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| October 2010 | Volume VI, Issue 2 |
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More About Us
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Upcoming Educational Session...
 Transforming
Business as Ethical Information Leaders
Jeff Bridges, Esq.
Associate Director, Records and Information Management
Speaker Bio
We're trying a new venue:
Register for Meeting
J. Timothy's Tavern
143 New Britain Avenue
Tuesday - October 19, 2010
5:30pm to 8:00pm
Meal Choices:
-Portobello and Spinach Ravioli
-Marinated Flank Steak
-Grilled Swordfish
Cost to Register:
$35.00 Chapter Members
$45.00 Non-Chapter Members
$25.00 Chapter Member Retiree
$25.00 Student
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CRM Practice Question...
A consideration when beginning to design a RIM program is to:
b. write new retention schedules
c. conduct a walk-thru of the facility and identify immediate concerns
d. build a records center
e. purge inactive files
See end of newsletter "Editors Message" for correct answer. |
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Message from Brian...
Brian presenting Eunice 25th Anniversary
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At our September 28th Educational Program I had the pleasure of honoring long-time member Eunice DiBella, CRM, with a 25th Service Anniversary Award. This award is a wonderful testament to the importance of not only joining ARMA, but getting involved and participating. Eunice has been instrumental in building and leading our chapter into what we are today and for that we are grateful. If you have not already done so, please take another look at our September newsletter and read the article on Eunice and how much she has done for our chapter.
Now to the business at hand. Our first meeting of the year was fantastic!! We had a terrific speaker in John Jablonski at a new a location in Baci Grill, which provided us with a very enjoyable and educational evening. I received good reviews from everyone I spoke to and cannot tell you how thankful I was, when I had two e-mails waiting for me Wednesday morning complimenting the Board of Directors on our event (thank you ladies). I mentioned in my opening remarks, that our job as a Board is simple. We are striving to provide the membership with the highest quality of events possible. While our task seems simple enough, we need your help. We need to know what else you the membership wants to hear about and where. We are trying to accommodate everyone, but please let us know what we can do for you to get the most of your membership.
Our next topic involves Ethics in RIM and is being presented by Jeff Bridges from Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals. If there was a topic we could and probably should present every year, wouldn't you say "Ethics" could be on that list?? Not a day goes by when someone doesn't see or hear about a case involving ethics or questionable practices in today's business world. While some industries can argue they are regulated and have much more attention placed on them, right and wrong is the same all over and I encourage everyone to attend to see how we stack up.
As I finish this message I will ask a favor of some of you (hopefully not many). If you are not planning on attending our October event can you let us know why?? I love to share good survey numbers with the Board but I think we can all agree that the surveys we don't receive are just as important.
As always, thank you, and see you on the 19th...
With Regards,
Brian F. Paul
President, ARMA Connecticut Chapter
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Alan Eddy |
What is COPAR?
Chapter Member Alan Eddy is spear-heading the formation of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. If you would like to have "The Connecticut Committee for the Preservation of Architectural Records" on your resume as a volunteer activity, contact me at aeddy@snet.net and please put "COPAR" in the subject line. I'm also at most meetings, stop by and we can chat about this new organization.
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The only weekly talk show dedicated to the promotion and education of Records Management.
It's about boxes ... It's about files ... It's about people ... It's about you!
Join us ... Inside The Records Room™
Hosted by Ray Davis, Vice President of the Liberty Bell Chapter of ARMA based in Philadelphia, PA.
Editor's Note: I'd like to share the following note I received from Ray Davis.
"Just wanted to say THANK YOU for the promotion of Inside The Records Room in your newsletter. Any way that we can get the word out to RIM Professionals is greatly appreciated!!! ...... By the way ... I also do the newsletter for the Liberty Bell Chapter of ARMA. I can say without a doubt that your electronic newsletter kicks butt!!! Great job. Love it !!!"
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2010-2011 Advertising/Sponsorship Program UPDATED
Jim Merrifield, Executive Vice President, is pleased to announce the advertising/sponsorship program for the ARMA CT Chapter for the 2010-2011 year. Check out our new rate structure and new features of the program.
Updated - Click link to see what meetings remain for sponsorship.
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John Jablonski, Esq. | September Meeting Recap...
On Tuesday, September 28, 2010 John Jablonski, Esq., gave an information packed presentation on Legal Holds and E-Discovery to a well-attended season kick-off education program of the ARMA Connecticut Chapter at Baci Grill in Cromwell, Connecticut.
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 ARMA International 55th Conference & Expo
Put San Francisco in your plans. Attend ARMA International's 55th Conference & Expo, which will be held November 7-10, 2010, at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco. It's never too early to start planning for the 2010 ARMA International Conference & Expo, which delivers the resources and tools you need to better govern your information.
The 2010 ARMA International Conference & Expo is located in the heart of downtown San Francisco, at Moscone Center West. Close to Union Square, you can hop on a trolley to take in the breath-taking sights on the way to Pier 39 and Alcatraz. Chinatown, historic North Beach, and the Embarcadero are just a few blocks away.
Look for information at: http://www.arma.org/conference/2010/SanFrancisco.aspx
Editor's Note: In these tough economic times, more than ever you and your company need to stay on top of the latest in information management issues. To give you a little help in presenting your case to management, I have re-created an article from an un-known editor of an un-remembered newsletter that was printed prior to the 1991 conference held in Orlando. (I would love to give the credit to the appropriate person, so if you know it please send me the information.) Anyway, please click here to read the article "TIPS TO SECURE ATTENDANCE APPROVAL FOR THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF ARMA INTERNATIONAL," which is posted on the bottom of the Links and Archive Page of the ARMA Connecticut website, under the heading "Chapter Document Archive". Special thanks to Carolyn Mariani, CRM for this information.
Raymond J. Jansak
Director, Publications
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Membership Report
by Tom Cichon, Director - Membership
Our first monthly meeting is now history and I am so pleased that it was a success. We had a great turnout at Baci Grill in Cromwell on September 28th and the effort we are making to add value and fun to our schedule of events is paying early dividends indeed!
Membership continues to be strong as we have added two more since my last report.
Please join me in welcoming our newest chapter members:
- James Santangelo - Oxford Information Management Group
- Dave Haines - Mass Mutual
A reminder to all those folks who have your memberships expiring to please renew as soon as you can. This year more than ever, you'll find a return on the investment.
A special congratulations goes out to Eunice DiBella, CRM, who was acknowledged during the September chapter meeting for her 25th Service Anniversary as an ARMA CT Chapter Member. That is indeed an impressive milestone and demonstrates her extraordinary loyalty and commitment to our mission. Here's to the next 25!
As always, I hope to see more members at our next monthly meeting and have an opportunity to meet and chat with you. In the meantime, if you have any thoughts, ideas, etc about our programs, increasing membership, etc please contact me anytime at 860-338-1867.
Thanks!
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Monthly Financial Report
 Fiscal Year 2011 - July 1, 2010 thru September 27, 2010
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BEGINNING BALANCE 07-01-2010 |
$ 14,118.77 | |
YTD INCOME |
2,779.48 | |
YTD EXPENSE |
1,322.31 | |
ENDING BALANCE 09-27-2010 |
$15,575.94 |
Respectfully submitted by Matt Fisher, Treasurer
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 Editor's Message
Thanks for reading! If there is something special you'd like to see in our newsletter, or are interested in publishing an article on Records Management, please send me an email or give me a call at 860-312-1108.
I hope to see you at our next meeting!
Raymond J. Jansak
Director, Publications
CRM PRACTICE QUESTION ANSWER IS: c. conduct a walk-thru of the facility and identify immediate concerns
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