AIIM First Canadian Chapter Announces Ottawa Satellite, Hosts eDiscovery Panel on May 12, 2011

PRLog (Press Release) - Apr. 28, 2011 - Ottawa/Toronto - The Toronto AIIM First Canadian Chapter is pleased to announce its expansion into Ottawa. For over 60 years AIIM - http://aiim.org - has been the leading non-profit organization, helping users understand the challenges associated with managing documents, content, records, and business processes. With over 75,000 members and a network of 34 chapters internationally, AIIM provides neutral and unbiased information to serve the needs of its members and the enterprise content management industry.

The first Ottawa chapter event will be held on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at the Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch. The theme of the event will be “E-Discovery: Issues and Trends that Impact Canadian Organizations.” With an expert panel that includes Dominic Jaar, National Leader, eDiscovery and Information Management, KPMG LLP, and Stephen Ludlow, Senior Program Manager, eDiscovery and Information Governance Solutions, Open Text, this educational event will have information relevant to information management practitioners in both public and private sector.

“We're very supportive of our current and prospective members in the Ottawa/Gatineau region,” says Winnie Tsang, President of the Toronto First Canadian Chapter. “We're pleased to work with the Ottawa planning committee to help make this inaugural event a success, and build a strong foundation for activities over the remainder of 2011 and into 2012.”

AIIM is excited to see our Canadian membership expand, particularly as we embark on a new phase of our association mission," says John Mancini, President of AIIM. "Networking, user-focused research, training and focused events are the most effective ways to educate the information management community, and events such as this May 12th E-Discovery Panel in Ottawa help fulfill this mission."

Registration for the Ottawa AIIM First Canadian Event on May 12, 2011 is now open at http://aiimfccottawamay12.eventbrite.com/

Cost is free for current AIIM members and $15 for non-members.


For more information please contact:

Cheryl McKinnon – cheryl@candystrategies.com
Candy Strategies Inc.

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AIIM Ottawa is a satellite group of information management professionals, part of the Toronto First Canadian Chapter. We're committed to offering educational events for information & content management professionals in public and private sector.

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