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^  Aims and Objectives

The main objectives of ACARM are:

1. to promote the development of professional archival and records management standards in the Commonwealth
2. to reinforce the importance which archives and records have in national heritage and development programmes
3. to promote the development of professional archival and records management education and training throughout the Commonwealth
4. to permit archivists and records managers who share a common heritage to compare, exchange, share and develop their common experience
5. to encourage the dissemination of information
6. to promote an increased awareness of the Commonwealth through the exploitation of archives and records in teaching
7. to encourage the formation and continued development of professional archival and records management associations in individual countries of the Commonwealth

^  The Executive Committee

The governing body of ACARM is an elected Executive Committee. A general meeting of members is held annually either during the International Conference of the Round Table on Archives (CITRA) or the International Congress on Archives, which is held once every four years.

The Committee consists of a Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and six other members. The functions of the Executive Committee include the running of the Association, initiating programmes and establishing committees and working groups.

Members who attended the ACARM AGM in Marseille 2002

Members of the Executive Committee:

Mrs Kholekile Mthethwa Director Swaziland National Archives PO Box 946 Mbabane Swaziland Tel: +268 (0) 9268 4141196 E-mail: k.mthethwa@yahoo.com	Mr Abdu Latif Leghar Director General National Archives of Pakistan Pakistan Secretariat Islamabad 44000 Pakistan Tel: +92 51 9202044 Fax: +92 51 9206349 Email:  clg.archives@yahoo.com
Mr Setareki Tale Government Archivist National Archives of Fiji PO Box 2125 Government Buildings 25 Carnarvon Street Sura Fiji Email: stale@govnet.gov.fj	Shri Lov Verma Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Room No. 334, C Wing Shastri Bhawan Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road New Delhi India Tel:  +91-11-23381198 Fax:  +91-11-23382907 Email: lov_56@yahoo.com
Mrs Margot Thomas National Archivist Saint Lucia National Archives PO Box 3060 Clarke Avenue Vigie Castries St Lucia Email: marriette900@yahoo.com	Mrs Agneta Akhaabi Deputy Director Kenya National Archives and Documentation Service (KNA&DS) Moi Avenue P O Box 49210 - 00100 Nairobi Kenya Tel: +254 20 228959 Fax: +254 20 228020 Email: akgheeta@yahoo.com

^  The Secretariat

The ACARM Secretariat was established in 1988 and is currently based at the International Records Management Trust in London. The Secretariat:

• serves as a support base for members
• acts as an information networking centre
• provides a channel for advice on specific needs and problems to archival institutions
• assists in co-ordinating and organising ACARM's records management workshop programme

ACARM members at the AGM 2003

Officers:

Chair	Mr Charles Farrugia National Archivist National Archives of Malta Santo Spirito Hospital Street Rabat RBT 12 Malta Tel: +356 (21) 459863 Fax: +356 (21) 450078 Email: charles.j.farrugia@gov.mt
Vice-Chair	Mr Joel das Neves Tembe Director Arquivo Histórico de Moçambique Avenida Filipe Samuel Magaia, 715 R/C Maputo 2033, Mozambique Tel:  + (258) 21 431 296 Fax:  + (258) 21 323 428 Email:  jneves@zebra.uem.mz
Honorary Secretary	Dr Teresa Bastow Head of Freedom of Information Centre Information Policy and Services Directorate The National Archives Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 4DU UK Tel: +44 (0) 20 8392 5380 Fax: +44 (0) 20 8487 1976 Email: HonSecretary@acarm.org
Honorary Treasurer	Ms Hemalatha Ramasamy Head of Electronic Records Branch National Archives of Malaysia Jalan Duta Kuala Lumpur 50568 Malaysia Tel: +60 3 6201 0688 Fax: +60 3 6201 5679 Email: hema@arkib.gov.my
Membership Secretary / Newsletter Editor / Publications Administrator	Mr Luis De Carvalho c/o IRMT, Rm 14-15 88/90 HattonGarden London EC1N 8PN UK Tel: +44 (0)207 831 4101 Fax: +44 (0)207 831 6303 Email: lcarvalho@irmt.org