Seattle Area Archivists Spring Meeting - non-members welcome!
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
2-4 pm
NARA - Pacific Alaska Region
6125 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle
Gary Menges, Preservation Administrator at the University of Washington, will present a two-part program. First, he will talk about "preservation in a nutshell," covering basic concepts we all need to know. Second, Gary will review recent preservation initiatives in the Northwest to provide a framework for a discussion on some possible new area projects. Gary is looking for input on how to proceed with local initiatives, so this is a great chance to both learn and contribute!
Communications by and for the members of the Greater Seattle Chapter of the Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA), International. The chapter's Web site is at http://www.armaseattle.org. Earliest messages are at the bottom; later ones were added above them. Read from the bottom up.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Nominations Sought for Member of the Year
TIME TO SEND IN NOMINATIONS FOR CHAPTER MEMBER OF THE YEAR 2006-2007
Dear Greater Seattle Chapter:
I was delighted to be honored last year as your “Chapter Member of the Year.” We did have a great 2005-2006 ARMA year, I thought.
It’s now time for me to ask you to send in your nominations for “Chapter Member of the Year 2006-2007.” I will present the nominations to the Chapter Board at their May meeting. They will consider the individuals you have nominated and they will then use a secret ballot to select the winner. I will have the honor of announcing the winner at our June 7 meeting!
What does it take to be “Chapter Member of the Year?” There are no set criteria for this handed down from ARMA International or from our own chapter traditions. Here are some excerpts from ARMA’s ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER No. 711, which provides some guidance on the subject.
“In evaluating candidates, emphasis is given to the member’s participation in and contribution to the chapter’s activities. The outstanding member is also a person who has supported and promoted ARMA International objectives.”
A number of factors that a chapter might consider in selecting the Chapter Member of the Year are listed in the ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER. If you would like to see these criteria, you can find the letter on the ARMA International site or ask me to send you a copy.
To submit a nomination, all you need to do is to contact me via email at roger.winters@metrokc.gov or by phone at (206) 296-7838 by May 10, 2007. Please let me know the name of the person you wish to nominate and whatever information you have to support that person’s candidacy for Chapter Member of the Year. I will present all nominees to the Board at their May 17 meeting and they will choose the winner.
The Greater Seattle Chapter for the past several years has given the Chapter Member of the Year support to attend the annual ARMA International conference. This year’s winner, unless her or his company is covering the costs of attending the conference, will receive whatever support from the Chapter she or he needs in order to attend.
If you have questions about this process, please let me know and I’ll answer to the best of my ability. Thank you for your attention to this – and, now, whom will you nominate for this honor for the 2006-2007 ARMA year?
Roger Winters, Past President
I was delighted to be honored last year as your “Chapter Member of the Year.” We did have a great 2005-2006 ARMA year, I thought.
It’s now time for me to ask you to send in your nominations for “Chapter Member of the Year 2006-2007.” I will present the nominations to the Chapter Board at their May meeting. They will consider the individuals you have nominated and they will then use a secret ballot to select the winner. I will have the honor of announcing the winner at our June 7 meeting!
What does it take to be “Chapter Member of the Year?” There are no set criteria for this handed down from ARMA International or from our own chapter traditions. Here are some excerpts from ARMA’s ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER No. 711, which provides some guidance on the subject.
“In evaluating candidates, emphasis is given to the member’s participation in and contribution to the chapter’s activities. The outstanding member is also a person who has supported and promoted ARMA International objectives.”
A number of factors that a chapter might consider in selecting the Chapter Member of the Year are listed in the ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER. If you would like to see these criteria, you can find the letter on the ARMA International site or ask me to send you a copy.
To submit a nomination, all you need to do is to contact me via email at roger.winters@metrokc.gov or by phone at (206) 296-7838 by May 10, 2007. Please let me know the name of the person you wish to nominate and whatever information you have to support that person’s candidacy for Chapter Member of the Year. I will present all nominees to the Board at their May 17 meeting and they will choose the winner.
The Greater Seattle Chapter for the past several years has given the Chapter Member of the Year support to attend the annual ARMA International conference. This year’s winner, unless her or his company is covering the costs of attending the conference, will receive whatever support from the Chapter she or he needs in order to attend.
If you have questions about this process, please let me know and I’ll answer to the best of my ability. Thank you for your attention to this – and, now, whom will you nominate for this honor for the 2006-2007 ARMA year?
Roger Winters, Past President
Message from Fran Blaylock, Region Coordinator
Leadership in the RIM Profession
It is the time of year when our GNW chapters select and vote on their board for the 2007-2008 ARMA year. With thoughts of selecting leaders for your chapters, I think it is an excellent opportunity to think about the meaning of leadership in the RIM profession, both as a RIM professional and as a member of your local chapter. I encourage each of you to look at what you can do on an individual basis to further enhance your skills as a leader in RIM to move our profession to the next level.
There is a vast amount of material easily available that help us to understand both the context and meaning of leadership. One quote that helps me put leadership into perspective is:
“Leadership is understanding people and involving them to help you with a job. That takes all the good characteristics, like integrity, dedication of purpose, selflessness, knowledge, skill, implacability, as well as determination not to accept failure” by Admiral Arleigh A. Burke. Another quote more directly related to our own line of work, “One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency” by Arnold Glasgow. I would also like to share 21 qualities of a leader that came across in a leadership session. Think about how you could apply these principals either as a whole or individually to your own situations:
Ø BE A PIECE OF THE ROCK: Leadership is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character, which inspires confidence.
Ø CHARISMA: The first impression can seal the deal.
Ø COMMITMENT: It separates doers from dreamers.
Ø COMMUNICATION: Without it you travel alone.
Ø COMPETENCE: If you build it, they will come.
Ø COURAGE: One person with courage is a majority.
Ø DISCERNMENT: Put an end to unsolved mysteries. “Smart leaders believe only half of what they hear … discerning leaders know which half to believe.”
Ø FOCUS: The sharper it is, the sharper you are. Focus 70% on strengths, 25% on new things and 5% on areas of weakness – “growth equals change … to get better, you have to keep changing and improving.”
Ø INITIATIVE: You won’t leave home without it.
Ø LISTENING: To connect with their hearts, use your ears.
Ø PASSION: Take this life and love it. “You can never lead something you don’t care passionately about. You can’t start a fire in your organization unless one is first burning in you.”
Ø POSITIVE ATTITUDE: If you believe you can, you can.
Ø PROBLEM SOLVING: You can’t let your problems be a PROBLEM.
Ø RELATIONSHIPS: If you get along, they’ll go along.
Ø RESPONSIBILITY: If you won’t carry the ball, you can’t lead the team.
Ø SECURITY: Competence never compensates for insecurity.
To improve your security: know yourself, give away the credit, and get some help.
Ø SELF-DISCIPLINE: The first person you lead is you.
Ø SERVANTHOOD: To get ahead, put others first. “The leader serves people. Serves their best interests and in so doing will not always be popular, may not always impress. But because true leaders are motivated by loving concern rather than a desire for personal glory, they are willing to pay the price.”
Ø TEACHABILITY: To keep leading, keep learning.
Ø VISION: You can seize only what you can see.
I look to each of these as a personal challenge to improve my own position in RIM and more importantly to become a mentor and guiding force to our profession.
Leadership happens at so many levels and across every sector of our lives. I encourage each of you to consider what leadership means to you and use this as a guiding light as you move forward in your careers, as a vital member of your chapter and in your personal lives.
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