The Information and Records Management Society, Public Sector Group meeting taking place on the 13th November at Westminster Archives is now open to non IRMS members. There are approximately 10 places remaining.

The sponsors for the meeting are Inforesight and Synercon.

The day will be a mixture of presentations, interactive group discussions and the opportunity to work in small groups to ensure you get the most out of the day. On this occasion the format is slightly different and will, therefore, take the form of a workshop. The overall aim is for delegates to be working towards creating digital continuity policies for their own organisations and to assist fellow delegates in developing theirs.

The meeting is free of charge and will also include a sandwich lunch kindly provided by our sponsors.

To reserve your place please email [log in to unmask]. A confirmation email will be sent to you including additional information and material about the workshop. If you are an IRMS member please also include your membership number in your email.

Elizabeth, Jenny and myself look forward to welcoming you to the final meeting of the 2014 PSG Programme.

A copy of the agenda is included at the foot of this email.

Best Regards

Jane

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The meeting will take place on November 13^th 2014

Venue: City of Westminster Archives Centre, 10 St Ann's Street, London SW1P 2DE

09:30	Coffee Followed by Welcome and Housekeeping

09:45	Digital Continuity
	Why is it important?
	What are the risks of not doing it?
	Roles and responsibilities
	Define your digital continuity requirements



10:45	Comfort Break

11:00	Digital File formats: Alan Shipman “Choosing the right file format and storage media”.

11:45	Sponsor Presentation: Marc Fresko: Inforesight talking about “Nanadata”

12:15	Lunch & Networking Opportunities

13:00	Sponsor Presentation – Synercon

13:30	Comfort Break

13:45	A mixture of bite size presentations and small group discussions looking at:
	Assessing and managing risks to digital continuity [including looking at the TNA checklist and unpacking the steps]
	Mitigating risks in your policy
	Creating your policy and associated documentation to maintain digital continuity

15:15	Summary & Close.