Forms Talk

Chapter and Region Events

By: DJ Brown
VP, Chapter/Member Relations

Here are the upcoming BFMA local and region chapter events.

Region 8 Chapter Meeting (for information, contact Jessica Enders)
June 9, 2009 - Forms Management Best Practices

Region 7 Chapter Meeting (for information, contact Kelly Halseth)
June 10, 2009 @ 2:00 pm CST - Forms Management Best Practices

Ottawa Chapter Meeting (for information, contact Dan Breffitt)
June 16, 2009 @ noon EST
Also, see the new Ottawa Chapter website

"Forms Management Best Practices" presented by Ray Killam, CFSP, CFC, was one of the most popular classes at Symposium 2009. Here is a description: "This new class will review and discuss areas of Best Practices for Forms Management as developed by Essociates Group, Inc. It covers the 23 areas (so far) that have been defined. There are no approved "standards" for forms management in the United States. However, based on years of direct involvement with many different organizations, Essociates Group has developed specific recommendations in areas ranging from definitions to databases and workflow to deployment. Given the allotted time, only a sampling of these can be discussed."

Get in on the listing. E-mail event information to your Region Coordinator to see your events listed here. See the list of region coordinators:

Region 2 - Franci Norris (franci.norris@sjmc.org)
Region 3 - Sharon Freeman (sfreeman@nd.gov)
Region 4 - Anna Romero (anna.romero@hotmail.com)
Region 6 - Marcel Fontaine (marcel.fontaine@fsco.gov.on.ca)
Region 7 - Kelly Halseth (khalseth@dthr.ab.ca)
Region 8 - Jessica Enders (jessica@formulate.com.au)
Region 9 - Caroline Jarrett (caroline.jarrett@effortmark.co.uk)

Chapter and Region Events

By: DJ Brown
VP, Chapter/Member Relations

Here are the upcoming BFMA local and region chapter events.

Region 5 Chapter Meeting (for information, contact DJ Brown)
May 26, 2009 @ 2:00 pm EST - Forms Management Best Practices by Ray Killam

Region 7 Chapter Meeting (for information, contact Kelly Halseth)
June 10, 2009 @ 2:00 pm CST - Forms Management Best Practices by Ray Killam

Region 8 Chapter Meeting (for information, contact Jessica Enders)
May 12th, 2009 - Low down on Symposium by Jessica Enders

June 9, 2009 - Forms Management

"Forms Management Best Practices" presented by Ray Killam, CFSP, CFC, was one of the most popular classes at Symposium 2009. Here is a description: "This new class will review and discuss areas of Best Practices for Forms Management as developed by Essociates Group, Inc. It covers the 23 areas (so far) that have been defined. There are no approved "standards" for forms management in the United States. However, based on years of direct involvement with many different organizations, Essociates Group has developed specific recommendations in areas ranging from definitions to databases and workflow to deployment. Given the allotted time, only a sampling of these can be discussed."

Get in on the listing. E-mail event information to your Region Coordinator to see your events listed here.

Chapter and Region Events

By: DJ Brown
VP, Chapter/Member Relations

Here are the upcoming BFMA local and region chapter events.

Region 1 Chapter Meeting (for information, contact Teri Watanabe)

NW Washington Chapter Meeting (contact Bonnie Harper)

May 7, 2009 @ 5:15 pm - Color Management 101, WorkflowOne and Olympus Press

Region 4 Chapter Meeting (for information, contact Anna Romero)
April 22, 2009 @ 2:00 pm EST - Forms Management (Best Practices) by Ray Killam

Region 8 Chapter Meeting (for information, contact Jessica Enders)
April 14, 2009 @ 4:00 pm AEST - Lessons Learned From Centrelink by Rob Barnett & Associates

Get in on the listing. E-mail event information to your Region Coordinator to see your events listed here.

Are You a Member of the Northwest Washington Chapter?

The newly released website for the Northwest Washington Chapter details upcoming events, news and the latest contact information. Stay informed and up to date if you are in this area!

Find the latest news and information for your chapter here: www.bfmanw.org

Chapter and Region Events

By: DJ Brown
VP, Chapter/Member Relations

Here are the upcoming BFMA local and region chapter events.

Region 1 Chapter Meeting (contact Teri Watanabe)
View Recording of October 15, 2008 meeting - Presenter was Corinne Dubois from Boise Paper presenting Green Initiatives

Portland Chapter Meeting (contact Vicki Ulery)
November 13, 2008 at 5:30 PST - Harold Lloyd of Cardiff will present on “Streamlining Business Processes” (including the use of bar codes and eForms)

NW Washington Chapter Meeting (contact Bonnie Harper)
November 13, 2008 - Print NW tour at 4:00 pm followed by presentation "Sustainability... Ways to a smaller footprint".
December 11, 2008 @ 5:30 pm - Holiday Dinner.

Region 2 Chapter Meeting (coordinator – Franci Norris)
November 25, 2008 at 11am CST – Chris Ethier of Adobe presents “Acrobat 9 and Adobe Livecycle” Click here to register.

Region 4 Chapter Meeting (coordinator - Anna Romero)
November 18, 2008 at 3pm EST - Meet and greet! Join in to meet the other members in this Region and discuss the latest events and issues and the future of Region IV Chapter! Click here to register.

Region 5 Chapter (for information, contact DJ Brown)

Washington D.C. Chapter Meeting (contact Shirley Green)
November 18, 2008 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (EST)
December 16, 2008 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (EST)

Want to see your chapter meetings and events here? Be sure to get the scoop for the next few months to your Region Coordinator to see your events listed.

Chapter and Region Events

By: DJ Brown
VP, Chapter/Member Relations

Here are the upcoming BFMA local and region chapter events.

Region 3 Chapter Meeting (contact Sharon Freeman)

• November 5, 2008 - Ray Killam and Lisa Lee will present "Proposing a Best Practices Forms Management Program" - Click here to register for this event.

Region 5 Chapter Meeting (contact DJ Brown)

• October 14, 2008 @ 11:00 am (EST) - Lisa Lee will present "Positioning Your Department for Success" - Click here to register for this event.

Washington D.C. Chapter Meeting (contact Shirley Green)

• October 21, 2008 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (EST)

• November 18, 2008 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (EST)

• December 16, 2008 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (EST)

Region 8 Chapter Meeting (contact Jessica Enders)

• October 14, 2008 @ 4pm (AEST)

Region 1 Chapter Meeting (contact Teri Watanabe)

• October 15, 2008 @ 10:00 am (PST) - Corinne Dubois from Boise Paper will present  on Green Initiatives - Click here to register for this event.

Portland Chapter Meeting (contact Vicki Ulery)

• November 13 - Harold Lloyd of Cardiff will present on “Streamlining Business Processes” (including the use of bar codes and eForms).

NW Washington Chapter Meeting (contact Bonnie Harper)

• November  13, 2008 - Print NW tour at 4:00 pm followed by presentation "Sustainability... Ways to a smaller footprint". Please contact Bonnie Harper for more information on this event.
• December 11, 2008 @ 5:30 pm - Holiday Dinner.  Please contact Bonnie Harper for more information on this event.

Want to see your chapter meetings and events here? Be sure to get the scoop for November to January to your Region Coordinator to see your events listed here next time!

Chapter and Region Events

Here are the upcoming BFMA Local and Region Chapter events. Region and Chapter Map

NW Washington Chapter Meeting (contact Bonnie Harper)

• September 24, 2008 @ 3:00 pm - Ed Allen from Spicers Paper will conduct a Paper 101 class and tour. Please contact Bonnie Harper by end of the day Wednesday 9/17/08 to register for this event.
• October 9, 2008 @ 5:30 pm - Ray Killam will present "Developing a Best Practices Forms Management Program".  Please contact Bonnie Harper for more information on this dinner event.
• November  13, 2008 - Print NW tour at 4:00 pm followed by presentation "Sustainability... Ways to a smaller footprint". Please contact Bonnie Harper for more information on this event.
• December 11, 2008 @ 5:30 pm - Holiday Dinner.  Please contact Bonnie Harper for more information on this event.

Region 3 Chapter Meeting (contact Sharon Freeman)

• September 15, 2008 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm (CST) - Justiss Boyer will present "Branding Your Forms Program" - Click here to register for this event.

Region 5 Chapter Meeting (contact DJ Brown)

• October 14, 2008 @ 11:00 am (EST) - Lisa Lee will present "Positioning Your Department for Success" - Click here to register for this event.

Washington D.C. Chapter Meeting (contact Shirley Green)

• September 16, 2008 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (EST)
• October 21, 2008 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (EST)
• November 18, 2008 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (EST)
• December 16, 2008 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (EST)

Region 7 Chapter Meeting (contact Jessica Enders)

• September 16, 2008 @ 4pm (AEST)

Want to see your chapter meetings and events here? Be sure to get the scoop for October to December to your Region Coordinator to see your events listed here next time!

Region 1 Meeting Presentation: Language Translation

By: Teri Watanabe,
Region 1 Coordinator

Presentation Summary:  On July 23rd, Alison Horne, Regional Account Director for Sajan, Inc. presented to Region 1 (western US) basic information related to the Localization and Translation Industry, Industry Terminology and key factors to consider when planning localization efforts. Both a traditional approach to translation and localization as well as newer, more innovative approaches were covered. The presenter also discussed the evolution of the industry that is necessary to meet the growing demands of what large enterprise customers are looking for today.

The presenter for this meeting, Alison Horne, is focused on the entire global content lifecycle and the ability to leverage technology as a means to enhance or simplify customers’ globalization efforts. Dean Berg, Alison's manager, joined the presentation and shared further details related to the forms industry and how Sajan is managing this effort today for other customers.

If your organization is looking at language service providers, you'll find this presentation to be informative. As a member benefit, you are invited to review the recording of this meeting.

Recording Details
If you experience difficulties with the link above, you may manually access the recording with the below information:

    Subject: BFMA - Region 1 Virtual Meeting
    Recording URL: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/bfma/view
    Recording ID: SRDFW6
    Attendee Key: bS{'zX9

If you have any difficulty accessing the recording, please contact BFMA Headquarters at (503) 227-3393

Chapter and Region Events

By: DJ Brown 
VP, Chapter/Member Relations

Region Activity

Region 7

• August 12, 2008 @ 12:00 pm (AEST) - Meet and greet meeting, contact Jessica Enders for more information

Chapter Activity

Chapters: Want to see your chapter meetings and events here? Be sure to get the scoop for September to November to your Region Coordinator to see your events listed here next time.

Chapter and Region Events - June

By: DJ Brown
VP, Membership

Come join us this June... as a BFMA member, you are able to attend various chapter and region events. We provide all members with on-going educational offerings and communication opportunities!

Chapter Activity

NW Washington Chapter Events – Meeting in Bellevue, WA

• June 12, 2008 @ 5:30pm - 40th Chapter Anniversary Celebration, Awards and officer installations. Veterans Roundtable will discuss industry and career changes over last 40 years.

Portland Chapter Events

• June 23, 2008 @ 6:00pm - Gorden Klep from Wright Enterprises will present Linking Direct Mail and Internet Response Channels. A tour of DocuSource's print shop will be provided as well. For more information regarding this meeting, contact Vicki Ulery.

What's New in NW Washington Chapter

By: DJ Brown
VP, Membership

NW Washington has spent some time redesigning their website. Go check out what's new with this chapter at www.bfmanw.org. Many thanks to Bridget Owers who dedicated her time and efforts to revamp the website. She will also be managing future updates for the site!

NW Washington will also be celebrating their 40th Chapter Anniversary on June 12th. Congratulations to the entire chapter! They will be announcing awards, installing officers and talking about changes in the industry over the last 40 years. It sounds like a great celebration and we hope all area members are able to attend.

Congratulations NW Washington Chapter!

Chapter Activity

Region I Chapter Events

• Wed., April 16, 1 – 2 pm   Cerenade and the BFMA Program Council

NW Washington Chapter Events – (Meeting in Bellevue, WA at 5:30 pm)

• April 10, 2008    LEAP: an eForms RFP Case Study - Karen Albright, Puget Sound Energy
• May 15, 2008    (3rd Thursday) Revolutionize the Way You Manage Your Enterprise Print Spend Processes - Steve Murawski and Mike Presley, WorkflowOne
• June 12, 2008    40th Chapter Anniversary Celebration (50th Association Anniversary), Awards and officer installations. Veterans Roundtable will discuss industry and career changes over last 40 years.

Madison Chapter Event - (Meeting in Madison, WI from 8:30 to noon)

• April 28, 2008    Adobe Acrobat 8.0 and LiveCycle Designer - Joe Chiaro & Julia Towne Mendelson, Adobe Systems

Chapter and Region Events Calendar - March/April

By: Alice Ladd
Membership Council, Director of Chapter Relations

Come join us this March and April. As a member of BFMA, you are welcome to attend any of our chapter events. The idea is to provide our members with on-going education and many opportunities to attend.

Region 1

March 13^th - *NW Chapter: Excel, InfoPath, and SharePoint Integration Matthew Lonergan, Microsoft

April 10^th   - *NW Chapter: LEAP: an eForms RFP Case Study Karen Albright, Puget Sound Energy

                    

Region 3

March 18^th at 1pm CST – Minneeapolis (on-line)
March 19^th at 1pm CST – Chicago (on-line)
March 26^th at 1pm CST – Indianapolis (on-line)

Region 4

March 27^th at 10 AM CST - NY/NJ Chapter Meeting (on-line)

March 11^th at 11AM CST - Region 4 presenters will be BFMA's Program Council and sponsor FormSoft Group (on-line)

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*All NW meetings are located in Bellevue, WA at 5:30pm.

Chapter Calendar of Events

NW Chapter Events Calendar - December/January

All of the following meetings are located in Bellevue, WA at 5:30pm.

Meeting Date December 13, 2007 January 10, 2008

Topic Holiday Party w/White Elephant Gift Exchange    IBM

Speaker Bring your spouse! Tom Simmons

Tami Bevan, CFSP, CFC 
BFMA NW Washington Chapter President 
Document Administration, Premera Blue Cross
Tel: 425-918-6038   Email: tami.bevan@premera.com
BFMA International www.bfma.org

Madison Chapter Events Calendar - December Program

December Program

2007 Joint ARMA and BFMA Meeting and Charity Event

ARMA and BFMA will hold a joint meeting to continue many years of sharing and learning together at our annual holiday meeting on Tuesday December 11, 2007. Our two organizations will share breakfast and our Chapter Presidents will bring greetings.

We invite you to join us during the holiday session to participate in this opportunity to network, win prizes, donate to charity, and hear an excellent presentation titled:  Financial and Consumer Fraud Prevention - Protect Yourself.

The session will be presented jointly by three Wisconsin organizations.  Jeanne Benink from the AARP Wisconsin, Patricia D. Struck, from the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Susan Schilz from the Wisconsin Office of Privacy Protection (OPP), which operates under the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), will give the presentation.

 

AARP, DFI and OPP have teamed up to develop a brief in-service learning session to educate Wisconsinites about fraud prevention.  Their aim is to fight this epidemic at the ground level.  The presenters will discuss: Consumer Fraud, such as ID theft; Financial Fraud, such as investment scams; How to safeguard your good credit; and Where & how to report fraud.

Date: Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Location: Inn on the Park Hotel

22 South Carroll Street

Madison, WI

 

Program:

7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

         Registration

 

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

         Breakfast and Introductions 

 

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

         Charity Drawings and Announcements 

 

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

       Program

 

Cost:                      $18 Member (Breakfast & Program)

                                $20 Non-member (Breakfast & Program)

                                $10 Program Only

Menu:                    Breakfast Buffet, including eggs, breakfast meat, pastries, juice, and coffee.

Portland Chapter Meeting
December 6th, 2007
11:00 am PST
Presenter: Alice Ladd

Ottawa Chapter Meeting
December 10th, 2007
9:00 am EST
Presenter: Alice Ladd

Region 5 Meeting
December 11th, 2007
11:00 am EST
Presenter: Ray Killam

Region 4 Meeting
December 11th, 2007
1:00 pm EST
Presenter: Ray Killam

Region 1 Meeting
December 12th, 2007
9:00 am PST
Presenter: Alice Ladd

Region 6W (Western Canada) Meeting
December 12th, 2007
11:00 am PST
Presenter: Ray Killam

Region 3 Meeting
December 18th, 2007
12:00 9m EST
Presenter: Ray Killam

Region 2 Meeting
December 19th, 2007
12:00 pm CST
Presenter: Ray Killam

Would you like your Chapter event listed here, information regarding these events, or information about using the online meeting technology provided by BFMA? Contact Alice Ladd, DJ Brown, or Al Howick.

Thank you,

Membership Council