Are you up to the challenge?

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In today's competitive marketplace, being good isn't enough. You have to be better. Better business demands better records and information management.

The heat is on as organizations are bombarded with new and changing regulations, escalating litigation costs associated with e-discovery, threats to their data's security and clients' privacy, and the challenge of training employees enterprise-wide. These are the realities of information management.

If you're ready to take your organization to the next level, you're ready for ARMA 2007, ARMA International's 52nd Annual Conference and Expo.

Baltimore's beautiful Inner Harbor will be the backdrop for ARMA 2007, October 7-10. Join your information management colleagues from around the world in finding new and better ways to manage your organization's information.

This Year's Event Will

* Focus on the practical application of technologies, strategies, and techniques

* Explore collaboration and the leadership needed to improve your organization from within

* Deliver solutions by providing applicable take-aways, tools, and job aids

* Address the issues of risk management for your most valuable asset--information

Visionaries and experts in the legal, RIM, and IT fields will discuss what works and how to make best practices part of your organization's information management foundation.

Attendees at all experience levels will have the opportunity to learn from industry innovators in approximately 80 sessions on such timely topics as

* The challenges of managing e-mail and other collaborative technologies

* Litigation readiness

* Developing and implementing a data security policy and program

* RIM in the organizational audit process

* Change management

* The "big bucket" theory for records retention

* Best practices for complying with the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Expo Showcases Solutions

In addition to the unequaled educational opportunities, ARMA 2007 includes one of the industy's biggest and best expos. Invite your compliance team and get the most from the ARMA 2007 Expo, October 7-9. It offers the widest variety of exhibitors for information management products and services. More than 200 of the industry's leading vendors will be available to demonstrate the latest RIM products and services and answer your questions. The Expo also offers popular education sessions for effectively managing information--your legal/compliance, IT, and RIM colleagues will thank you for the recommendation!

Who Should Attend?

* Records and information management professionals

* General and inside counsels

* Legal administrators

* Consultants

* Government employees

* CIOs and IT managers

Mark your calendars now--and register early for big savings!

Get all the details at www.arma.org/conference

Six Pre-Conference Tracks to Meet YOUR Needs!

ARMA International is pleased to offer six pre-conference programs this year - a combination of one- and two-day programs in these tracks:

* Collaboration

* Electronic Records Management

* Computer

* Fundamentals

* Disaster Recovery

* Legal

These programs will take place October 5 & 6, 2007. Additional registration is required.

Fundamentals

October 5-6

Fundamentals of RIM

1 Mark Langemo, Ed.D., CRM, FAI, presents this comprehensive, in-depth two-day workshop to help those new to the records and information management (RIM) profession get up-to-speed in no time! Included will be tried-and-proven, practical approaches for developing and strengthening organization-wide records management programs. Attendees will learn about managing electronic records and suggested strategies for "going electronic" in their organizations, as well as how to successfully manage paper records, film-based records, and records on all media. Additionally, this seminar will focus on how to develop and implement legally valid records retention programs, achieve compliance within programs, develop state-of-the-art filing systems, manage inactive and vital electronic and paper records, and successfully implement digital imaging and film-based imaging.

Legal

Participate in the legal pre-conference program for one day or both days/

October 5-6

Records and Information Management in the Law Firm

2 During this two-day session, presented by William Freivogel, Esq., and David Steward, CRM, lawyers and RIM professionals will address issues of professional responsibility and the management of information in the law firm. Specific topics to be addressed include rules of professional responsibility, ethical walls and record security, client confidentiality, and technology to manage these issues. RIM professionals and lawyers will learn how to collaborate to better understand their interdependence in addressing legal information management concerns.

Computer Skills

October 6

Computer Skills for the RIM Professional

3 John Phillips, MSLS, CRM, CDIA, FAI, presents this high-level introduction to electronic records management. Covering such timely topics as the proliferation of digital-only documents (voice mail, e-mail, instant messages), an overview of information systems architecture, desktop hardware and software, PC components and network architectures, this information-packed presentation provides a solid grounding in electronic records. The session will also cover the nuts and bolts of e-mail systems, e-mail archiving, electronic content management (ECM), imaging software, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, metadata and its importance, electronic records management (ERM), and how ERM systems planning is affected by software considerations.

Electronic Records Management

October 6

Electronic Records Management

4 The 2007 ERM pre-conference will provide RIM and IT stakeholders with valuable insight and tools for managing electronic records and business content. The program includes strategic best-practices guidance and case studies of thriving ERM implementations, and it also focuses on practical advice to help RIM and IT better understand the strengths and subject matter expertise that each brings to the collaborative ERM process.

Collaboration

October 6

5 Collaboration for the New, Information-Centric Enterprise Collaboration among RIM, IT, legal, compliance, and information security professionals is crucial, especially given the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that went into effect in December 2006. If you're concerned about being legally compliant and able to offer a sound legal defense when necessary, then collaboration and cooperation are paramount. Learn how RIM, IT, and legal can work together to make electronic discovery faster and less expensive, how to develop information classification schemes that help day-to-day business processes (as well as e-discovery), and how RIM professionals can be catalysts for change. Learn how to help your organization save time, money, and aggravation--and how RIM professionals can be key players in those efforts. This workshop is co-facilitated by ARMA International and SNIA--the Storage Networking Industry Association.

Disaster Recovery

October 6

Records Emergencies and Disasters Happen--How to Prepare and Survive

6 Organizations are constantly at risk of emergencies, threats, and disasters that disrupt business, interrupt service, and increase legal exposure. Barbara Rike, CRM, will tell you how to define disasters and emergencies, identify and protect vital records, conduct a risk assessment, and create records disaster, recovery, and resumption plans. Using real-life examples and experiences with emphasis on lessons learned, you will receive take-home processes, guides, tools, and tips. The workshop includes interactive participation and hands-on exercises. A strong focus of this session will be electronic emergencies, challenges, and current best practices.

Keynote Speakers

Monday, October 8

Sarbanes-Oxley--What's Next?

Michael Oxley

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When Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) in 2002, it literally changed the way the world does business. Intended to deter reruns of Enron, Tyco, WorldCom, and the like, SOX focused a bright spotlight on how companies manage their audit records, which, in turn, has had a monumental impact on the records and information management (RIM) profession and industry. In his keynote address, former Ohio congressman Michael Oxley, who coauthored the ground-breaking legislation, will address how RIM is key to good governance. Oxley, who is now NASDAQ's non-executive vice chairman, also will examine the intended and realized effects of SOX and what to expect in the near future, including the ramifications of proposals for "commonsense changes" to SOX that are expected this summer.

Wednesday, October 10

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins

Annette Simmons

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