The GLA Chapter has a great program that goes throughout the year...


Many Chapters in their planning sessions (which are typically held over the 
summer months) develop a full year of Programs and that seems to work well 
in larger, more established Chapters. In Golden Gate, we hold quarterly 
meetings and attempt to keep our structure for meeting topics a little more 
fluid. Because we have 3 months between meetings, we give the members an 
opportunity to choose where they want the Program to come from and then we 
develop content (and attempt to find speakers) based on supporting that. 
This won't work in all environments, but it seems to work well in ours, 
likely in a large part because of the mix of members we have. 

Interesting request. The recent Beacon Report made a great point of the need
> for HQ/chapter relations. Drop them a note and see what they have to 
> offer. 


Gee Bill... do you think we'll ever see the "Year in a Box" come back to 
life? =) At one time, ARMA HQ participated in the development of a box of 
materials, including "canned" presentations that could be used by Chapters 
throughout the year. It wasn't intended to be a mandated use for all 
Chapters, but it gave some struggling Chapters something to work with. We've 
asked on a couple of occasions over the past 3 years if this was going to be 
resurrected, but it doesn't seem as if it will. But who knows? The Beacon 
report may provide the necessary momentum to get this to happen.

A highlight panel would include reps from RIM, IT, and Legal for an
> "interdisciplinary approach to information management" program. Great way 
> to show the
> inter-dependence that has grown over the years. 


Another great idea from someone who is filled with them! Y'know Bill, if I 
didn't know better, I'd think you must have been around this Association for 
what, 50 years or so?? =^)

Our members have recently asked for Roundtable Discussions on the basic RIM 
topics, like how to do research for a retention schedule, how to communicate 
a destruction moratorium, how to perform a records inventory, how to audit a 
RIM program, how to market your services within your organization... all of 
which could cover a 2 hour meeting or even bridge a COUPLE of meetings! And 
these are topics that almost all members will have something to offer input 
on, so they truly are interactive and result in a GREAT WAY to get 
networking to happen between members between meetings.

Larry

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