbourne University Graduate School of Management, June, 1992.

“Creative Data Modelling”, Monash University Dept of Information Systems Seminar, 1992.