Aloha All,
Finally going through my pile of emails and noted Jesse's comments on
San Antonio...
Like Jesse, I've been to (too many?) conferences, however, San Antonio
was amongst the "best" I've attended. Much kudos to the San Antonio
conference committee and to the City of San Antonio for their
hospitality. I noted that all of the people in the hotels, shops,
restaurants, etc. were extremely friendly and cordial...
The Listserv Party was a RIOT and much thanks goes to Larry, Peter,
et.al. in putting things together...I got hit with a few crablegs and
other unmentionable objects during the Listserv party, but it was nice
to meet everyone and to share the camaraderie. Someone (who I can't
remember) mentioned it was an "honor" to meet me...Believe me, I was
humbled and it was truly AN HONOR to see you all again and to partake in
the annual madness.
Needless to say, I am looking forward to Baltimore and seeing you all
again...Mahalo!
Brian
Brian A. Moriki
Records Management Officer
First Hawaiian Bank
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Subject: OT - ARMA 2006 thoughts
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
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