[Announcements] FIRM Meeting

[FIRM Announcements]

Good morning:

Enclosed please find five information items for your immediate
consideration:

1- FIRM's Election - Please REPLY (oherran at bop.gov) if you ARE coming
to the meeting

2- Dial-up attendance is possible via teleconference

3- Location and time of meeting

4- Academic study on Social Media

5- Upcoming GAO survey and report


1- As the date for our next meeting approaches (April 27, 9:30 A.M.),
we need to establish a count of those are planning to attend in order to
secure adequate space for the meeting.   If you are planning to attend,
please send a reply to my attention.   


2- We are also establishing a teleconference connection for those
individuals who are interested but are not able to attend.   You may use
the following  information to attend via teleconference:

	phone:	 # 785-686-3124
	pin:	7777


3- I do want to encourage you to attend in person, if at all possible. 
As stated in an earlier message, the meeting will be hosted by Ms. Essie
Bryant, Records Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC),
located at:

	April 27, 2010, 9:30 A.M.
	Overseas Private Investment Corporation
	1100 New York Avenue, NW
	Washington, D.C. 20527
	[1 block from Metro Center (Red Line)]
	( http://www.opic.gov/about/contact/location )


4- FIRM members have an opportunity to collaborate with an academic 
study on Government’s use of Social Media.  This study is conducted by
the School of Library & Information Science at  San Jose State
University, Dr. Patricia C. Franks, Ph.D., CRM, is the lead researcher
and program coordinator.   Since the results of the study will be shared
with all of us via FIRM, I would suggest we take a look at this online
survey at:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FIRM   (Password = NCNS );  Survey closes
on May 15)



5- Lastly, FIRM is also assisting GAO with a report concerning the
discipline of information and records management and NARA’s role in
this area.   They are preparing an online survey that will be use for
data aggregation purposes and will not require an official agency
response or an individual designation for its completion.  
Time-permitting, we will provide more information during our upcoming
meeting.



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