Fellow Members of the RM LISTSERV,
I am very pleased to extend this personal invitation for you to
attend the upcoming 2006 National Conference on Managing Electronic
Records (MER '06) Conference. Please find complete conference
information below.
The MER is the conference that so many LISTSERV members have
evaluated as "the best" every year for incisively addressing the
operational, legal and technical issues of managing electronic
records management issues
Over the last 14 years, hundreds of LISTSERVE members have attended
the MER
This year's MER will be held on May 23-25 in Chicago - with over 400
people attending.
As Co-Chair, I look forward to personally welcoming you to the MER
in just a few weeks.
For a full-color web version of this email click here:
http://www.merconference.com/mermail/mer06_01.html
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MER '06 PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
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May 22 - 24, 2006
Cohasset Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce the program for the
2006 National Conference on Managing Electronic Records (MER '06).
This is the fourteenth year that Cohasset Associates has sponsored
the National Conference on Managing Electronic Records.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Two "Leading-edge" Keynote Addresses:
1. Opening Keynote - Microsoft will deliver the MER Opening Keynote
on
A New Era in Managing Electronic Records
Introducing Office 2007
and
A CASE STUDY of its Use at Microsoft
*** This will be the first public demonstration of the electronic
records management functions of its next generation of Office
software - Office 2007 ***
Feedback from registrants will be sought - in the both the Keynote
sessions well as a MER Town Meeting.
2. Closing Keynote - Judge Shira Scheindlin, one of the most
knowledgeable federal judges on the subject of electronic records
and author of the landmark Zubulake decisions, will deliver the MER
Closing Keynote on
"Can the Judge Really Do That?"
Assessing the Technical and
Operational Feasibility of Court Orders
This presentation will identify practical implications of key
judicial options for all parties.
It will be a unique and very special learning experience for all MER
attendees.
3. ERM Case Studies - learn from the experiences of the leaders of
ERM implementation:
- Altria (RM training & compliance)
- Bank of America (cost justification)
- DuPont ("baking in" RM to the business process)
- Honda of America (implementing e-mail)
- Marathon Oil (enterprise content management)
- Kirkland & Ellis (federated search & automated classification)
- Microsoft (the ERM functionality of Office 2007)
- NARA (long-term digital preservation)
The MER '06 Conference program will include:
- 34 outstanding speakers
- 24 informative sessions
- 3 in-depth all day pre-conference tutorials
- 2 special keynote addresses
- 16 leading solution providers
There also will be three of the MER's highly successful Networking
Receptions as well as problem-solving exhibitor suites.
In addition to their conference notebook, every registrant will
receive a complimentary audio CD of all the sessions - so every
attendee will benefit from all the information provided in every
session.
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SPECIAL PRE-CONFERENCE TUTORIALS
Three outstanding 6-hour tutorials, conducted by renowned experts,
will be held on May 21st:
- "Thinking Beyond Paper:
Adapting Your Records Management Program for the 21st
Century"
- "Assured Records Management (ARM):
Aligning your ERM Performance to Your Business Strategy"
- Charting the Path to Enterprise Content management:
Strategy, Methodology and Architecture"
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DATES & LOCATION
MER '06 will be May 22-24 with the three pre-conference tutorials on
the 21st.
The MER Conference will be in Chicago at the downtown Westin hotel
located on the world-famous "Magnificent Mile," the most renowned
part of Michigan Avenue - between the Chicago River and Oak Street.
Many regard this special venue as "New York's Fifth Avenue and
Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive rolled into one."
With its unique location, the MER conference offers participants
easy access to an extraordinary selection of restaurants and
outstanding specialty stores as well as nearby cultural centers for
music, art and theater.
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EXHIBITORS
In addition to the conference program, MER attendees will have an
opportunity to meet with all of the sixteen select solution
providers who will be exhibiting in suites at the conference hotel.
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COMPLETE CONFERENCE INFORMATION
Full details about the MER '06 conference program are available on
the site.
You will receive the MER '06 color brochure in the mail shortly.
Until then, you can download a PDF of the brochure now posted on
MER's website.
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EASY REGISTRATION
There are three ways to conveniently register now for the MER '06
conference:
- Directly online http://www.merconference.com/register/
- Download a registration form from the MER website
- Use the registration form in the color brochure
The MER is a limited registration conference that has been sold out
every year.
A record number have already registered, and early registration is
strongly advised.
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MER: RENOWNED FOR QUALITY
The MER's success is the result of Cohasset Associates' ongoing
commitment to having the MER be a truly exceptional professional
experience where:
- More consistent quality can be assured in the content of its
formal
presentations
- Real personalization is guaranteed due to the conference's
limited size and
special networking opportunities
- Problem-solving answers are provided by the select exhibitors
that
participate, colleagues that attendees meet, and the
distinguished
speakers that registrants hear
Setting the quality standard: examine the registrants' MER
conference evaluations and comments on the MER Conference web site.
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SAVE MONEY!
Save money on the special Westin Hotel MER Conference rate.
The discounted MER rate of $195 expires April 22. Be sure to book
your room early!
For hotel reservations, contact the Westin directly at 312.943.7200.
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QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions about MER please go to the MER FAQ on the
web site.
For further information, please contact the MER Conference
Administrator Chris Glatz at 800.200.7667 or email her at
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Regards,
Bob
Robert F. Williams
President, Cohasset Associates
Regards,
Bob
Robert F. Williams
President
Cohasset Associates, Inc.
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