AIIM and ARMA Joint Statement
We wanted to make the members of AIIM and ARMA aware of some strategic discussions that have been occurring over the past few months between the two organizations.
In December 2005, the AIIM Executive Committee, with the full support of the AIIM Board, contacted ARMA's Executive Committee about AIIM's interest in meeting to discuss whether there might be ways to more closely align the two organizations to better address the needs of their respective members.
The AIIM and ARMA Executive Committees eventually met in Chicago in June to discuss the possibilities. They agreed to meet again in August, prior to ARMA's Strategic Planning Committee and to include the entire ARMA Board. At the August meeting, AIIM's Executive Committee presented its ideas for a possible closer alignment, including consolidation or combination of the two organizations. It also proposed forming a joint AIIM/ARMA Task Force. The job of this task force would be to meet with an external facilitator selected by both organizations and determine whether a possible consolidation or combination of AIIM and ARMA would be: a) feasible; and b) in the interests of the members of both organizations. The ARMA Board agreed to discuss the topic further during its Strategic Planning Committee meetings.
On September 6, ARMA's Board advised AIIM's Executive Committee that the Board and Strategic Planning Committee had discussed the proposal at length and decided it was not necessary to form a task force. The ARMA Board stated that it was not interested in pursuing the possible consolidation or combination of the two organizations; however, it was interested in identifying other opportunities on which AIIM and ARMA could work more closely.
About John Mancini
John Mancini is the President of Content Results, LLC and the Past President of AIIM. He is a well-known author, speaker, and advisor on information management, digital transformation and intelligent automation. John is a frequent keynote speaker and author of more than 30 eBooks on a variety of topics. He can be found on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook as jmancini77. Recent keynote topics include: The Stairway to Digital Transformation Navigating Disruptive Waters — 4 Things You Need to Know to Build Your Digital Transformation Strategy Getting Ahead of the Digital Transformation Curve Viewing Information Management Through a New Lens Digital Disruption: 6 Strategies to Avoid Being “Blockbustered” Specialties: Keynote speaker and writer on AI, RPA, intelligent Information Management, Intelligent Automation and Digital Transformation. Consensus-building with Boards to create strategic focus, action, and accountability. Extensive public speaking and public relations work Conversant and experienced in major technology issues and trends. Expert on inbound and content marketing, particularly in an association environment and on the Hubspot platform. John is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the College of William and Mary, and holds an M.A. in Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.