President's Message

Our topic for our September 17th meeting is RIM Horror Stories: Disaster! presented by ServPro of Birmingham. Our speakers will be Steve Guice and Stan Richardson. Please RSVP to me (ksides@lgwpc.com) by Noon on Monday, September 14, 2009. We will have our September meeting at the Vestavia Country Club Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 11:30. Lunch for this meeting will be Cobb Salad: Crisp Greens Topped with Smoked Turkey, Egg, Tomato, Bacon, Avocado & Bleu Cheese, Served with Assorted Dressings & Homemade Key Lime Pie for Dessert.

The cost for lunch is $15. However, you are not required to purchase lunch to enjoy the camaraderie and professional development opportunities you will find in our local ARMA Chapter. When you RSVP to me, please let me know if you will be eating lunch. Lunch begins at 11:30, followed by our presentation which will begin around noon. If you are bringing guests, please let me know their names and how many are attending. I hope to see everyone there!

Below you will find updates on our chapter:

The Board of Directors met over the summer to plan great programs and events for our operating year. Please check out the Meetings page of our website to get up-to-date info on our upcoming meetings.

• Our website has been updated, so please be sure to visit it periodically.
• We will continue the sponsorship program where businesses can sponsor our meetings. The application is attached to this email, and it can be found on the homepage of our website.
• We are planning to have a partial day seminar in the spring. We'll get more information to you as everything solidifies. Please let me know if your company may be interested in participating.
• In these difficult economic times, some of our membership are looking for employment. If your company or employer has openings for records and information management or related positions, please send me the link, and I will post them on the Events page of our website. There will be no cost for posting jobs or links on the website, as this is one way our local ARMA chapter can assist our membership in their professional development. Before you send Birmingham ARMA a link to your company's website, please make sure that your HR department has approved the link being posted on our website. ARMA is not guaranteeing any position listed or linked will be open or will remain open. This is just one more way for RIM job seekers to hear about open positions in our area. This cannot work without your help. When the job is filled, please let me know so I can have the link removed. For those of you who are searching for jobs, please check the website regularly, as I won't be sending emails to everyone about openings. Please let me know if you have any questions.
• The Board of Directors voted to send seed money to ARMA Southeast Region for an educational conference April 22 & 23, 2010 at Safety Harbor Resort and Spa (outside of Tampa, FL).
• We have decided to go ahead and purchase a screen for presentations, which will eliminate rental costs and save us money in the long-run.

In these difficult financial times, the Board of Directors has decided to open up our meetings to sponsorship, which will reduce the rising cost of lunch to $15. In exchange, our sponsors will provide a five minute introduction for the luncheon they sponsor, and they will have a link to their website on the homepage of our website for the year. Sponsorship of a meeting is only $150. If your company is interested in sponsoring a meeting, please fill out the attached Sponsorship Application.

Cancelation Policy: We let our contact at VCC know what our reservation numbers for lunch are around 2:00 on the Monday before the meetings. Once I give them our numbers, we are responsible for paying for the lunches that have been ordered, and we cannot cancel them. This means that once you RSVP, you cannot cancel your lunch order if I've already given it to VCC.

Please see the schedule for the 2009-2010 Birmingham ARMA meetings attached, and mark your calendars!

Regards,

Kat