NABE: The National Association of Bar Executives

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2010 Midyear Meeting: Orlando, FL

Handouts

IT Section Workshop
Tuesday, February 2

Session 1 | Security Awareness: Staying One Step Ahead of the Bad Guys
A guide for bringing cyber security awareness to your organization, large or small. Practical suggestions on what must be done to make sure your bar association is as secure as possible while still providing members the services and benefits they need and want.

MODERATOR | Mel Reveles, Director Internet & Technology Department, Colorado Bar Association

SPEAKER | William H. Dickinson, Director of Technology, Virginia State Bar

Session 2 | Consuming Evote Web Services
How to configure an election framework; set up an election; then consume ElectionsOnline’s Evote Web Services into your own web site for real-time integration with your member database and your own personalized look and feel to the ballot pages and election-related emails.

MODERATOR | Lincoln Mead, IT Administrator, Utah State Bar

SPEAKER | David Simms, President, ElectionsOnline

Session 5 | Cost-Effective Office Security: Can I Get Fort Knox Security on a Dimestore Budget?
This program takes apart the typical small office environment and IT systems and looks at cost effective ways to improve security, reliability, and confidence when dealing with a growing threat and regulatory landscape.

MODERATOR | Mel Reveles, Director Internet & Technology Department, Colorado Bar Association

SPEAKER | Lincoln Mead, IT Administration, Utah State Bar

Session 6 | Why and How to Deliver Wireless Content
From paying dues, to searching member directories, registering for courses and much more, learn the steps you need to take to deliver wireless content

MODERATOR | Erik Mazzone, Director, Center for Practice Management, North Carolina Bar Association

SPEAKERS | Steven Dunn, Director IT, Illinois State Bar Association | John Hodgkinson, Web Architect, North Carolina Bar Association; David Simms, Web Developer, District of Columbia Bar

Midyear Meeting
Wednesday, February 3

Track 1B: DBS & NABE: Alphabet Survival for the Bar Association Professional
A fun and fast way to help you learn about the ABC’s of DBS services and membership benefits that you can add to your toolbox.

MODERATOR | Carolyn B. (Carrie) Witt, New Haven, CT | Executive Director, New Haven County Bar Association

PANELISTS | Elizabeth Derrico, Chicago, IL, Associate Director, ABA Division for Bar Services | Roseanne Lucianek, Chicago, IL, Director, ABA Division for Bar Services | Yvonne McGhee, Fairfax, VA, Executive Director, Fairfax Bar Association | John Williams, Oklahoma City, OK, Executive Director, Oklahoma Bar Association

Track 1D: Employee Handbooks
The basics of employee handbooks, including how to get started writing your first one, what belongs in it, what to leave out, and how to develop a manual that fits the culture of your organization.

SPEAKER | Christine Kennedy, Tigard, OR, Human Resources Manager, Oregon State Bar

Track 2B: It’s a Jungle Out There: How to Protect Your Data in an Increasingly Hostile Environment
What all bar associations need to know and do in order to be certain that they are protecting their members’ information and other data from attack.

PANELISTS | William Dickinson, Richmond, VA, IT Director, Virginia State Bar | Lincoln Mead, Salt Lake City, UT, IT Administrator, Utah State Bar | Patricia Yevics, Baltimore, MD, Director, Law Office Management, Maryland State Bar Association

Track 3A: President’s Memo to the Executive Director – A “Candid” Conversation
Enlightening the executive director's relationship with his/her president, before, during and after the presidency and to help make the “partnership” great.

MODERATOR | Marc R. Staenberg, Beverly Hills, CA, Executive Director, Beverly Hills Bar Association, and President-elect, Metropolitan Bar Caucus

PANELISTS | Stuart Cubbon, Toledo, OH, Past President, Toledo Bar Association, and Executive Council Member, National Conference of Bar Presidents | Jane Leslie Dalton, Philadelphia, PA, Past Chancellor, Philadelphia Bar Association, and Executive Committee Member, Metropolitan Bar Caucus | James P. Nolan, Annapolis, MD, Past President, Maryland State Bar Association, and President-elect, National Conference of Bar Presidents

Track 3B: Solo Does Not Mean Alone: Useful, Hard-learned Tips on How to Do Programs for Solo Practitioners
Tips on how even the smallest bars can provide some programs for solo practitioners.

MODERATOR | Patricia Yevics, Baltimore, MD, Director, Law Office Management Assistance, Maryland State Bar Association

PANELISTS | Linda Oligschlaeger, Jefferson City, MO, Director, Member Services, The Missouri Bar | Joanne Hinnendael, Concord, NH, Director, Continuing Legal Education, New Hampshire Bar Association

Track 4A: Show and Tell – Programs to Entice Young Lawyers
The “how to’s” behind four programs bar associations have used to engage new attorney members with varying funding levels.

MODERATORS | Jill Eckert McCall, Chicago, IL, Director, Young Lawyers Division, American Bar Association | Zachary Zuroweste, Dunedin, FL, Attorney, Clearwater Bar Association

PANELISTS | Jewel White Cole, Clearwater, FL, Immediate Past President, The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division | Anthony Fantauzzi, Tampa, FL, President, Hillsborough County Bar Association

Track 4B: Show Me the Money: Ways to Create, Promote and Re-invent Non-Dues Revenue Ideas
“Outside the box” ideas for non-dues revenue as well as new ways of promoting the tried and true benefits most bar associations have and depend on for additional revenue.

MODERATOR | Patricia Yevics, Baltimore, MD, Director, Law Office Management Assistance, Maryland State Bar Association

PANELISTS | Doris Barnes, Towson, MD, Executive Director, Baltimore County Bar Association | Paula Portner, New Brunswick, NJ, Director, Marketing & Member Services, New Jersey State Bar Association | Jill Werner, Chicago, IL, Director, Membership & Marketing, American Bar Association

Track 4C: Where’d I Put That? Effective Document Management for Bar Executives
An overview of the solutions available to help you and your staff never misplace another digital file, with specific ideas and recommendations that any size bar can put to work today.

MODERATOR | Erik Mazzone, Cary, NC, Director, Center for Practice Management, North Carolina Bar Association

PANELISTS | James Calloway, Oklahoma City, OK, Director, Management Assistance Program, Oklahoma Bar Association | Nerino Petro, Madison, WI, Practice Management Advisor, State Bar of Wisconsin | Catherine Sanders Reach, Chicago, IL, Director, Legal Technology Resource Center, American Bar Association

Thursday, February 4

Track 5A: Social Media in Action — A Live Demo
This session will demonstrate and examine 1) the current social media focusing on Facebook, Linked In and Twitter, 2) how attorneys are using these to market their practices, 3) how bar associations can use it for their members, 4) what to watch out for in using these different social media and 5) other forms of related media including blogs, podcasting, YouTube etc.

MODERATOR | Chris Manos, Helena, MT, Executive Director, State Bar of Montana

SPEAKER | Robert Teuber, Milwaukee, WI, Attorney, Weiss Berzowski Brady LLP

Track 5B: What’s In It for Me? Making the Case for the Value of Bar Membership
An outstanding panel of bar communicators share the innovative actions they are taking in identifying members’ needs, adapting to meet those needs and then enhancing member awareness.

MODERATOR | Gary Toohey, Jefferson City, MO, Communication Director, The Missouri Bar

PANELISTS | Jenna Grubb, Toledo, OH, Communications & Membership Director, Toledo Bar Association | Kelley Jones King, Austin, TX, Deputy Director, State Bar of Texas | Cynthia Kuhn, Washington, DC, Communications Director, The District of Columbia Bar | Connie Pruitt, Tampa, FL, Executive Director, Hillsborough County Bar Association | Jane Schoenike, Lincoln, NE, Executive Director, Nebraska State Bar Association

Track 5C: What’s Hot in Bar Association Technology? 60 IT Topics in 60 Minutes
Cost-effective technology solutions for executives at bars of all sizes.

MODERATOR | Erik Mazzone, Cary, NC, Director, Center for Practice Management, North Carolina Bar Association

PANELISTS | Rodney Dowell, Boston, MA, Director, Law Office Management, LCL, Inc. | Catherine Sanders Reach, Chicago, IL, Director, Legal Technology Resource Center, American Bar Association

Track 6A: Loving---and Leaving---Your Job
The question that looms in everyone’s future is: How do you leave this job that you love? Find out how other bar executives are handling this important issue.

MODERATOR | Patricia Branam, Toledo, OH, Executive Director, Toledo Bar Association

PANELISTS | Larry Buxbaum, Minneapolis, MN, Executive Director, Hennepin County Bar Association | Allan Head, Raleigh, NC, Executive Director, North Carolina Bar Association | Rae Jean McCall, Kansas City, MO, Executive Director, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and President, Metropolitan Bar Caucus

NABE Plenary Session: Turbo Charge Your Work/Life Balance
A humorous look at finding and keeping work/life balance, with proven strategies for taking control of and letting go of what really matters.

SPEAKER | Jay Gubrud, Roseville, MN, Professional Speaker, Jay Gubrud, Inc.