ARMA International

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ARMA International

Founded	1955
Type	Professional Organization
Focus	Information Governance, Records Management
Location	Overland Park, Kansas
Area served	Worldwide
Method	Certification, Chapters, Conferences, Industry standards, Publications, Virtual Events, Webinars.
Members	6,000
Employees	12 employees
Website	www.arma.org

ARMA International (formerly the Association of Records Managers and Administrators) is a not-for-profit membership association for information professionals, primarily information management (including records management) and information governance, and related industry practitioners and vendors.^[1] The association provides educational opportunities and educational publications covering all aspects of information management broadly. It also is known worldwide for its standards and guidelines.

Overview[]

The Association was founded in 1955. In 1975, the Association of Records Executives and Administrators (AREA) and the American Records Management Association merged to form the current ARMA International. The headquarters for ARMA International is Overland Park, Kansas.

ARMA International has more than 6,000 members, in over 30 countries besides its U.S. base, ^[2] and more than 100 chapters. Its members include records managers, attorneys, information technology professionals, consultants, and archivists involved in various aspects of managing records and information assets.

ARMA International sponsors a conference and expo in the latter half of each year.^[3] Topics addressed in the 120+ educational sessions include advanced technology, creating information structure, ediscovery and information law, information management fundamentals, information project management, and reducing organizational information risk. The expo features exhibitors displaying records and information technologies, products, and services.

See also[]

• Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles

References[]

External links[]

• ARMA International official website Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine