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    • 11 Apr 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Steet, Richmond VA 23219
    • 0
    Registration is closed

    Celebrate Records Management Month with VAGARA

    Members are invited to join VAGARA for Records Management Month at the Library of Virginia. There will be two educational sessions followed by a complimentary boxed lunch and tours of special collections and current exhibits, as well as the State Records Center (off-site).

    While this is a free event, registration is required, and space is limited.

    Program

    Electronic Records Management: Making the Impossible Possible

    Managing electronic records can feel like setting out on a solo mission to move the sun a couple inches to the left: impossible. But electronic records management doesn't have to be impossible. This presentation from Emily  Johnson of LVA aims to address common questions and concerns related to managing electronic records, including hot topics such as email management, file naming, and popular vendors. Time will be provided at the end for a brief question and answer session.

    ROT-roh! A Records Retention Mystery

    Zoinks! My state agency’s network is haunted by 2.5 terabytes of inactive email accounts—most of them redundant, obsolete, or trivial (ROT)! If we don’t solve this case, our system will be bogged down forever! Jinkies! But with a plan, a little detective work, and time, we’ll have this mystery solved in no time! Join Amy Judd from VITA as we unmask the villain behind data hoarding by:

    • Moving data off the network (because, like, that’s a lot of weight, man!)
    • Using sampling data
    • Writing a process for reviewing records—because every mystery needs a plan!
    • And finally… START TRASHING!

    Tours

    Attendees will have lunch and get a tour of the current exhibit, “Mapping the Commonwealth,” research and operation centers, and the archival storage.

    Afterwards, interested attendees can continue to the State Records Center for a tour of those facilities (5 miles east of downtown).

    Parking

    Limited parking is available at the library. See the visitors' guide for more information.

    Cancellation

    If you need to cancel your registration, let us know as soon as possible so that someone else can attend.

    • 22 Oct 2025
    • 6:00 PM
    • 24 Oct 2025
    • 12:00 PM
    • Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront, 3001 Atlantic Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
    • 175
    Registration is closed

    Save the Date

    The 39th annual conference will be held at the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront from October 22-24, 2025.

    The conference committee is currently soliciting session proposals. The program will be announced in June and registration will open in early July.

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