PARMA has been working to provide tools and resources for the Risk Management Community for 40 years.  Over time, things have changed from a small band of risk managers to an organization with over 1000 member contacts.  In that time, technology too has changed which has given us the ability to create an online hub that will put you in touch with people specifically in your field.  It is called PARMACommunity and can be found here: http://parma.mymemberfuse.com or by clicking on the link at the top of www.PARMA.com.  You will need your user name (email address) and password.  If you do not know or cannot remember your password there is a link to reset your password directly below the login fields.

I know you are all saying “Well, I use LinkedIn and Facebook, why do I need to be part of another social media network?”  The answer to that is very easy – PARMACommunity is JUST FOR YOU.  It is a place to find a mentor, post questions about your job that only people who understand what your work entails can answer, find new vendors without being inundated by advertisements or people trying to sell you something you actually don’t need.  It is for the community, by the community.  

The Community is a place to find not only chapter information for PARMA, updates about the conference and resources to make your life easier but also a place to allow other PARMA members to post their meetings and white papers.  Speakers can promote the sessions they will be presenting at both Chapter Meetings and the Annual Conference, AND it will be easier than before to actually reach out and make connections with other PARMA members.  It also provides a forum for group discussions, news feeds and messaging.

There are also levels of access after logging in:

PARMA Members have full access to everything in the PARMACommunity.  You can post meetings, make contacts, participate in group discussions, send/receive messages, take surveys and access/download/post resources.  There will also be new features rolled out as the Community grows.

Non-Members will be able to view posted meetings, group discussions, resources, and surveys.  

What to do First?

Click on the Community link, log in and create a profile for yourself. Then explore. Look up other members with the search box and invite them to link to you. Set your permissions so that you have set up when you want to get notifications. This is the NEW LOOK of PARMA!