For over 60 years, AIIM has provided education, industry advocacy, and networking. Before the Web, we communicated with our members primarily via the annual AIIM show, our magazine, and with mail. The Internet started to change this in the mid 90s with email and Web pages. Now, social networking is again changing how people communicate, connect, and find and share information.

“A powerful global conversation has begun. Through the Internet, people are discovering and inventing new ways to share relevant knowledge with blinding speed. As a direct result, markets are getting smarter – and getting smarter faster than most companies.” Levine, Locke, Searls, Weinberger from The CluetrainManifesto

AIIM has introduced this unique online community for you to connect, share, and discuss technologies and best practices to share and manage information. We're bringing our 65,000 strong (and growing) community to you: wherever you are. Through the Web, you can not only learn what works (and what doesn't) from your industry colleagues, but also connect with other members that have the same problem or tasks as you. Our goal is simple: With you, together, we are creating THE community for anyone interested in managing and, most importantly, USING their information.

By bringing together many of the best and brightest thought leaders and practitioners, we present you with a unique opportunity to interact and connect with them and your peers (and they with you; you know your business too). We’ve all used personal networks to get a quick answer to address a problem. Imagine the power of your personal network amplified 100-fold; think you could save time and get better answers?

This community is SIMPLE to join. EASY to use; and provides a UNIQUE learning environment by combining a social networking platform, product reviews, best practices, and more with YOUR know-how. Together, we are creating the insights you need to tackle your toughest information challenges.

As a member of this new online community, you will:

• Learn and discuss news, perspectives, and best practices
• Share your experience and and preferred approaches with others
• Find, connect, and communicate directly with your peers and recognized industry experts
• Contribute to and use the community's collective intelligence

Initially, we'll focus on Enterprise 2.0 for improving collaboration and content sharing, and Electronic Records Management for improving the control of electronic records. Later this year we will add community resources for Capture/Scanning, Document Management, and Web Content Management. We decided to begin with Enterprise 2.0 and Electronic Records Management because doing both of them well is critical to your organization's success.

The new online Community for discussing technologies and best practices have the following new resources in addition to our existing webinars, training courses, research, whitepapers, and articles:

• AIIM Experts Blog – Learn and discuss news, perspectives, and best practices
• AIIM Buyer's Guide – Review and discuss available products and vendors
• AIIM All You Need To Know Wiki – Share, discuss, and agree upon templates and checklists
• AIIM Networking – Find and connect with industry peers

Wrapped around these four elements is the ability for you to network with your peers. Chat. Find experts. Discuss and rate articles, vendors, and products. It's unlike anything you've ever seen from AIIM. Or anywhere else for that matter.

Working together, we will create the community for anyone looking to solve an information-related business challenge.

Let's create something remarkable together.