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The AALL PLL-SIS Summit, now in its fourth year, continues as a vehicle cheap air line tickets for examining the impact and opportunities presented by change. Last year, we looked at changes in the business and practice of law and envisioned what those changes mean for the future. This year, we explore how to take charge, shaping ourselves as well as the services we provide to meet the new world demands we face.
This year s Summit theme is SOS: Shaping our Success , and takes place Saturday, July 13, 2013 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel Towers cheap air line tickets (Headquarters hotel) at 1400 6th Ave, Seattle, WA .
To kickoff the event, attendees are invited to the Friday evening June 12 reception from 6:00 pm to 8:30 p.m. at The Palace Ballroom, 2100 5th Avenue, Seattle. The reception, generously sponsored by Bloomberg Law/Bloomberg BNA is sure to be a fun evening of excellent food, beverages, and networking. Please RSVP  for the reception no later than July 5th.
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The morning inspiration continues cheap air line tickets with a panel discussion titled “Lean Up! Finding and Seizing Opportunities for Growth” lead by William Scarborough, Chief Human Resources Officer, Barnes Thornburg LLP and Bob Oaks, Chief Library and Records Officer, Latham Watkins  and an additional thought leader in C level recruiting.  Our panelists will fuel us with ideas to help us identify and utilize skills we already have that are needed for promotion to manager, cheap air line tickets director or ‘C level positions in our organizations.
Following a full morning of exciting and inspiring talks, the networking lunch, kindly sponsored by Wolters Kluwer Law Business will give you an opportunity to relax, network and enjoy insights into the legal market from the very special and no doubt humorous cheap air line tickets perspective of David Lat, our luncheon speaker, and Managing Editor of Above The Law.
In the afternoon, the excitement continues with interactive break-out sessions that will investigate the practical aspects of social media, the art of branding, and the user experience. The sessions listed below will be repeated twice so that each participant can benefit from two out of the three afternoon programs.
The day will end with a brief, but important reporting and wrap-up of the key takeways from the day. In order to provide access to a wide audience, we have secured a venue that can accommodate up to 300 attendees. We encourage members cheap air line tickets to register early so they can be a part of this valuable one-day conference. The registration cheap air line tickets cost is $199 and you can register via the AALL Annual meeting registration form available here . Simply check the box for PLL-SIS Summit IV and remit your payment along with the registration form to AALL.
Cheryl Niemeier is Director of Library Services at Bose McKinney Evans LLP. Ms. Niemeier received her Master of Science in Library Science from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1986 and her Bachelor of Science in Education from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana in 1981. Ms. Niemeier has held multiple professional leadership positions in local, regional and national library cheap air line tickets associations. She frequently speaks at professional association conferences cheap air line tickets and continuing legal education seminars. Ms. Niemeier has authored multiple articles and seminar publications.
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