Christine Maxwell on the Internet

A 25-year veteran of the publishing and research industries. Christine is focusing her extensive research, publishing and Internet expertise on creating a new information retrieval and publishing vehicle for high value intellectual property. Her new enterprise is called Chiliad of which she is President and Publisher.

As a co-founder of the Magellan online directory, one of the most visited directory sites on the Internet, Ms Maxwell has been the publisher and creative visionary behind the McKinley Group, owners of the Magellan directory, which was recently sold to Excite another major directory service.

Recognizing early on the need for a clear, concise guide to the Internet, Maxwell co-authored the original "New Riders Official Internet Yellow Pages" in 1994. She has since brought out the third edition of this work under the revised title of "McKinley Internet Yellow Pages." A best seller through three editions, the work has achieved critical acclaim as an essential Internet reference tool.

Maxwell also has a wealth of first-hand experience in the educational arena, both as an elementary school teacher and as the developer of educational material for grades K-12. A sought after and accomplished speaker, she has lectured extensively at major conferences in the US and Europe on educational, publishing and Internet related topics.

Prior to launching The McKinley Group, Maxwell held senior marketing, strategic business and development positions with Pergamon Press Publishers, Science Research Associates (SRA) and Macmillan Publishing Company. She holds a teaching credential from Lady Spencer ChurchillCollege of Education, Oxford, England, and BA degrees in Sociology and Latin American Studies from Pitzer College, Claremont, California, USA.

Ms. Maxwell serves as a trustee on the board of directors of the Santa Fe Institute, a private, independent multi-disciplinary research and education center,founded in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1986 by Professor Murray Gellmann and Professor George Cowan. She also serves as a Trustee on the Board of the international Internet Society.

Recent 1997 - 98 Papers/ Presentations

1. PAPERS

"Order Entry and the 'Net': The Fruits are There for the Picking." by Christine Maxwell. To be published in "Today": The Journal of Work Process Improvement, April, 1998

2. PRESENTATIONS

2.1- the XIV BASQUE STUDIES CONGRESS * Title of event: XIV BASQUE STUDIES CONGRESS: The Information Society" * Date: 25-27 November 1997 * Title of Paper: "To fear or to embrace: What future does use of Internet hold in education, mass media, work and services?"

2.2- CAINET'98 * Title of event: CAINET '98 "Investing in the future of Egypt" * Date: 22-24 March 98 * Title of Papers: "Web Publishing: Status Quo and Future trends" "The Internet and the Globalization: - Expanding the Internet services to the haves and have nots."

2.3- MAYAB UNIVERSITY MERIDA, MEXICO, April 1-3, 1998 * Title of event: "The IX Computer Science Symposium" * Date: 1-3 April 1998 * Title of Paper:" The Knowledge Worker of Tomorrow:" - What are the Crucial Skills Needed? - What is the Key to the Critical Balance Between the Human Factor and Technology?"

2.4- TMR NETWORKS CONFERENCE - GRAZ - AUSTRIA Title of event: "Research Training - Past, Present and Future" Date: 7-9 May 1998 Title of Plenary: "21st Century: Networking in the Global Village"

2.5- INTERNET GULF 98 SYMPOSIUM - DHAHRAN - SAUDI ARABIA * Title of event : "Developing Value from Knowledge Management" * Date : 1-2 June 98 * Title of Paper: "The Future of Web Publishing in a Networked Environment." " The Impact of Working in a Networked Environment on the Knowledge Worker of Tomorrow."

2.6 - SMI CONFERENCE - LONDON UNITED KINGDOM Title of event: "Developing Value from Knowledge Management. " Date: 1-3 June 1998 Title of Paper: "21st Century: Networking in the Global Village"