MN GRIN

The mission of MN GRIN (Minnesota Government Records and Information Network) is to provide a forum for the exchange of information among individuals and agencies interested in government records and information management. Membership and meetings are free.

Meeting Information

Time:	8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Location:	Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings take place at: Minnesota Department of Health Conference Center Snelling Office Park 1645 Energy Park Drive, Saint Paul
2008 Meeting Dates:	January 16: Implemnenting Enterprise Information Management February 20: RFP Process for State Off-Site Records Storage (please, no vendors) March 19: Roundtable Discussion April 16: Editing Preserving and Disposing of Government Records booklet May 21: Records Retention Schedule Training June 18: CANCELLED July16: Roundtable Discussion August 20: Mn/DOT and 35W Bridge Record Requests September 17: CANCELLED. People are encouraged to attend the local AIIM chapter's free 40th birthday event featuring a presentation on electronic content management standards (online registration required). October 15 November 19 December 17

Membership and Administration

Membership is open to anyone interested, with most coming from state and local government. MNGRIN's governing bylaws provide for an Executive Board, as well as a Chair, Vice-Chair, Minutes Officer, and Membership Officer to be elected yearly.

About the MN GRIN E-mail List

This e-mail list exists as a communication tool for its subscribers. Please use it freely to ask questions, start discussions, share information, or inform other members of news and events that are of interest to the group.

To subscribe to the MN GRIN e-mail list, send an e-mail to Majordomo@mail.state.mn.us with only the message "subscribe mn-grin." Leave the Subject line blank. In return, you will receive an e-mail confirming your subscription. Please save that e-mail, because it will contain specific instructions on how to post a message to the list, how to unsubscribe, and what to do if you have any problems.

To unsubscribe from the MN GRIN e-mail list, send an e-mail to Majordomo@mail.state.mn.us with only the message "unsubscribe mn-grin." Leave the Subject line blank.

When posting, send e-mails to "mn-grin@state.mn.us." Begin the subject line with the word "MNGRIN:" followed by your specific subject. This will help recipients know that the e-mail came from the MN GRIN list.

When responding to an e-mail, you have two choices:

Click the "reply" button and you will be replying to the entire list, or
Note the sender's e-mail address and reply directly back to them by addressing your response using only that individual's address.

Consider public responses any time the rest of the list members might benefit from, or be interested in, your response. Since the purpose of the list is to learn from, and to share information with each other, most responses should be public.

If you would like a complete list of commands, send an e-mail to Majordomo@mail.state.mn.us with the message "help" in the body of the message. Leave the Subject line blank.

If you ever need to get in contact with the owner of the list, (if you have trouble unsubscribing, or have questions about the list itself) send your question in an email to owner-mn-grin@mail.state.mn.us.