Information Overload Awareness Day, August 12 – Participate and Win $50 ticket + $399 Report

Information Overload Awareness Day (IOAD), a new workplace observance that calls attention to the problem of information overload and how it impacts both individuals and organizations, will take place on August 12, 2009.

What is Information Overload?
Information overload describes an excess of information that results in the loss of ability to make decisions, process information, and prioritize tasks.

Organizations of all shapes and sizes have already been significantly impacted by it; the problem costs the U.S. economy $900 billion per year in lowered productivity and throttled innovation according to Basex, a knowledge economy research firm.

"By 2012, the typical knowledge worker will receive hundreds of messages each day via e-mail, IM, text, and social networks. Companies need to focus on what can be done to lessen information overload's impact right now," said Jonathan Spira, chief analyst, Basex.

• The IOAD online event would feature a variety of speakers including noted authors Maggie Jackson (Distracted), Mike Song (The Hamster Revolution), executives from companies as Dow Jones and Morgan Stanley, a CIO from the U.S. Air Force, and Mr. Spira. The cost of the event is $50.

Fret not - Here’s your chance win a ticket (worth $50) to attend the online event. In addition to that you’ll also receive a complimentary PDF copy of The Cost of Not Paying Attention (US $399 value). Courtesy: Basex

All you have to do is answer one simple question, i.e. in what ways would this event be beneficial to you? (just a line or two) and send it to hrworldtoday@gmail.com with your complete name, age, address and contact number.

Number of tickets up for grabs: 2 (contact info. of two randomly selected entries would be sent to the sponsor.)

Last date for entries: August 8, 2009.

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Special thanks to Mr. Jonathan Spira, chief analyst, Basex, for having sponsored this contest.