My father — a kind and quirky happily married man and father of six, now gone for 34 years — NEVER discussed his family. The only thing we knew was that his parents were Italian immigrants and died in the 1930s. Except they didn’t. My book, Immigrant Secrets, is the story of the role of records and archives in discovering the truth of my grandparents’ lives. How did these two unknown grandparents simply disappear? Why? How does such a thing happen?
The book is the context for a broader reflection on the nature of records management and information governance in an era of breathtaking levels of technology disruption.
- What did I learn along this journey about records and archives and the people entrusted with their care?
- What steps do we need to take NOW to make sure that future generations have access to the history that we are creating EVERY DAY?
- What does information stewardship look like in an era of rampant digital information chaos?
- Why does governance matter – not just to make our organizations safer and more productive — but to how our society will be remembered?
- How do we want future generations to view our profession?
John Mancini is the President of Content Results, LLC — http://www.contentresults.net — and the Past President of AIIM. He is a well-known author, speaker, and advisor on genealogy, digital transformation, information governance, and intelligent automation. He is the author of Immigrant Secrets, writes about family history topics at http://www.searchformygrandparents.com, and is the author of more than 30 eBooks on a variety of topics. He can be found on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook as jmancini77.
Date: June 16, 2022
Cost: Free!
Time: 9:30 am – 11:30 am PDT
Networking: 9:30 am – 10:00 am
Presentation: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Question: 11:00 am – 11:30 am
All registered attendees will have the choice to receive a signed copy of John’s book “Immigrant Secrets” or the Kindle version.