ALA Calendar of Events

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Calendar of Events

The following Calendar of Events is a listing of meetings and other events sponsored by the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA), its regions and its chapters. Also incorporated into this listing are educational programs, industry expositions and similar activities directed to the legal management profession.

Check this section often for regular calendar updates!

2008	January	2009	January
	February		February
	March		March
	April		April
	May		May
	June		June
	July		July
	August		August
	September		September
	October		October
	November		November
	December		December

2008 Calendar
April

2		*ALA Webinar - Maximize Your ROI: Understand ALA Trade Shows and Members (For ALA Exhibitors Only!)* Speakers: ALA Vendor Relations Committee and Vendor Advisory Panel Contact: Katie Roski, CEM or Debbie Curtis, ALA Headquarters
3-4		Law Firm Leadership Annual Meeting Place: Four Seasons Hotel, San Francisco, CA ALA will be exhibiting.
23		ALA Webinar – Green Law Firm: Building a Sustainable Future Speakers: John Kirk, CLM, Manko Gold Katcher & Fox, LLP and Regina Maciula, CLM, Wendel Rosen Black & Dean Contact: Rosemary Shiels, ALA Headquarters

2008 Calendar
May

5-8		ALA – Annual Educational Conference and Exposition Place: Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA Contact: Kathleen Rossell, ALA Headquarters
21		ALA Webinar – Mastering Time (Time Management) Speaker: Margaret Spencer Dixon, Esq., Spencer Consulting Contact: Rosemary Shiels, ALA Headquarters
26		Memorial Day Observance, ALA Headquarters Closed

2008 Calendar
June

18		ALA Webinar – Part I: Business Interruption/Disaster Recovery: Protect the Technology Speakers: John G. Madden, Rhodes Hieronymus Jones, Jeff Olejnik, Assurity River Group Contact: Rosemary Shiels, ALA Headquarters
27-29		ALA – Chapter Leadership Institute Place: The Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling, IL Contact: Nicole Larson, ALA Headquarters

2008 Calendar
July

4		Independence Day, ALA Headquarters Closed
12-15		American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Conference Place: Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR ALA will be exhibiting.
16		National Association for Court Management (NACM) Annual Conference Place: Marriott Anaheim, Anaheim, CA ALA will be exhibiting.
23		ALA Webinar – Part II: Business Interruption/Disaster Recovery: Protect the Records Speakers: Beth E. Chiaiese, MLS, CRM, Foley & Lardner, LLP, Pamela Hill, Solution Group Leader – Business Continuity Project Leadership Associates Contact: Rosemary Shiels, ALA Headquarters

2008 Calendar
August

3-4		ALA – ECLA Planning and Revision Meeting Place: Seneca Hotel, Chicago, IL Contact: Kelley Chrouser, ALA Headquarters
8-9		ALA – Board of Directors Meeting Place: Hotel Providence, Providence, RI Contact: Nicole Larson, ALA Headquarters
13		ALA – Extraordinary Law Firm Conference: Six Month Post-Conference Activity Web Conference Contact: Kelley Chrouser, ALA Headquarters
20		ALA Webinar – Speaking Confidence: An ALA Toolbox Speakers: Melissa Lewis, Upside Down Speaking and David Siler, DHR, Inc. Contact: Rosemary Shiels, ALA Headquarters
20-23		International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) Annual Conference Place: Gaylord Texan, Grapevine, TX ALA will be exhibiting.

2008 Calendar
September

1		Labor Day, ALA Headquarters Closed
10		ALA Webinar – Basic Budgeting Speaker: Richard Nigon, CLM, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi, LLP Contact: Rosemary Shiels, ALA Headquarters
12-13		ALA – Region 1 Educational Conference & Exposition Place: Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland, ME Contact: Lisa Mikita, ALA Headquarters
17		ALA Webinar – Building a Better Budget Speakers: Richard Nigon, CLM, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi, LLP and Sarah K. Taylor, Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP Contact: Rosemary Shiels, ALA Headquarters
17-19		ALA – Corporate/Government Fall Forum Place: Grand Hyatt Atlanta, Buckhead, GA Contact: Lisa Mikita, ALA Headquarters
18-19		ALA – Intellectual Property Retreat Place: Grand Hyatt Atlanta, Buckhead, GA Contact: Lisa Mikita, ALA Headquarters
19		Toronto Law Office Management Association (TLOMA) Annual Conference Place: Blue Mountain Resort, Ontario, Canada ALA will be exhibiting.

2008 Calendar
October

2-4		Large Firm Principal Administrators Retreat Place: Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando, FL Contact: Lisa Mikita, ALA Headquarters
6-10		Professional Legal Management Week Contact: Bob Abramson, ALA Headquarters
10-12		Community Challenge Weekend Contact: Steve Carasso, ALA Headquarters
10-13		National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) Annual Conference Place: Las Vegas, NV ALA will be exhibiting.
16-18		Law Firm Financial Management Conference & Exposition Place: Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center Contact: Lisa Mikita, ALA Headquarters
21-23		ARMA International Annual Conference Place: Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV ALA will be exhibiting.
24-25		ALA – Regions 4 & 6 Educational Conference & Exposition Place: Hilton, Austin, TX Contact: Lisa Mikita, ALA Headquarters
31-Nov 1		ALA – Region 5 Educational Conference & Exposition Place: Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Honolulu, Hawaii Contact: Lisa Mikita, ALA Headquarters

2008 Calendar
November

7-8		ALA – Board of Directors Meeting Place: Renaissance Stanford Court, San Francisco, CA Contact: Nicole Larson, ALA Headquarters
13-15		ALA – Regions 2 & 3 Educational Conference & Exposition Place: Hyatt Regency, Indianapolis, IN Contact: Lisa Mikita, ALA Headquarters
22		ALA – Association Nominating Committee Meeting Place: Sofitel Chicago O’Hare, Rosemont, IL Contact: Nicole Larson, ALA Headquarters
27-28		Thanksgiving Holiday, ALA Headquarters Closed

2008 Calendar
December

25-26		Christmas Observance, ALA Headquarters Closed

2009 Calendar
January

13		ALA Awards Program Deadline
23-24		Board of Directors Meeting Place: Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa, Hoover, AL Contact: Nicole Larson, ALA Headquarters

2009 Calendar
February

6-7		ALA – Regional Team Orientation Place: Hyatt Deerfield, Deerfield, IL Contact: Nicole Larson, ALA Headquarters
20-21		ALA – Extraordinary Law Firm Conference Place: Carefree Resort & Villas, Carefree, AZ Contact: Lisa Mikita, ALA Headquarters

2009 Calendar
May

18-21		Annual Educational Conference & Exposition Place: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA Contact: Kathleen Rossell, ALA Headquarters

2009 Calendar
June

26-28		ALA – Chapter Leadership Institute Place: Carefree Resort & Villas, Carefree, AZ Contact: Nicole Larson, ALA Headquarters

2009 Calendar
August

7-8		ALA – Board of Directors Meeting Place: The Fairmont Royal York, Toronto, ON Contact: Nicole Larson, ALA Headquarters

Additions to ALA's Calendar of Events are welcome and proposed listings may be directed to ALA Headquarters by fax (847/267-1329) or by e-mail. Proposed listings should include the following:

date and time;
name/title of event or meeting;
sponsoring group;
location of event or meeting;
contact person(s) for further information as well as phone, fax and/or e-mail;
speaker name; and
program cost (if any).

ALA reserves the exclusive right to determine the inclusion or omission of proposed calendar listings, as well as the right to edit material which is submitted for listing.