Alan Shipman

Alan Shipman is a Director and Principal Consultant for Group 5 Training Limited, the leading independent consortium of technical experts and consultants providing practical guidance on the implementation of Information Management Systems. Group 5 Training specialise in the application of the BSI-DISC Code of Practice for Legal Admissibility and Evidential Weight of Information Stored Electronically (BIP0008, formally known as PD 0008), for achieving real business benefits, with particular emphasis on management policies and operational procedures.   Alan has over 28 years experience in document management, workflow and microfilm/microfiche applications, having been Technical Manager at Microgen (UK) Limited with responsibilities for product development, quality control and the introduction of optical-based services. He is an acknowledged industry expert in media/format conversion.

Alan has been involved in Document Imaging Standards for over 20 years, specialising in user aspects. He is Chairman of the BSI Document Imaging Applications committee, and is convenor of the International Standards Organisation (ISO) Document Imaging Quality sub-committee. He is a member of the UKAIIM Standards Committee, having previously chaired the committee for over 5 years. He received the Master of Information Technology award from the Association of Information and Image Management International in 1998, and was awarded their Standards Excellence Award in 1999.

Alan is a regular speaker at events organised by organisations and associations in the archives and records management, educational, engineering, heath care, financial, legal, local government and system supplier fields, as well as at national events such as the Document Management Roadshows and the annual Document shows.

Alan was called as an expert witness in the House of Lords Select Committee considering Digital Images as Evidence, whose report was published in 1998.

Alan also works in the fields of Information Security Management (using BS ISO 17799 as the 'base' document) and in the new Data Protection legislation (he chairs the BSI Data Protection Committee which is responsible for PD0012 - the Guide to the Implementation of the Act).