Meeting Agenda
Evening Program w/Workshop
4:30pm - 5:30pm Workshop CANCELLED
5:30pm - 6:00pm Registration
6:00pm - 6:45pm Dinner
6:45pm - 7:00pm Business Meeting
7:00pm - 8:00pm Program
Workshop Description
How to Become a Successful Mentor
This event has been cancelled for the September meeting. Our speaker was called away and not able to make our meeting. We apologize for this inconvenience and will post it again when we can reschedule. Until then, there is still time to sign up to be part of this program!
As part of the Puget Sound Chapter's new Mentorship Program - Creating Connections - we are offering a training workshop for all potential mentors. Jim Gray with Alliance Training will be guiding those present on how to navigate the mentorship relationship so that it is beneficial for both the mentor and protégé. This is an event not to be missed if you would like to participate in the Puget Sound Chapter's Creating Connections program or if you would like to learn how to be an effective mentor.
Program Description
September 9, 2009
Functional Classification: What it is and how to benefit
The topic of taxonomy, or classification, has risen in prominence in recent years. But there has been relatively little practical discussion about what it really is, and more importantly, how RIM professionals can leverage the specific methodology and system relevant to their needs: functional business classification.
This educational session will provide an overview of functional classification and its importance to RIM professionals and programs. The session will be of interest to all RIM Professionals in any organization, government or private, though the speaker will leverage State and Local government use case examples. Advanced knowledge of classification is not required.
In the session, the speaker will discuss the different classification systems that exist, the Australian DIRKS methodology for developing functional business classifications, and why functional classification – the classification of terms or concepts according to business functions and activity – is a critical methodology and tool for RIM professionals. The focus of the session will be upon practical knowledge and use of classification, use real-world examples based upon the advanced Government RIM ecology in Australia, and provide a starting point, with examples, to encourage local RIM professionals to collaborate, even across dissimilar organizations, to build and leverage common business classifications.
About the Speaker
Bruce Schinkelwitz holds a Master of Archival Studies from the University of British Columbia and is a Certified Records Manager (CRM). In the early part of his career, he worked as an archivist and records manager in various public and international organizations, including The BC Archives (now Corporate Records Management Branch), Simon Fraser University Archives, the Archives of Ontario, and the World Bank Group Archives. He has held positions in the ECM/RM industry as senior project manager and implementation specialist for TOWER Software (now HP), FileNet and IBM. Since 2007, he has worked as an independent consultant to clients worldwide, providing RIM and ECM product implementation consulting services. Most recently, he has worked with clients on the development and deployment of functional classifications, taxonomy and retention schedules using the application a.k.a. ® by Synercon Management Consulting P/L of Australia.
