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Please find below agenda and meeting details for the inaugural meeting of the Records Management Society Ireland Group, to be held in Belfast on 29 June 2006. We hope you will find the day interesting and a useful opportunity to meet and exchange with others working in the Records Management field.

Please note that attendance may be confirmed and further information obtained from Lawrence Rodgers at [log in to unmask]

Many thanks,

		Major Networking Opportunity for Records Management Professionals in Ireland 29 June 2006, Belfast
	The Records Management Society is pleased to announce the formation of a new regional group “RMS Ireland”
	The Records Management Society cordially invites all Records, Information and Archive Professionals interested in those issues affecting the profession in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to the “RMS Ireland” inaugural meeting in Belfast City Hall, 29 June 2006.  Please see below for details. If you would like to attend please contact: [log in to unmask]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Record Management Society

 

Regional Group – “RMS Ireland”

 

First Meeting–Thursday 29th June 2006

 

“Successful Records Management”

 

Venue: Belfast City Council, City Hall, Belfast, BT1 5GS

 

 

AGENDA

 

 

  9.00 – 10.00            Coffee & Registration

 

10.00 – 10.10            Welcome and Introductions

                                    Robert Corbett Belfast City Council     

                                   

10:10 – 10.30            Records Management Society Overview

                                    Dr Paul Duller, Tribal Technology & RMS Chair

 

10.30 – 11.15            Keynote Speech

                                    Dr Julie McLeod Northumbria University

 

11.15 – 11.30            Tea/Coffee Break

 

11.30 – 12.30            EDRMS Project N. Ireland

                                    Mike Beer & Howie McCabe

 

12.30 – 13.30            Lunch sponsored by Archives Consulting Services, Dublin

 

13.30 – 14.15            The Impact of FoI on Records Management

                                    Brendan Murphy, Organisation Development Manager,
Health Service Executive, Limerick                 

 

14.15 – 15.00            Discussion Forum & Feedback

 

15.00 – 15.15            Wrap Up

                                    Robert Corbett, Belfast City Council

 

15.15 – 15.45            Meeting to Elect Group Committee 

 

15.45                          Meeting Close

 

 

 

RMS Ireland would like to thank Belfast City Council and Archives Consulting Services, Dublin for their kind sponsorship of our first meeting.

 Location

City Hall stands in the centre of Donegal Square in the heart of downtown Belfast, just 10 minutes from Belfast Central Station. Further information and a detailed map are available on the website of the City Council. (www.belfastcity.gov.uk).

Getting there

The Enterprise rail service runs eight daily services between Dublin (Connolly Station) and Belfast Central. Journey time is approximately two hours. 

Aircoach buses depart Dublin Airport for Belfast on the hour between 7.00 and 21.00 daily. Journey time is approximately two and a half hours. Passengers can board coaches in Donnybrook and in Dublin City Centre (www.aircoach.ie).

Aer Arann has three flights daily between Cork and Belfast City Airport (www.aerarann.ie). Belfast City Airport has daily flight connections with all major UK cities.   Journey time from the airport to the city centre is 15-25 minutes depending on traffic. The cost of a taxi is approximately £6.00.

 

Please note that some airlines (easyjet/Jet2/bmibaby) use Belfast International Airport (http://www.belfastairport.com/en). This airport is a greater distance from the city centre. A taxi fare is approximately £25 and takes 20 minutes. There are usually 3 buses per hour, journey time being 38 minutes plus a short, 8 minute walk from the bus stop. http://www.translink.co.uk.

 

Accommodation
Jurys Inn, Holiday Inn and Europa hotels are all situated within walking distance of City Hall. Further information is available from the Northern Ireland tourist board (www.discovernorthernireland.com).