i-SIGMA Annual Conference draws 500 professionals to event

More than 500 professionals attended the in-person i-SIGMA Annual Conference April 11-13 at the JW Marriott in Orlando, Florida.

i-SIGMA, or the International Secure Information Governance & Management Association, is the trade association for secure information life cycle management. The association combines the former National Association for Information Destruction, or NAID, and PRISM International associations.

According to a news release from the Phoenix-based International Secure Information Governance & Management Association (i-SIGMA), the conference had more than 200 percent growth for total attendance over the association’s virtual event in March 2021. The event offered its attendees the opportunity to meet with nearly 50 exhibitors, learn from more than 25 education sessions and network at three events.

“It truly was amazing to see all our attendees, exhibitors and partners in person again,” says Kelly Martínez, director of marketing and communications at i-SIGMA. She adds that the show floor “was packed” and many people shared positive messages during the event.

During the event, the association also formally appointed newly elected board members at the event, including President Bowman Richards, who is owner and president of Nashville, Tennessee-based secure shredding company Richards & Richards. Richards takes over for Brock Miller and will serve a one-year term for the association.

The association also presented the Service Provider Member of the Year Award to Tom Schreyer of Affordable Shred and Storage in Buffalo, Illinois. Schreyer is an information privacy advisor. He assists business professionals in developing information security policies, updating management teams and training customers’ employees. In addition, Jennie Gift of CSR Privacy Solutions in Jensen Beach, Florida, received i-SIGMA’s Corporate Member of the Year Award. Gift is the former vice president of Shred Nations/Record Nations and Paxton Records. At CSR Privacy Solutions she is responsible for sales and service in North America, Europe and Australia.

The conference also featured several new components in 2022, including an Exhibitor Mini-Session, which showcased participating vendors; a Truck Lot Party where people enjoyed food and music around some shred trucks; and a Young Professional Reception.

The association plans to host its next i-SIGMA Conference March 30-April 1, 2023, in Las Vegas.