BIOGRAPHY

DAVID O. STEPHENS, CRM, FAI is an internationally recognized authority in the records and information management field.  He has over thirty years of experience in the field and has developed or improved records management programs for more than two hundred corporations and government agencies throughout the United States.  He is a leading authority on the international aspects of records management and has lectured or consulted in some twenty countries in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the South Pacific. 

Mr. Stephens is a Certified Records Manager, and in 1989-1990 served as President and CEO of ARMA International, a professional association representing over 10,000 records managers from some thirty-five countries throughout the world.  He is co-author of the Fourth Edition of the book Information and Records Management, which is generally regarded as the standard reference work on records management in North America.  His latest book is Electronic Records Retention:  New Strategies for Data Life Cycle Management, which he co-authored with Roderick C. Wallace.

Mr. Stephens frequently writes articles for The Information Management Journal.  He conducts lectures on advanced records management topics at The George Washington University.   David Stephens was inducted into the Company of Fellows of ARMA International in 1992.  Mr. Stephens may be contacted at dostephens@zasio.com.

David O. Stephens, CRM, FAI

From the 1970s through most of the 1990s, the records management (RM) discipline had what might be described as an uneasy relationship with the personnel in computer services departments.  Some five or more years ago, this began to change for the better.  Together with legal departments, Information Technology (IT) is records managements most important stakeholder, and no significant records management problem can be solved without IT and RM working hand-in-glove.  In

this presentation, David Stephens summarizes his experience in working with IT personnel throughout the United States to apply records management principles in meeting the challenges posed by electronic records.  Mr. Stephens will also discuss electronic document management and how to integrate the records management functionality into EDM solutions.  He will briefly cover EDM features and functions as well as related technologies.

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·         Seminar fee includes refreshments and lunch

·         Cancellations can be obtained if made in writing by April 8 (postmark date); there will be a $15.00 processing charge.  No cancellations accepted after April 15, although substitutions are encouraged.

·         Advanced registration is recommended to ensure seat availability; however, space permitting, registration will be accepted at the door.