
IMCanadaConnect – Digital Transformation Session
Let’s jump into Digital Transformation (or should we)?
Can Digital Transformation be complete without digitization of paper documents?
On Wednesday, May 24, join Raheem Ismail from Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd., as he brings insight and touches upon digitization industry standards. The learning objectives include understanding the five W’s of Digitization:
- Who needs to digitize,
- What needs to be digitized,
- When is the right time to digitize,
- Where should digitization be performed,
- Why is digitization necessary.
The session is at 12:00 CST on Wednesday, May 24 (1100 BC/YT 1200 AB/NT/SK 1300 MB 1400 ON/QC 1500 NB/NS/PE 1530 NL)
This session is brought to you by the ARMA Toronto Chapter.
About Raheem Ismail:

Raheem Ismail, Electronics Engineering Technology (EET) is National Team Lead Business Solutions Consultant with over twenty-five years of experience in Information Management across all types of industries and client sizes from SMB to Enterprise level.
Raheem advises clients on digital transformation through operational understanding to bridge today’s vision into tomorrow’s reality, involving transformation of business processes into intelligent automation with improved production, cost savings, and optimized business processes.
Raheem is Change Management Professional with Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd.
Upcoming Information Governance (IG) Presentation
As mentioned, there will be an Information Governance (IG) presentation at the upcoming AGM. Check out the overview below:
What is Information Governance (IG) Really?
Everyone is talking about Information Governance (IG), but not everyone knows where it came from originally and many versions exist today.
This speedy 15-minute presentation will cover the history of IG, the vision of what it was meant to be, where we are now, and how to get your IGP certification from ARMA. It will be presented by Rick Stirling of IMCanadaConnect.

Rick Stirling is the President of WesternIM and a recognized expert and pioneer in the Information Management (IM) community. From his over 50 years in the information technology (IT) field to his involvement in the delivery of the first content management and electronic records management software solutions ever created, Rick is one of Canada’s most respected authorities on Information Management.
Rick Stirling is the President of WesternIM and a recognized expert and pioneer in the Information Management (IM) community. From his over 50 years in the information technology (IT) field to his involvement in the delivery of the first content management and electronic records management software solutions ever created, Rick is one of Canada’s most respected authorities on Information Management.
Over the last two decades, Rick has specialized in the strategic and business development of the IM profession and implementation of electronic solutions in both the public and private sectors. Often called upon to provide workshops focusing on strategic planning and IG, Rick is a frequent speaker at events in both Canada and USA.
He has held many executive positions in ARMA International. These include member of the international board of directors, President of the Canadian Region, and member of ARMA Educational Foundation Board. He is a frequent speaker in both the United States and Canada. Rick was one of the original members of the Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principals Information Governance Professional Certification task forces and the ARMA IGP Governance Board.
Save the Date!
We have scheduled our Annual General Meeting (AGM) for June 13th, 2023, at noon. There will be an introduction to our new board and volunteers and a summary of the results of the Membership Needs Assessment survey. There will also be an exciting Information Governance (IG) presentation and panel discussion. This will be led by Rick Stirling of IMCanadaConnect.
The AGM will be held virtually over Zoom. We will send out the Zoom link in advance.
See you then!
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