Educational Events and Places of Interest for Records Management Professionals
The Education Committee is dedicated to the professional development of our members. (additional events or links of interest)

ARMA International Educational Foundation -The ARMA International Educational Foundation is a funding resource for individuals and organizations for the advancement of knowledge in the field of information management through research and education. The Foundation will help to define the future of records and information management by funding educational opportunities and instruction to individuals for the purpose of improving and developing their capabilities in the area of records and information management; funding scientific research in records and information management; and awarding grants, scholarships and fellowships to individual students and educational institutions to further promote and develop records and information management.  Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA) International ARMA International Education website - Online courses; Web Seminars; RIM Certification; Facilitator Resources Professional Competencies - Finally there is a roadmap to help you navigate your RIM career: ARMA International's RIM Core Competencies. It defines the knowledge and skills you need to be a success at the various stages in your career. Learn online about the Institute and the CRM examination process
Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM)
RM Study Guide Online

The Calgary Chapter has a resource for those ARMA International members pursuing the CRM designation. A number of years ago the Calgary Chapter championed an energetic CRM committee which, under the guidance of committee chair Sue Rock, CRM, took it upon themselves to index articles from the Information Management Journal according to the examination structure of the ICRM. The chapter?s CRM committee has since disbanded but Sue Rock continues to update (the listing includes articles from 1983 to February 2008) this resource with the most recent Information Management Journal articles: http://www.arma.calgary.ab.ca/pdfs/ARMA Journals - index as at Feb 2008.pdf Federal Information and Records Managers (FIRM) Council
Disaster Recovery International Contingency Planning
National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA)
Professional Records & Information Services Management (PRISM) International
Society of American Archivists (SAA)
Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA)
Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) International Catalogs of Professional Listservs & Groups
http://www.lsoft.com/catalist.html
http://groups.yahoo.com/
http://www.topica.com/
First Online Master's Degree in Archives and Records Administration - Apply Soon for Fall 2009. The San Jose School of Library and Information Science is now accepting applications for Fall 2009 for the nation's first fully online Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA) degree. The first group of students in the new MARA degree program started their studies in August 2008, and the application deadline for admission in Fall 2009 is March 30. To learn more about the MARA program or apply, visit http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/mara/index.htm or contact Dr. Patricia Franks, MARA Program Coordinator at pfranks@slis.sjsu.edu RM-E Journal: to subscribe send message to: MAJORDOMO@FAS.HARVARD.EDU SUBSCRIBE [your email address] SAAMUS-LIST

Records Management Listserv - To join the records management listserv:

• send an e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTS.UFL.EDU.
• In the subject area type: Subscribe
• In the text area type: sub RECMGMT-L Your Name
• Send the message

You should receive directions from the listserv on how to proceed. For additional information contact Debbie Armentrout, Director of Education at gburgarma@yahoo.com The ARMA International Educational Foundation (AIEF) has established a scholarship program to encourage development of the international records and information management community with an appropriately educated records and information management workforce. A scholarship of $3000 will be awarded annually, in the summer, to a full-time student entering the second year of a graduate records and information management program or equivalent library science or archival studies program which contains a significant number of records management and information courses at a recognized university or a college leading to a Masters degree or equivalent. Applications are due by the end of April of 2008. For information on eligibility and the application process visit the Foundation Website at http://www.armaedfoundation.org/scholarship1.html.