ARMA International

This article is about the organization. For other uses, see ARMA (disambiguation).

ARMA International

Founded	1955 (1955)
Type	Professional association
Focus	Information Governance, Records Management
Location	Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Method	Certification, Chapters, Conferences, Industry standards, Publications, Virtual Events, Webinars.
Members	6,000
Employees	12 employees
Website	www.arma.org
Formerly called	Association of Records Managers and Administrators

ARMA International (formerly the Association of Records Managers and Administrators) is an American not-for-profit professional association for information professionals – primarily information management (including records management) and information governance, and related industry practitioners and vendors. The association provides educational opportunities and publications covering aspects of information management broadly.

History

The Association was founded in 1955. In 1975, the Association of Records Executives and Administrators (AREA) and the American Records Management Association merged to form ARMA International. The headquarters for ARMA International is located in Overland Park, Kansas.

Operations

ARMA International services professionals in the United States, Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Its members include records managers, attorneys, information technology professionals, consultants, and archivists involved in various aspects of managing records and information assets.

ARMA hosts an annual conference with the goal of bringing together record and information management professionals from around the world – In 2023, ARMA hosted conferences in both the United States and Canada. Topics addressed in the 120+ educational sessions include advanced technology, creating information structure, ediscovery and information law, information management fundamentals, information project management, and reducing organizational information risk. The expo features exhibitors displaying records and information technologies, products, and services.

See also

• Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles
• Alma K. Ledig (ARMA president, 1962–1963)

External links

• ARMA International official website Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine