For our February meeting we are excited to hear from our very own Kendra Yates. She will be presenting, Getting the Skeletons Out of the Closet (and Into the Cloud): A Network Drive Cleanup Case Study by Kendra Yates. We will discuss ways to clean out old network drives and sifting through what you do and don’t need to be retaining, as well as practical ways to bring your company along with you.

Come learn from real-life examples of network drive cleanup as we push forward into February with ARMA.

Who is Kendra Yates? Kendra Yates is the Chief Records Officer for Utah and the administrator of the Records and Information Management Section at the Utah Division of Archives and Records Services (State Archives). After a thirteen-year hiatus spent raising a family, Kendra completed a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Utah and a Masters of Library Science from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. She loves learning, problem-solving, and working with people, and appreciates the opportunity to do all three at the State Archives.

When: Thursday, February 18, 2021 11:30am -1pm

Where: Zoom

Registration for this event is now closed. If you missed this event and would like to view the presentation please go to “Presentations from Monthly Chapter Meetings“. Thank you for attending your ARMA Utah Chapter Meeting.

For our January meeting we are excited to have Hanna Bennett with us to discuss threat intelligence. She will discuss several facets of threat intelligence including, ransomware and other trends in security breaches, vulnerabilities that are commonly exploited by hackers, the benefits of information sharing, and other resources.

Come learn some practical ways we can secure both ourselves and our companies as we ring in this new year at ARMA.

Who is Hanna Bennett? Hanna is the Senior Intelligence Analyst for the Utah Statewide Information & Analysis Center (SIAC) with the Department of Public Safety (DPS). The SIAC is one of 80 fusion centers across the nation, and is a focal point for the receipt, analysis, gathering and sharing of threat-related information between State, Local, Tribal and Territorial (SLTT), federal and private sector partners.

When: Thursday, January 21, 2021 11:30am -1pm

Where: Zoom

Registration for this event is now closed. If you missed this event and would like to view the presentation please go to “Presentations from Monthly Chapter Meetings“. Thank you for attending your ARMA Utah Chapter Meeting.

We are excited to have our very own, David Fleming, present for our November Chapter meeting! He will be talking about what part RIM plays in the field of IG and why RIM is not just a name change for IG.

Come with questions and ready to learn from David’s many years of experience!

Who is David Fleming? David is an information governance and records management professional with over 30 years of achievement at large commercial banking entities. His experience is mainly focused in the areas of records and information management / program development and technology / process improvement project management. He was Chapter President of our Chapter for the 2009/2010 year.

When: Thursday, November 19, 2020 11:30am -1pm

Where: Zoom

Registration for this event is now closed. If you missed this event and would like to view the presentation please go to “Presentations from Monthly Chapter Meetings“. Thank you for attending your ARMA Utah Chapter Meeting.

For our October meeting we welcome Andrew Ysasi back to speak to our chapter about cybersecurity and information governance. He will be speaking specifically about the challenges cybersecurity professionals face every day and how we as IG professionals can be an ally and a resource to them as they defend our organization from cyberattacks.

Come learn about some of their challenges, joint issues and specific questions to ask cybersecurity professionals.

Who is Andrew Ysasi? Andrew is a subject matter expert, writer, sought after speaker, and past university instructor. As Vice President of Advocacy at Vital Records Control, he is tasked with mentoring, educating, volunteering, and advocating for all matters related to records management and information governance (IG).

When: Thursday, October 15, 2020 11:30am -1pm

Where: Zoom

Registration for this event is closed. If you missed this event and would like to view the presentation please go to “Presentations from Monthly Chapter Meetings“. Thank you for attending your ARMA Utah Chapter.

We’re kicking off our year with an online presentation from Utah’s Open Data Coordinator, Drew Mingl! Take the opportunity to reconnect with colleagues (virtually– no masks required!), and learn more about data. We may not see you in person, but we hope to see your faces!

What he will cover:

• What he has done with the state’s big data
• His experiences with Data Privacy and Security
  • Issues
  • Needs
  • Strategies 

Who is Drew Mingl? He is the State Data Coordinator, architect & content manager for Utah’s Open Data portal & Spending.Utah.gov ($190 billion in State of Utah spending). He works with all State agencies, counties, cities, special service districts, school districts and higher ed institutions to identify publicly available open data to be included in Utah’s Open Data portal. Responsible for Utah’s data inventory/catalog.

When: Thursday, September 17, 2020 11:30am -1pm

Where: Zoom

Registration for this event is closed. If you missed this event and would like to view the presentation please go to “Presentations from Monthly Chapter Meetings“. Thank you for attending your ARMA Utah Chapter Meeting.