Call for presentations – ARMA Great Northwest Region Conference – April 2008

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The Great Northwest Region of ARMA International announces its Region Conference to be held in beautiful Portland, Oregon April 7 – 9, 2008.

We invite you to join us as a presenter at the conference. Our conference theme is “LINKS: Leveraging Information, Networks, and Knowledge Successfully.” LINKS was chosen to illustrate how records & information management is an integral part of an organization’s well-being and how it is our duty as records professionals to establish, grow and maintain links not only with our customers and organization’s management, but also with our partners in technology services, legal services, and with our vendors and fellow RIM professionals.

For details on submitting a proposal, please visit the Great Northwest Region website and click on the Call for Presentations link or contact me offline. Thank you.

Tim Hunt, CRM
Chair, Speaker and Program Committee
2008 ARMA Great Northwest region Conference
Phone: (503) 823-4565
tim dot hunt **AT** ci dot portland dot or dot us

SB 554 and SB 671 open records bills signed by governor

<<source http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?…>>

Two open records bills signed by Oregon governor
6/22/2007, 7:25 p.m. PDT
The Associated Press

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed two bills Friday to accelerate requests for public records and require the release of some information that would be confidential otherwise under attorney-client privilege.

Afterward, Kulongoski said Oregon needs to put the public back into its 1973 public-records law, which has been eroded over the years by exemptions approved by lawmakers putting various records out of the public’s reach.

“This is a change in direction,” Kulongoski said at Friday’s signing ceremony. “Maybe it is the first step that we will try to correct a number of these problems.”

One of the bills signed by Kulongoski requires government agencies to respond without delay to requests for public documents.

The other requires government agencies to release a condensed version of information that agencies otherwise could withhold from disclosure because of confidentiality of communications between agencies and the lawyers who represent them.

<<more at The Oregonian>> <<other source: 1>>

Holy Names Heritage Center opening

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The public is invited to attend the grand opening celebration of the new Holy Names Sisters Foundation Heritage Center from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday (6/21).

The 15,000-square-foot center, which is located near Marylhurst University, features historical material from 146 years of the Holy Names Sisters in Oregon and the Archive of Oregon Family Histories.

The center, which broke ground in September 2005, cost $5 million to build and is open to the public.

Its mission is to be a resource for the conservation and retelling of significant stories, historical development as well as the social impact of the Holy Names Sisters in the Pacific Northwest communities since their arrival in Portland 146 years ago.

The center will also be home to the Family History Project showcasing how Northwest families have impacted and contributed to the life, culture and society of the Pacific Northwest.

Staffed by professionals and volunteers, the center will host programs for children, adults and seniors. Exhibits, family history research and cultural programs will focus on local history, cultural preservation and traditions.

After the celebration Saturday, the center will host a series of informational sessions on the Family History project and workshops on preserving family archives and artifacts.

The center is located at 17425 Holy Names Drive in Lake Oswego. Admission to the celebration is free.

For more information, contact Executive Director Tamra Brosseau at 503-607-0595 or e-mail her at tbrosseau –AT– holynamesheritagecenter dot org

www.holynamesheritagecenter.org

Oral History Workshop – Columbia County, 6/23

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The Columbia County Cultural Coalition is sponsoring an Oral History training from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. June 23. at the Community Education Center in Clatskanie. The trainer is Donna Sinclair who has done many of these. The registration limitation is 30. To register or for further information contact Larry Cole, ldcole AT charter dot net.

Persistence of Memory: Stewardship of Digital Assets conference, Nov 2007, Seattle

<Source: http://www.nedcc.org/education/conferences/pom/description.php>>

PoM is a conference on digital preservation for librarians, archivists, museum professionals, information technology professionals, and administrators responsible for managing and preserving digital resources.

What Is Persistence of Memory?

This conference, taught by leading experts in digital preservation, addresses the question of managing and preserving digital assets over the long term. Institutions are rapidly acquiring collections of digitized and born-digital resources. Without intervention, these materials will not survive even a single human career. This conference will highlight evolving best practices for digital preservation and will help institutions take the next steps to preserve their investment.

Conference Fee: $350

If you would like to be added to the mailing list for conference brochures, please email Julie Carlson, jcarlson AT nedcc dot org