The Alison North New Professional's Award
Each year, The Information and Records Management Society awards recognised individual IRM professionals and this year is no exception.
Returning to your attention, in its third year of running, is the New Professional’s Award. Alison North has kindly offered sponsor this award.
Alison North is the author of the book ‘Managing Records Retention and Disposal’ and an authority on the implementation of records management programmes to improve business efficiency, promote transparency and achieve compliance. Alison has worked extensively as a consultant in both the public and private sector.
Alison is supporting the Society in inviting new members of the profession at all levels to engage with their colleagues in the ever-growing community that surrounds Information and Records.
You are eligible for this award if you are within the first 3 years of your career in Record and Information Management, whether you are a student, employed or self employed. There is no age limit.
The prize, I hear you ask…. WELL, it is attendance at our Annual Conference in May 2012 and comprises full delegate fees and accommodation. (Does it get a “Ooooooo…”?), what’s more is that should the winner already be in receipt of an employer paid/fully sponsored place at Conference, then the prize will be equivalent monies to be used on IM/RM related books, DVDs and/or CPD! (Cor…)
The winner will be informed in mid-March 2012 but will be announced publicly at the Conference Gala Dinner Awards Ceremony, at which they will presented with an award certificate and trophy.
How to enter:
A written piece of work between 1500 and 2000 words on a word file via this form.
No theme is too wacky, as long as it is based around the entrants’ issues, thoughts or experiences in IRM.
Don’t delay, apply today!
Closing Date: 31st March 2012
See ‘I’m a Records Manager… Get Me Out of Here’, Deirdre Allison’s winning entry for the 2011 New Professional’s Award in January 2012 Bulletin.