Education Details

Education and Events Search

The Education and Events Search features education session details and information on all events at ARMA Live! Conference 2017. We are finalizing new education and event details regularly, so check back often!

ARMA Flipped! Sessions

The flipped sessions consist of four practical web seminars with live text chat, SMEs, and solution providers in a virtual exhibit hall. Part one provides the content instruction in an online virtual conference on August 29, which you can attend from your home or office. Part two provides hands-on application of the online instruction in a follow-up, face-to-face workshop at the ARMA Live! 2017 conference. You must take part in the August 29 online virtual conference if you wish to participate in the ARMA Flipped! onsite workshops.

Anyone with a full conference registration is automatically registered for ARMA Flipped!

For more information click here

Crowdsourcing and Digital Engagement

You’re helping us make this conference your conference! Based on the Designation Academy poll in April, we’ve selected the seminars that you selected – those with the highest votes are included in our pre-conference program.

In May, you helped us formulate the conference education program by voting to "Save a Session" from elimination. The proposed sessions with the top votes have been added to the slate.

Watch for more opportunities to help create the conference experience and make this year’s conference your own!

Designation Academy

The sessions are half-day, one-day, or two-day programs that take place prior to conference, during the ARMA 2017 Designation Academy. They provide a unique opportunity for in-depth study of the latest topics in specialized fields related to RIM and IG. (Additional registration and fees are required.) Click each title to learn more about that session.

• ICRM Exams Prep: Introduction and Parts 1-6 (ICRM)
• Implementing IG: The Ins, Outs, Ups, and Downs of Program Development
• Unvexing the Challenges of Shared Drives
• Retention Program Development Certificate (ARMA)
• Automating Electronic Records Management with Rules-Based Recordkeeping
• Becoming a Certified Information Governance Professional (IGP)

Opening General Session

The conference kicks off with a keynote from Jake Porway of DataKind and a welcome addresses from Ilona N. Koti, CRM, CPM, CDIA+, President-Elect of ARMA International, and Jocelyn Gunter, CEO of ARMA International.

Featured Sessions

We’ve identified eight engaging, emerging content areas for our featured sessions at conference. These eight sessions will be facilitated by hand-picked experts. You can search by the "featured sessions" thread in the Education and Events Search.

Expo Education

• Industry Intelligence: Learn about industry trends and how they impact your professional decisions. These sessions will answer the most difficult questions about information management. You'll get straight answers about the technologies of the future, and you’ll also receive the latest, most in-depth information to help you make the best decisions for your organization. Search the “Industry Intelligence” education thread in the Category field of the Education and Events Search to see more.


• Solutions Showcase: Get answers to your challenging RIM questions during these 45-minute sessions. You’ll receive product and service explanations direct from top vendors in the industry. Search the “Solutions Showcase” education thread in the Category field of the Education and Events Search to see more.


• Demonstration Station: Come see the latest tools and solutions in the information management profession. In these 20-minute sessions, exhibitors will present a product demo for you to observe. Search the “Demonstration Station” education thread in the Category field of the Education and Events Search to see more.

Partner Sessions

• The Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM) is an international certifying organization of and for professional records and information managers. The ICRM was incorporated in 1975 to meet the requirement to have a standard by which persons involved in records and information management could be measured, accredited, and recognized according to criteria of experience and capability established by their peers. Join them at ARMA 2017 during the Designation Academy for the ICRM Exams Prep pre-conference seminars and during the ICRM business meeting and reception Saturday evening. Search "ICRM" in the Education and Events Search to see more


• The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) is a volunteer-led, staff-managed association with a focus on premiership. ILTA aims to educate and connect people with their peers to support work in the legal sector. With a strong focus on technology, ILTA also supports professionals of every stripe in law firms and corporate/government legal operations. Join them at ARMA 2017 during the ILTA sessions on Tuesday. Search "ILTA" in the Education and Events Search to see more.


• ISACA is an independent, nonprofit, global association that engages in the development, adoption, and use of globally accepted, industry-leading knowledge and practices for information systems. Formerly known as the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, ISACA now goes by its acronym only, to reflect the broad range of IT governance professionals it serves. Join them at ARMA 2017 during the session "ISACA: Using Internal Controls to Prevent Ransomware Attacks," on Tuesday morning. Search "ISACA" in the Education and Events Search to see more.


• The Sedona Conference (TSC) is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) research and educational institute dedicated to the advanced study of law and policy in the areas of antitrust law, complex litigation, and intellectual property rights. TSC was founded in 1997 and continues to bring together the brightest minds in a dialogue-based, think-tank setting with the goal of creating practical solutions and recommendations of immediate benefit to the bench and bar. Join them at ARMA Live! 2017 during the buzz session "SEDONA: Data Privacy & Security: Emerging 'Reasonableness' Standards," on Sunday afternoon. Search "Sedona" in the Education and Events Search to see more.


• The Society of Emotional Intelligence (SoEI) is a nonprofit 501(c) (3) professional association. Founded in 2009, SoEI is dedicated to bringing emotional intelligence into practice in all walks of life, including schools, families, organizations, and communities through the sharing of ideas, experiences, knowledge, and interactive programs that feature best-class thought leaders. Join them at ARMA 2017 during the “Strategic Lunch-N-Learn: Becoming a Good, Great, and Exceptional Leader” on Tuesday. Search “SoEI” in the Education and Events Search to see more.

Sneak Peek Facilitator Videos

Conference education program facilitators are putting their best foot forward to convince you to attend their education session at ARMA 2017. Here’s how it works:

• Facilitators create a 30-second video that gives you a "sneak peek" of their session.
• View the "sneak peek" video playlist on ARMA’s YouTube channel.
• You "like" the YouTube videos that make you the most interested in attending that session at conference.
• The video that has the most "likes" on YouTube by the end of September wins!