IRMS CONFERENCE 2012 – 4 WEEKS TO GO It's now just under four weeks until Europe's Premier Information and Records Management Conference lands...
Programme
Having consulted with past and potential delegates, the key themes for 2012 are:
- Information Governance, Security and Law
Information assets are part of the life-blood of an Organisation. In this age of information explosion- with more and more information gathered, stored and moved about, how we best keep our information assets secure and best utilise them in a timely, appropriate and lawful manner is both increasingly important and increasing complex to achieve. Today’s sessions explore contemporary Information Governance and Information Risk Management themes, issues and solutions from public sector, private sector and regulatory perspectives.
- Head in the Cloud, Boxes in the Basement
Information and Records Management is in a dynamic place which sees the Profession on the one hand venturing into Cloud storage and other electronic futures and on the other maintaining runs of paper records in boxes. Today both explores where we find ourselves and where we may be going whilst also offering practical sessions in both the cutting edge and the more traditional end of what we do.
We are delighted to announce the keynote speakers as follows:
- Dr. Victoria Lemieux is a records and information management expert with over twenty years of experience in government, industry, and education. She is Director of the Centre for the Investigation of Financial Electronic Records and Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia.
- Dave Snowden is the founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Cognitive Edge whose work extends across government and industry in a variety of fields including knowledge management, strategic planning, conflict resolution, weak signal detection, decision support and organisational development.
- Julie McLeod is the Head of Research, Information and Communication Management at Northumbria University and is the UK’s only professor of Information and Records Management having spend her earlier career in industry delivering and managing information and records management services in the electronics and pharmaceutical sectors.
- Oliver Morley is the Chief Executive of The National, Keeper of Public Records and Historic Manuscripts Commissioner, and also government's Head of Profession in Knowledge and Information Management having previously lead the team launching the 1911 census and TNA’s online strategy as Director of Customer and Business Development.
- David Smith is the Deputy Information Commissioner and Director of Data Protection
Key Programme Features
The conference will feature main Plenary Sessions with key thought leaders in the profession and breakout sessions with a mix of formats – panel sessions, debates and collaborative workshops.
Sessions will cover current issues for our field, grouped under the key themes and will represent a balance of principles and theory, current research, practitioner experience, case studies and professional development.
Conference content will represent a balance of principles, theory and standards, current research, practitioner experience and case studies across public and private sectors.
The innovative exhibition showcases technologies, solutions and services from leading industry vendors who are there to help you address some of the issues you may face in your workplace and propose solutions.
