Today's professionals in the world of Information Governance seem light years removed from the layman's perception of the typical records manager or archivist - but the age-old requirement to preserve and manage records has grown in importance and urgency as information becomes more pervasive and yet more ephemeral in the digital age.

With the enormous prevalence of "everything 2.0", digitization of information is almost taken for granted by the wider public, without any appreciation of the complexity and difficulties facing those charged with preserving precious information and ensuring that it will be accessible to future generations on systems that have not yet been invented or even dreamt of. It is more difficult to ensure that the content, context and structure of records is preserved and protected when the records do not have a physical existence.

In seeking to safeguard information assets, new regulations and legislation proliferate. New technologies and "Web 2.0" offer great opportunities for collaboration and sharing of data and information, but can pose a danger as well - as has been demonstrated by a number of high profile court cases where records could not be produced as all communication had been electronic.

Some of these 'new' technologies may already be in use by 'early adopters', both at home and in other sectors. However, their integration, application and use by Records & Information Managers on a day-to-day basis still present a considerable challenge. The Records Manager today has to balance strategic and tactical activities, keep a watching brief on new developments and their potential impact, while coping with the day-to-day management of existing records.

Technical solutions are only one aspect of the whole solution, and need to be counterbalanced by appropriate measures as well as by commonsense, to ensure that the most significant records are preserved for current and future generations.

This one-day mini-conference provides a welcome opportunity to assess the range of "new" concerns issues facing Records and Information Professionals in the digital age, to network with peers; to gain valuable advice and insight; and learn from case studies across organisations from both the public and private sectors.

Topics to be covered include:

· Overview of "Information Governance 2.0"
· Social Networking Tools and their Impact on Records Management
· Collaboration and Transparency vs Security and Confidentiality
· Legal and Compliance Issues
· Preserving and Protecting Information Assets
· Ensuring Business Continuity through Disaster Recovery planning - Recent lessons learned
· Review & appraisal of latest tools
· Panel; Q & A.

Target Audience

· Records managers
· Archivists
· Information managers
· Compliance managers
· Freedom of Information managers
· Knowledge managers
· Content managers
· e-business strategists
· Business managers
· Project managers
· Consultants
· Business process analysts

All those involved in researching, designing, procuring, developing, implementing and exploiting RM policies and procedures; those concerned with and about retention and preservation of records; those charged with ensuring business continuity, as well as those responsible for maintaining compliance with existing and new directives and legislation.