Welcome to RIMS! For those of you who have joined in the last three months, this is your first issue of the New Member Newsletter and the first of four quarterly issues you will receive over the coming year. We use this newsletter to introduce our valued new members to the breadth of services, products and resources that RIMS has to offer whether you work for a corporation, government agency, a non-profit organization or are a student.
Here are just a few examples of the top-of-the-line risk products RIMS offers our members:
• One of your most valuable benefits is RIMS Benchmark Survey™. Did you know that if you contribute data to the survey, you automatically receive a free copy of the annual survey report? Visit the web for more information on how to submit your data.
• In 2010, RIMS will offer educational workshops, webinars and CourseCasts, many of which count toward the RIMS Fellow® (RF) designation;
• Data-driven decision making is vital in these tough economic times. Not only does RIMS offer cutting-edge industry information through your monthly subscription to Risk Management magazine and daily news to your e-mail inbox from RiskWire, but RIMS also has a wide variety of publications to help you become a better risk manager. Find them online in the RIMStore.
• Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is the most talked-about industry topic and RIMS is the international thought leader in this arena. The ERM Center of Excellence and the Risk Maturity Model for ERM are always available to you online to help you assess your company’s current status and institute the changes your company needs to be an industry leader.
These are just a few of the products RIMS has to offer—read on to get details on many more!
Mary Roth, ARM
RIMS Executive Director