ARMA

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ARMA

• Association of Records Managers Administrators

Presentation to the IM Forum 00/03/16
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ARMA International

• Not-for profit
• 10,000 members
• US, Canada, 30 other countries
• Records information managers
• other IM professionals
• http//www.arma.org

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Mission

• Education, research, networking
• Enable members to leverage the value of records,
  information knowledge
• corporate assets
• organisational success

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Education

• On-line professional development courses
• Home study courses
• On-site seminars
• ISG mid-year seminars
• Annual conference

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Las Vegas

• October 23 -26, 2000
• 70 sessions, 150 vendors
• Programme available June 1, 2000
• http//expo.arma.org

Montreal - 2001
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ARMA-NCR

• Approximately 150 members
• Over 25 years
• Public and private sector
• http//www.echelon.ca/armancr

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ARMA-NCR

• RIM as a discipline and a profession
• Education, training and networking
• Co-operation with related professional groups
• ICRM
• RMI
• SCOAP
• DPI

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Education Training

• Monthly programme meetings
• 3rd Tuesday
• education
• networking
• Monthly newsletter
• Education
• Annual Seminar

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University of Toronto

• ARMA Toronto/U of T FIS
• Records Management - basic level certification
• Offered in Toronto fall 1999
• First time joint venture ARMA-NCR

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Basic Level Certificate

• RM Programme Administration I
• Records Inventory Retention Scheduling
• Classification Systems
• Micrographics Imaging
• Electronic Records
• One hour exam

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Basic Level Certificate

• January / February 2000
• 29 enrolled
• 28 wrote exam
• 78 pass
• Certificates
• ARMA programme meeting
• Tuesday, March 21
• National Arts Centre

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What next?

• Fall 2000
• Waiting list
• Intermediate Level Certificate
• http//www.fis.utoronto.ca/programs/conted/courses
  /certificates/rmcert.htm

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Intermediate Level Certificate

• RM Programme Administration II
• Vital Records/Disaster Planning
• Implementing an Integrated Document Object
  Management Environment
• Records Management Knowledge Management
• Electronic Record Keeping Systems

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Institute of Certified Records Managers

• Standard
• Develop and administer the programme for
  professional certification
• Certifying body for ARMA NIRMA
• Maintenance
• http//www.icrm.org/

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ARMA-NCR ICRM

• Preparatory workshops tutoring
• Last year - 3 candidates
• 2 candidates, parts 1 - 5
• 1 candidate, part 6
• May 2000
• 3 candidates, 1-5
• 1 candidate, part 6
• Newest CRM
• Sandra Martin, Health Canada

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Quest for Knowledge

• ARMA-NCR Spring seminar
• April 18-20, 2000
• Crowne Plaza
• 3 Tracks
• 28 sessions
• 14 vendors

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Information Communities at the Turn
of the Century

• ARMA Canada
• June 21 - 24, 2000
• Joint conference
• ARMA
• CLA
• ACA
• http//www.armacanada.org/