Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown and the significant challenges it is posing for federal participation in the AFERM 2025 Virtual Summit, the AFERM Board of Directors has made the difficult decision, after careful consideration, to postpone the 2025 October Virtual Summit to Spring 2026.
Our primary goal is to ensure that every participant has the opportunity to fully engage, exchange lessons, and benefit from this important industry event.
We believe rescheduling to a time when our community can fully participate is the best way to deliver on that commitment and host the exceptional program you expect from AFERM.
We understand this news may cause inconvenience, and we sincerely appreciate your understanding. We will announce the new dates very soon.
Thank you again for your flexibility and ongoing support of the AFERM community.
If you have any questions, please contact us at info@aferm.org or call AFERM at #1-760-512-3376.
We look forward to seeing you at the Summit in Spring 2026!
Be A Part of AFERM University
AFERM co-developed the RIMS-CRMP-FED Certification. Now we are teaching it! Through AFERM University, you can affiliate with a community of certified practitioners dedicated to ERM at all levels of government, speaking the same language with your certification.
AFERM offers RIMS-CRMP-FED Preparatory Courses. The next two-day, live, virtual, course is on Wednesday, Dec. 3, and Thursday, Dec. 4, from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET.
Participants who complete this program are eligible for the RIMS-CRMP and RIMS-CRMP-FED examinations [as part of the course fee] at no cost, provided the course participant sits for the examination within 90 days of completing this course.
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Join or Renew Your AFERM Membership
AFERM is the premier professional community for government ERM practitioners. Here are just a few of the benefits that your AFERM membership gives you year-round:
Access to our online resource library with over 100 contributed artifacts
Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Contributions to AFERM are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. Membership dues and event registration fees are not considered contributions.
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