Duane Degler focuses on organizational performance improvement through user-centered design, knowledge/content strategy, and semantic technologies. He has worked extensively with government agencies and commercial firms in the US and internationally, involved in a wide range of transactional systems, web, and content management projects. Duane is a participant in the UPA "Usability Body of Knowledge" activity and co-organizes the Semantic Web User Interaction workshop series. His experience in business, technology and communication contributes to his multi-disciplinary approach. He founded IPGems in 1998 as an integration point for providing information exploring across various disciplines. (2JQV)