Coming Soon to the Expo Hall
Technology takes center stage in ARMA International's Expo Hall. Several educational events will be featured at this year's event, so don't forget to add these to your schedule as well. (All events held in the Las Vegas Conference Center unless otherwise indicated.)
- Industry Intelligence Sessions
- Legal Technologies Symposium
(Includes Exclusively IT Sessions) - Expert Advice: RIM How-to Workshops
Industry Intelligence Sessions
Wednesday, October 22
These vendor-sponsored sessions answer the most grueling and intricate questions you have about information and records management. You'll get the straight answers from top vendors in the industry about current and future trends.
Federated Retention Policy, Enterprise Problem, Practical Solution
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
LT Session Room 1, Mezzanine Level
Presented by Art Bellis, Vice President of Sales and Compliance, OmniRIM Solutions Inc. and Susan Cisco, Director, Enterprise Content Management Services, Gimmal Group
- This thought provoking session will discuss the problems global companies face in developing and deploying retention policies and legal hold orders across disparate jurisdictions and a growing list of technologies. Your speakers think it's unrealistic to expect companies to abandon the significant investments they have made in legacy ECM solutions and line of business systems, but the pressures to prove consistent retention and destruction practices are mounting. There is a practical solution and we invite you to join us to see how in action!
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions. How long? What format? How to let go.
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
LT Session Room 1, Mezzanine Level
Presented by Elizabeth Trumbull, Managing Director, Document Process Solutions, Pitney Bowes Management Services
- Addressing information surrounding governance is addressed from creation, execution, and special projects to final disposition. By attending this session you will learn about industry best practices enabling you to minimize real estate costs associated with records storage, determine the most efficient and cost effective media for retention, effectively manage hybrid records, and eliminate fees from storing documents beyond business need.
NEW! Legal Technologies Symposium
Monday, October 20 – Tuesday, October 21
Every legal, compliance, and discovery process starts with a record. ARMA International's Legal Technologies Symposium focuses on the collaboration of legal technologies and records management. Located in the Mezzanine section of the Expo Hall, there will be two session rooms – one featuring Exclusively IT Sessions and the other Hands-on Legal Technologies Workshops. Here, ARMA International brings together today's leading experts to assist attendees concerned about electronically stored information and mitigating risk within their organization.
Legal Technologies Workshops
The new hands-on Legal Technologies Workshops are facilitated by individual vendor experts focused on some of the latest technologies for managing electronically stored information. These are technology-focused, not product-focused, interactive workshops.
Monday, October 20
How to Manage the Risks Associated with Historical and Orphan Backup Tapes
12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Presented by Robert Little, Vice President of Marketing, Renew Data
- This workshop discusses proactive strategies and best practices for handling orphan backup tapes and historical data stored on large volumes of backup tapes. Organizations today must address not only go forward ESI strategies, but must also consider how to effectively deal with historic data, whether acquired through mergers and acquisitions, created as disaster recovery data, or remain from systems no longer used – all are discoverable. The discussion will cover the legal requirements affecting decisions, as well as the technical burdens of storing volumes of corporate data longer than necessary. Records management, legal, and IT professionals will benefit as the presentation guides them through these important issues, enabling them to control costs and be better prepared when responding to litigation request.
How to proactively approach information risk management
2:15 p.m – 3:30 p.m.
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Presented by Simon Cole, Product Manager, Autonomy.
- Most organizations have defined policies regarding electronic information and communications, but lack an enterprise-wide, automated approach to monitoring and enforcement. The implementation of such a system can prevent deletion of data relevant to litigation and the storage of damaging information. Listen to how the world's leading organizations are changing their approach to information risk management.
Tuesday, October 21
How to Integrate IT and RIM: The Changing Role of the CIO and records manager
9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Presented by John Jamison, Vice President, Consulting Services, Iron Mountain
- CIOs are from Mars, records managers are from Venus. These two functions have distinct and separate charters, varied backgrounds, and at times they even speak a different language! And yet, it is imperative that they work together to reduce information costs and risks. Attend this session to learn more about best practices used by companies to turn what may be perceived as an awkward, arranged marriage into a successful, viable partnership.
How to Minimize the Risks of Being Saddled with the Wrong Solutions: Be Armed with the Hard Questions to ask your E-mail Archiving Vendors
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Presented by Kon Leong, President & CEO, ZL Technologies
- E-mail and file archiving for the enterprise is still a nascent field that is expanding in scope and functionality. Required capabilities now include storage management, e-discovery and compliance and content management. Even analysts, let alone users, are only just beginning to grapple with the real challenges and pitfalls. Many large enterprises which made the leap early into e-mail archiving have already gone through multiple vendors, with most still experiencing serious problems. Adding fuel to the fire, serious problems are now surfacing which users were previously unaware of. To minimize the risk of being saddled with the wrong solution, be armed with the hard questions that shred through the vendors' marketing fluff.
The Legal Issues Around Managing Electronic Records
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Presented by Dan o'Day, Senior Director, Product Management, Thomson Elite
The Key Elements Every Information Manager Needs to Ensure Response to Discovery
3:00 p.m. – 4:25 p.m.
Presented by Pete Pepiton, Director of Technical Sales, CA Inc.
- The 2006 Amendments to the FRCP (Federal Rules of Civil Procedure), as well as surrounding body of case law AND the ever-changing world of Information Governance, mean new and increasing obligations for information managers. Attend this session to learn how your organization is affected and some Best Practices that are being adopted by leading groups.
Exclusively IT
In these popular, moderated panel discussions located on the mezzanine area of the exhibit floor, vendors engage in a lively debate over current topics and issues.
Monday, October 20
Privacy and Information in a Digital Age Panel Discussion
12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
- What are organizations doing to address this devastating issue and what tools are available for safeguarding sensitive data? Presented by Jim Cuff, VP of Strategy, Iron Mountain, Steve Smarsh, CEO, Smarsh Archiving and Compliance Solutions. Moderated by Laura DuBois, IDC.
Analyst Panel: Future Trends of Discovery
2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Featuring industry analyst speakers: Brian Hill, Forrester; Ken Chin, Gartner; and Laura DuBois, IDC. Sponsored by Fios, Inc. with moderator Prashant Dubey, Senior Vice President.
Tuesday, October 21
The Role of Services-Oriented Architecture in Managing ESI
9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
- Services-oriented architecture plays a strategic role in electronically stored information technology implementations. Learn more about federated versus centralized records storage. Panelists include: Reed Irvin, Vice President of Product Management at CA Inc., Fiona Schrader, Principle Product Manager within the Compliance Business Unit at EMC, and Bill Forquer, Executive Vice President, Marketing, at Open Text. Moderated by Ken Chin, Gartner.
Search Tools for Legal Discovery
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- What are the solutions, their advantages and disadvantages? Panelists include: Keith Lipman, Senior Product Manager at Interwoven; and Marty Takessian, Senior Product Manager, eDiscovery & Data Restoration, Iron Mountain. Moderated by Brian Hill, Forrester.
A Holistic Approach to Compliance
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
- Can RIM, IT and legal work in tandem? Presented by Conrad Jacoby, Consultant, Litigation Systems, Inc. (LSI), Bobby Balachandran, President & CEO, Exterro, Inc., and Erik Raper, Vice President of Strategic Services, Paragon Solutions. Moderated by Brian Hill, Forrester.
New Technologies in Litigation Support Today
3:00 p.m. – 4:25 p.m.
- What should the key players in IT, Legal and RIM be on the watch for? Panelists include: Bill Kee, Product Marketing Manager, Google Inc., and Snowbound Software founder and CEO Simon Wieczner. Moderated by Brian Hill, Forrester.
Expert Advice: RIM How-To Workshops
Monday, October 20 – Wednesday, October 22
You asked for it, you got it. These sessions offer expert advice to attendees seeking a hands-on experience in a workshop setting. You'll get real solutions and first-hand experience that you can use now. All workshops will be held in the Expo Hall.
Monday, October 20
How to Plan for and Survive Records Emergencies and Disasters
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Presented by Steve Nottingham, Senior Vice President, , Iron Mountain
How to Implement an RFID System into Your Records Managment Workflow
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Presented by Chip Benson, Director Business Development, Infolinx System Solutions
- For years, RFID has been used in RMIS but was limited due to the significant price of the tags and limited read range. With the development of RFID Gen2, the tags are now standardized, the read range is ten times greater and the tags are half the cost. Now RFID is an affordable option not only to find lost files but is being incorporated in to the day to day workflow of active records.
How to Maintain Physical and Electronic Document Integrity During a Merger/Acquisition
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 21
How to Automate Imaging for Records Management with Intelligence – Get Better Information Sooner
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m
Presented by Robert Applebaum, Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing, Imaging Business Machines, LLC
- Digitizing your records is important. Digitizing your records with intelligence is critical to provide the information that record management systems need to be productive immediately. Learn how scanning coupled with intelligence can maximize your workflow process, and how this mindset can provide benefits to your organization, reducing overall costs and maximizing efficiencies.
Challenges and Solutions to Disparate Policies, Retention Schedules, and Practices
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m
Presented by Dan Beard, Recall
- Uniformity within a records management program promotes communication, avoids misunderstandings and allows task and goals consolidation within a company's records management program. In this workshop, the challenges of having disparate policies, practices, and retention schedules, will be identified and participants will come away with options and practical solutions to provide the steps necessary to ensuring their own uniform program.
How to Develop and Implement a Legally Valid Records Retention Program
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Presented by Connie Christensen, Founding Partner, Synercon Management Consulting
- Document retention policies are fundamental accountability tools needed to manage the retention and disposition of records of corporate activities and decision making. But to stand up in court there must be a legal foundation for retention policies. This session looks at the methodologies and tools that support the development and maintenance of a legally valid retention program which is also compliant with ISO 154989, the standard for records management.
How to Implement Records and Document Management without the High Cost and Complexity of Installed Software
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Presented by Chris Ryan, Vice President, Marketing, SpringCM
- Records management can be challenging, but does it have to be complex? Discover how on-demand solutions such as Software as a Service (SaaS) can provide an easier, faster and less expensive road to records and document management success. This session will cover:
- Strategies for simplifying the records management process
- The tremendous price advantage of Software as a Service (SaaS)
- How to get faster user adoption using SaaS
- Five tests to show whether an on-demand records management system is right for you.
Wednesday, October 22
How to Manage Inactive, Paper, and Vital Records
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
How to Identify and Classify E-Messages as Records
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Presented by Bonnie McClinton, RIM Global Operations Manager for Halliburton. Sponsored by Open Text.
- While serving the needs of end-users that use email heavily to get work done, legal compliance is imperative. This workshop will discuss one company's efforts to better manage their emails from a record, legal and productivity perspective. The workshop will focus on Halliburton's deployment - managing emails according to a defensible set of policies without negatively impacting end-user productivity.
