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2009 NCBP Midyear Meeting Sponsors

ABA Retirement Funds/ING
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NCBP PUBLICATIONS


President's Forum, Spring 2009

 

President's Forum, Winter 2009

President's Forum, Fall 2008

 

President's Forum, Summer 2008
 


 

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ABA Day in Washington 2009

Second Season of Service

 

ABA Legislative and Governmental Advocacy Update
 

ABA Center for Professional Responsibility (CPR)


CPR Issues a Call for Papers on Lawyer Regulation

 


 

2008-2009 Executive Council


 


ABA Bar Services Link

ABA Main Site

 

Register Now for the 2009 NCBP Annual Meeting in Chicago

Plan now to attend the 2009 NCBP Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, July 30 - August 1. Register for the meeting online at www.abanet.org/annual/2009 or download a faxable registration form at the same site. Be sure to select the NABE/NCBP/NCBF option or form.

Meeting highlights include:

 

þ Thursday Evening Welcome Reception hosted by the Metropolitan Bar Caucus (MBC) as it celebrates its 30th anniversary
þ Friday Morning Plenary on Lincoln and Leadership, followed by a workshop examining Lincoln’s leadership and legal philosophy
þ Friday Joint Workshops on delivering value to members, award-winning diversity efforts, the ins and outs of social media, “Green” initiatives, representing your bar during a controversy and other topics of interest
þ Friday Joint Awards Luncheon, including the presentation of the ABA Partnership Awards, the Harrison Tweed Awards and the E. Smythe Gambrell Professionalism Awards
þ Friday Afternoon Plenary with the ABA Young Lawyers Division
þ NCBP Forum on Ethnic and Racial Diversity featuring a keynote address by Loretta A. Tuell, a 2009 Margaret Brent Award Recipient and partner at AndersonTuell, L.L.P., a Native American-owned law firm in Washington, DC
þ  Friday Joint Reception at the Chicago History Museum
þ Saturday Morning Plenary featuring remarks from ABA President-elect Carolyn B. Lamm, plus a discussion about practicing law in a tough economy



Advance registration closes July 7, 2009. Please note that all NCBP meeting registrants pay a reduced ABA annual meeting fee of $115. 

Send your registration questions to NABE-NCBP-NCBFregistration@staff.abanet.org


For an overview of programs and events, see the attached program grid.

Apply for the NCBP Executive Council or the Office of Secretary

NCBP is seeking nominations for five at-large seats on the NCBP Executive Council as well as for the office of NCBP Secretary. NCBP Nominating Committee Chair Kay H. Hodge invites individuals to self-nominate or submit the name of a colleague who may be a good addition to the governing body of the NCBP.

Executive Council

The council is made up of 15 at-large members (each serving a three-year term) and five officers. Terms are staggered so that five members rotate off the council each year. Each council member will sit on and participate in the work of one to three NCBP committees. During the second or third year of his/her term, a council member may be appointed as a committee chair.

Secretary

Nomination to the office of secretary is the first step toward serving as president of the NCBP. The secretary subsequently serves as treasurer, president-elect, president and immediate past president. Officers' duties are similar to those listed above under Executive Council and also include the activities generally attendant with the respective office.

Read the Council/Secretary Criteria and Responsibilities

Volunteer for an NCBP Committee!

Looking for ways to become more active in the work of the NCBP? NCBP President-elect Mary T. Torres (who becomes president on August 1) will make appointments to the following committees for the 2009-2010 year: Communications, Diversity, Finance, Membership, Program, Sponsorship and Task Force on Inclusion.

Appointees are expected to attend committee meetings held in conjunction with the 2010 midyear meeting in Orlando (Thursday, February 4) and the 2010 annual meeting in San Francisco (Thursday, August 5). In addition, several conference calls will be held throughout the year (2-5 calls lasting an hour or so).

Download and complete the NCBP committee form and return to: Mary T. Torres, NCBP President-elect, c/o Pamela Robinson, ABA Division for Bar Services, 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654-7598.

The deadline for applications is June 19, 2009. Applicants will be notified of their assignments by July 9, 2009.


 

REMEMBER to SAVE THE DATES!

2010 NCBP Midyear Meeting, February 4-6, 2010, Orlando, FL

 


Need Help Writing Your President's Page? Visit the ABA-DBS Web Site

NCBP, through the efforts of the ABA Division for Bar Services, is pleased to provide a resource page that contains links to president pages, helpful articles and practical advice from bar communications staff. Click on Writing Effective President Pages: Resource Page .You can also access this page from the Resources page on the NCBP Web site.
 



ABA-DBS Publication is Great Resource for
New Bar Presidents


From understanding the legal and fiduciary responsibilities of the board to getting the word out about your bar and its members, New Bar President and Members of the Board is a succinct yet comprehensive guide to bar leadership. Produced by the ABA Division for Bar Services, this valuable resource covers topics such as governance, sound financial management and bar association relations with its members, the public and the news media. It is loaded with tips to make your bar year more productive and more efficient. And, it is the only handbook of its kind geared specifically to bar associations and bar leaders.

To order single copies at $14.95 each, visit the ABA Web site at www.abanet.org/barserv/pubs.html  For bulk prices and orders, contact the ABA Service Center at 800/285-2221.
 


 

Find Fascinating Facts About Bar Associations

The ABA Division for Bar Services'  2005 Bar Activities Inventory (BAI), is a comprehensive survey on the administration and programming of state and local bar associations. Find the answers to these questions and over 400 other interesting facts about bar associations in the BAI:

- Which bar associations have recently completed a strategic plan?
- How do bar association select their officers?
- Which jurisdictions have adopted a definition of the practice of law?
- A 75% discount is available for a limited time to bar associations which responded to the BAI questionnaire.

 

Visit www.abanet.org/barserv/pubs/bai05.html  for more information.
 


What NCBP Does…

NCBP hosts bi-annual conferences of state and local bar presidents that are held in conjunction with ABA midyear and annual meetings. These conferences feature joint programming with the National Association of Bar Executives and the National Conference of Bar Foundations, organizations whose meetings also take place during ABA meetings. See Purpose


 

 

 

 

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