News for Canadian Members
March 2008 Canadian Region Newsletter
..is now available
Funding Guidelines..and other information...
The latest funding guidelines for chapters leader attendance leadership at the region conference along with ...the conference site selection process and... the member recognition award nomination form have been updated. All documents are available from the Guidelines page.
Congratulations to our winners in Baltimore..
Calgary Chapter - large chapter web site of the year,
Southwestern Ontario - Honorable Mention for Medium Chapter Website of the Year
2008 ARMA Canada turns 40...
2008 is ARMA Canada's 40th anniversary. Plan to celebrate with your chapter and also at the Region Conference in Fredicton June 1 - 4 2008.
The program is hot off the press.....The program for the 2008 Canada Region Conference is now available. Currently the program is in pdf format, but very shortly you will be able to view it in a web page.
Have a look at all the informative sessions and speakers and then register using the on-line registration form
Check out the conference web site for information about the registration and accommodation.
To give you some idea of WHY you should come to Fredericton, check out the reasons on Why Fredericton!
Conferences. Seminars and other Education Opportunities
ARMA Vancouver Island Chapter, in conjunction with the Archives Association of BC, is pleased to present "Future Evidence Past Record April 24 - 26 in Victoria. The conference agenda is available and also the program details. For further information contact Ken Oldenburger.
If you have conferences, seminars and other education opporturnites, they can be posted here to reach all members of Canada Region. Send the information to Leonora at lkcasey@telus.net. Note that the hot link has been removed from this email address. You will need to copy and paste it.
Outreach stories...
Local chapters are often approached and even more often, volunteer, outreach activities to provide records management expertise, help and advice to organizations, locally, nationally and internationally. We would encourage you to share your chapter's stories with the rest of Canada Region. Send the information to the web master for posting on this site.
ARMA Calgary Chapter....was approached through the Archivist's network to assist the Regional Taxation Office in Ica Peru. The whole story is available here.
UBC School of Library Science Co-Op Program
This is a reminder that graduate students from the University of BC's School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies are still available for 4 or 8-month work terms beginning this May. Students from this program work across Canada and around the world.
Previous UBC SLAIS Co-op Employers include:
- City of Vancouver Archives
- City of Richmond Clerk's Office
- Library & Archives Canada
- Union of BC Municipalities
- SFU W.A.C. Bennett Library
- Indian Residential Schools Canada
Types of Jobs SLAIS Students Perform:
- Library and Archival students in the SLAIS Co-op Program have worked for public, private, and non-profit employers across Canada, the USA and abroad as Internet & Database Researchers, Information Architects, Knowledge Managers, Records Managers, Reference Assistants, and Web Site Developers .
Key Skill and Knowledge Sets:
- Children’s library services / Collection evaluation / Creating metadata & resource descriptions / Database creation & search functionality / Digitization project management / Document appraisal & organization / Indexing & classification / Instructional skills / Interface design / Records management / Reference service / Research & analysis / User surveys & needs assessments / Web design & content development
To Hire a Student, contact the UBC Arts Co-op Program at 604-822-1529 or via email to arts.co-op@ubc.ca .
Contact Us
Julie Walchli, Director | 604-822-4223 | julie.walchli@ubc.ca
Faculty of Arts Co-operative Education Program
University of British Columbia
5th Floor, Swing Space Building, 2175 West Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canadian Health Information Management Association
ARMA Canada maintains relationships and cooperates with other Canadian associations in the information management fie family The Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) represents professionals in the health records area. Their web site is located at http://www.chima-cchra.ca/contact/index.html.
