Thoughts from InfoGov Day 2022
Steve Weissman
Governance Consulting for Structured and Unstructured Information: The Info Gov Guy?
In case you missed it, last Thursday was Information Governance Day, and old friend Nick Inglis celebrated it in his usual style by convening a well-produced and -attended virtual conference. The goal was to mimic the in-person experience to the greatest degree possible – e.g., panel discussions were billed as “hallway conversations” – and to these eyes, it was largely successful.
Put it this way: when the proceedings concluded, many of us gathered at an online tavern much as we would have if were we all together. Some things never change!
Perceptually, the event sent me away with a few impressions:
1.??????It’s clear that cabin fever is running rampant through the ranks, as pretty much everyone expressed the sentiment of wanting (desperately) to occupy the same physical space at the same time. Perhaps at LegalWeek? AIIM? MER? ARMA?
2.??????Adding to this general angst was the outward acknowledgement that Information Governance is just plain hard. For starters, there are people and attitudes to wrangle, technologies to bridge, policies to reconcile, and a whole lot of ’splaining to do. Yet, no one expressed the thought that the work won’t be worth the effort in the end. I found this to be interesting, and hopeful.
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3.??????Perhaps reflecting the harsh realities of points (1) and (2), there was a real sense that our broad information community is beginning – just – to coalesce into a true profession. Note was made several times that the term “information governance” now regularly appears in information-related job postings, and the event vibe featured a heavy dose of “we need each other” that was more explicit than was evident before.
So what were your takeaways? Did you attend? What are you attending in the months ahead? Please let us know in the comments.
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Steve Weissman,?The Info Gov Guy?????[email protected]???617-383-4655 ??Principal Consultant,?Holly Group?? Member, AIIM Company of Fellows???Recipient, AIIM Award of Merit
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3 年I can say that we have all been blessed by Nick Inglis sharing his skills and talents with to further develop our profession.
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3 年Thanks for your insights and comments, Steve Weissman. Indeed - Kudos to Nick Inglis who seems to run on boundless energy and pulls off these conferences with continued success. It was wonderful to connect with so many longtime colleagues and catch up. And I - for one - am heading to Manhattan for LegalWeek in March and am eager to see how that will all work out. I have a feeling that there will be massive congestion in the hallways as folks reconnect and fail to make it to the conference session in a timely manner - or if at all. :)
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3 年Great that people are learning to create better online conference experiences. Thanks for sharing your positive experience. I am really tired of poorly thought out online events.
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3 年And now we go through withdrawals! It truly was a highlight of happiness and learning last week!