Upcoming Events

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May 29, 2008
Announcing Non-Profit Hobo Tech Foundation
Hobo founders announce launch of non-profit Hobo Tech Foundation to accelerate the development and promotion of the Hobo open source development toolkit for Ruby on Rails Portland, Oregon (PRWEB) May 29, 2008 -- The Hobo project has formally announced the launch of the Hobo Tech Foundation, a new independent non-profit organization which will coordinate the open source program of the Hobo rapid development toolkit for Ruby on Rails. The Foundation, which has secured seed support from Barquin International of Washington, DC, will be home to the growing core Hobo development team, and will also guide partnership opportunities for Hobo in the open source community in general. Tom Locke, the creator of Hobo, will continue to focus on the core development work of Hobo and is joined by Dr Nic Williams, a well known member of the Ruby on Rails community. The Foundation is also charged with supporting and growing the global community of Hobo developers, and will provide direct technical support to the increasing number of Hobo based web projects. Although Hobo is already a brilliant and significant enhancement to Rails, we are looking forward to the great leap forward we know is coming in the next few months. Our team is rapidly ramping up our development with Hobo and we hope to provide input and a solid testing ground for new features going forward. "We're really excited that Barquin International has come on-board as a seed sponsor of the Hobo Tech Foundation," says Locke, "There are so many exciting things we want to do with the platform, and their support will allow us to push the project forward much faster. It's also great news to have such a dynamic personality as Dr Nic on the team, as it means we'll be able to build out our community effort more effectively too." Since its launch in November 2006, the Hobo extension for Rails has been deployed in diverse web projects across the world, both for simple web services such as Favebot (www.favebot.com) and in more complex full-blown applications such as Beanbag (www.beanbaglearning.com) and La Magia (www.lamagia.co.uk). The speed of development and powerful customization options that Hobo provides make it very easy to produce sophisticated applications in a fraction of the time it would normally take. The plan is now to accelerate the roll out of new components and actively recruit more members for the core development team to meet the growing demand for Hobo features. "This is the first time in over a decade I have been excited about the potential in a new development framework," explains Owen Dall, Chief Systems Architect for Barquin International, "Although Hobo is already a brilliant and significant enhancement to Rails, we are looking forward to the great leap forward we know is coming in the next few months. Our team is rapidly ramping up our development with Hobo and we hope to provide input and a solid testing ground for new features going forward." Note to Editors About Hobo. Hobo is an open source fully customizable rapid development toolkit for Ruby on Rails, which helps developers build anything from throwaway prototypes to meticulously crafted full-blown web applications in a fraction of the time it takes with conventional tools. More at www.hobocentral.net or contact Tom Locke on +1 (805) 426 5436. About Barquin International. Barquin International is a full-service business intelligence firm, based in Washington DC, dedicated to assisting organizations in planning, designing, implementing and operating knowledge management e-government information architecture and data warehousing solutions and strategies. More at www.barquin.com or contact Kelley Willitts on +1 (202) 296 7147.

Past Events

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April 20-22, 2005
E-Gov Institute Knowledge Management Conference.
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC. Register online at www.e-gov.com/events/2005/km.
Dr. Ramon Barquin is the Conference Chairman of the 6th Annual Knowledge Management Conference. Dr. Barquin delivers the Tutorial entitled “A Workbench for Knowledge Management,” on Wednesday, April 20 at 8:30 a.m. Diogenes Torres, Barquin International’s Chief Technology Officer, headlines “Data Warehousing: A ‘How To’ Workshop,” Thursday, April 21, at 10:00 a.m.

April 12-14, 2004
5th Annual Knowledge Management (KM) Conference and Exhibition. The E-Gov Institute.
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Washington DC.

March 12th, 2004
Driving Faster and More Effective Responses in the Government through Data Warehousing.
St. Regis Hotel. 923 16 Street NW. Washington DC.

March 4-5, 2004
America's Scorecard: The Historic Role of the Census in an Ever-Changing Nation. U.S Census Bureau Symposium.

Ramon C. Barquin (Presenter). Barquin International, Washington DC.
Margo J. Anderson (Presenter). University of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI.
Eleonor Singer (Discussant). University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI.
Ralph Rector (Discussant). Heritage Foundation. Washington DC.
David M. Pemberton (Chairperson). U.S Census Bureau.

December 2, 2003
Knowledge Management: Catalyst for Electronic Government. Dr Ramon C. Barquin Presentation to SMALS-MVM, Brussels, Belgium

October 16-17, 2003
Data Collection and Analysis: Balancing Individual Rights and Societal Benefits. Paper Presented at the Panel on Access to Research Data: Assessing Risks and Opportunities Workshop.
Ramon C. Barquin and Clayton Northouse. Computer Ethics Institute.
The National Academies. 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC.

May 4-5, 2003
Technology, Leadership and Change. Environmental Protection Agency. SES Candidate Development Program.
Dr. Ramon C. Barquin. Chicago, IL.

January 21, 2003
Knowledge Management: The Catalyst for Electronic Government. The SES Forum.
Dr. Ramon C. Barquin. Noted author, editor, international consultant, and expert in Knowledge Management
The International Trade Center/Ronald Reagan Building. Washington DC.

June 2-4, 2004
E-Gov website or Call 800-746-0099 for more information ">The Annual Government Solutions Forum and Exposition. Conference and Exhibitions. The E-Gov Institute.
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Washington DC.

Register now!!
The Expo is NO COST for government professionals and only $50 for industry. Visit the E-Gov website or Call 800-746-0099 for more information

September 3, 2002
Barquin International has moved into new offices at 1750 K St. NW in downtown Washington, DC. Suite 450

July 14-19, 2002
Teaching Knowledge Management Foundations, US Army
Seoul, Korea

July 8-11, 2002
Teaching Knowledge Management Foundations, US Army
Honolulu, HI

June 26, 2002
Dr. Barquin chaired panel on Content Management, 2002 E-Gov Conference
Washington, DC

June 24, 2002
Conducted KM Tutorial 2002 E-Gov Conference
Washington, DC

May 23, 2002
Presenting "Road to Knowledge Production: The Role Of Data Warehousing In Knowledge Management", KM Professional Society's (KMPro) Washington Chapter
Tyson's Corner, VA

April 22-24, 2002
Dr. Barquin chaired the 2002 E-Gov Knowledge Management Conference
Washington, DC

April 5, 2002
Dr. Barquin highlighted as keynote speaker for SER Solutions Technology Day
Washington, DC

January 21-24, 2002
Teaching Knowledge Management Foundations, US Army
Washington, DC

December 2002
Our new facilities include a conference/classroom that is currently being equipped for seminars and software-based training programs. We plan to start offering on-site programs in early 2003.