AIIM & ARMA BEC May 9th Joint Meeting

AIIM Northwest Announcement of May 9th Meeting Details



















Flyer

Region Leadership Conference Is Coming!

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN PORTLAND, OREGON

The Oregon Chapter of ARMA International will host the 2006 Great Northwest Region Leadership Conference on June 23-24, 2006. The notice below provides details, which are also available at www.OregonARMA.org.

This conference is for chapter leaders and also for those who are interested in learning more about the organization and the opportunities for leadership and participation in our activities.

Bellevue/Eastside ARMA & AIIM - May 9 Joint Meeting

A Joint Meeting for Bellevue/Eastside Chapter with AIIM

Tuesday, May 9, 2006: Registration at 5:30 - Dinner begins at 6:00 p.m.

Speaker: Roger Winters, Program and Project Manager and Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Coordinator, King County Department of Judicial Administration

Topic: "Emerging Document Management Practices in the Judicial Environment"
Since 1999, Roger has worked with a group composed of court leaders, technologists, vendors, and academics, to develop standards for future electronic court records. He will describe the all-electronic court document and discuss how its use of XML (eXtensible Markup Language) technology opens the door to increased automation of data processing and brings other innovations in how documents can be used in judicial and other legal processes.

For more details about the event: http://www.armabellevue.org/events.htm

Message from GNW Region Manager, Sue Lord

Looking Ahead...

I am looking forward to meeting many ARMA members at the upcoming Great Northwest Region of ARMA Leadership Conference. It will be held June 23-24 in Portland, Oregon. The Leadership Conference is not just for chapter board members! I am convinced that general chapter members can find significance by attending, as well. The leadership and management skills one will learn at the Conference can also be valuable in our workplace as well as our daily life. And, you will have the opportunity to meet other records professionals from all over our region and from ARMA International. The conference has also proven to be a lot of fun! The Oregon Chapter’s Conference Committee has been working diligently to put together a great event. Watch for more information in the future. Oh, and bring your dancing shoes!

ARMA International is gearing up for its 51st Annual International Conference and Expo to be held in San Antonio, TX on October 22-25, 2006. It is not too early to begin planning to attend! Watch for more information after June1 on ARMA’s website (arma.org).

I would like to thank you for the efforts and contributions you have made to your local chapter, ARMA and the profession. I wish you a terrific Spring! (Aren’t you glad it is finally here!)

Very truly yours,

Susan M. Lord, Manager
Great NW Region of ARMA

Columbia Basin ARMA - Seminar Announced

IT’S COMING SOON TO THE TRI-CITIES!

The Association of Records Managers and Administrators
Columbia Basin Chapter’s

SPRING SEMINAR

Rae Cogar, J.D.
Cohasset Associate and RIM Consultant
Buffalo, N.Y.

Legal Issues in Records Management
A presentation made at the 2005 ARMA International Conference in Chicago.

Legislation and Case Law -
New Developments with Records Management Consequences
Coming straight to us from the 2006 National Conference on Managing Electronic Records (MER) Rae will bring the very latest in legal interpretation of the April 13th ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the discovery of “electronically stored information” due to go into effect on December 1, 2006.

Patricia Holmquist, CRM
Archives and Records Management
King County Government, Seattle WA.

RIM 101 - The Basics and Resources for Advanced Study
This will be a participatory workshop using real-life examples covering all the elements of a comprehensive records and information management program.

Jeff Jackson and Bob Farace
Munters Moisture Control
Orange County, CA. and Hillsboro, OR.

The Pipes in the Records Room Burst! Now What do I do?
Come and learn what two experts certified in water damage restoration recommend.

May 25th, 9 to 4, Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, Richland
$110 Full Registration, including breakfast buffet and lunch
Checks to: Columbia Basin Chapter - ARMA
P.O. Box 397, Richland, WA 99352

Picture This – Digital Photos and Records Management

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The National Archives, University of Washington, and City of Seattle (along with local government agencies in Oregon) have joined together to offer an educational opportunity to Records Managers and Archivists in the Northwest region. A flyer has been published that contains the following details:

Picture This – Digital Photos and Records Management
May 2, 2006 Portland, Oregon
May 4, 2006 Seattle, Washington

Speakers:

Bill Greathouse
National Archives and Records Administration

John Bolcer
University of Washington – Special Collections

Julie Viggiano
City of Seattle Municipal Archives

Time and Location:

May 2nd – Portland, Oregon
2 pm to 4 pm
Multnomah County Central Library -
US Bank Room
Directions and address at http://www.multcolib.org/agcy/cen.html

May 4th – Seattle, Washington
10 am to 12 pm
Museum of History and Industry
Directions and address at:
http://www.blogger.com/www.seattlehistory.org/visit_map.cfm

Cost: FREE

To register contact:

Jennifer Winkler
Telephone: (206) 684-8154
Email: CRMP@seattle.gov
PLEASE REGISTER BY APRIL 25th

Is your office entering the digital age?

Records Managers and Archivists face a number of challenges in today’s rapidly growing digital world. One of these challenges is the sheer number of photos that are taken by employees on digital cameras. The days of a central photographer are diminishing as digital cameras are becoming less expensive and easy to use. Digital photos have all the traditional problems associated with film produced photos (labeling, etc.), but are also subject to the same difficulties we face in dealing with any electronic record. Our speakers will discuss the various aspects of collecting, identifying and managing these unique records.

The absence of textual information (metadata) associated with the photograph, the propensity to create many more photographs than are used to document the subject, software obsolescence and compatibility, the relatively large size of the digital files, and records retention are all issues. Bill Greathouse will discuss these challenges and provide some best practices as solutions, drawing upon his 20 years of experience as a records manager.

Digital institutional repositories employ open-source software to acquire, manage, and ideally, preserve digital files of all sorts. John Bolcer, the University Archivist for the University of Washington, will demonstrate the open-source, web-based repository system called DSpace which the UW Libraries are using to manage digital objects in their collections. Issues to be addressed will include system implementation, requirements and challenges, reference capabilities, and preservation management.

Julie Viggiano, Assistant City Archivist for Visual Resources at the Seattle Municipal Archives, will be speaking about the new Visual Documentation Services program at the City of Seattle. As the Program Manager, Julie will present a case study about managing City-wide digital image files and making them accessible to the public. The discussion will include the importance of managing digital images, how the SMA is approaching the issue and where she hopes the program will go in the future.

Hosted by:

City of Seattle - City Clerk's Office
National Archives and Records Administration - Pacific Alaska Region
University of Washington - Records Management Services
City of Portland - City Auditor Office
Multnomah County - Records Services

Electronic Records Management Certification April 17-18

Electronic Records Management Certification will be held in Seattle on April 17 and 18 at the Best Western Executive Inn, 200 Taylor Ave N, Seattle Washington.

Emails, documents, spreadsheets, instant messages, faxes, reports, case notes, images, web pages, voice mails, contracts, presentations... whether your organization is large or small, there's no escaping the barrage of electronic information.

Records - electronic or analogue - document an organization's decisions and actions and thus represent an organization's "corporate memory." Managing these records requires the cooperation and coordination of people as well as technical and non-technical systems. The requirements of records management aren't new. What is new is the impact of an ever increasing volume of electronic documents that must now be included for records management to have relevance and legitimacy. Properly managed, records are strategic assets. Improperly managed, they can become liabilities.

What is ERM certification?
The Electronic Records Management (ERM) Certificate Program is designed from global best practices among our 50,000 members. The program explores records management in relation to the business needs of all types of organizations, both in the public and private sector, embracing all records, but with a particular emphasis on electronic records.

• Learn global best practices for planning and implementing ERM
• Discover real world solutions and best practices for the challenges you face
• Learn from experts in the field who are able to answer your questions and address your comments
• Position yourself to be tomorrow's leader by enhancing your business and professional skills

Cost:
AIIM Members: $1050
Non-AIIM Members: $1160

Register: AIIM ERM Certification

Contact Information:
aiimerm@imergeconsult.com or 815-398-0492

Great Northwest Leadership Conference

Join us for the ...
2006 Great Northwest Region of ARMA Leadership Conference
Friday & Saturday, June 23-24, 2006
Paramount Hotel, Portland, OR
Hosted by the Oregon Chapter of ARMA

The Leadership Conference is especially designed for chapter leaders or the member who is considering a chapter leadership role. However, all chapter members are welcome to attend as ARMA governance - both at the International and chapter levels - and leadership training will be the featured topics.

More information in the coming weeks.

Sue Lord, Great Northwest Region Manager
March 22, 2006

Message from Sue Lord, March 2006

Dear ARMA friends,

Please join me in congratulating Roger Winters and the Greater Seattle Chapter of ARMA for hosting the most excellent 2006 Great NW Region Conference held recently in Seattle, WA. There were a total of approximately 165 people at the conference including attendees, speakers, and vendors. One vendor, Tim from Stellent, told me it was the best organized event that he had ever been involved in! Orchids to Conference Chairs Susan Priebe and Jennifer Winkler!

The Conference was a wonderful educational experience and was attended by Records Managers from all over our Region. We even had one attendee from California, and another from Canada! It was a GREAT event! The next GNW Region Conference will be held in the Spring of 2008 in Portland and will be hosted by the Oregon Chapter of ARMA.

Spring has sprung and that means it is time for our chapters to begin the nomination and election process in planning for the next “chapter year”. ARMA is a volunteer-based organization and your chapter needs you! I want you to seriously consider how you can help your chapter as a volunteer. How much time can you donate to your chapter and our profession? Can you donate one hour per month? If so, perhaps you can write a monthly article for your chapter publication or serve on a chapter committee. Can you give an hour or two per week? Maybe you can be a member of your chapter’s Program committee or serve on your chapter’s board of directors.

The benefits of volunteering are many! You will expand your network of colleagues and friends and you will gain interpersonal, leadership, and professional skills (Heck, I didn’t know a thing about Publisher until I began writing my chapter’s newsletter!). As BOD members you will have experiences and develop skills that can be beneficial in running a small business. All of which, by the way, are skills that are also transferable to the workplace and home. Whatever time and effort you give, it will come back and benefit you in many, many ways!

Cheryl Pedersen, CRM, President of ARMA International said, “Volunteering also provides the opportunity and ability to influence the profession in a very positive way and to make a difference for the future of the profession and the new individuals coming into it.”

So, during the next month or two, I hope you will say “Yes” when nominated for a chapter Board position or speak up and put your own name in for a chapter committee. How much time can you volunteer? What skills can you bring to your chapter, and what skills can you develop in return? How can you help?

Very truly yours,
Susan M. Lord, Manager
Great NW Region of ARMA

Puget Sound Chapter to Meet April 12

"Washington State’s Public Records Act”

• April 2006 Chapter Meeting
  Puget Sound Chapter of ARMA International
  Wednesday, April 12, 2006
  La Quinta Inn, Tacoma, Washington
  
  PLEASE NOTE new meeting time below:
  Registration/Social: 5:30 - 6:00 pm
  Dinner: 6:00 – 6:45 pm
  Business Meeting: 6:45 - 7:00 pm
  Program: 7:00 - 8:00 pm
  
  Dinner: $20.00 (if reserved by 04/07/06)
  $23.00 (if reserved after 04/07/06)
  
  Dinner Menu
  Caesar Salad
  Chicken Parmesan
  Roasted Red Potatoes; Vegetable Medley
  Rolls & Butter
  Frosted Brownie/Ice Cream
  Coffee & Iced Tea
  
  ALTERNATE – Chef’s Salad w/Cup of Soup
  
  "Washington State’s Public Records Act”
  
  Program: Join us at the April program where our guest speaker will provide an update on the 2005 amendments to the Public Records Act and an analysis of the Attorney General's 2006 Model Rules on Public Records.
  
  Speaker: Greg Overstreet is Rob McKenna’s Special Assistant Attorney General for Government Accountability. He coordinates Public Records Act and other open-government policy, legislation, and training. Greg serves as an “ombudsman” to the public to resolve open-government issues with state agencies and, when appropriate, local governments. He also assists state agencies with PRA advice and, on occasion, litigation. He drafted the Attorney General’s 2006 Model Rules on Public Records and spearheaded the effort to pass the 2005 amendments to the PRA.
  
  Greg joined the AG’s Office in January, 2005. Prior to that, he was an attorney in the Olympia office of the Seattle-based law firm of Perkins Coie where he practiced PRA and regulatory litigation. In private practice, Greg represented mostly business-community trade associations but also represented the Senate and House of Representatives on specific matters. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Washington State Bar Association’s forthcoming 22-chapter Public Records Act Deskbook, which is scheduled for publication in September, 2006. Greg graduated from the University of Puget Sound School of Law. While at UPS, he served as an editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. He earned an undergraduate degree in Russian and East European Studies from the University of Washington. Greg is a native of Mt. Vernon, Washington.
  
  Make your reservations in several ways: Call Shirley Hines at: 253-653-9088, e-mail Shirley at shirley.a.hines@boeing.com, or register on-line at pugetsoundarma.org.
  Registration Deadline: Friday, April 7, 2006. “No-Shows” will be billed.
  

Seattle Area Archivists Meet March 9th

Seattle Area Archivists Meeting March 9, 2-4 p.m.

Location: University of Washington, Suzzalo Library Basement, Room B69

Speaker: Nicolette Bromberg

Topic: Washington Film Preservation Project

Learn about a consortium of institutions with a common goal of caring for film collections. Learn about film preservation and film holdings of nearby institutions. Leave more excited about YOUR film holdings and more comfortable handling film!

Directions: Go to the lobby of the Allen Library North where the information desk is located. You will see crows hanging from the ceiling. Take the elevator in that lobby to the basement. When you get off the elevator, turn to your right. The classroom is the first door on your right.

--Information provided to Greater Seattle ARMA by Lisa Sanders [lisa.sanders@lakesideschool.org]

Seattle Area Archivists Winter Meeting

Seattle Area Archivists Winter Meeting
Date: Thursday, March 9 - 2:00-4:00
Location: University of Washington, Suzzallo Library Basement, Room B69

Topic: The Washington Film Preservation Project will be the feature of the winter Seattle Area Archivists meeting. Nicolette Bromberg will talk about a
consortium of institutions with a common goal of caring for film collections. She will speak about film preservation, goals of the consortium, and holdings of participating institutions. If you come you will leave feeling more excited about your film holdings and more comfortable handling film!

Directions: University of Washington, Suzzallo Library Room B69. Go to the lobby of the Allen Library North where the information desk is located. You will see crows hanging from the ceiling. Take the elevator in that lobby to the basement. When you get off the elevator, turn to your right. The classroom is the first door on your right.

Message from Great Northwest Region Coordinator

Resilience, the Stepping Stone to a stronger ARMA and RIM Profession

Resilience is the ability to recover rapidly in the face of change. I heard this word recently and thought about the multitude of changes our association and the RIM profession has weathered from inception to our current state. As with any other change, it is either embraced or looked on with fear and trepidation. How do we both as RIM professionals and within our chapters and region, retain our resilience, look to the future proactively, and be a leader within the industry?

Your chapter and each of you as a RIM professional have the opportunity to prove how resilience is a stepping stone and can build a stronger force within our association and especially the RIM profession.

How do we as a region, and also individually in our chapters build this resilience and stay one step ahead of all the changes we continually face each day? I remember one scene in the “Wizard of Oz”, when Dorothy asks the Wizard how she will get back home. The answer was already within her reach, she just needed to believe. Just as Dorothy, we need to believe in our abilities and support our chapters to build resilience and widen our opportunities to grow.

I am continually amazed at the level of professionalism and true commitment to RIM within our region and our association. This, in itself, is an attribute to our profession. What elements can help us gain resilience? We already do many things to help this endeavor. One of the most important ways is to keep the lines of communication open within our chapters and provide networking opportunities to all members, not just those that show up to monthly meetings and seminars. It is our responsibility to share our knowledge and experience with each other and show pride in our unique skill sets. I know I always search for new and exciting developments within RIM. Education is the key to staying resilient and prepared to take on any challenge.

Another way to stay resilient within RIM is to collaborate with other professions and functional areas that share a common ground. One prime example is to form a partnership with IS/IT and build a communication channel and level of understanding to address current issues in the management of records and information. Just a simple agreement as to core RIM and IT terms can go a long way to bridging the communication gap! Finally, resilience is the ability to think outside the box and step above an issue to look at the global implications.

In summary, each of us as RIM professionals have the ability to build resilience into our
RIM programs and individual tool kits to meet the needs of the future. ARMA provides both networking and educational opportunities that will help you as an ARMA member stay resilient and build a strong RIM program that will weather the challenges we face both today and in the future.

Fran Blaylock
Great Northwest Region Coordinator

New Chapter Pin to Debut at Conference

Region Conference Registrants to Receive New Chapter Emblem

The Board of Directors of the Greater Seattle Chapter of ARMA International, host chapter for the Great Northwest Region Conference, have announced that attendees at the conference will be given the chapter's new pin with an exciting new design. The pin will be introduced either at the opening reception at the Space Needle on Sunday, March 12, 2006, or at the beginning of the conference at 9 a.m. on Monday, March 13.

Chapter pins are highly prized items for trading and collecting among many who attend the ARMA International Conference each fall. Most designs feature local landmarks, state shapes, or area characteristics. The Portland, Oregon Chapter, for example, designed its pin in the shape of a raindrop. Seattle's current pin features Mt. Rainier and the Space Needle.

"Many chapters have been seduced by the electronic appeal of the flashing light. When walking through the International Conference vendor area, some have found the blinking very distracting," said chapter president Roger Winters. "Nancy Yarges, a chapter member with The Boeing Company, took on this project and presented the board with an exciting design with no batteries, flashing, or moving parts; it was a design we couldn't refuse."

The design is being kept secret until its unveiling at the Region Conference. While conference participants will each be given a pin, it will be for sale thereafter at a price yet to be announced.

Bellevue ARMA/AIIM Meet February 14, 2006

Healy to Speak about "Moving City Hall" at Annual Joint BEC/AIIM Meeting

Date: Tuesday February 14, 2006 in Bellevue

Topic: "Moving City Hall"Speaker: Donna Healy

Points covered in the presentation will include:
- Maximizing Use of Records Management Software Program
- Inventory Management
- Enterprise Wide Retention Schedules
- Managing Record Destruction Processes
- Installing High Density Storage Unit
- Implementing Electronic Content Management

Donna is a native of Washington state, and graduated from the University of Washington Records ManagementProgram in 1992. Her work history in records management is as follows: Shannon & Wilson(Seattle): Records / Library Assistant MetLife Capital(Bellevue): Records Supervisor Harbor Properties(Seattle): Records and Office Manager City of Bellevue (Bellevue): Public Records Analyst

IN SUMMARY
Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Place: Bellevue Coast Hotel
625 116th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA
Time: 5:30-6:00 Registration
6:00-7:00 Dinner
7:00-8:00 Program
Cost:
With dinner:
ARMA Member $25.00
Non-member $38.00
Presentation only:
ARMA Member $10.00
Non-member $13.00

Reservations: register via www.armabellevue.org by Wednesday February 8th.

Puget Sound ARMA Chapter's February Program

Seattle's Taking February Off - Preparing for the March 13-15 Region Conference

You can still attend a great chapter meeting and learn a lot!

February 2006 Chapter Meeting
Puget Sound Chapter of ARMA International
Wednesday, February 8, 2006
La Quinta Inn, Tacoma, Washington

PLEASE NOTE new meeting time below:
Registration/Social: 5:30 - 6:00 pm
Dinner: 6:00 – 6:45 pm
Business Meeting: 6:45 - 7:00 pm
Program: 7:00 - 8:00 pm

Dinner: $20.00 (if reserved by 02/03/06)
$23.00 (if reserved after 02/03/06)


"Forms Management - Developing and Growing a Forms Program"

You have lots of forms in your company - too many in your opinion. Who's creating them? How much are we spending on them? Is anyone controlling them? Is there a connection between forms and records?

These are just a few of the questions you may be asking if you're considering how to manage the forms in your company.

Program: Tom Shull, will discuss how to get your arms around the problem and develop solutions. Managing forms can be a daunting challenge. Where do you start? What do you really focus on? Tom will share his experience in developing and maintaining programs for two large corporations. He will cover topics such as the basic components of a program, getting support for your efforts, using standards to promote efficient forms, managing paper and electronic forms, metrics and other important considerations.

Speaker: Tom Shull is the Forms and Records Manager for Weyerhaeuser Company, based in Federal Way, WA. He is responsible for the Forms Management and Records Management departments. Forms Management includes the development and procurement of both paper and electronic forms at Weyerhaeuser. He has over 25 years experience in the forms industry. Tom is a Certified Forms Consultant and a past President of the Northwest Washington chapter of the Business Forms Management Association, and an active member of the Puget Sound Chapter of ARMA.

Make your reservations in several ways: Call Shirley Hines at: 253-653-9088, e-mail Shirley at shirley.a.hines@boeing.com, or register on-line at www.pugetsoundarma.org.

Registration Deadline: Friday, February 3, 2006. “No-Shows” will be billed.

AIIM Northwest: January Meeting

AIIM Northwest Presents: Discover Microsoft's New ECM Capabilities in the Next Wave of MS-OFFICE!

Date: Thursday, January 19, 2006
Time: 5:30 pm
Location:
Swedish Cultural Club
1920 Dexter Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98109

Join AIIM Northwest to learn about the new features coming in Office 12 which will directly enhance the way you work. Explore the latest features in the Microsoft Content Management Architecture from a key Redmond software company. Chris Barnard of Microsoft will walk us through a number of new capabilities, including:

Collaboration: Integrated Workflow
Content Management: Records Management Features and Document Auditing
Search: Enhanced Search Capabilities
Portal: Collaboration using SharePoint Services

Register on-line at: http://www.aiim.org/northwest
or
Contact Lisa Goldsworthy via email or phone:
425-388-3713 or lisa.goldsworthy@co.snohomish.wa.us

REGISTRATION: (includes dinner)
Members: $25.00
Non-Members: $35.00
Electronic credit card payments (AMEX, VISA, or MasterCard) are accepted in advance of the event via notification to Lisa Goldsworthy.

Note: Once reserved, cancellations must be received by 5:00 PM, Tuesday, January 17th. No shows will be billed.
AIIM Northwest
P O Box 3651
Seattle, WA 98124

Useful Links for Records Management Professionals

With Special Thanks to Columbia Basin Chapter!


Regina Stevens, editor of Sandscript, the Columbia Basin Chapter's Newsletter, just forwarded an electronic copy to me and the other chapters in the Great Northwest Region. (Click on Regina's name--above--and ask her for a copy, if you would like to see it!)


All in all, they've a fine newsletter there. However, this item stood out to me and I pass it along for the GENERAL GOOD:

Links of Interest:

http://www.aiim.org/
http://www.icrm.org/
http://www.archives.gov/
http://www.nirma.org/index.htm
http://www.nagara.org/index.html
http://www.secstate.wa.gov/archives/
http://www.cohasset.com/
http://nationalrecordscenters.com/
http://jitc.fhu.disa.mil/recmgt/
http://infomgmt.homestead.com/
http://www.cvtc.edu/programs/rim.htm
http://www.mybestdocs.com/
http://listserv.albany.edu:8080/archives/erecs-l.html
http://www.arma.org

Don't forget - we've got links to all of the other chapters in the Great Northwest Region of ARMA International - over there, on the right and near the top!

IF THERE IS A RESOURCE OR INTERESTING WEB SITE YOU'D LIKE US TO POST HERE IN THE CHAPTER'S BLOG, CLICK ON MY NAME --> ROGER WINTERS <-- AND SEND ME AN E-MAIL WITH THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE AND THE SUGGESTION WE ADD THE ITEM TO THE BLOG!

Keeping on Track in Century 21 -- the 2006 Great Northwest Region Conference -- is bearing down on us. March 12 - 15, 2006, at the Best Western Executive Inn, 200 Taylor Avenue N., Seattle, WA 98109.

Great NW Region Manager Message

Happy New Year!

‘Tis the Season to get the new calendars out and begin planning the New Year. For me, it is shaping up to quite busy, already! Here are some important GNW Region of ARMA dates you may wish to get onto your 2006 calendar right away!

February 14 – ARMA International Elections ballots are due. ARMA will be mailing ballots to its members around January 6th. You may learn more about the candidates by visiting the MyARMA section of the ARMA website (www.arma.org/myarma). There you will find candidate bios and their perspective on current RIM issues. There is also a transcript of the “Candidate Forum” which was held in Chicago at the conference. You may also ask questions of the candidates via the Candidate Forum on the member forum page – and, of course, read answers of questions that others have asked. While in MyARMA, you may wish to check your own profile to be sure your contact information is correct. I encourage you to exercise your voting rights in our organization!

March 13-15 – The Great NW Region Conference will be held in Seattle, WA. Plan to come into town the day before (Sunday) for a couple terrific “socials” that the host, Greater Seattle Chapter, has arranged. There will be a cocktail hour in the Space Needle as well as tickets to the EMP (Experience Music Project) and the Science Fiction Museum at the Seattle Center. Then, Monday morning will begin a two-and-a-half day whirlwind of marvelous speakers and sessions in two “tracks.” You should begin looking for the brochure with all the details sometime in January. The conference registration fee will be $300 for ARMA members (up to a cutoff date). The Best Western Executive Inn, 200 Taylor Avenue North, is the location for the conference. Room rates will be pretty reasonable - well under $100!

June 23-24 – The Great NW Region Leadership Conference will be held in the Greater Portland, Oregon area. We appreciate the Oregon Chapter for hosting this one-and-one-half day event in 2006. If you have, will be, or are considering serving your chapter as a Chapter Board of Director member, this is a great opportunity to learn more about the governance of our Chapter, Region and International organizations; tips and training on performing your duties for your chapter; and a wonderful chance to network with other volunteers from our GREAT Region. Watch for more information about this event in future chapter publications and this column.

Fran and I will be visiting several chapters during the next several months. We very much look forward to meeting each of you. Thanks for being a member of our Association! I wish you a prosperous 2006!

Very truly yours,

Susan M. Lord, Manager

Great NW Region of ARMA

Greater Seattle Chapter, January Meeting: "Less Stress, More Success"

A BREAKFAST MEETING! ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 5TH

Our Thursday, January 5, 2006, meeting will be a BREAKFAST MEETING, at the Best Western Executive Inn (200 Taylor Ave N). Our program will be timely--starting 2006 with positive and helpful information to reduce the feelings of stress in the workplace and other areas of your life. Please consider inviting coworkers or others in your life who may benefit from this program.

Our speaker is Patricia Klingler, CPC (Certified Professional Coach), of "Xplore Your Zing! Coaching." The program topic is "Less Stress, More Success."

Consider this: 80% of workers feel stress on the job, nearly half say they need help in learning how to manage stress, and 42% say their coworkers need such help. More than 50% of adult Americans suffer adverse health effects due to stress. Patricia will speak to the Greater Seattle chapter of ARMA about a pressing social and workplace issue - personal stress.

Patricia's specialty is helping people cope with stress. Both men and women are afflicted; hence the prevalence of stress in the home, community, and workplace. In the workplace, stress can affect productivity and bottom lines in the work environment. It's easy to see someone in a fit of rage or with a regular pattern of absenteeism. And what about "invisible stress," which sometimes has a greater impact? Patricia will speak about techniques and strategies that can help us identify some common stressors in the workplace, and steps that can be taken to alter the occurrence and the impact of stress behaviors.

She promises that we'll leave her presentation:

• understanding how stress manifests itself


• recognizing the benefit of empowerment and personal choice


• providing tools that can minimize the likelihood of stressed employees

Date: January 5, 2006

Time:

• 7:30 Registration


• 8:00 Breakfast


• 9:00 Program

Cost: Members $25.00; Guests $30.00

Menu: Pike Place Brunch Buffet Fruit Juice , Seasonal Fruit Tray , Scramble Eggs, Sausage Links and Sliced Ham, Baby Red Potatoes, Eggs Benedict Crepe wrapped Chicken, Smoke Salmon with bagels and Cream Cheese, Belgian Style Waffles, Freshly Brewed Coffee, Decaffeinated or Tea.

Parking: Parking at the Best Western parking lot is located behind and underneath the hotel. You may either drive up to gate and ask to be let into the parking through the intercom or, if it’s open simply drive in. Pick up your free parking pass at the meeting registration desk and return to your car. the holiday season in full swing and folks beginning to take holiday vacation time and just plain

Register NOW at the Greater Seattle Chapter's Web site <-- CLICK HERE!

Andrea Bettger, Greater Seattle Secretary

Puget Sound Chapter - January 11 Meeting

The following is posted to let you know the details about the Puget Sound Chapter's workshop and meeting on January 11th:


January 2006 Workshop & Chapter Meeting
Puget Sound Chapter of ARMA International
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
La Quinta Inn, Tacoma, Washington

Workshop: 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Registration/Social: 5:30 - 6:00 pm
Dinner: 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Program: 7:00 - 8:00 pm

Workshop Only: $10.00
Workshop & Dinner Program: $25.00
Dinner Program: $20.00

Add $3.00 to each Dinner fee above, if you register after the deadline of January 6, 2006.

Workshop: “Case Study: King County Dept. of Development and Environmental Services”. Today records managers serve a growing number of customers in our organizations. How do we effectively manage this large work load? This workshop will explore how project management can be used to manage small and large records management projects. Techniques can help you to solve common problems with records management projects such as management support and resource allocation. Learn how these techniques were used for the King County Department of Development and Environmental Services records retention schedule project.

Speaker: Patty Holmquist, CRM joined King County Records Management in September 2004. Patty graduated from UPS with a degree in Business Administration, specializing in Organizational Behavior. She completed the Records and Information Management certificate program at the U of WA. She was awarded her CRM in 2002. Her experience in records management covers a broad spectrum of the business and public sector. She is a member of the Puget Sound Chapter of ARMA

Program: “Use of Technology in an Effective RIM Program”. The rapid pace of technology changes presents both challenges, and solutions to those challenges with respect to effective records management. Technology changes throughout society have resulted in records management becoming increasingly harder for many records managers. This presentation will explore 5 challenges in records management that advances in technology have brought about, and offer possible solutions that the very same technology offers to address these challenges.

Speaker: Gregory Trosset joined King County in September 2004. Bringing an IT oriented background to King County, Greg worked previously at Swedish Medical Center in the Information Services Department as a Senior Project Manager, Applications Analyst, and an Applications Group Supervisor. Previous positions in Healthcare Management have included work with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Capital Health Services, and Community Health Centers of King County. Greg also brings to the County over 20 years military service, both active and reserve and is currently a Commander in the Naval Reserve. He holds an MBA with a major in information systems, and a Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Administration, both from the State University of New York.

Make your reservations in several ways: Call Shirley Hines at: 253-653-9088, e-mail Shirley at Shirley.a.hines@boeing.com, or register on-line at pugetsoundarma.org.
Registration Deadline: Friday, January 6, 2006. “No-Shows” will be billed.

Bellevue Eastside Chapter - December 13 Meeting

Join us for a very special Chapter Meeting with Joan Feldman

Tuesday, December 13, 2005. Dinner begins at 6:00 p.m.

Speaker: Joan Feldman, Managing Director, Navigant Consulting Discovery Services

Prior to joining NCI, Ms. Feldman was the founder and president of Computer Forensics, Inc. where she pioneered the use of electronic discovery in commercial litigation. Her background combines more than 27 years of computer forensic and litigation expertise.

Topic: 7 Steps to Electronic Discovery

The 7-Step Roadmap to Better e-Discovery Management provides concise step-by-step guidance to records managers on how to manage the increasing need to preserve and collect electronic records. Explore challenges faced by records managers who must respond to legal requests for electronic records.

BEC meets at the Coast Hotel, 625 116th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004.

To register: http://www.armabellevue.org/registration.htm

Puget Sound Chapter of ARMA International

December 2005 Annual Auction
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
La Quinta Inn, Tacoma, Washington

PLEASE NOTE new meeting time below:

Registration: 5:30 - 6:00 pm
Dinner: 6:00 – 6:45 pm
Business Meeting: 6:45 - 7:00 pm
Auction: 7:00 - 8:00 pm

Dinner: $20.00 (if reserved by 12/09/05)
$23.00 (if reserved after 12/09/05)

Dinner Menu
Tossed Green Salad & Assorted Dressings
Sliced Turkey over Cornbread Dressing
Roast Beef with Burgundy Sauce
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
Vegetable Medley
Rolls & Butter
Assorted Desserts
Coffee & Iced Tea

Make your reservations in several ways: Call Shirley Hines at: 253-653-9088, e-mail Shirley at shirley.a.hines@boeing.com, or register on-line at www,pugetsoundarma.org.

We encourage you to bring guests to this great event! Be sure to indicate their name and employer. Thank You!

Great Northwest Region Message (from Fran Blaylock)

Season of Thanks

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and I sincerely hope each of you enjoyed time with your family and friends and had a chance to relax and count your blessings. I always enjoy this time to be thankful for everything I have, but especially to share with others less fortunate and to get in the swing of making special gifts for those I love. I think all of us have something special to share with others both at home and at work.

This is especially true of your friends and acquaintances within ARMA. As we move towards the end of the year, I hope you will think about how to extend your support to ARMA. There are so many ways to reach out, such as attending your chapter meetings, acting as a RIM mentor or even sharing your unique expertise within our region. One of the messages I heard from the leadership meetings at the Chicago conference is that we all have the capability to reach out and make a stronger, unified association and to better define our future. We need to look outside our scope of vision to look for better ways to communicate who we are, and what the profession stands for.

ARMA has been through many trials and tribulations to gain firm ground and prove our worth within our organizations. One area that is gaining momentum in ARMA is the Competency Project. The project kicked off with a Job Analysis Panel of more than 40 people from all different arenas within the profession, including general practitioners, practitioners from special sectors such as legal, pharmaceutical and other industry specific groups, educational experts, consultants, and representatives from the IT sector. These individuals shared their special expertise to create the first draft of the core and industry-specific responses. This first draft is a 100-page documents and covers RIM tasks, knowledge, and skills relating to our everyday responsibilities and covers entry level through management and director levels. I think we should all give thanks to the volunteers that worked hard to produce this first draft!

The next step is to have two sub-groups analyze and perfect this document to prepare it for submission to the International Job Analysis panel by Mid-February. After the panel completes it’s input, an e-mail request will be sent out to the general ARMA membership, requesting volunteers to participate in a validation survey. Keep your eyes open for this e-mail if you are interested in participating in this exciting project.

A reminder, ARMA elections are coming up in January. This is your chance to select the leaders that will move ARMA International into the future. Take time to acquaint yourself with the candidates and to make the best decision possible for you as an individual member and for creating a stronger ARMA. To locate the candidate bios and issue perspectives, visit www.arma.org/myarma. Election ballots will be mailed January 6 and due back February 14. This is your opportunity to share your voice and help shape the future of ARMA!

ARMA International has also been busy in the Legislative/Legal arena, with the introduction of several bills on data security to Congress. ARMA leaders and staff met with members of the House and Senate to recommend language to be added to bills and explain the importance and need for written records management procedures to be included in the legislation. Keep up with the most recent ARMA activity by accessing Senate Bill 1408, The ID Protection Act on the ARMA International website.

Finally, the plans are firming up for our Region Conference “Keeping on Track in Century 21,” scheduled for March 13-15, 2006. The conference will be held at the Best Western Executive Inn, close to the Space Needle and downtown Seattle. The brochures will be coming out soon, so keep your eyes peeled. I encourage you to register early, as the speaker line-up looks very good, and there will be much opportunity for terrific networking with other ARMA members from your region. Hats off to the GNW Region Conference Committee! They have been working very hard to bring you a quality conference.

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday and best wishes for the new year.

Fran Blaylock
Great Northwest Region Coordinator

Greater Seattle Chapter November Meeting

The Greater Seattle Chapter November meeting will be held on November 3 at the Best Western Executive Inn (200 Taylor Ave North Seattle, WA). Those important holidays are around the corner make sure to bring your check book or extra cash we will have a Silent Auction for the Greater Seattle scholarship fund. Unfortunately, we can’t accept debit/credits. All proceeds will be going to the Scholarship fund to assist our members continue with their professional education. To register for the November 3 meeting go to Greater Seattle Chapter website to register.


Program Information

Identity Theft-Its' Not just Financial- Reginald Reid has been involved with Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. for 3½ years. During this time he has traveled to cities in California, Arizona, Virginia, Florida, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington talking about the importance of two things: access to affordable legal services and the need for protection against the fastest growing crime in North America, identity theft.

His company has been working to help private individuals, as well as small and large companies, all over North America understand the importance of safeguarding themselves and those that are the most important to them from what many in the business world call ‘financial cancer.’ We hope you will join us for this important topic. You will be able to bring information back to your organization and apply this information at home.

Date:
November 3, 2005

Time:
5:30 Registration
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Program

Dinner: Mesquite Roasted Chicken Breast or Fettuccine Alfredo with Apple Pie for dessert.

Parking: Parking at the Best Western parking lot is located behind and underneath the hotel. You may either drive up to gate and ask to be let into the parking through the intercom or, if it’s open simply drive in. Pick up your free parking pass at the meeting registration desk and return to your car.

Silent Auction: Instead of having one large auction this year we will be having two small silent auctions. If you wish to donate an item please contact Susan Priebe or Andrea Bettger .

We hope to see you at this exciting program !
Andrea Bettger, Greater Seattle Secretary