ALA News

April/May 09
Volume 28, Issue 2

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Table of Contents

Feature Articles

COVER STORY
Growing Chapter Membership
By BRIAN MATTER
The ALA Las Vegas Chapter increased its membership by 38 percent. Find out how the Chapter did it, and how your Chapter can do it, too.

The Cost of Staying Home
By PATTI LANE, CLM
Prepare for your firm’s recovery by attending the ALA Annual Educational Conference and Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana – not by staying home.

Call for Nominations
ALA seeks nominees for vital volunteer leadership positions, including President-Elect, Regional Directors, and Regional Officers.

Columns and Departments

At Your Service
Pick Me, Monty
By WENDY RICE-ISAACS, ALA President

Executive Directions
A Culture of Criticism and Complaint
By John J. Michalik, ALA Executive Director

Newswire
Important updates from your professional Association
Brought to you by Omega Legal

On Members’ Minds – NEW SECTION!
BY PAM SATTERFIELD
Find out from one ALA member firsthand what it’s like to suddenly be unemployed in this new section for ALA members, written by ALA members.
Also featured: A closer look at how ALA members are adapting in an unsettled economy

Member Profile
Meet Marina Field, Office Administrator at Troutman Sanders LLP in San Diego, California.

Regional News
Featured: Updates from ALA Chapters in Regions 2 and 6

Welcome To ALA
ALA welcomes members who joined the Association in January and February 2009.

Bookend
Take a sneak peek at the books available at the ALA Annual Conference and find out when you can get an autograph.

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