Hi all,
Just wanted to share a couple of thoughts about the just-concluded ARMA 2006
Conference and Expo in San Antonio. I have marked the post as OT if you want
to discard.
1. I thought this was the best conference I have ever attended - and I
attend a lot of them, including every AIIM, ARMA, and Xplor since 2002. Not
just saying that 'cuz I was on the Program Committee, either. :)
2. The sessions were very well attended; I monitored five sessions and in
every case they were at least 60-70% of the room's capacity, with some of
the sessions having 250-300+ attendees. Even the Wednesday morning sessions
were pretty full.
3. The flash drives were a bust - as they never arrived! I'd recommend ARMA
consider working with a vendor (or a different one!) next year to ensure
that they are available as advertised. The CDs were a good, quick
replacement, but still. And on the same vein, I don't know how clear it was
that there would be no printer capabilities at conference. I may just have
missed that part, but if I did, clearly a lot of other attendees did as
well.
4. Kudos to ARMA and the vendors that provided the Wifi Zone on the show
floor.
5. I really enjoyed all the other get-togethers. I attended the Listserv
party and got to meet a number of you, put faces to names. That's always a
good thing. Same at the Midwest/Rocky Mountain Region gathering on Tuesday
night and at the Houston hospitality suite.
6. Everyone seemed energized to the end - and for many of you it was a
*really* long conference. But I heard a lot of really good things from
attendees - venue, program, expo floor, all a hit.
7. The "What's Keeping You Up At Night" bulletin board was an AMAZING idea.
I looked at it every time I passed by and will be using what I saw for
future conference submissions - I expect the 2007 Program Committee will do
the same. Whoever came up with that, I only have 2 minor suggestions: a)
More space! Put another bulletin board up if necessary! b) I think it would
have been appropriate to remove the insulting cards - there were a couple
that clearly were NOT related and were not even full as the Mets/Yankees
cards were.
8. Poster sessions were also incredibly well-attended - I think the venue
layout helped. Heard from a number of people: more posters, more time to
review them. And I know the '07 PC is already looking at that as well.
In short, kudos to the 2006 Program Committee and its chair, Mimi Dionne,
CRM, and kudos to the ARMA HQ staff for a truly exceptional conference and
expo. Baltimore and the '07 PC - here's to building on this success for an
even greater conference next year!
Regards,
Jesse Wilkins
CDIA+, LIT, ICP, edp, ermm, ecms
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