Google Webcast: Open Records, Legal Discovery and Email Archiving - What Educational Institutions Need to Know

When: Thursday, December 11, 1pm EST / 10am PST
Duration: 60 minutes

Educational institutions are increasingly under pressure to manage email retention. IT administrators need to know where email data is stored, and be able to recover email quickly and reliably. Certain states, such as Pennsylvania, face looming deadlines to meet obligations driven by open records laws.

Join us for this informational webcast designed specifically for educational institutions to learn about how you can apply technology to meet the challenges of:
• Litigation and legal discovery
• Open records laws
• Data privacy obligations

You'll hear from Jeffrey Ritter, Esq., CEO of Waters Edge Consulting (www.wec-llc.com) and one of the nation’s foremost experts in the areas of eDiscovery and Internet law reform. Jeffrey will discuss concrete strategies schools can use to manage electronic information differently in order to meet legal obligations.

Bill Kee, Product Marketing Manager at Google, will then give an overview of how Google's archiving solution can help your school.

Finally, Wesley Watts, CIO of Prince Georges County School District in Maryland, the country's 17th largest school district, will discuss how his organization has applied Google archiving technology to gain control over email retention.

Google selects Waters Edge as Expert Presenter for National "Cloud Camp" Series

Cloud computing is emerging as one of the hottest themes in the discussion of information governance and security. As part of an educational/marketing initiative, Google sponsored "Cloud Camps" that provided interested professionals with information on "Data Governance in the Cloud". Key topics addressed in the presentation included strategies for enterprises to find security, efficiency, and compliance using the SaaS model of cloud computing.

As part of this presentation, Jeffrey Ritter, CEO of Waters Edge, spoke on "eDiscovery in the Cloud on Trial" -- including a critical discussion on cloud computing and its growing legal impact.

A description of the program may be found here.

Waters Edge and ARMA participate in EU Project: "The Internet of Things"

Jeffrey Ritter, CEO of Waters Edge, recently participated as a member of a select group of ARMA International members in developing and submitting comments to the European Commission on “the Internet of Things”. This EU project focuses on how digital information records are being created to track and monitor physical things, including the controversial use of RFID tags.

Learn more about the "Internet of Things" here.

Learn more about the ARMA project here.

The Future of Records and Information Management

The Greater Washington DC Chapter of ARMA International recently invited Jeffrey Ritter, CEO of Waters Edge, to deliver the keynote address for their annual theme—The Future of Records and Information Management. Jeffrey’s address challenged records professionals to re-engineer their role in the organization and defined key action items they should target for completion during the next year.

Coming soon: a link to the Agenda For Change that GWDC Chapter is distributing to its members.

Avoid Legal Issues in Disaster's Wake

SearchCIO-Midmarket has published our monthly contribution to their outstanding service: Avoid legal issues in disaster's wake


The article includes a pdf of a CastleQuest Discovery Map that identifies the risks and strategies discussed in the article.

We are excited by the support of SearchCIO-Midmarket for the value of our Discovery Maps in enhancing their information services.

New Waters Edge Webcast: Evaluating E-Discovery in Outside Law Firms

Following the successful release of the Water's Edge Book

Evaluating the Electronic Discovery Capabilities of Outside Law Firms: A Model Request for Information and Analysis

Waters Edge has released a Webcast capturing many of the essential factors of this process in a concise, 45-minute sponsored format. This Webcast is free to all viewers and represents tremendous value for the in-house, as well as the outside counsel. Powered by the Brighttalk platform, you may immediately access this information with the access point below:

a link to the Webcast is available here

Waters Edge Featured at GWDC ARMA Meeting Tomorrow

Jeffrey Ritter, CEO and Founder of Waters Edge, has been invited to speak at the GWDC ARMA Chapter Kick-Off Meeting. Try to catch him if you are in the Washington, D.C. area tomorrow.


The Future of Records Management

The GWDC ARMA September program is our annual kick-off meeting, membership reception and networking event.

Cost: $25 GWDC Members/$30 Non-members. No shows will be billed. Cash/check accepted at the door. MC & Visa pay online https://128bit.clickandpledge.com/default.aspx?ID=10130&cid=US&a=20/>

Host: White & Case

Metro: BLUE/ORANGE or RED lines to Metro Center. Exit at 13^th Street Exit. On 13^th Street between G & H Streets.

Please RSVP Online, call Darren Bruening at 202-775-1908 or email Darren.Bruening@Infocurrent.com

Sponsors: The Paige Company & GRM Information Management Services

Menu: Heavy hors doeuvres, desert, wine, beer and soft drinks will be served.