Data Governance – A conversation with Sowmya Kandregula
By Robert Smallwood |
Today we are visiting with data governance expert Sowmya Kandregula, Chief Data Officer at D.C.-area …
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Smart Data Distancing: Can We Apply Pandemic Lessons Learned?
By Sowmya Kandregula |
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made the term “social distancing” central to our daily conversations. …
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Good Turnout at AIIM2020 Conference Despite Covid-19 Fears
By Scott Allbert |
As I flew into Dallas to attend the AIIM 2020 conference, I began to hear …
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The Power of Privacy a Conversation with Teresa Schoch Privacy Attorney
By Robert Smallwood |
Born near Oxford, England to an English rose and an American soldier, Teresa Pritchard Schoch …
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NIST Privacy Framework Sets New Standards for Cyber-Insurance
By Baird Brueseke |
On January 16, 2020 the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) released the first …
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COVID-19 is Teaching Us What it Means to be Humans
By Isaac Issah Armstrong |
Humans are social animals but what differentiates us from other animals is being “Humane.” We …
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ARMA IG Survey Falls Short
By IGW Staff |
In March, ARMA International released the results of the first of a planned annual series …
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AI Assisting Doctors with Covid-19
By IGW Staff |
COVID-19 has undoubtedly changed the way we live and work in a short amount of …
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Insights into the AI Technology Facebook Uses Behind Instragram Explore
By IGW Staff |
More than a half billion of Instagram’s roughly users visit Instagram Explore monthly to discover …
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European Central Bank Considers Digital Currency with Privacy Protections
By IGW Staff |
The continuing digitalization of the global economy is providing growth opportunities, but also challenges. Bitcoin …
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New Fintech Book by Devie Mohan
By IGW Staff |
Fintech has emerged as one of the fastest growing sectors in the financial services industry …
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Fintech Startup Protify Raises 9M for Gig Economy App
By IGW Staff |
Portify, the London fintech startup that offers an app and various financial products to help …
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More Regulation to Hit Fintech in 2020
By IGW Staff |
The emerging financial technology (“FinTech”) industry has been expecting some new U.S. legislation that might …
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Pro Bono COVID-19 Data Exchange Created to Curb Spread and Economic Impact
By IGW Staff |
Paris, France – March 26, 2020 – Under the guidance of the World Health Organization …
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Is Microsoft’s Project Cortex a Game-Changer?
By Scott Allbert |
It is coming and it is big news! If you haven’t heard about Project Cortex …
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New 2020 Customers’ Choice for Content Services Platforms
By IGW Staff |
Gartner recently announced its Best Content Services Platforms of 2020, as reviewed by verified customers …
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A Content Journey Every Enterprise Should Be Thinking About
By Scott Burt |
In today’s business environment, businesses are increasingly affected by external forces: privacy regulations, like the …
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Use the 3VS to Tell Your Data Story: Vocabulary, Voice and Vision
By Scott Taylor |
To Evangelize IG Programs Leaders Must Create a Compelling Narrative The road to IG ruin …
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NARA Following Through on White House Directive to go Paperless
By Andrew Ysasi |
On June 28, 2019, the White House issued a memo from Russell Vought the …
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The Sedona Conference Updates eDiscovery Glossary
By IGW Staff |
The new The Sedona Conference Glossary, eDiscovery & Digital Information Management, Fifth Edition, encompassing 130 …
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Law Firm Launches Free eDiscovery App
By IGW Staff |
Reed Smith, a New York-based law firm recently announced the launch of the new “E-Discovery …
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New Coronavirus Outbreak A Personal Perspective
By Robert Bailey |
The SARS epidemic began in 2003, slightly less than 2 years after I departed from …
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A Conversation with ACEDS’ Michael Quartararo
By Robert Smallwood |
Mike Quartararo has been solving problems in e-discovery and IG for 20 years. Mike …
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Privacy is for People
By Tim Patrick |
Why do Companies Need Cybersecurity? Have you ever heard a company talk about privacy when …
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First SoCal PrivacyOC Event Held
By Scott Allbert |
The first PrivacyOC event was held in late January in Orange County, California. With …
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Information Governance: Optimizing the Lifeblood of Organizations
By Susan Bennett |
Information governance (IG) provides a unified strategic framework for the control, security, optimization and effective …
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From Rocket Man to Bird Man: The Worlds of Christopher Surdak
By Robert Smallwood |
Christopher Surdak is an industry-recognized expert in Mobility, Social Media and Analytics, Big Data, Information …
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Data is Your Best Defense Against a Coronavirus Downturn
By Doug Laney |
As organisations across the world begin and implement remote working preparations, data could be the …
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What IG Pros Need to Know about the Coronavirus Outbreak
By Andrew Ysasi |
The coronavirus, which brings on the disease Covid-19, has made its way to the United …
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New Global Privacy Standard Established
By Andrew Ysasi |
As privacy regulations continue to be introduced around the global, organizations now have an …
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Data Protection Market to grow 120 billion by 2023
By IGW Staff |
The Data Protection Market is expected to exceed more than $120 Billion by 2023 …
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BigID starts 2020 with 50 million in new funding
By IGW Staff |
BigID, a leader in privacy-oriented data discovery, intelligence and automation announced that it has …
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Real Time Data Governance New Tool Facilitates Privacy Compliance
By Ronald Van Loon |
In the race to be at the top of data analytics, organizations are implementing …
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Summer 2019
Vol 2 Issue 1
IG News
People in IG
Data Governance – A conversation with Sowmya Kandregula
By Robert Smallwood
Today we are visiting with data governance expert Sowmya Kandregula, Chief Data Officer at D.C.-area boutique consulting firm that specializes in integrating, consolidating and enriching data. 1. Where did you grow up? Go to school? I grew up in Vishakhapatnam, a city located in southern India, also called as the ...
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The Power of Privacy a Conversation with Teresa Schoch Privacy Attorney
By Robert Smallwood
Born near Oxford, England to an English rose and an American soldier, Teresa Pritchard Schoch grew up as a dual citizen learning to behave properly whether in the mountains of Tennessee, or in London town. She loved school and was drawn to literature, art and music. She worked her way ...
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A Conversation with ACEDS’ Michael Quartararo
By Robert Smallwood
Mike Quartararo has been solving problems in e-discovery and IG for 20 years. Mike is an author, teacher, and thought-leader, and holds certifications in e-discovery (CEDS) and project management (PMP). He has built his career upon strategic and innovative thinking, leadership, and operational skills honed at the best legal ...
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From Rocket Man to Bird Man: The Worlds of Christopher Surdak
By Robert Smallwood
Christopher Surdak is an industry-recognized expert in Mobility, Social Media and Analytics, Big Data, Information Security, Regulatory Compliance, Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing with over 25 years of experience. Chris was literally a rocket scientist - he began his career with Lockheed Martin Astrospace, where he was a spacecraft systems ...
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Interview with Andrew Ysasi
By Robert Smallwood
Andrew Ysasi has over 20 years of professional experience in records management, including sales, IT, and management roles, leading to ten years of executive management at Kent Records Management, which was acquired earlier this year by Vital Records Control (VRC). He is passionate about helping people and organizations succeed and ...
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An Interview with Dr. Mansur Hasib, Cybersecurity Leader
By Robert Smallwood
Dr. Mansur Hasib is a leader in the cybersecurity discipline, and a respected author and teacher. He has 30 years of experience (including 12 as CIO) leading organizational transformations through digital leadership and cybersecurity strategy in healthcare, biotechnology, education, and energy. His seminal book Cybersecurity Leadership (available in eBook, paperback, ...
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Interview with Monica Crocker
By Robert Smallwood
Monica Crocker is the Group Records Coordinator for Wells Fargo’s Wealth & Investment Management business. In her role, she mitigates the risk associated with electronic and physical records. She began her career as a Digital Imaging Consultant in 1993, defining electronic content and records management strategies for government organizations across ...
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Interview with Ken Withers
By IGW Staff
Ken Withers is the Deputy Executive Director of The Sedona Conference. Since 1989, he has published several widely-distributed papers on electronic discovery, hosted a popular website on electronic discovery and electronic records management issues, and given presentations at more than 300 conferences and workshops for legal, records management, and industry ...
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IG Down Under – Interview with Susan Bennett
By Robert Smallwood
Susan Bennett is a leading Information Governance expert and an international privacy lawyer, based in Sydney, Australia. She established her own business seven years ago, Sibenco Legal & Advisory, and subsequently Information Governance ANZ. Prior to this, Susan spent over 20 years specializing in large-scale commercial litigation, inquiries, and royal ...
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Interview with Devie Mohan – FinTech Leader
By IGW Staff
Fintech from Across the Pond Devie is a fintech marketing strategy and research professional with years of experience. She has worked in strategy, marketing, and analysis roles in firms like Goldman Sachs, Thomson Reuters, Ericsson, IBM, USAID, and SunTec. She is a consultant and researcher for several fintech startups, banking ...
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Interview with Matthew Bernstein
By Matthew Bernstein
BANKING ON IG Matthew Bernstein is the founder of MC Bernstein Data. The company helps organizations meet the significant and increasing IG risks they face by changing the way systems and people manage information. They employ a proprietary Information Governance Operating Framework to efficiently assess and remediate IG risks. Their ...
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A.I. GOVERNANCE Interview with Nicolas Economou
By Robert Smallwood
Nicolas Economou is the chief executive of H5, a legal automation provider. He was a pioneer in advancing the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in legal systems and in advocating norms for its governance. He chairs the Law Committees of the IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent ...
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The Trailblazer Interview with George Socha – Creator of the IG Reference Model
By Robert Smallwood
George Socha is a Managing Director in BDO’s Forensic Technology Services practice. Named an “E-Discovery Trailblazer” by The American Lawyer, he assists corporate, law firm, and government clients with all facets of electronic discovery, including information governance, as an expert witness and consultant. George has served clients in a variety ...
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Doctor Blockchain Interview with Vickie Lemieux
By Robert Smallwood
Vicki Lemieux is an associate professor of archival science at the iSchool and lead of the Blockchain research cluster at the University of British Columbia –Canada’s largest and most diverse research cluster devoted to blockchain technology. Her current research is focused on risk to the availability of trustworthy records, in ...
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Interview with Infonomics Author Doug Laney
By Robert Smallwood
Doug Laney is vice president and distinguished analyst with the Gartner Chief Data Officer (CDO) research and advisory team. Doug researches and advises clients on information monetization and valuation, open and syndicated data, analytics centers of excellence, data governance and Big data-based innovation. He is the author of Gartner’s Enterprise ...
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High Standards Interview with Sonia Luna
By Robert Smallwood
Sonia Luna is the founder, CEO and President at Aviva Spectrum. Winner of the 2018 California Cannabis Awards as "Best Accountant," Mrs. Luna has more than 18 years of compliance, internal and external audit experience. In 2014 she was appointed by SEC Chair Mary Jo White to the Advisory ...
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Interview with Cybersecurity Leader Oz Alashe
By Robert Smallwood
British military leadership prepared him for defense against cyber threats. Oz Alashe MBE leads the UK cybersecurity firm CybSafe and has been the driving force behind the CybSafe concept, vision and platform. Oz is a former Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army and UK Special Forces. He has a successful ...
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Interview with Pat Franks
By Mark Driskill
Dr. Pat Franks authored Records and Information Management (2013, 2018) and co-edited the Encyclopedia of Archival Science (2015), Teaching and Learning in Virtual Environments: Archives, Museums, and Libraries (2016), and the International Directory of National Archives (2018). Currently she leads a team exploring Blockchain Technologies through the 3D PDF ...
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Interview eDiscovery Expert Ron Hedges
By IGW Staff
The Honorable Ronald Hedges is a former U.S. federal judge, and member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group at Denton’s, the world’s largest law firm. He has extensive experience in e-discovery and in the management of complex litigation and has served as a special master, arbitrator and ...
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For the Record interview with Richard Kessler
By Robert Smallwood
Richard Kessler is a Director in the Cyber Services practice at KPMG, and specializes in IG, data governance, and operational risk control. He is part of the Strategy and Governance pillar with a specific focus on enterprise data and IG, and privacy. He advises firms on ways to design and ...
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Interview with Ashish Gadnis
By IGW Staff
Helping third world Citizens establish Identities with Blockchain Growing up in poverty in Bombay, Ashish never forgot how it felt to stand in food lines to survive. He went on to build a successful career as a serial entrepreneur, serving as founder and CEO of multiple technology startups delivering global ...
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Law and Order: an Interview with John Isaza
By Robert Smallwood
John Isaza, Esq., FAI heads the Information Governance & Records Management practice at Rimon Law Firm in Orange County, California, and is CEO and Co-founder of Information Governance Solutions LLC. Mr. Isaza is internationally recognized in the fields of IG, as well as RIM. He is one of the country’s ...
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CGOCs Heidi Maher – The Visionary an interview
By Robert Smallwood
Heidi Maher had a unique childhood, growing up in Iran, where her mother worked as a nurse volunteer for the U.N. When the political environment changed for the worse after the 1979 Iranian revolution, her family immigrated to the United States. During that process her family lost their life savings, ...
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An Interview with Jason R. Baron
By IGW Staff
Of Counsel to the Information Governance and eDiscovery Group at Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Mr. Baron’s career has included serving as lead trial counsel for the Justice Department in landmark litigation involving the preservation of White House emails, and being appointed as the first Director of Litigation at the ...
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An Interview with Nickolas Rhodes
By IGW Staff
Content Packing Pioneer For over 25 years Nickolas Rhodes has been part of senior management for several successful start-up and early-stage companies in programming content and video technology. In launching and building these businesses, he was a strategist for the acquisition of $225 million in committed equity and an operating ...
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IG Leadership: Robert Smallwood
By IGW Staff
Robert F. Smallwood, MBA, CIP, IGP is a thought leader in Information Governance, having published seven books on IG topics, including the world’s first IG textbook, which is being used in many graduate university programs, as well to guide corporate IG programs. His latest book is Information Governance for Healthcare ...
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An Interview with Bob Seiner
By IGW Staff
“I enjoy solving problems with practical solutions and I like working with people who are passionate about improving how their organizations operate. ” Today we caught up with Bob Seiner in Pittsburgh. Bob is President and Principal Consultant of KIK Consulting & Educational Services (KIKConsulting.com). Robert S. (Bob) Seiner is well-recognized ...
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An Interview with John J. Jablonski
By IGW Staff
Information Governance encompasses a variety of disciplines under one umbrella, and we here at InfoGov World realize we are attempting something groundbreaking by trying to pull them together. Among these disparate threads is eDiscovery: Electronic discovery (also e-discovery or eDiscovery) is locating, securing, and searching for data and documents that ...
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An Interview with Arlette Walls
By IGW Staff
Arlette Walls is Chair of the Pharmaceutical Records and Information Management Organization (PRIMO) Today we are talking with Arlette Walls, an Information & Compliance Manager based in Emeryville, CA. She has 13 years of experience in records management and Information Governance-related functions, including regulatory affairs, archiving, compliance, and information security/risk ...
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An Interview with Paula Lederman
By IGW Staff
Paula is a leading RIM Expert, Partner at IMERGE Consulting Today we are talking with Paula Lederman, Partner at IMERGE Consulting. Paula has over 15 years of consulting and training experience in the field of content and information management in both the public and private sectors. Her extensive education and ...
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Cyber-Risk Insurance—an Interview with Judy Selby
By IGW Staff
Sitting down with the in-demand author and speaker Judy has over 25 years of experience in insurance coverage litigation. She has particular expertise in cyber insurance and coverage under various policy forms for today’s emerging risks. As well, she is a prolific author and sought-after speaker on insurance, cyber, technology, ...
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Legaltech 2019 – New York
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HIMSS 2019 – Orlando
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AIIM Conference – San Diego
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ARMA Live! 2018 – Anaheim
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Enterprise Data World 2019
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Black Hat USA Aug. 3, Las Vegas
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DEFCON Aug. 8, Las Vegas
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IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. Sep 24, Las Vegas
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Nuclear Info Records Mgmt Conference Aug 4
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ABA Annual Meeting Aug. 8, San Francisco
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Gartner Catalyst Conference Aug 12, San Diego
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IDG CIO 100 Aug. 19 Colorado Springs
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ILTACON 2019 Aug. 18, Lake Buena Vista
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IG & Infonomic$ Summit: San Francisco, Jan. 30th
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ARMA INFOCON 2019
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Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting
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ISACA CSX Conference and Expo (NYC) Nov. 20-21
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HIMSS Healthcare Security Forum (Boston) Dec 9-10
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Legal Week NYC – Feb. 3rd – Feb. 6th
Legalweek New York is the week in which various segments of the legal industry gather ...
NYC ARMA 2020 Conference March 10th
You’ll be able to choose from a broad range of topics so you can customize ...
Canceled – IAPP Global Privacy Summit April 6th
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AIIM Conference Dallas March 3rd
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IG & Infonomic$ Summit: A 3-D Virtual Event, April 23
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MER Conference May 4-6th
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Unlocking Data Value with Infonomics & Data Exchange – October 1st
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AIIM Conference – AIIM21 Digital Experience
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MER Conference 2021
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ISACA Conference North America 2021
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InfoGov World 2022 Conference
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Information Governance World magazine covers major facets of IG, uniting them under the umbrella of a common vision. IG programs help organizations secure, control, and optimize information to meet legal and compliance requirements, reduce risks and costs, and leverage information value.
Our goal is to educate and inform IG professionals, while providing an integrated sphere of media services for suppliers to the Information Governance marketplace.
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