Ah, but if you look at the bylaws of the organization, 
(http://www.arma.org/pdf/governance/0404Bylaws.pdf)

"The Association of Records Managers and Administrators, Incorporated is a 
Kansas Corporation, hereinafter sometimes referred to as ARMA International, 
the Corporation or the Association."

So technically it (ARMA) has meaning.

In addition, if you look at AIIM's bylaws, 
(http://www.aiim.org/article-aiim.asp?ID=21181)

This Association shall be known as the Association for Information and Image 
Management International, a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the State 
of Michigan, hereinafter also referred to as "AIIM", "AIIM International" or 
the "Association."

AIIM, as well has true meaning as an acronym.  Though you can argue that it 
should be AIIMI.

The associations may do business under other identifiers, but the AIIM and 
ARMA acronyms have their roots in the "official" names of the organizations.

Tod Chernikoff, CRM

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Subject: Re: [RM] OT acronyms


> Jesse Wilkins wrote:
>
> "I will disagree with Larry's disagreement: ARMA is not an acronym
> either, though it was for many years for at least two different names.
> Nor is AIIM for that matter. "
>
> ========================================================================
> ===============================================
>
> ARMA and AIIM may claim that their names are no longer acronyms, but
> from a practical perspective, it's just not true.  Typical conversation:
>
> Q: What's that meeting you're going to?
> A: It's a seminar that ARMA is sponsoring?
> Q: Who's ARMA?
> A: They're the records management professionals.
> Q: But, what does 'ARMA' stand for?
>
> Possible answers:
>
> Option 1: It doesn't stand for anything.
> Option 2: The association of records managers and administrators.
>
> One can expand on option 1 as far as one chooses, but without including
> the information in option 2, the questioner is never going to get
> satisfaction.
>
> When I submit reimbursement claims to my employer for ARMA/AIIM
> activities, they always require that the nature of the organization
> (including spelling out acronyms) be defined.  I actually think that
> defining ARMA/AIIM as acronyms results in briefer explanations than
> having to explain what it is that the organization does.
>
> Sorry, Jesse, but that's my $0.02 worth!
>
> Pilar C. McAdam, CRM
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