The DLM Forum held its Spring Members' Meeting and AGM in Madrid, Spain, May 25 & 26

One of the most significant announcements was the launch of the MoReq2010 work programme which will soon enter the first public consultation.

Click on the link below to find out more about MoReq2010 and join the first public consultation.

June 8

Two new directors appointed

Eric Ketelaar At the Madrid AGM in May, the members of the DLM Forum elected two new directors to the Executive Committee. This follows the recent retirement from the Executive Committee by Michael Hollmann, of the German Bundesarchiv, after many years service.

Eric Ketelaar, the General Counsel to the National Archivist of the Netherlands (pictured) and Rory Staunton of Strategy Partners are the new directors.

Eric was at the very first DLM Forum conference in 1996 and has been involved with the DLM Forum ever since. Rory has also been involved in DLM Forum activities for a long time, most recently providing valuable contributions to the MoReq Governance Board.

We congratulate the new directors on their appointment and wish them well in the future.

Click on this link to find out who is on the Executive Committee and to read their biographies.

DLM Spring Meeting and AGM, Madrid, May 25 & 26, 2010

DLM Spring Meeting programme has been published with a Challenging Theme "Consolidation and New Ventures and Demands". This members meeting is building on DLM initiatives and workplace issues with an agenda that:

Presents a number of successful/diverse MoReq adoption programmes,
Reports on the progress of the innovative MoReq 2010 programme,
Provides a platform for discussion on “eRM Standards at a cross-roads” – ISO & MoReq converging ?
Assesses the challenges of SharePoint’s contribution & positioning in Corporate Records Management
Update on the DLM Interoperability initiative
Views on RM in the workplace
MoReq Educational/Academic Programmes reviewed
Panel discussion on setting up a network of MoReq Testing Centres

We hope see you there as members; or colleagues who would like to gain an appreciation of the work the DLM are undertaking and meet with colleagues from across Europe.

The programme and registration form can be found on the downloads page.

June 1, 2010

Photos from the Madrid AGM

May 25 and 26 saw a very successful and enjoyable DLM Forum members' meeting and AGM, hosted by the Spanish Ministry of Culture in Madrid.

Participants enjoyed wonderful summery weather (apparently it was arranged especially by the ministry!) with a record attendance from member organisations. The two days of the conference were punctuated by a reception in the city centre, kindly arranged by the Spanish hosts, and attendees were able to stay on in Madrid afterwards and sample the delights of the busy city night life.

By contrast the meeting itself was all business, with some excellent presentations and good participation from the floor. The full programme is available from the downloads page, and the presentations will be posted to the website soon. Below are a few photographs taken at the event.

Agnes Korotij - Kovex - MoReq2 in Health

Day 1: Ágnes Korotij, a researcher with KOVEX-Computer, speaks about the applicability of MoReq2 recordkeeping to biobanks

Jon Garde - Journal IT - MoReq2010

Day 1: Jon Garde of Journal IT presents the MoReq2010 work programme

Elena Cortes - Spanish National Archives - Spanish Chapter 0

Day 2: Elena Cortés Ruiz of the State Archives of Spain and the incoming vice chair of the DLM Forum, describes the experience of developing a Spanish Chapter Zero

Lucie Verachten - Belgian State Archives - Members Meeting

Day 2: Lucie Verachten of the Belgian State Archives, and the new chair of the DLM Forum, invites members to the DLM Forum Autumn members' meeting in Belgium (sitting with Lucie is Toivo Jullinen, the outgoing chair)

The next meeting of the DLM Forum, to be hosted by the Belgian State Archives, will take place on November 16 and 17.

(photos courtesy of the State Archives of Spain)