12:30

Lunch

14:00

Keynote Sessions

The Role of ERMS within a corporate information management strategy

Gary Fisher, Co-founder & CEO North America and Europe Objective Corporation

In the modern organisation, along with all the more traditional forms of information, the proliferation of electronic information results in electronic copies of records and other data existing simultaneously on stand-alone workstations, local area networks, computer system backup tapes, intranets, extranets and so on. Gary will explore how an organisation can address these issues effectively.

Managing and controlling processes through the web

Colin Charlton, Business Development Manager, Ascent Technology Ltd

Through illustrative case examples Colin will demonstrate how processes can be automated and streamlined in a variety of EDMS & ERMS scenarios. eProcess can bring many efficiencies and cost savings within an organisation.Through the power of the web, these can be extended from sales and purchasing into Supply Chain partners to deliver ever greater customer service.

Practical application of the MoReq specification

Marc Fresko, Director, EDM & ERM Consulting, Cornwell Affiliates plc

As the MoReq Project Leader, Marc will explore the MoReq specification, its scope, and application. He will explain the contents of the specification, how it relates to other important documents (such as guidance from the Public Record Office) and how the specification can be used in a variety of environments, by users and potential users of ERMS, and by suppliers of ERMS products and services.

15:30

Coffee

16:00

Keynote Sessions

Role of the records manager in eBusiness

Mike Marsh, Chairman of The Records Management Society of GB

Information, contained in records, is a valuable business asset. Unless the management of paper and electronic records is synchronised, businesses risk losing access to their vital information. Traditionally, archivists and records managers have been responsible for paper records - it isn't always recognised that they have a vital role to play in managing e-records as well.

EC legal admissibility and eSignatures - current status and planned legislation

André Bywater, Senior Associate, Eversheds, Brussels

The EU has made the development of information technology and its regulation a major policy aim as part of its overall strategy within a global context, notably competitiveness. As a result, a raft of other proposed legislation and initiatives are currently in the pipeline.

This session examines the twin issues of the legal admissibility of digital information and the long-term storage of digital information under existing EU legislation:

• Electronic signatures
• EU data protection
• Electronic data interchange
• Electronic commerce
• Electronic money institutions

17:30

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