There is an important informational meeting regarding the intensive UW eDiscovery Certificate Program that will take place on TUE, Nov. 13, 6-7 pm, downtown Seattle, at Puget Sound Plaza - 1325 Fourth Ave., Suite 400.
Most of the instructors in the program will be there to talk about the field and the program. Hope to see you there - Take a look at the link for more information and share this with your friends, colleagues, or anyone you think may be interested.
Thank you!
Andrew J. SanAgustin
Region Coordinator
ARMA Great Northwest Region
eDiscovery Program
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.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
eDiscovery Certificate Program
Still time to sign up for the University of Washington - Professional and Continuing Education Certificate Program, eDiscovery! This could be a great opportunity for you to expand your knowledge and learn a competitive skill in your current position or your next job! Take a look or pass this along to anyone you feel may be interested.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
GNW Region Message for September
Hello Great Northwest Region Members! Welcome to another ARMA year!
Last June the GNW Region and Chapter leaders met in Portland for the annual GNW Leadership Conference. Based on the ideas, sharing and planning from that meeting, I’d have to say this year is sure to be one of our best.
The first great idea that came up was a region-wide mentorship program. A number of members have voiced a desire for such a program. It’s making the connection to the right mentor that can be difficult. Sometimes the right mentor for you may be a member of a different chapter. So a region wide program makes sense. With the plates of the members of the Region Team already overflowing, the question was who would oversee the program. Then Jenny and I remembered that the position of Director of Marketing and Membership was still vacant. What a perfect place for this program. After a last call for interested parties and a consultation with the Region Team, we found the right person for the job.
Members of the Great Northwest Region, it is with pleasure that I announce to you that Peggy Striefel of the Columbia Basin Chapter has been appointed as Director of Marketing and Membership for the Great Northwest Region of ARMA. Peggy has been a member of ARMA for eight years. She has served in the Columbia Basin Chapter in several capacities including Director of the Board, Vice-President, and President. She is currently the Immediate Past President of the chapter. During her service, Peggy was honored by Columbia Basin members as their 2010 Leader of the Year. She has already hit the ground running in her new region duties and is certain to be as successful on the region level as she has been in her chapter. Welcome to the Region Team Peggy!
The second great idea that came out of Leadership was something called “The ARMA Ball of Goodness”. A concept of Oregon Chapter President Tyrene Bada, the Ball of Goodness refers to the feeling of respect, camaraderie, and cohesiveness of the leadership of the region. Truthfully, it is a feeling I have found among all of our members in visiting every one of our chapters. ARMA is a family and nowhere is that exemplified more than here in the GNW Region. The name, “the ARMA Ball of Goodness” just sounded too good not to use. So after a discussion with members of the Region Team, we came up with the following:
This year, the region would like to highlight some of the outstanding accomplishments of our chapters. The GNW ARMA Ball of Goodness will be a monthly award to one chapter. The chapter may have had an exceptional turnout to a monthly meeting, had a member or members receive their CRM designation, completed a special project, received a speaker grant, etc. All chapters need to do is submit their entries to me no later than the first of each month. The Region Team will announce the monthly winner in our region messages each month and a prize, i.e. a GNW Region Ball of Goodness will be sent to the winning chapter.
In thinking through the Ball of Goodness idea, we found our theme for the year. “Who Done It?” We want to know. There will be more on that in coming months. So send your entries in and a Ball of Goodness may be coming your way.
Mark a couple of special events on your calendars now! The 56th ARMA International Conference and Expo will be in Washington DC October 17-19. Check out the Conference details at www.arma.org .
And save this date for sure! The GNW Region Conference will be March 12-13, 2012 in Boise, Idaho. Plans are well underway to make this a tremendous educational event. Some of the best speakers in our profession are scheduled to be there. Following the conference, there will be a one day seminar for those who are working towards their CRM designation taught by Deb Gearhart, current President of the ICRM and Juanita Skillman! It just doesn’t get any better than that. And pre-con, there is talk of a skiing adventure. So mark you calendars and watch the Region website and your newsletters, webs and blogs for coming details.
There was another great highlight that followed the Leadership Conference. The Oregon Chapter organized and entered the Portland Rose Festival’s Starlight Parade. Members from the Oregon Chapter teamed with members from the ARMA International Board of Directors, ARMA HQ, the GNW Region, the Bellevue/Eastside and Columbia Basin Chapters, Iron Mountain, and the NW Archivists, We were pirates and records protectors to bring awareness to everyone to protect their personal information from pirates. It was a great promotion for ARMA and one of our great, supportive vendors. We had a ball! Want to see a short clip? Go to You Tube and search for arma 2011 Starlight Parade to see us. Hopefully, we will do it again next year!
Lastly, I want to thank everyone for your generous support of our fundraiser for Breast Cancer in support of one of own. Puget Sound won the bragging rights for the most money raised. Having my head shaved was a new experience for me, but well worth it. We raised over $1300. Thanks also to Dave McDermott, Bruce Walters, and Matt Rice for joining in. You’re great sports. But the next time you guys say barbershop quartet, we’d better be singing!
Here’s to a great year everyone!
Marc
Marc J. Simpson, Manager
Great Northwest Region
ARMA International
Last June the GNW Region and Chapter leaders met in Portland for the annual GNW Leadership Conference. Based on the ideas, sharing and planning from that meeting, I’d have to say this year is sure to be one of our best.
The first great idea that came up was a region-wide mentorship program. A number of members have voiced a desire for such a program. It’s making the connection to the right mentor that can be difficult. Sometimes the right mentor for you may be a member of a different chapter. So a region wide program makes sense. With the plates of the members of the Region Team already overflowing, the question was who would oversee the program. Then Jenny and I remembered that the position of Director of Marketing and Membership was still vacant. What a perfect place for this program. After a last call for interested parties and a consultation with the Region Team, we found the right person for the job.
Members of the Great Northwest Region, it is with pleasure that I announce to you that Peggy Striefel of the Columbia Basin Chapter has been appointed as Director of Marketing and Membership for the Great Northwest Region of ARMA. Peggy has been a member of ARMA for eight years. She has served in the Columbia Basin Chapter in several capacities including Director of the Board, Vice-President, and President. She is currently the Immediate Past President of the chapter. During her service, Peggy was honored by Columbia Basin members as their 2010 Leader of the Year. She has already hit the ground running in her new region duties and is certain to be as successful on the region level as she has been in her chapter. Welcome to the Region Team Peggy!
The second great idea that came out of Leadership was something called “The ARMA Ball of Goodness”. A concept of Oregon Chapter President Tyrene Bada, the Ball of Goodness refers to the feeling of respect, camaraderie, and cohesiveness of the leadership of the region. Truthfully, it is a feeling I have found among all of our members in visiting every one of our chapters. ARMA is a family and nowhere is that exemplified more than here in the GNW Region. The name, “the ARMA Ball of Goodness” just sounded too good not to use. So after a discussion with members of the Region Team, we came up with the following:
This year, the region would like to highlight some of the outstanding accomplishments of our chapters. The GNW ARMA Ball of Goodness will be a monthly award to one chapter. The chapter may have had an exceptional turnout to a monthly meeting, had a member or members receive their CRM designation, completed a special project, received a speaker grant, etc. All chapters need to do is submit their entries to me no later than the first of each month. The Region Team will announce the monthly winner in our region messages each month and a prize, i.e. a GNW Region Ball of Goodness will be sent to the winning chapter.
In thinking through the Ball of Goodness idea, we found our theme for the year. “Who Done It?” We want to know. There will be more on that in coming months. So send your entries in and a Ball of Goodness may be coming your way.
Mark a couple of special events on your calendars now! The 56th ARMA International Conference and Expo will be in Washington DC October 17-19. Check out the Conference details at www.arma.org .
And save this date for sure! The GNW Region Conference will be March 12-13, 2012 in Boise, Idaho. Plans are well underway to make this a tremendous educational event. Some of the best speakers in our profession are scheduled to be there. Following the conference, there will be a one day seminar for those who are working towards their CRM designation taught by Deb Gearhart, current President of the ICRM and Juanita Skillman! It just doesn’t get any better than that. And pre-con, there is talk of a skiing adventure. So mark you calendars and watch the Region website and your newsletters, webs and blogs for coming details.
There was another great highlight that followed the Leadership Conference. The Oregon Chapter organized and entered the Portland Rose Festival’s Starlight Parade. Members from the Oregon Chapter teamed with members from the ARMA International Board of Directors, ARMA HQ, the GNW Region, the Bellevue/Eastside and Columbia Basin Chapters, Iron Mountain, and the NW Archivists, We were pirates and records protectors to bring awareness to everyone to protect their personal information from pirates. It was a great promotion for ARMA and one of our great, supportive vendors. We had a ball! Want to see a short clip? Go to You Tube and search for arma 2011 Starlight Parade to see us. Hopefully, we will do it again next year!
Lastly, I want to thank everyone for your generous support of our fundraiser for Breast Cancer in support of one of own. Puget Sound won the bragging rights for the most money raised. Having my head shaved was a new experience for me, but well worth it. We raised over $1300. Thanks also to Dave McDermott, Bruce Walters, and Matt Rice for joining in. You’re great sports. But the next time you guys say barbershop quartet, we’d better be singing!
Here’s to a great year everyone!
Marc
Marc J. Simpson, Manager
Great Northwest Region
ARMA International
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Educational Opportunity (University of Washington)
University of Washington Professional & Continuing Education Certificate Program "eDiscovery" - Our own Jennifer Winkler and Andrew J. SanAgustin will be instructors. Take a look at this opportunity and share with your friends and co-workers.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Great NW Region Message for January
I trust everyone had a joyous holiday season and your celebrations were merry and full of family and friends and memories. In my family we celebrate Christmas and each year brings another tradition that builds memories. A couple of years ago we started making sprinkle cookies in honor of Grandma W (my mother-in-law), sugar cookies with sprinkles were one of the things she really wanted when we visited her during her last Christmas with us. Each year we now make sprinkle cookies for Grandma W and they go on the plate for the cookies for Santa. This year I started a new tradition, in honor of those who are no longer with us, we placed ornaments they gave me (or the kids) in a prominent place on the tree. In 2010 I lost two very dear people to me, my Grandmother who was 95 and a friend I have known for over 37 years (we started pre-kindergarten together many, many years ago!). While unwrapping the ornaments I came across one my Grandmother gave me when I was a baby and one my friend gave me in 1977. We also found ornaments that my mother-in-law gave the kids that last Christmas we were with her. All were placed on the tree and we were able to share the holidays with them, although they are no longer with us physically. These are memories I hope my children will share with their families long into the future.
Memories are key to our well-being. Good memories boost your spirit, give you that little extra something to make it through hard times or just the end of the day. Even bad memories can be good, they remind to not do something that could cause harm. And even sad memories can turn into something good. My mom and I had some great laughs while unwrapping those ornaments about some of the crazier things my friend and I had done when we were young (like trying to dry our shoes on the grill over a campfire and melting the nylon laces together!). Some of my best memories involve family and that includes my ARMA family. Family isn’t just those we are related to, it’s those that touch our lives and leave a meaningful impression on them. Family can include neighbors, friends, your children’s friends (we have one of Rebecca’s friends over so often she seems like a cousin!), even co-workers or ARMA associates can become part of your extended family. There are many individuals in my chapter who have been there through thick and thin, weddings, births, etc. and shared in those events in my life and I have shared in their lives as well. These are memories that I will cherish and I appreciate all those that have taken a part in them. So to everyone I want to say thank you for the memories, for helping my well-being and wishing you a memory filled 2011. And I hope you all will take the time in 2011 to thank those that have become part of your family and wish them a happy and healthy 2011.
Ok, now for GNW Region business! In 2011, the Region will be holding a joint meeting! What does this mean? It means that every chapter in the region will be able to attend a meeting at the same time in their home city! There is a planning committee meeting now to discuss the details for the topic and exactly how the meeting will be distributed to chapter members. We are really looking forward to this opportunity and hope it will serve as a jumping point for many more to come. Please keep an eye out for announcements and plan to attend your chapter meeting for this event.
Jennifer Winkler
GNW Region Coordinator
Memories are key to our well-being. Good memories boost your spirit, give you that little extra something to make it through hard times or just the end of the day. Even bad memories can be good, they remind to not do something that could cause harm. And even sad memories can turn into something good. My mom and I had some great laughs while unwrapping those ornaments about some of the crazier things my friend and I had done when we were young (like trying to dry our shoes on the grill over a campfire and melting the nylon laces together!). Some of my best memories involve family and that includes my ARMA family. Family isn’t just those we are related to, it’s those that touch our lives and leave a meaningful impression on them. Family can include neighbors, friends, your children’s friends (we have one of Rebecca’s friends over so often she seems like a cousin!), even co-workers or ARMA associates can become part of your extended family. There are many individuals in my chapter who have been there through thick and thin, weddings, births, etc. and shared in those events in my life and I have shared in their lives as well. These are memories that I will cherish and I appreciate all those that have taken a part in them. So to everyone I want to say thank you for the memories, for helping my well-being and wishing you a memory filled 2011. And I hope you all will take the time in 2011 to thank those that have become part of your family and wish them a happy and healthy 2011.
Ok, now for GNW Region business! In 2011, the Region will be holding a joint meeting! What does this mean? It means that every chapter in the region will be able to attend a meeting at the same time in their home city! There is a planning committee meeting now to discuss the details for the topic and exactly how the meeting will be distributed to chapter members. We are really looking forward to this opportunity and hope it will serve as a jumping point for many more to come. Please keep an eye out for announcements and plan to attend your chapter meeting for this event.
Jennifer Winkler
GNW Region Coordinator
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
ARMA Great Nortwest Region Chapter Message for November 2010
Wow, hard to believe it is already November and we are 3 months into the beginning of another ARMA year! I hope everyone had a great summer and enjoyed the more temperate weather this year. I particularly enjoyed the not too hot weather, but yet still warm enough to have lots of picnic dinners outside with the kids and the deer. I know, deer aren’t very exciting, when we visit my father-in-law in the mountains of North Carolina, they are all over the place. But when you live in the middle of suburban Kirkland with two young children, this is a major event! The few appearances it made this summer were a big deal at our house and we have enjoyed seeing how the deer has changed from May to our last sighting about a month ago. It was young and small and is now very large and has beautiful antlers. Of course this lead to a discussion with my oldest child about how things change over time and change can mean growth and new opportunities. For example, the deer grew “pretty” antlers and his height let him to the new opportunity to eat some of the leaves off our crabapple tree. This year brings a change to the GNW Region Team. As you may recall, Marc mentioned at the end of the 2009-2010 year that our former Region Treasurer’s term was coming to an end. I know Marc included words of thanks to Cindy Fredrickson in his final Region message last year, but I wanted to take a few minutes to also thank Cindy for her dedication and hard work on keeping our books on track. She was extremely helpful during the 2010 Region Conference in tracking registration payments and coordinating our PayPal account (I know many attendees appreciated being able to pay on-line!). Many thanks to you Cindy! And with this change, came an opportunity for Marc and I to reach out to our GNW members to fill Cindy’s shoes, and we are happy to announce that Tim Hunt, also with the Oregon Chapter, has agreed to serve as Region Treasurer. Tim has served in many positions in the Oregon Chapter, including a stint as President. Marc and I are looking forward to working with Tim and welcome him to the Region Team!
Fall is also the time that brings the ARMA International Annual Conference. This year the location has changed to the West Coast (anyone remember the last time ARMA was on the West coast……..Vegas doesn’t count!)? From November 7th to 10th San Francisco is about to be invaded by records and information management professionals to explore new opportunities and presentations in records management. I for one am looking forward to the change of flight times from 6 hours to 2! There are lots of great sessions being held at conference, it’s going to be hard to choose which to attend but I never miss an opportunity to see current and former GNW members so I definitely have those sessions circled. As in years past we will be coordinating a GNW no-host luncheon for those attending. If you are going to be in San Fran for the conference, please let either Marc or I know and we’ll keep an eye out for you. We will scout out the area for potential lunch places and make sure to post a note on the event board they usually have near the registration area.
Fall is about change....for many of our Chapters, leadership may have changed. But there is one thing that is constant….the opportunities to learn from new programs and presenters, informative newsletters and resourceful websites! I hope you take the opportunity to embrace any changes you have going on and see how they can be an opportunity for you!
Jennifer
Region Coordinator
Fall is also the time that brings the ARMA International Annual Conference. This year the location has changed to the West Coast (anyone remember the last time ARMA was on the West coast……..Vegas doesn’t count!)? From November 7th to 10th San Francisco is about to be invaded by records and information management professionals to explore new opportunities and presentations in records management. I for one am looking forward to the change of flight times from 6 hours to 2! There are lots of great sessions being held at conference, it’s going to be hard to choose which to attend but I never miss an opportunity to see current and former GNW members so I definitely have those sessions circled. As in years past we will be coordinating a GNW no-host luncheon for those attending. If you are going to be in San Fran for the conference, please let either Marc or I know and we’ll keep an eye out for you. We will scout out the area for potential lunch places and make sure to post a note on the event board they usually have near the registration area.
Fall is about change....for many of our Chapters, leadership may have changed. But there is one thing that is constant….the opportunities to learn from new programs and presenters, informative newsletters and resourceful websites! I hope you take the opportunity to embrace any changes you have going on and see how they can be an opportunity for you!
Jennifer
Region Coordinator
Thursday, September 30, 2010
In Memoriam - HILARY CARMAN
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!
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!
Monday, August 03, 2009
ShopSavvy - Barcode Scanning Software for your Wireless
ShopSavvy is a new tool available for cell phones (currently available for the Google phone through T-Mobile) that can read barcodes and provide you with information about a product. You use the camera's built in camera to scan the barcode of an item. The free software will then search for related information about the product.
This technology could be adapted for Records Management in the very near future. Who knows, perhaps one day users and Records professionals can use their own mobile devices to manage records of an organization!!!!
This technology could be adapted for Records Management in the very near future. Who knows, perhaps one day users and Records professionals can use their own mobile devices to manage records of an organization!!!!
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