August 30, 2018

IAPP opens CFP for Global Privacy Summit 2019

IAPP has announced it has opened its call for presentations to participate in the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2019, scheduled for April 30 - May 3 in Washington, DC. Proposals are due by October 21, 2018. More details can be found at https://iapp.org/conference/speak-at-an-iapp-conference/proposals/; that same page also lists open calls for events in London, Toronto, and Singapore.

August 23, 2018

DSF '19 Call for Speakers open

The Document Strategy Forum 2019 Conference has announced its call for speakers for DSF '19, scheduled for May 7-9 in Anaheim, CA. Proposals must be submitted by September 17, 2018. For more details visit https://www.documentstrategyforum.com/page/1363259/call-for-speakers .

August 22, 2018

Harmony Sanderson, Miktysh: SharePoint Metadata: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

#aiim19 Call for Speakers is Now Open

AIIM has announced that the call for speakers is open for the AIIM19 Conference, scheduled for March 26-28, 2019 in San Diego, CA. Interested speakers must submit your proposals no later than September 21, 2018 and will be notified of acceptance or not by November. For more details or to submit, visit https://aiimconference.com/callforspeakers

REtaking the CIP exam

About once a month I get an inquiry about retaking the CIP exam. It usually goes something like this: "I have heard after you take the CIP exam (and pay for it), even if you fail the exam you can re-take the exam at no additional charge for an unlimited number of times until you pass. Are you able to verify this information?"

I'd love to track down the source of this rumor, because it is categorically untrue.

When we developed CIP, one of the things we looked at in the industry was how other certifications addressed retakes. Some offer free retakes, many offer discounted retakes, and many require candidates to pay the full price of the exam for any subsequent attempts. We opted to follow this last approach. So here's how the retake process works.

If a candidate is unsuccessful on the CIP exam, the candidate must pay the full exam fee to retake it. In addition, the candidate must wait 15 calendar days to reschedule. This is a security feature to help ensure that unscrupulous types can't take the exam repeatedly over a short period and memorize and sell our exam questions to "exam cheat" sites.

If the candidate is unsuccessful again, that candidate will have to pay the exam fee again for each subsequent attempt AND wait an additional 90 calendar days to reschedule.

We make some exceptions to this policy on a case-by-case basis. For example, if a significant technical issue occurs that appears to have impacted a candidate's attempt, I may decide to grant a discounted or free exam retake. But this is very much the exception to the rule. In almost all cases, candidates will have to pay the full exam fee for every attempt.

Questions or comments? Please reach out to me directly at jwilkins@aiim.org.

August 1, 2018

CIP digital badging with Accredible

I'm pleased to announce that we're now offering digital badging for CIPs via Accredible. Every active CIP in good standing will be receiving an email on August 1, 2018 with instructions on how to accept the digital badge, how to share via social or email, how to add to your LinkedIn profile, etc.

These digital badges are verifiable, so you can share the link with your employer to confirm your CIP status. They also expire; the CIP has always required certificants to renew every 3 years, but it will be more obvious in this interface. You can also download your CIP certificate from Accredible.

I hope all CIPs will join me in accepting the badge and sharing it proudly. One of the key ways to increase the value of the CIP is to grow the CIP community, and a great way to do that is to promote it so your colleagues and peers see it and can get a sense of how you earned it.

If you have passed the CIP exam, but do not receive this email, first, check your spam and Clutter folders! Next, check the list of active CIPs on the AIIM website. We update this every two weeks, so if you just got the CIP, it might not be there. But if it's been more than 3 years since you got the CIP, you may have lapsed. I can help you with reinstatement - ping me at jwilkins@aiim.org.

Again, we hope that this is one more way that we can provide value to you as a CIP. If you have any questions, need a name change, etc. please contact me directly at jwilkins@aiim.org.