Join the National Capitol Chapter of AIIM for the Annual Black Tie Optional June Social - the ECM community’s most prestigious gala event in the DC Metro area.  Come and enjoy an entertaining evening at the Spy Museum at 800 F Street in our nation's capitol. Enjoy cocktails, dinner and networking with your peers.

But we are sorry to say that this night isn't only about fun and games.  We also have two GREAT speakers followed by an awards segment hosted by John Mancini, President of AIIM International.

Our first speaker is Colonel Randall Larsen, USAF (Ret), who will give us his unique perspective on the current state of Homeland Security.  if you haven't hear and of his presentations before, check out these quotes:

“Randy Larsen is one of America’s leading experts on homeland security.”—Chris Cox, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security

“Larsen advocates a seldom used tool to fight terrorism—common sense."—Bob Schieffer, CBS News

"Larsen explains how to ask the right questions—from the Oval Office to the front office to your kitchen table."—Bruce van Voorst, former Senior Correspondent for National Security, Time magazine

Our second speaker is Ken Thibodeau, the Program Director of the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) Electronic Records Archives (ERA).  NARA began development of the ERA system in September 2005.  Dubbed “the archives of the future,” ERA is ground- breaking in its scope, the technical challenges it addresses, the level of resources invested in it, and in its likely impact on records management in the U.S. Government and beyond.  NARA will use the system not only for transfer, preservation and access to historically valuable electronic records, but also as the basis for business process modernization of the lifecycle management of records of all types.  The system is scheduled to go live this summer. Mr. Thibodeau will report on progress and prospects in the ERA development.  He will discuss lessons NARA has learned as a rookie in the arena of major system development and reveal tactics NARA has used successfully to generate and maintain support for the ERA initiative.  He will also address major challenges in both technology and records management that NARA and any entity face in the effort to provide sustained access to authentic electronic records.
 

Colonel Randall Larsen, USAF (Ret), is the founding director of The Institute for Homeland Security and the national security advisor to the Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.  He was one of the first witnesses to testify before the 9-11 Commission, and since 9-11 he has served as an expert witness to the Senate Armed Services, Senate Judiciary, House Government Reform, House Homeland Security, and House Budget Committees, was a member of the 2003 Defense Science Board Study on Homeland Security, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Larsen has been the homeland security consultant/on-camera analyst to CBS News since March 2003, and since January 2006 he has co-hosted the weekly, one-hour public radio show, Homeland Security: Inside and Out. His TV appearances include: CBS, NBC, and ABC evening news shows plus commentary on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, BBC, NPR, Jim Lehrer News Hour, Fox News Channel, the O’Reilly Factor, Larry King Live and Oprah.

He has designed and led numerous war games and executive-level table top exercises including: DARK WINTER (bioterrorism, 2001), SILENT VECTOR (critical infrastructure, 2002), CRIMSON SKY (agro-terrorism, 2002), CRIMSON WINTER (food security, 2003), TERMINAL RISK (environmental terrorism, 2003), ATLANTIC STORM (international public health, 2005).

Since 1999, has been a featured speaker at the Joint Staff Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection Executive Course (24 times), the Reserve Component National Security Course (19 times), and a guest lecturer at the National Defense University (22 times), where he developed America’s first graduate course in homeland security in 1998.

His publications include: OUR OWN WORST ENEMY: Asking the Right Questions About Security to Protect You, Your Family, and America (Grand Central Publishing, September 2007), The Executive's Desk Book on Corporate Risks and Response for Homeland Security (The National Legal Center for the Public Interest, March 2003), and Defending the American Homeland 1993-2003 (Air University Press, December 2003). His op-eds have appeared in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, and USA Today.

Colonel Larsen served in both the Army and Air Force for a combined total of 32 years of military service. He began his flying career as a 19-year old Cobra pilot in the 101st Airborne Division, where he flew 400 combat missions in Vietnam. He also served as military attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, the chief of legislative liaison at the U.S. Transportation Command, and the commander of America's fleet of VIP aircraft at Andrews AFB MD.  His decorations include the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, 17 awards of the Air Medal (3 with "V" Device for Valor), and the South Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.

Dr. Kenneth Thibodeau is Director of the Electronic Records Archives (ERA) Program at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). ERA is a research and development program aimed at bringing the benefits of advanced computation to preserving and providing long-term access to valuable electronic records. He has 25 years experience in archives and records management and is an internationally recognized expert in electronic records. Dr. Thibodeau taught at the University of Notre Dame and served as Chief of the Records Management Branch of the National Institutes of Health before coming to NARA in 1988. In 1996, Dr. Thibodeau served as the Director of the Department of Defense (DoD) Records Management Task Force, which developed the DoD Records Management Application Standard 5015.2. He studied at Fordham University in New York and the University of Strasbourg, France. He earned a Ph.D. in the history and sociology of science from the University of Pennsylvania. Recently elected as Fellow of the Society of American Archivists, he has published over 25 articles and has spoken at more than 100 conferences around the world.

5:00 PM  Registration and Cocktail Hour

Entrée – Choice of the following:

>  Veal Loin Chop, butternut squash fritters with Madeira wild mushroom cream sauce

>  Moro Orange Glazed Black Cod, Served with Crisped fennel pollen spaetzle, rock shrimp, tarragon sauce;