PRESS RELEASE:  St Helens, Tasmania, Australia:  8 December 2010

Records Management Association of Australasia (RMAA) announces name change
to Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia (RIM
Professionals Australasia).

RMAA announces that as of the 1 January 2011, their new company name will be
Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia (RIM
Professionals Australasia).  This will be accompanied by a global rebranding
initiative consistent with the company's success and presence around the
world and specifically Australasia.  RIM Professionals Australasia is the
peak professional body for records and information management and continues
to advance, develop and enhance excellence in records and information
management professionals and promotes the profession, and its values, to the
community.
 
"We are very ecstatic about the introduction of our new company name. We
believe the name RIM Professionals Australasia will translate into better
representation of the profession and advocacy on behalf of our members as
all round information managers. It is a dusting off of the old perception of
records managers as only custodians, who are now engaging technology “hands
on” and emerging as facilitators and enablers of knowledge through
information", says David Pryde, Chair of the Board.

For more information about the name change or to learn more about RIM
Professionals Australasia, please visit www.rimpa.com.au (www.rmaa.com.au
until 01/01/2011).

About RIM Professionals Australasia:  

RIM Professionals Australasia is a not-for-profit association and the
leading authority on managing records and information.  RIM Professionals
Australasia members have access to invaluable resources, such as:

•	Legislative and regulatory updates
•	Standards and best practices
•	Technology trends and applications
•	Live and web-based education
•	Marketplace news and analysis
•	Books and videos
•	Global network 

Founded in 1969 (as RMAA), RIM Professionals Australasia and its many
branches and chapters are dedicated to helping individuals and organisations
successfully meet the challenges associated with managing records and
information in all formats.

Our members include records managers, legal professionals, IT managers,
archivists, corporate librarians, imaging specialists and consultants, all
of whom work in nearly every industry.

RIM Professionals Australasia leads the direction and fosters the growth of
the records and information management profession through actively setting
standards and building the capability of the profession.

Through its international affiliations and its close association with
industry and academia, RIM Professionals Australasia ensures that its
members are given access to a soundly-based professional recognition
framework.

The RIM Professionals Australasia vision recognises the changing
requirements of business against a background of considerable economic
challenge.  It also acknowledges the continuing opportunity for the records
and information management profession to actively contribute specialist
knowledge for the delivery of records and information management solutions
to business.


Core program areas include:  

•	Advocacy: to facilitate effective dialogue amongst members; between
the RIM Professionals Australasia and government and private sectors and
legislative bodies, and between RIM Professionals Australasia members –
collectively and individually – and the public to promote a better
environment, expanded influence of the records and information manager in
society, and a healthy future for the profession.  
•	Community:  to maintain and cultivate relationships to better engage
and support our members in strengthening the profession and supporting
community expectations.
•	Knowledge:  To facilitate the sharing of knowledge that inspires and
enables members, records and information management professionals and the
public to engage creatively and credibly to address community needs. To
encourage and support professional education and training of members,
through development, accreditation and delivery of programs.
•	 Governance:  To utilise effective management and fiscal
responsibility to implement programs and governance and provide transparency
and accountability to the stakeholders.

For more information, please visit www.rimpa.com.au (www.rmaa.com.au until
01/01/2011). or contact Kate Walker at [log in to unmask]
([log in to unmask] until 01/01/2011)



Regards

Kate

Kate Walker FRMA MAICD AMIM
Chief Executive Officer
RMAA - Records Management Association of Australasia

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