Medford, NJ — Wilton, CT (April 3, 2002) — Information Today Inc. and Online Inc. announced today the co-location of the KMWorld Conference and Exposition and the Intranets Conference and Exhibition to be held together October 29-31, 2002 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. 

The combined mega-event will feature seven conference tracks over three days and a single expo with more than 100 exhibits. This global conference and expo on Knowledge Management, Intranets and Portals is designed for developing, and evaluating enterprise-wide KM strategies and for implementing collaborative intranet & portal strategies and technologies that meet organizational goals. 

Tom Hogan, CEO, Information Today Inc. said, “Intranets and portals are where Knowledge Management meets the road so it makes a lot of sense for these two events to be held together. Adam Pemberton, CEO, Online Inc. said, “We’re excited to join forces with ITI and offer attendees and exhibitors a complete conference and expo experience, from strategic KM planning to practical Intranet implementation. It is the definitive worldwide gathering place for everyone in enterprise KM.”

KMWorld is convening for the sixth year in 2002. The KMWorld conference program will be co-chaired by Jane Dysart and Hugh McKellar and includes conference tracks on KM Strategy & Results, KM Tools & Technologies, KM in Context & Community, and KM & Content Management. Over 50 companies exhibited at KMWorld 2001. 

Intranets is convening for the fourth year and will be chaired by Nancy Garman. Conference tracks include Intranets that Work, Intranets & Content Management, and Intranets, Portals, and Web Services. Over 60 companies exhibited at Intranets 2001.

Exhibit and sponsor sales will be managed by David Panara out of the Information Today headquarters in New Jersey. Email: dpanara@infotoday.com, phone: 609/654-6266.

For more information about KMWorld & Intranets 2002, please contact Tom Hogan, Jr, at Information Today Inc. at email: thoganjr@infotoday.com; phone: 609/654-6266 or contact Andrew Pemberton at Online Inc. at email: andrewp@onlineinc.com; phone: 203/761-1466, Ext. 511. 

Online Inc. (www.onlineinc.com) was founded in 1976 and is a recognized B2B media and event producer. The company publishes a variety of magazines, Web sites, and electronic newsletters for technology, information, and content professionals and produces a number of conferences and trade shows. 

Information Today, Inc. was founded in 1980 and, in addition to producing events, is the publisher of magazines, journals, and books for the information industry. KMWorld magazine, one of the flagship publications of Information Today, is the only magazine dedicated to creating and managing the knowledge-based enterprise.