Oil & Gas IQ is hosting its popular Knowledge & Information Management conference for Oil & Gas professionals today and tomorrow at the Marcliffe Hotel and Spa in Aberdeen (News - Alert).

Oil & Gas IQ has invited Knowledge & Information Management specialists from Schlumberger (News - Alert) Shell and Talengi for this event.

For 2011 Conference, attendees will be able to gain insight from brand new case studies from the industry's most progressive leaders.

Andy Boyd (Knowledge Sharing Team Lead, Shell Projects and Technology) will discuss how businesses can Manage knowledge transfer to retain decades worth of experience for the future workforce.

Susan Rosenbaum (Director of Knowledge Management, Schlumberger) will discuss “Over a decade of knowledge management in Schlumberger: What we have learned and what we are still learning?”

Matthieu Lamy (Document Control Manager, Talengi) will speak on Document control: Information management on engineering projects.

Commenting ahead of the event, Richard Gibson, Event Director, said “The Knowledge and Information Management conference is a great opportunity for oil and gas professionals to come together in an intimate setting and discuss the very latest issues that matter to them. It's a very innovative sector, always developing and adapting to the changing needs of the market. I'm really looking forward to seeing what everyone has to say and I'm sure there'll be some fascinating debate.”

Oil & Gas IQ notes a recent interview with Andy Boyd who talked about ROCK, Shell's Retention of Critical Knowledge programme. They are running this programme to mitigate the effects of the impending crew change.

“If you don't tackle this head on, it's a question mark whether you're going to be able to run your business in a few years' time, because you've lost so much expertise," said Boyd.

“I think that KM will continue to play an important role in the oil and gas industry in the future. With the ever-increasing technical challenges that we face in our business, the sharing of technical knowledge and technical know-how will be increasingly critical,” said Susan Rosenbaum.

This programme will also be graced by speakers including Colin Balchin and Nigel Barnes, Adept Knowledge Management, Luca Scagliarini, Expert System, and Alf Michaelsenm, Logica (News - Alert).

Read a related article at TMCnet “RightAnswers (News - Alert) Acknowledged for Knowledge Management Leadership.”