The Latest from Sue Lord

November Message from the Great Northwest Region Manager

Hello, everyone! I am still on a natural high from the ARMA Conference in Chicago. Gee, it was a great event in a very neat city. Kudos to all who were involved in producing this superb affair! If you have never been to an International Conference, you should begin working on your employer now to go to Conference next year in San Antonio. The International Conference and Expo simply offers the best in educational courses and vendor contacts for the Records and Information Management Professional. It is a wonderful thing to be able to meet people from all over the world in our profession at the Conference. I hope you will be able to “experience” an International Conference at least once in your career.

One of the annual events at the International Conference is the “Awards Banquet.” I am happy to report that one of GNW Region’s own, the Greater Anchorage Chapter of ARMA, won the medium-sized 2004-2005 Newsletter of the Year Award for their publication “Turnagain ARMA News.” Later in the evening we learned that the Boise Valley Chapter of ARMA, receive the medium-sized Chapter of the Year award for 2004-2005! How exciting! Please join me in congratulating each of these chapters from our Region for their accomplishments!

Please join me in welcoming two new members of the Great Northwest Region team. Marc Simpson of the Puget Sound Chapter has graciously agreed to serve as GNW Region Treasurer. Andrea Bettger of the Greater Seattle Chapter has offered her services to become webmaster for the GNW Region. We thank Marc and Andrea for their spirit of volunteerism. I would also like to thank Kevin Holfeld of Boise Valley and Toby Allen of Greater Anchorage Chapter for the service they each provided the Region during their terms.

I wish you well during this autumnal season and thank you for being a part of ARMA.

Very truly yours,

Susan M. Lord, Manager
Great Northwest Region of ARMA