Please join the Northern Virginia Chapter of ARMA for our October chapter 
meeting.  Our program theme for this chapter season is “The State of the Art 
in Records and Information Management.”  Our speaker for this meeting is Paul 
Wester, who will talk about developments since the landmark Presidential 
Memo on Managing Government Records was issued in November 2011.  

Mr. Wester will outline what the Archivist of the United States and the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) addressed in the groundbreaking Records 
Management Directive issued in August 2012, based in part on input from 
government agencies.  This bold new directive sets a new course for federal 
electronic recordkeeping requirements, including email, social media, and the 
cloud.  Mr. Wester will explain what is expected of agencies as a result of the 
Directive, and will answer questions and concerns about implementation.

About our Speaker:

Paul M. Wester, Jr. is the first Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government. 
David Ferriero, the Archivist of the United States, named Mr. Wester to this 
position effective March 13, 2011.  As the Chief Records Officer, Mr. Wester 
leads records management throughout the Federal Government, with an 
emphasis on electronic records. He is responsible for issuing Federal records 
management policy and guidance; liaising with Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), the U.S. Congress, and other stakeholders on records 
management issues; and serving as an ombudsman between agencies and the 
Archivist to ensure that NARA and the agencies it serves meet their statutory 
mandates and records management requirements. 
 
Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Wester served as the Director of Modern 
Records Programs in the National Archives and Records Administration’s Office 
of Records Services – Washington, DC. In this position, Mr. Wester was 
responsible for the overall management and performance of NARA’s agency-
facing activities in the Washington, DC area. Mr. Wester also directed NARA’s 
National Records Management Program, coordinating the activities of 
headquarters and regional records management staff in support of NARA’s 
overall strategic plan.  Mr. Wester holds an undergraduate degree in history 
and Master of Arts and Master of Library Science degrees from the University 
of Maryland.

Logistics:

DATE:  Wednesday, October 17, 2012
TIME:
5:30 PM  Registration
6:00 PM  Dinner
7:00 PM  Program

PLACE:  Marco Polo Restaurant, 245 Maple Avenue West, Vienna, VA 22180 
703.281.3922 
PARKING:  Free at the restaurant
METRO:  	Vienna Metro plus a five minute cab ride
COST:  $25.00 Member, $30.00 Non-Member

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