DAMA International

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PURPOSE

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DAMA International is a not-for-profit, vendor-independent, professional organization dedicated to advancing the concepts and practices of enterprise information and data resource management (IRM/DRM) to promote the understanding, development and practice of managing information and data as a key enterprise asset. DAMA International furthers the understanding of the field of data administration through providing and supporting an open forum addressing issues related to this field.

DAMA International has grown through encouragement and support given to small groups of data administration practitioners around the world as they form local chapters. As each DAMA International local chapter grows, it becomes an educational and networking focal point for all data resource management practitioners in the geographic area.

DAMA International has assumed the responsibilities and activities that most local chapters cannot provide because of economic and time constraints, including worldwide web presence; regional symposia; a members-at-large organization; engaging speakers of worldwide prominence; professional certification; vendor discounts; a speakers' bureau; a Data Resource Management Standards manual (a joint effort authored by the DAMA International Chicago chapter, and printed and distributed by DAMA International), now in its second printing; and a conference planning handbook.

DAMA International continues to evolve to meet the changing needs of the data resource management professional in a constantly changing business and technical environment.