WHEN: Tuesday, September 10, 2002  ----11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

PROGRAM:  Cyber Crime and Identity Theft: How to Prevent Both

                         Sgt. Hyko is a native of Longview who graduated from Pine Tree High in 1972.  For six (6) years Hyko worked for the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (F.B.I.) before returning home to join the Longview Police Department.  After 24 years with the Police Department, he heads up the Juvenile and Cyber Crime Units within the Criminal Investigations Division.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 8, 2002, 11:30 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.

Presented by: Rodney Clark, Sr. Sales Executive -- ImageMax

WHEN: Tuesday, November 12, 2002  -  11:30 – 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: Cotton Patch Cafe, 1228 McCann Road, Longview, Texas

WHEN: Tuesday, December 10, 2002  -  11:30 – 1:00 p.m.

PROGRAM: Elements of an Archive

WHEN: : Tuesday, January 14, 2003 -  11:30 – 1:45 p.m.

PROGRAM:    Developing Retention Schedules

WHEN:  Tuesday, February 11, 2003 -  11:30 – 1:00 p.m.

PROGRAM:    Enterprise Information Management
                               A Strategic Program for Information Management

WHERE:  RENAISSANCE DALLAS NORTH HOTEL

WHEN:  Tuesday, March 11, 2003

PROGRAM: ARMA Southwest Region CRM Conference
                              

PROGRAM:  Management Principles and RIM History, Records Creation, Records Systems/Storage/Retrieval, Auditing for Records Retention Compliance, Records Appraisal/Retention/Protection/Disposition,  Technologies/Facilities/Equipment/Supplies, Business Resumption Planning, Sarbane-Oxley Act, EIM

WHERE:  THE CATHOLIC CENTER, SHREVEPORT, LA

WHEN:  Tuesday, April 8, 2003

PROGRAM: First Aid for Damaged Records: 
Preservation Workshop  (click for complete details)
                              

WHERE:  THE SUMMIT CLUB,  Longview, Texas

WHEN:  Tuesday, May 13, 2003, 11:30-1:00 p.m.

PROGRAM: Records Storage Facilities 

Commercial Record Centers:  Are you asking the right questions?

.  Is a Commercial Records Center a good business decision for my company?
.  What's the difference between "hostage fee" and "permanent removal fee"?
.  What can I expect to pay for the services?
.  How can I guarantee consistent, good services for the term of the contract?

PRESENTER: Micki Dudley Sandell

**Due to a family emergency this meeting was canceled.**

WHERE:  CenterPoint Energy, 525 Milam, Shreveport, LA

WHEN:  Tuesday, June 10, 2003, 11:30-1:00 p.m.

PROGRAM: ISO 15489 Implementing and Measuring

PRESENTER: Mary White-Dollmann, CRM

MARY M. WHITE-DOLLMANN, CRM, is currently a Principal Consultant with Pat Vice Associates, Houston, Texas.  From 1993 to 2003, she served as Director, Corporate Records Management, at Conoco Inc. (ConocoPhillips, Inc). During this 10 year period she established and administered a company records management policy, program,  and services; managed a records warehouse; and managed a forms management program.   Prior to Conoco she worked at the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Research Library holding positions of Director of Document Copy and Delivery, Information Services Librarian, and Hospital Information Resource Center Consultant. 

PROGRAM: 10th Anniversary Celebration

                  "A Glimpse into the Future of Rim"

WHERE:  The Summit Club, Longview, Texas*

                   (10th Floor of Bank One Building located

                    @ the corner of 200 N. Fredonia and Tyler Streets)

WHEN:      Tuesday, September 9, 2003, 11:00-2:00 p.m.

Speaker: Patricia (Pat) Dixon, CRM, of 7-11, Inc.

 As manager of the Records Management Department for 7-Eleven, Inc. in Dallas, Texas, Pat directs the corporate records management program.  She has developed and implemented systems to enhance and improve such functions as active and inactive records control, records retention and disposition scheduling, and retrieval of both hard copy and microfilm.  She has also implemented an electronic imaging system for accounts payable, real estate and benefits records.

Pat is a Certified Records Manager and has been an active member of ARMA International since 1975.  She served the Dallas Chapter in a number of capacities including that of president.  On the international association level, she chaired the Long Range Planning Committee and served as a member of several other committees.  She was Region V Vice President for two terms, President-Elect from 1991-1992, President and CEO from 1992-1993, and completed her term as Chairman of the Board on June 30, 1994.

 As a CRM, Pat is a member of the Institute of Certified Records Managers.  In 1989, she helped establish the Corporate Recycling Council of Dallas, which organized under the direction of the Texas State Land Commissioner. She has also been active in the development of records and information legislation for the State of Texas.

 Pat is a frequent speaker at ARMA and other professional association meetings, seminars and conferences.  She has taught a records management course and lectured to classes at colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada.

DATE:  Tuesday, October 14, 2003

TIME:   11:30 - 1:00

Speaker: Kathleen E. Dedig, CRM

                     OGE Energy Corp.

Kathleen Dedig is Information Manager for OGE Energy Corp.  Kathleen has worked in the field of Records and Information Management for almost 28 years.  She has a Master of Library Science from the University of Pittsburgh and earned the CRM designation in 1986.  Kathleen is the Immediate Past President and Newsletter Editor for the Oklahoma City Chapter and is Region Coordinator for Amarillo, Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

PROGRAM Notes:   Information Security

                                 Do You Have a Policy in Place?

This presentation on Information Security will cover the importance of protecting an organization’s information, definitions of types of information, components of an Information Security Policy and creating additional guidelines to further enhance the policy.  If your organization does not have an Information Security Policy or is in the process of developing a policy, this presentation may help you in the process of trying to protect an important asset of your company – its information.  Protecting information is critical and this subject has received more attention since 9/11. 

DATE:  Tuesday, November 11, 2003

TIME:   11:30 - 1:00

Speaker:  Sarah E. Swindall, CRM

                         Vital Records Officer

                         Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6

PROGRAM:   Homeland Security:

                      Planning for Vital Records Mitigation and Recovery

WHERE: The Summit Club
                  Longview, TX

  PROGRAM NOTES:

        Since September 11, 2001, Homeland Security has been a primary activity in the Federal Government.  The Environmental Protection Agency has become the forerunner in implementing procedures for preparing its employees for disasters of all types, including terrorist attacks, and has served as an example for many other federal, state, local and private organizations.  The EPA has partnered and mentored with many of the organizations to assist in establishing their homeland security procedures.  Within EPA, Region 6 is far ahead of any of the other regions and headquarters in implementing its plan.

         As the Vital Records Officer and Alternate COOP Planner, Sarah has gained invaluable insight in preparing for disasters.  Her presentation will focus on the vital records protection policies and procedures as it relates to preparing for Homeland Security.

SPEAKER NOTES:  

        Sarah Swindall, CRM, earned her BA in Education from the University of North Central Oklahoma and her MS in Information Science from the University of North Texas.  In 1985 Sarah earned the designation of Certified Records Manager (CRM).

      Sarah is currently serving as the Vital Records Officer for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Region 6 office.  As a Records Administrator she has worked on the Versatile Enterprise Records System, Alternate Task Order Project Officer on the Information Management Centers Services (ICMS) Contract, Alternate Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planner, and electronic forms administrator.  Sarah is a member of the Homeland Security Team, Regional Incident Coordination Team (RICT), and Continuity of Operations Team. 

      Sarah has worked in all facets of the field of records management for the past 37 years including the Federal Government, public utilities, government contracting, local government and healthcare corporations.  

       Since 1971, Sarah has been a member of ARMA International serving in all positions of the Dallas Chapter of ARMA.  She is a member of the “Environmentally Correct” Toastmasters of America Club.  She is a frequent speaker at local, regional and national ARMA conferences.

DATE:           Tuesday, December 9, 2003

TIME:            11:30 - 1:00

Speaker:    Paula Stewart, CRM, CA

                           Amon Carter Museum, Ft. Worth Texas

PROGRAM:  Museums Have Records?:

                      Establishing  the Amon Carter Museum Archive

WHERE:          The Summit Club
                            corner of 200 N. Fredonia and Tyler Street,

                            9th Floor (Elevator entrance on Tyler Street) Longview, TX

PROGRAM NOTES:  Museums Have Records?:

                                   Establishing the Amon Carter Museum Archives

       Archivist and records manager Paula Stewart, CRM, CA, offers attendees a glimpse into the world of museums through her experiences at the Amon Carter Museum, an American art museum in Fort Worth, Texas.  Ms. Stewart will discuss the establishment of the archives, including working with an established records management program.  She also will discuss the Ark-La-Tex and Fort Worth Chapters’ joint community service project at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts.

SPEAKER NOTES:  

        Paula Stewart, CRM, CA, has been actively involved with archives and records management since 1985, when she joined the staff of the Amon Carter Museum.  In 1992 she became the museum’s first archivist.  Ms. Stewart earned an M.A. in History and certification in archives and museum administration from the University of Texas at Arlington.  She participates in several professional associations, including ARMA International; Fort Worth Chapter, ARMA International; Institute of Certified Records Managers; Society of American Archivists; Society of Southwest Archivists; Academy of Certified Archivists; Texas Association of Museums; and Texas Map Society.  Ms. Stewart’s published work includes co-authorship of a Catalogue of the Photography Collection of the Amon Carter Museum; chapters on Records Management, Security, and Emergency Planning for Museum Archives (forthcoming from SAA). Ms. Stewart’s areas of professional expertise are archival preservation, photographic history, and cartography

DATE:           Tuesday, January 13, 2004

TIME:            11:30 - 1:00

Speaker:    Chris Carper

                           Lee  Financial Corporation, Dallas, Texas

PROGRAM:  What Do We Keep?

WHERE:          The Summit Club
                            corner of 200 N. Fredonia and Tyler Street,

                            9th Floor (Elevator entrance on Tyler Street) Longview, TX

PROGRAM NOTES:  What Do We Keep?

 As Records Managers, we are constantly inundated with an ever-increasing volume of records and even though the new millennium was advertised as “paperless”, it seems that there is more paper now than ever before.  While the task of managing records can seem insurmountable at times, there are some steps we can take to help organize and minimize the challenge.  This presentation will cover some of the Rules of Thumb (Records Management techniques) and Rules of Law (Government regulations) that can help clarify “What Do We Keep”?

SPEAKER NOTES:   Chris Carper 

Chris Carper is the Records Manager at Lee Financial Corporation in Dallas, TX.  He joined the firm in 2002 and is responsible for its’ intellectual capital and knowledge resources.

Chris grew up in Minot, North Dakota.  He graduated with B.A. degrees in Information Management and Management from the University of North Dakota in 1999.  While at the University of North Dakota, Chris studied under Dr. Mark Langemo and was awarded the Donald T. Barber Award for “Future Potential in Records Management.”  Chris received a Masters of Business Administration from the University of North Dakota in 2001. 

Chris joined ARMA as a student and is now a member of the Dallas Chapter.

DATE:           Tuesday, February 10, 2004

TIME:            11:30 - 1:00

Speaker:    Carrie Fager, CRM, CDIA

                            RIM Director for the Louisiana State Archives

PROGRAM:  LA Administrative Rules for Records Management

                      Policies and Practices for Governmental Agencies

WHERE:          University Club, 401 Market Street, in the American Towers Building

                            downtown Shreveport, LA.  on the corner of Travis and Market Street.

                            http://www.u-clubshreveport.com/faq.htm

PROGRAM NOTES:  LA Administrative Rules for Records Management

                                  Policies and Practices for Governmental Agencies

Carrie Fager, CRM, CDIA, who is the RIM Director for the Louisiana State Archives, will present the recently adopted Administrative Rules for Records Management Policies and Practices for Governmental Agencies that the State Archives of Louisiana promulgated June 2003

 Ms. Fager’s program should be of special interest for those working in governmental agencies.  She is a proactive advocate for improved records management and has had a direct impact on the development of these new policies and practices for the State of Louisiana.

SPEAKER NOTES:   Carrie Fager, CRM, CDIA

Prior to her current position of RIM director, Carrie was employed as the acting RMO at the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office; three years prior to that position she worked as a computer programmer in the Office’s Information Services Division.  Carrie has also has held the position of Micrographics Manager for the Office’s Division of Archives, Records Management and History.  Prior to working for the State, she worked for three years for Republican Party of Louisiana as Assistance Finance Director, Administrative Director and finally as Chief of Staff.

Carrie Fager holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Louisiana State University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Phoenix-Louisiana Campus. .   She earned her CRM certification from the Institute of Certified Records Managers in July 1999 and her CDIA (Certified Document Imaging Architech) certification from CompTIA in December 2001.

Carrie currently serves as the ARMA’s Southwest Region Manager.  (The Southwest Region includes Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico (TALON).  She is a past President, Second Vice President, and Webmaster of both the Baton Rouge/Lafayette ARMA Chapter & TALON Region.  Carrie also has served on the International level on the Member Relations Committee as a member from 1999-2001, serving as Chairman in 2000-2001.

DATE:           Tuesday, March 9, 2004

TIME:            11:30 - 1:00

Speaker:    Dr. Ann Bennick, CRM

                            Records/Information Management Consultant

PROGRAM:  Records Management Standardization--Pros and Cons

WHERE:          The Summit Club located in the BANK ONE BUILDING

@ corner of 200 N. Fredonia and Tyler Street, Longview, TX

10h Floor (Elevator entrance on Tyler Street)

NOTE:  STREET CONSTRUCTION HAS CLOSED THIS SECTION OF TYLER  Parking is available on side and back streets and one parking lot that is behind the Crim Building on the corner of Fredonia and Cotton Street.  Both are within a very short walking distance to the club. 

PROGRAM NOTES:  Records Management Standardization: Pros and Cons

Standardization of records/information management (RIM) )equipment, supplies, and processes

can provide both efficiency and economic benefits for an office, department, or organization.

However, the degree of beneficial standardization varies from company to company and depends
largely on available financial resources, company culture, and the perceptions of  RIM service

 recipients.

Dr. Bennick will explore the questions:
	What RIM areas are commonly standardized?
	How do I determine the proper level of standardization for my organization?
	How much standardization is too much?
	How do I “sell” a proposed standard to my organization?
	How can the ARMA Standards Program help?
	How can I help develop future ARMA guidelines and standards?

SPEAKER NOTES:   Dr. Ann Bennick, CRM,

Dr. Ann Bennick is a Certified Records Manager with more than 25 years of experience in developing and implementing systems, programs, and training in records/information management.  She has been effective both in high-level corporate management roles and as an in-house consultant for two multinational energy companies, one of which received the prestigious Olsten Award for the outstanding large company records/information management program.

Dr. Bennick's experience also includes ownership of several small businesses and more than ten years as a tenured business professor at a Texas community college.  In 1981, the National Business Education Association honored Dr. Bennick as Post-Secondary Teacher of the Year.

She is a frequent speaker to business and professional associations, has authored numerous articles for educational and professional publications, and has written three books for ARMA International.  Her most recent book, Active Filing for Business Records, is available from ARMA International.

DATE:           Tuesday, April 13, 2004

TIME:            11:30 - 1:00

Speaker:    Michael Petree

                            Owner/Operator of The Records Center @ Distribution Center, Inc.

PROGRAM:  Records Centers Operation & Tour

WHERE:          The Records Center Inc.

                            225 North Common, Shreveport, Louisiana. 

                            located next to the Distribution Center, Inc.

PROGRAM NOTES:  Records Centers Operation & Tour  

Michael Petree, owner/operator of The Records Center in Shreveport will present a two-part program: a formal program followed by a tour.  Mike will present the formal program as we eat a catered lunch in his warehouse.  Mike will explain the nuts and bolts of operating a records center.  In his presentation he will give a broad overview of how a company 1) handles a wide assortment of records, 2) provides service to their customers, and 3) accommodates the various needs of their customers.  Mike’s presentation will review the start-up, operations, procedures, and business related issues of a records center.  Following the formal program, Mike will take us on a tour of his records storage facility.  Attendees will gain a heightened awareness of record center equipment requirements, safety issues, personnel, and security.  There will time for questions and answers during the program and tour.

SPEAKER NOTES:   Michael Petree

 Mike Petree has owned and operated The Records Center Inc. for ten years.  Mike graduated LSU-Shreveport with a BA in Business and Psychology.  Before investing in the records storage industry Mike worked as an office manager supervising records and payroll.  Mike is a member of the Ark-La-Tex ARMA Chapter and is currently running for president.

DATE:           Tuesday, May 11, 2004

TIME:            11:30 - 1:00

WHERE:          New London Museum Tea Room 

                            for maps click:  http://www.nlse.org/maps1.html

                            Located across the street from the West Rusk High School on Highway 42 in New London, the museum is housed in an old drug store where survivors congregated for reunions in the years following the tragedy.

Speaker:    Molly Ward, Director of New London Museum; Mayor

                            Molly is a charter member of the Ark-La-Tex ARMA Chapter.  Molly is a busy multi-talented lady who wears many hats in New London.  She is New London's Mayor, its Records Manager, and Director of the New London Museum.  Molly is a survivor of the 1937 explosion.  For more about Molly: http://www.nlse.org/museum.html

PROGRAM NOTES:  Disaster at New London  - Museum Tour

                      Molly Ward will discuss the disaster of March 18, 1937, when a spark from a sanding machine ignited a mixture of gas and air at the Junior Senior High School killing 311 people (mostly children) in New London, Texas, in northwest Rusk County.  The ignited mixture seemed to lift the school building in the air and then smash it to the ground. Walls collapsed. The roof fell in and buried its victims in a mass of brick, steel, and concrete debris. The explosion was heard four miles away hurling a two-ton concrete slab 200 feet away that crushed a car.   The tragedy occurred in one of the richest rural school districts in the United States. Community residents in the East Texas oilfield^qv were once proud of the beautiful, modern, steel-framed, E-shaped school building.  The most important result of the disaster was the passage of a state odorization law, which required that distinctive malodorants be mixed in all gas for commercial and industrial use so that people could be warned by the smell.

DATE:           Tuesday, June 8, 2004

TIME:            11:30 - 1:00

WHERE:          University Club, 401 Market Street, in the American Towers Building

                            downtown Shreveport, LA.  on the corner of Travis and Market Street.

                            http://www.u-clubshreveport.com/faq.htm  Cost of lunch: $13.00

Speaker:    Christine Rivers, Chancellor & Corporate Secretary

                                                                         Catholic Diocese of Shreveport

                 Christine Rivers is chancellor and corporate secretary for the Catholic Diocese of Shreveport.    As chancellor, Christine offers knowledgeable responses to questions about civil and church law.  Christine developed and implemented the diocesan archival program beginning in 1990.  She continues her archival duties by managing and facilitating all aspects of archives and records management for the Catholic Church in the northern 16 civil parishes of Louisiana.  

                 Christine is a charter member of the Ark-La-Tex ARMA Chapter.  She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri in foreign languages.  She has continued her professional education by earning a Certificate in Non-Profit Business Administration from Louisiana State University in Shreveport and a Certificate in Archival Studies from the Western Archives Institute, State of California.

PROGRAM NOTES:  Privacy Rule of HIPAA

                                            Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

The Privacy Rule of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) addresses the disclosure of individuals’ health information by organizations covered by the law.  Protecting privacy sounds like a good thing, but in application it has created some apparently unintended barriers.  These obstacles may cause problems for us as individuals at the times in our lives when we are receiving medical care, visiting the sick, or seeking to act as an advocate for our ill spouse or aged parent.  Real life scenarios will highlight some of the misunderstanding and confusion with the Privacy Rule, and suggestions will be offered to help cope with the law during this initial period of adjustment. 

DATE:           Tuesday, September 14, 2004

TIME:            11:30 - 1:00

Speaker:    Judy Bandaries

                            Total Packaging

PROGRAM:  Return to Flight:  Total Packaging Responds to the Loss of

                                                 Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster WHERE:          The Summit Club located in the BANK ONE BUILDING @ corner of 200 N. Fredonia and

                             Tyler Street, Longview, TX 10h Floor in the Grill (Elevator entrance on Tyler St)

PROGRAM NOTES:  Return to Flight -  Space Center of Cape Canaveral, Florida, called Total Packaging Monday, February 3, 2003, asking if it could respond to the space shuttle Columbia recovery needs.  Judy Bandaries said Total Packaging would meet the delivery demands materials per NASA’s packaging specifications for supplies and packaging.  Accepting this commitment lead Total Packing into a space adventure close to science fiction.  Total Packaging played a pivotal role in supplying of packaging materials and equipment for the reassembly of the space shuttle Columbia.  Multiple daily deliveries of markers, labels, bags, boxes, and palletizing equipment and supplies allowed Total Packaging to witness the identification of every item from fragments to the nose cone.  Barksdale Air Force Base was the repository for the remains of Columbia and was on military high alert; security was tight.  Armed military escorts were required for entry and exit of the hanger.  Until all parts from Hemphill, Nacogdoches, Toledo Bend and other Columbia recovery sites were transferred back to Barksdale for identification, labeling, packaging, and shelved, Total Packaging was a key player in the reassembly of the shuttle remains.

During the program, Judy Bandaries will narrate her life changing work from February to May 2003.  NASA recognized Total Packaging recently along with others such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Marietta, etc.  Texas was represented at the weeklong NASA Recognition Award Event in Cape Canaveral by Total Packaging and Boeing of Fort Worth as the received the Space Flight Awareness (SFA) Supplier Award of Distinction.  Total Packaging was the only supplier that was not a manufacturer of space shuttle parts to receive this award.  According to NASA officials, the SFA Award is not an annual event.  It is only awarded for outstanding service in special circumstances.

 Speaker bio:  Judy is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana and attended LSU in Baton Rouge and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana.  Judy began her sales career with Louisiana Paper Company (LPC).  An outside sales position opened in Longview Texas with ETEX Paper Company (CMI) a division of LPC in the mid seventies.  Judy was the first female outdoor salesman in the Texas market hired by Julian Fiegel, manager.  Judy sold everything from heavy industrial supplies, manufacturing products, packaging materials, along with a full line of janitorial supplies to retail store supplies, etc.  When ETEX Paper sold out, Judy and her business partner established Total Packaging in 1984.  This woman-owned business specializes in industrial, manufacturing, wholesale distribution of packaging and shipping room supplies.

PROGRAM:  Legal Updates: (applying for 5.5 CRMP Credits)

DATE:           Tuesday, October 12, 2004

TIME:            11:30 - 1:00

Speaker:    Sheriff Steve Prator

                            Caddo Parish, Louisiana

PROGRAM:  Preventing Identity Theft: It Happened to Me

WHERE:     University Club, 401 Market Street, in the American Towers Building

PROGRAM NOTES:  A few years ago, Sheriff Steve Prator's identity was stolen.  Sheriff Prator will discuss the events that followed the theft and how to help prevent it from happening to you.

Sheriff Prator will also address the serious issue of security and laws that pertain to trespassing, unlawful entry, and a business's rights of privacy.  He will introduce the topic in this first of a two part series.  The second part will be given at a later meeting in Shreveport by a chief district judge to clarify the issues brought up.

Speaker bio:    Sheriff Steve Prator is a veteran law officer who currently serves as Sheriff of Caddo Parish and has served as police chief of one of Louisiana's largest municipal police forces.  During his more than 27 years of law enforcement, Sheriff Prator has served in all areas of policing including patrol, narcotics, and investigations.

Sheriff Prator is a graduate of Louisiana State University in Shreveport and the FBI's National Executive Institute in Quantico, Virginia.

Sheriff Prator erased a $2.7 million budget deficit in his first year as Sheriff.  The Sheriff eliminated unnecessary positions in the department, reduced expenditures, monitored overtime and limited travel - all without sacrificing service.  Prator streamlined the budget by doing away with department perks like a department-owned airplane, race car, and premium fuel for sheriff's vehicles. 

Sheriff Prator established an Auxiliary Deputy program in Caddo Parish to increase law enforcement services at no additional cost to taxpayers.  He also obtained grant funding to equip all POST certified deputies with more accurate handguns, new patrol cars, and cameras for patrol cars.  Grant funds were used to purchase a bar cod evidence tracking system and a crime mapping system to analyze crime trends.

DATE:           Tuesday, November 9, 2004

TIME:            11:30 - 1:00

Speaker:   Theresa Edge, RMO

                  Gregg County, Texas

PROGRAM:  Tour of Gregg County Record Center:

                  Starting a Record Center

WHERE:         Gregg County Record Center

                      11:30 we will gather in the parking lot at corner of

                      Hwy 149 and Hwy 322.  From there we will caravan

                      to the Gregg County Record Center.

PROGRAM NOTES:  

                       Theresa Edge, RMO, will lead a tour through the Gregg County Records Center.   As the appointed Records Management Officer (RMO) for Gregg County, Ms. Edge developed and implemented the state mandated records management program and established Gregg County's record center.  Ms. Edge will review the state standards for records centers and give a case study of her program.

Speaker bio:

                     Theresa Edge established Gregg County's records management program about 12 years ago.  In this time she has designed and implemented an offsite record storage facility that complies with the State of Texas requirements.  Currently Ms. Edge works in dual capacity for Gregg County serving as the Records Management Officer (RMO) and Law Librarian.  Ms. Edge has been with Gregg County over 22 years in which time she has worked in other areas such as elections, commissioner court clerk, county clerk office, community buildings director, and constable clerk.  This broad background in the county's work serves her well as she manages the records center and records management program.

Theresa Edge is a native of Vernon, Texas.   As a child she moved frequently as her father followed his trade of seismographic work in Illinois, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana, and California.  Her family finally settled down in Houston.  Ms. Edge moved to Longview in 1969.  She is the mother of 2 and the grandmother of 2.

DATE:           Tuesday, December 14, 2004

TIME:            11:30 - 1:00

Speaker:   Judge Charles Rex Scott 

                      State of Louisiana

PROGRAM:  Legal Responsibilities:  

                     Fallout from Decisions Concerning Record Keeping:

WHERE:         Pierremont Oaks Tennis Club

                     578 Spring Lake Dr. Shreveport, LA 

PROGRAM NOTES:  

Judge Scott will speak on recent rulings that affect record keeping, record safekeeping, and who can be responsible for handling such records. Judge Scott will entertain questions concerning such issues of legal cases and rulings by superior courts that have set certain guidelines

Speaker bio:

Judge Charles Rex Scott graduated Northwestern State University and continued his legal studies at Louisiana State University Law School.  Judge Scott serves currently as Chief Judge First Judicial District Court in Civil Section C.  His long career as a Judge began in 1980 serving in the Shreveport City Court.  From there he briefly served as a Judge ad hoc on the Second Circuit Court of Appeal.  As time permits, he teaches in the LSUS Paralegal Program. 

Judge Scott is very active in the legal community having served as President of Louisiana District Judges Association; he currently serves as Co-Chair, Master Plan Committee C.M.I.S. (Case Management Information System),  and the Louisiana Judicial Budgetary Control Board.  Judge Scott has served as Chairman of the committee to evaluate requests for New Judgeships, a committee of the judicial council; Governor’s Task Force on Violent Crime and Homicide; and the Committee to Study Proper Court Reporting in Louisiana.  He is current President of Harry V. Booth – Henry A. Politz Chapter of the American Son of Court.  He also served as a member, Louisiana Judicial Council, Governor’s Task Force on Child Support Enforcement; Assistant City Attorney, Shreveport’s Arson Task Force; Special Assisant District Attorney and Instructor at the Shreveport Police Academy.

 Judge Scott is a frequent speaker to civic and professional groups including the LA State Bar Association, LA Judicial College, LA Trial Lawyers Assoc., LA Assoc. of Defense Counsel, Shreveport Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, American Inn of Court, as well as civic clubs and schools.  He serves as first King for the Krew of Justinian.

 Judge Scott is a founding member of the South Shreveport Lions Club.  He has served as Chairman of the Broadmoor Baptist Weekday Pre-School committee.  He is married to Alexis Pharris Scott, librarian at Shreve Island Elementary.  He and Alexis are parents of two children.

DATE:           Tuesday, January 11, 2005

TIME:            11:30 - 1:00

Speaker:   Lois McCaleb, City Secretary  

                      City of Longview

PROGRAM:  Filing for Destruction:  

                     WHERE:         The Summit Club, Longview, Texas

PROGRAM NOTES:  

The City of Longview is currently working to reduce the volume of records that are being held past their retention requirements.  Lois McCaleb, City Secretary and Records Management Officer, will report on the success of their current storage reduction project, a one-day In-service Work Day scheduled January 5,