HILARY CARMAN
The Greater Seattle Chapter of ARMA, Records Managers in the Profession, family members and friends lost a great person on September 21, 2010. Hilary Carman (formerly the Director of Conflicts Docketing and Records with Lane Powell here in Seattle, WA) passed away early that morning.
She will be missed in our community, and throughout. Out thoughts and prayers are with her and her immediate and extended family.
You are sorely missed Hilary! Our love, and prayers go out to your family!
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.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
October 7 Greater Seattle Program: Building a Relationship between RIM and IT
Greater Seattle October Program
Date: Thursday, October 7, 2010
Time: 8:00-8:30 networking and breakfast; 8:30-9:45 program
Cost: $5 ARMA members; $10 Non-ARMA members
Location: Seattle City Hall, room 217 (600 4th Ave Seattle, WA)
Program: Building a Relationship between RIM and IT
Program Description: PEMCO staff member will speak on building, developing and maintaining a relationship between Records and Information Management and Information Technology.
Speaker: Julie Moceri is a Business Analyst at PEMCO Insurance. In her prior role, she supervised the Records department at PEMCO for about five years. During that time, she worked to implement an ECM suite to replace an ailing microfilming operation. Along the way, Julie worked on getting executive approval to fund a non-discretionary project, negotiations with three potential vendors and ultimately an implementation that went live to end users in less than five months after signing the deal. Julie has an ECMS designation from AIIM (Enterprise Content Management Specialist) as well as OnBase Certified System Administration, Advanced System Administration and Workflow Administrator certifications. She’s been in leadership positions for ten years and currently administers OnBase as well as works on development opportunities to use OnBase in other areas of PEMCO.
Register: This program is open to all Greater Seattle members and their guests. Please register online at: http://www.armaseattle.org/events.htm#Registration_Form_ by
Tuesday, October 5. You may also emailing registration@armaseattle.org and include your name, organization, and phone number and number of guests.
There is member and non-member price!
Directions: To City Hall on Southbound on I-5: Take the James Street exit #165A and turn right on Columbia or James streets. Northbound on I-5: Take the James Street exit #164A and turn left on James street. For Parking or more detailed directions please see the following Website: http://www.seattle.gov/html/citymap.htm
Thursday, September 16, 2010
A Message From the Great Northwest Region
A Message From the Great Northwest Region…
Ask any program chair or anyone who has chosen speakers for a seminar or conference. Trying to find a balance of topics that appeal to members of varying levels of expertise is quite a challenge. Next, factor in our ailing economy. Fewer members are receiving financial support from their employers. For many chapters, attendance at meetings and seminars has been down. The result is less revenue for the chapters to provide programs and seminars. And while the revenues from such events have been down, the cost to put them on has risen. Now add this wrinkle. The Baby Boomer generation is retiring and more and more Generation X and Y people are members and assuming leadership roles in our organization. We Boomers love our monthly meetings. We love the face to face interaction. It is how we networked for years. But the Gen X and Y people grew up in an electronic world. They want things fast, quick, and on demand. Many would opt for a webinar versus a seminar. And their preferred networking is on Facebook versus face to face. Boomers meet, they tweet. There’s nothing wrong with either. We’re just a bit different. So how do we, the chapter and region leaders blend those things together to provide quality education to all of you? And when I say all of you, I mean all of you. We have a number of members in our region who don’t attend monthly meetings because they live too far away to do so. It wasn’t until I visited the Greater Anchorage Chapter last May that I realized that their members in Fairbanks are an 8- hour drive away. The members in Juneau can’t even drive to Anchorage. The only way to travel between the two cities is by boat or by air. And similar situations are repeated in all four states. How do we provide educational opportunities to all of you? This is the very question that we tackled last June when the chapter and region leadership met for our annual GNW Leadership Conference. I am very pleased to tell you that from our discussion, we formed a task force. Their goal is to put on an educational program that will be sent out to as many of the members of the region at the same time as possible. Just imagine our eight or so members in Fairbanks getting together and ordering pizza, the folks in Seattle brown bagging it and our friends in Boise sitting down to a buffet, while we all watch the same program. It is an ambitious undertaking. But it’s one that once successful, could open new avenues to bringing fresh programs and speakers to our members, wherever they are! I am very excited about that.
While we’re on the subject of educational opportunities, I should mention that the 55th Annual ARMA International Conference and Expo is right around the corner. This year it will be just a bit later than usual. If at all possible, I urge you to attend this premiere event. Check out the details at arma.org. I hope to see you all November 7-10 at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco!
Another point that we discussed at Leadership last June was how to attract the younger professionals into our organization. How do we reach them? We reach them on their “turf”. The Great Northwest Region is looking into our own page on Facebook. From there we hope to point people to our region website.
Speaking of our website, have you visited it lately? If you haven’t, you should! Our webmaster, Denise Simons, has been very busy working to make the site a more valuable asset for all of us. It’s looking great and some new features are coming soon, so check it out at armagreatnorthwest.org.
The ARMA of the future will certainly look different than the ARMA of the past. We in the Great Northwest Region leadership are doing all we can to meet the needs of all of our members. If you have a new idea or a suggestion on how we can improve on an old one, please let us know!
Very truly yours,
Marc J. Simpson, Manager
Great Northwest Region
ARMA International
Ask any program chair or anyone who has chosen speakers for a seminar or conference. Trying to find a balance of topics that appeal to members of varying levels of expertise is quite a challenge. Next, factor in our ailing economy. Fewer members are receiving financial support from their employers. For many chapters, attendance at meetings and seminars has been down. The result is less revenue for the chapters to provide programs and seminars. And while the revenues from such events have been down, the cost to put them on has risen. Now add this wrinkle. The Baby Boomer generation is retiring and more and more Generation X and Y people are members and assuming leadership roles in our organization. We Boomers love our monthly meetings. We love the face to face interaction. It is how we networked for years. But the Gen X and Y people grew up in an electronic world. They want things fast, quick, and on demand. Many would opt for a webinar versus a seminar. And their preferred networking is on Facebook versus face to face. Boomers meet, they tweet. There’s nothing wrong with either. We’re just a bit different. So how do we, the chapter and region leaders blend those things together to provide quality education to all of you? And when I say all of you, I mean all of you. We have a number of members in our region who don’t attend monthly meetings because they live too far away to do so. It wasn’t until I visited the Greater Anchorage Chapter last May that I realized that their members in Fairbanks are an 8- hour drive away. The members in Juneau can’t even drive to Anchorage. The only way to travel between the two cities is by boat or by air. And similar situations are repeated in all four states. How do we provide educational opportunities to all of you? This is the very question that we tackled last June when the chapter and region leadership met for our annual GNW Leadership Conference. I am very pleased to tell you that from our discussion, we formed a task force. Their goal is to put on an educational program that will be sent out to as many of the members of the region at the same time as possible. Just imagine our eight or so members in Fairbanks getting together and ordering pizza, the folks in Seattle brown bagging it and our friends in Boise sitting down to a buffet, while we all watch the same program. It is an ambitious undertaking. But it’s one that once successful, could open new avenues to bringing fresh programs and speakers to our members, wherever they are! I am very excited about that.
While we’re on the subject of educational opportunities, I should mention that the 55th Annual ARMA International Conference and Expo is right around the corner. This year it will be just a bit later than usual. If at all possible, I urge you to attend this premiere event. Check out the details at arma.org. I hope to see you all November 7-10 at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco!
Another point that we discussed at Leadership last June was how to attract the younger professionals into our organization. How do we reach them? We reach them on their “turf”. The Great Northwest Region is looking into our own page on Facebook. From there we hope to point people to our region website.
Speaking of our website, have you visited it lately? If you haven’t, you should! Our webmaster, Denise Simons, has been very busy working to make the site a more valuable asset for all of us. It’s looking great and some new features are coming soon, so check it out at armagreatnorthwest.org.
The ARMA of the future will certainly look different than the ARMA of the past. We in the Great Northwest Region leadership are doing all we can to meet the needs of all of our members. If you have a new idea or a suggestion on how we can improve on an old one, please let us know!
Very truly yours,
Marc J. Simpson, Manager
Great Northwest Region
ARMA International
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Kick Off Meeting - SEP 23rd! (Wine, Food, Fun, Friends!)
Hello Member!
Are you ready for all that the Greater Seattle Chapter of ARMA has planned for you? We are starting this year off with a bang! Join us for the Fall Kick-off on Thursday, September 23rd, at Garvey Schubert Barer. Say hello to old friends and get to know other professionals in your field.
Also, this is a great chance to meet your new Board members (some new, some old, some returning), and learn about the exciting educational events, presentations, and opportunities we have planned and available to you as a member!
WHEN - Thursday, September 23, 2010
WHERE - Garvey Schubert Barer - 1191 2nd Ave, 18th Floor, Seattle, WA (on 2nd, between Seneca & Spring)
TIME - 4:30pm to 6:30pm
COST - FREE (to ARMA members)
Come and spend some time with your colleagues and make new friends, with some hor dourves and wine at the host offices of Garvey Schubert Barer. And enjoy the wonderful outdoor patio with the spectacular view of Elliott Bay, in beautiful downtown Seattle.
Register by September 20, 2010:
Online via the link above
Via RSVP reply to sanaa@foster.com
I hope you can make it to this fun and exciting event - this is one not to miss!
Andrew J. SanAgustin
President
Greater Seattle Chapter of ARMA
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
FREE Webinar - SharePoint 2010 and Colligo for ECM and Records Management
Check out the FREE SharePoint Webinar - "How Microsoft is Using SharePoint 2010 and Colligo for ECM and Records Management." Our own Nishan DeSilva (ARMA Greater Seattle Chapter member) is presenting as a speaker. I hope you have some time to join in on the experience. Use the link below to register!
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