Austin ARMA November Chapter Meeting:

Moving to a "Paper-Lite" Records Environment

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

11:30 am - 1:00 pm CT

Location: Hybrid Meeting

In-Person at Austin Energy Headquarters (4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723 - Texas Star 8-2) or Virtual via Teams

Cost: $10 Members, $15 Guests, $5 Virtual

Everything is shifting to electronic format, yet our desks, file cabinets and storage spaces are still filled with paper. How do we reduce the paper records we have already created? In this session, you will learn about a practical approach to going "paper-lite." Five years ago, our mid-sized law firm shifted to a "paper-lite" records environment and reduced our onsite physical records storage by 90% as part of an office move. You will learn about the successes and challenges we encountered as we convinced users of the need for change, developed scanning procedures, reviewed records for disposition, and established new records management guidelines. You will also learn how the move to "paper-lite" has changed our workplace and how the lessons learned from this project shaped our roll-out of new initiatives.

Speaker: Emily Martin, CRM

Emily Martin has worked in records management for sixteen years. She is the Records Management and Library Services Director at Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann LLC in New Orleans. She holds a Bachelor's degree in English and a Masters in Library and Information Science. She became a CRM in 2016, and since that time, she has been a grader for Part 6 and a presenter at SW Region CRM Conferences. In 2017, she helped her firm transition to a "paper-lite" environment. Active in the Greater New Orleans ARMA Chapter, she served as chapter president, vice-president, secretary and board member. She joined the ARMA Southwest Region Team in 2014 and recently completed a two-year term as the Region Director. When not working, she is hard at play with her four children.

If attending in person, you have the option of bringing in your own lunch or ordering from Jason’s Deli which will be delivered to the meeting location. Instructions for ordering lunch will be provided in your confirmation email.

If attending via video conference, a Teams link will be sent to you upon registration.

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