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| PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE | BFMA Announces the Restructuring of Headquarters Function | Lisa Lee, CEBS, FLMI | Each year, during Symposium, BFMA conducts its annual meeting. This year, we made a major announcement that, we believe, will usher in a new era of growth and contribution to our industry. | Association Management Changing | | PROGRAM COUNCIL | Forms Management - Getting Started is Newest Master Series | Robin Miller,
Director, Program Operations | Is your company just getting started with Forms Management? Are you trying to reinvigorate your existing program? This Master Series "Forms Management - Getting Started" could be just the boost you have been looking for. This series is focused on the individual components you need to create a Forms Management Program. | Sessions Beginning Soon |
| A "Must Attend" Event: The Fall Forms Institute, October 5-7, 2009, Chicago, IL | Robin Miller,
Director, Program Operations | Hey friends... have you heard... BFMA is co-locating the 2009 Fall Forms Institute with the Document Strategy Forum. What does this mean? This means more opportunities to the attendees... so don't miss out. This event will offer many great educational and networking opportunities to the attendees and allow free cross over between more than 60 sessions, as well as entry to the exhibit hall of industry leading companies. | Exhibit Hall Access Included |
| Institutes in Progress | Bill Hill, CFC, CFSP
Institute Coordinator | From the old Sonny and Cher song, "The Beat Goes On….. as we establish our upcoming educational Forms Institutes. | Planning 2010 Forms Institutes |
| Calling All Speakers | Margaret Tassin, CFSP, CDC
Newsletter Editor | The Program Council wants you to be a part of the educational opportunities. Yes, you can attend but have you ever considered being a presenter? By presenting to your peers, you will contribute to the forms profession, establish your expertise in your field and increase your visibility and credibility. Persons selected to present at Symposium receive a complementary registration (excluding the meals and events package.) Similar freebies are available to presentations at other events. Complete details are found on the Presentation Application. | Visit The Online Application | | MEMBERSHIP COUNCIL | Salary Survey Coming | DJ Brown,
VP, Chapter/Member Relations | The most recent BFMA salary survey is complete and will soon be posted to the BFMA website. A further announcement will be made to advise you when the site is ready. Access to this information is a members only benefit. | Membership Working For You |
| Register for Industry Group Meetings | Beth Curry,
Director, Member Relations | Industry Groups are intended to fuel communication among members with like experiences and needs. Each industry group is moderated by a coordinator and held via conference call. These meetings are a BFMA member benefit. | Start or Join A Group Today |
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| CALENDAR OF EVENTS | CFSP Exam Period
05/30/2009 - 06/13/2009 | Master Series on Forms Management
06/18/2009 - 08/06/2009 | CFSP Study Group
08/05/2009 - 11/04/2009 | Fall Forms Institute
10/05/2009 - 10/07/2009 | | CERTIFICATION | CFSP Study Group Forming Again | Margaret Tassin, CFSP, CDC
Newsletter Editor | The Certified Form Systems Professional (CFSP) study group will start on Wednesday, August 5. Join the study group as we learn about forms in general and prepare for the CFSP exam. | CFSP Study Group Info Available | | EXPERTISE | Learn from the Master: A New Article by Robert Barnett | Margaret Tassin, CFSP, CDC
Newsletter Editor | One of the most prolific writers on forms and forms issues is Robert Barnett. Rob is a long-time member of BFMA and has generously provided us with a new article on a massive Australian project to review a large group of forms, learn what is causing so many errors and the later process to improve the forms and reduce the errors. This article has excellent illustrations of before and after forms design and notes about what worked and why. | Highlights Many Typical Problems |
| Technology-Enabled Translation Services: Language Translation Storage and Retrieval | Shannon Zimmerman,
CEO Sajan | The storage, portability and retrieval of translation memory (TM) are key to lowering costs, increasing quality and consistency, and shortening cycle time when obtaining translations. Language Service Providers (LSP) must be able to ensure their clients that they provide the technology to store translations for future re-use, as well as provide the tools to import and cleanse existing translation memory, and providing direct access to that memory. In this issue of Forms Talk we will examine the different elements that make up advanced data management in translation memory and why these elements are important to the corporate buyer. | Translation Memory | | SYMPOSIUM | The Future of Forms Part II: BFMA | Jessica Enders,
Region 8 Coordinator | On the Wednesday of Symposium, I facilitated a discussion group on "the future of forms". The session had a great turnout, with about 20 attendees from both private and public organizations. It was a lively, diverse and interesting discussion. | BFMA In The Future | | CHAPTER EVENTS | Chapter and Regional Events | DJ Brown,
VP, Chapter/Member Relations | Here are the upcoming BFMA local and region chapter events. | Check Out What's Coming Up | | BOOKS | "Forms That Work" - New for Your Library | Margaret Tassin, CFSP, CDC
Newsletter Editor | "Forms that Work: Designing Web Forms for Usability (Interactive Technologies)" by Caroline Jarrett, Gerry Gaffney, and Steve Krug is one of the newest books for the forms professional’s library. Caroline Jarrett is a BFMA member and a frequent poster to FormSpace and speaker at Symposium. With her colleagues, she has recently published the new standard reference for forms design on the web. | BFMA Discount Available |
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