E-Discovery, Records & Information Management Conference & Expo

DGI's 2011 E-Discovery, Records & Information Conference, held in conjunction with ARMA's Northern Virginia Chapter Meeting, delivered over 325 mostly government attendees, again making it one of the largest events on the topic.  One attendee commented the conference provided "excellent speakers aware of current complicated situations, but able to communicate future needs."

John Mancini, President of AIIM International, (right) presented the opening keynote "Systems of Record and Systems of Engagement: The Records Management and E-Discovery Challenges Have Only Just Begun".   "Excellent Presentation!" said one attendee.  "John’s material was very effective in illustrating complex abstract concepts and making them concrete."

Joan Fina, Assistant General Counsel with the Federal Trade Commission (pictured at left on right side) and Vanessa Brinkmann, Counsel, Initial Request Staff with the Department of Justice discussed "Electronic FOIA: What you Need to Know".    One attendee said "Very relevant to Federal Investigative Services."

John Blumenschien, Senior Attorney with Guidance Software (right) presented a session on Metadata, Load Files & Preservation: Recent Developments and Important Differences Between E-Discovery and Records Management and "provided relevant information on discovery and electronic records."

Principal Deputy General Counsel with the Federal Trade Commission, David Shonka (left) presented the popular session "Privacy Best Practices for E-Discovery and Records Management".   "Thought-provoking," said one attendee.  "Excellent points about privacy," commented another.

"A Paradigm Shift as E-Discovery and Records Management Converge" was presented by Kon Leong, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of ZL Technologies (left) who provided "great substantive and useful content."  Commented another attendee "the presentation was interesting. Perhaps our agency can use his services in the future."

Joining the conference virtually was Jason R. Baron, Director of Litigation, NARA (left) who provided Three Suggested Improvements At The Nexus of E-Recordkeeping and E-Discovery.  View the complete 13-minute remarks on DGI's YouTube Channel.  Read DGI's Executive Insight Interview with Jason on what government should do in dealing with the 21st century world of e-records.  Jason is also the 2011 Emmett Leahy Award Winner.

"He provided excellent information concerning regulations from a Judge’s perspective. Always a pleasure," said an attendee about the afternoon keynote A Legal Viewpoint of E-Discovery and Records Management in 2011 presented by The Honorable John Facciola of the U.S. District Court, Washington, DC (left).  

Jack Halprin, Vice President eDiscovery and Compliance with Autonomy (right) presented "The Cloud and Social Media: The Wild West of Discovery".  "Fascinating; Great tips and insight."

The Networking Expo

What Attendees Said

About the 2011 Conference:

• "Very diverse presenters and topics. Helps to hear point of view from others and not just records managers."
• I enjoyed "The outstanding, absolutely brilliant speakers."
• "Very interesting, learned a lot, enjoyed relevant court case references."
• "Good technological information and subject matter."
• "Excellent speakers aware of current complicated situations, but able to communicate future needs."
  

Education Advisory Committee

Digital Government Institute thanks the Education Advisory Committee for its input on developing the Conference Program:

• Elizabeth Adkins, Certified Records Manager, Certified Archivist Director, Global Records and Information Management, CSC
• Deborah Armentrout, Chief, Records and Archives, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Bikram Bandy, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
• Jason R. Baron, Director of Litigation, National Archives and Records Administration
• Charley Barth, Director of Navy Records, U.S. Navy
• Joseph Bryant, Vital Records Liaison & Records Custodian, Issuances and Records Management Group, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
• L. Reynolds (Ren) Cahoon, Director, Advanced Programs, Civil Mission Solutions, Lockheed Martin and former Assistant Archivist for HR and Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration
• Larry Creech, Program Manager, Information Catalog Program, Corporate Information Security, Information Technology, U.S. Postal Service
• John Ellis, Agency Records Officer, Collection Strategies Division, Office of Environmental Information, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Omar Herran, Judicial Records Officer, Administrative Office, U.S. Courts and FIRM Council Chair FIRM Council Chair
• Mark Mandel, Public Records Administrator, DC Government and President, No. VA Chapter, ARMA International
• Jeannette Plante, Director, Office of Records Management Policy, Department of Justice
• David Shonka, Principal Deputy General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission and Lead, FTC E-Discovery Steering Committee
• Catherine Teti, Managing Director, Knowledge Services, Government Accountability Office
• Sharon Whitt, Director Information Quality and Records Management, Export-Import Bank of the United States
• Aimee Williams, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Information Governance, Autonomy