Benefits of ARMA Membership

ARMA provides education, products, research, regulatory review and services to further enhance RIM careers and the profession. By joining the Greater Columbus Chapter, you get to know others in the area who work in your field. The Columbus Chapter meets once each month to tour a Records Management operation or to listen to a guest speaker.

Membership Redesignation

ARMA has a membership redesignation policy. A company can redesignate a person's membership to another employee for 6 months. At the end of that time, the new member will be sent an invoice to renew for one year beginning at that time. The original member will still keep their membership until it expires and can choose at that time to renew or not. To request that a member be redesignated, you must contact ARMA directly to request the redesignation. You can contact Michael Logan, Member Service Representative at 1-888.299.7719 or by email at mlogan@arma.org to have your membership redesignated. Click here for more info...

Educational Opportunities

ARMA sponsors an annual International Conference and Expo, that includes multiple tracks at different levels, over 70 educational sessions, and a vendor exhibit hall with demonstrations of products and services. Members can save as much as 20% on conference fees. ARMA also hosts a Joint symposium with PRISM, industry-specific programs and on-line training courses. Members receive the Information Management Journal and InfoPro Online, filled with articles and information about Records and Information Management.

Networking

One of the greatest benefits is finding and getting to know RIM colleagues locally and nationally. The ability to pick up the phone and call another person who practices RIM to discuss work-related questions, approaches, problems and solutions is invaluable. Using ARMA's online Member Resources, networking is made easy.

ARMA Bookstore

ARMA International publishes numerous books, manager briefings, standards, and guidelines for the RIM profession. In addition, home study courses, videos and RIM-related publications are provided through the ARMA Bookstore. Members save as much as 25% on these publications. http://www.arma.org/Bookstore/search/search_form.cfm

Industry Specific Groups

Knowing how someone in your industry is handling RIM problems is invaluable. ARMA has 34 industry specific groups that can link you to colleagues in your industry. ISG's include industries such as banking, legal, insurance, petroleum, transportation, insurance, etc.

CareerLink

ARMA International's CareerLink connects you to the world's premier records and information management job bank. View all current positions by geographic region, state, or type of position desired. http://www.arma.org/careerlink/seekers/welcome.cfm

Join ARMA

For more information, go to http://www.arma.org/ or click on this link to join now: http://www.arma.org/membership/memberapp.cfm

You may also send any questions you have to membership@armacolumbus.org.