RIMAW & RIMA Awards 2010

Online, June 14, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Lagos Nigeria - The Records and Information Management Awareness Foundation (RIMA Foundation) is set to hold its annual workshop, exhibition and awards tagged Records and Information Management Awareness Workshop, Awards and Exposition (RIMAW & RIMA Awards 2010).

RIMA Foundation is a non-profit NGO that seek to promote proper management and security of records and information in Nigeria and Africa. The Non-profit NGO carries out its activities through different awareness campaign like workshops, trainings, expositions, road-shows, publications and awards.

RIMAW 2010 will address major issues affecting information management and security industry in Nigeria and Africa as well as proffer definitive answers to growing information management and security needs and issues.

Announcing RIMAW 2010, Mr. Oyedokun Ayodeji Oyewole, president of RIMA Foundation said the workshop will provide attendees with unique opportunities to meet leading information management, security and technology solution providers like Fujifilm, Docuscan Africa Ltd, Busicon Nigeria Limited, McAfee, Hadey, Xerox, Trinicle Limited, Docudata, Officetron, Josanti Info-Imaging Ghana, and so many other local and International solution providers.

According to him, "the workshop is billed to hold at the Welcome Centre Hotel, International Airport Road in Lagos, on 27 August 2010, while the award comes up the following day, 28 August 2010"

A paper on the theme for the workshop "Social Network Marketing as a Tool for Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Development in Africa" is expected to be delivered at the conference.

Chief Executives, key stakeholders and officers of corporations, Banks, Insurance, Oil & Gas, Government, Law enforcement including professionals will be attending the 2010 event. Attendees will among other things be able to learn and compare concepts, solutions and meet suppliers with an opportunity to discuss and share best practices with industry experts and existing users.

The one day workshop will start with a keynote presentation, followed by a number of parallel exposition and solution centre track. RIMAW 2010 Expo, according to Oyedokun, "is the only place where end users can truly assess the latest products and services from all the major information management, security and technology players in a face-to-face environment."

The Expo will open all day to allow vendors and exhibitors showcase solutions that facilitate effective information management and security, business processes management, improve productivity and enhance collaboration in today's organization. There will also be opportunity to network and develop relationships with exhibitors who are looking to expand their channel presence in Nigeria and Africa.

The awards, which will mark the climax of the workshop and exhibition, will be given to individuals and corporate organizations for their contributions and involvement in promoting the records and information management industry.

RIMA Awards are fiercely contested and highly valued within the IM, IS, IT and business world.
They are a showcase for organisations that have demonstrated the vision and the business skills to implement new technology to reap real business benefits. The Awards clearly demonstrate that the business proposition for deploying new technology is very sound, as evidenced by the number of well-conceived and highly successful products and projects submitted as entries.

RIMA Foundation, a resource to the Information Management and Security (IMS) Industry in Africa has recently been involved in different collaborative activities with different international organisations on information management and security awareness to ensure wider coverage, acceptance and adoption at the grass root level.

According to Oyedokun, "the information management industry in Africa has huge potentials for both investments and employment opportunities in Africa and the level of awareness is still at its lowest ebb which is why the Foundation is doing everything possible to make Africans realise these and also see the importance of managing and securing records and information at all level of operations.

Intending attendees for the RIMAW 2010 events are requested to register at RIMA Foundation's website (http://rimaw.org/Registration.php) for free.