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CALENDAR OF LOCAL EVENTS

Today's Date:

CALL Meeting Schedule
2007-2008

Business Meetings

  • Sept. 20, 2007 (Thurs.)
  • Nov. 16, 2007 (Fri.)
  • Jan. 18, 2008 (Fri.)
  • Mar. 27, 2008 (Thurs.)
  • May 22, 2008 (Thurs.)

Details will be posted as they become available.  Dates subject to change.

Executive Board Meetings

  • June 05, 2007 (Tues.)
  • Aug. 07, 2007 (Tues.)
  • Sept.11, 2007 (Tues.)
  • Oct. 09, 2007 (Tues.)
  • Nov. 13, 2007 (Tues.)
  • Dec. 11, 2007 (Tues.)
  • Jan. 08, 2008 (Tues.)
  • Feb. 12, 2008 (Tues.)
  • Mar. 11, 2008 (Tues.)
  • Apr. 08, 2008 (Tues.)
  • May 13, 2008 (Tues.)


Please remember to consider the CALL No-Show and No Walk-In
Policies for Business Meetings when making reservations.


Date
Event
May 22, 2008
Thursday

CALL Business Meeting

Topic:  " Bankruptcy Reform Legislation: 2005 and Beyond"

Speaker: The Honorable Eugene R. Wedoff, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Location: Petterino's, 150 N. Dearborn

Registration:11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Lunch and Presentation:
  12:00 p.m.

Reservations must be received by May 15, 2008.

Additional information and Online Registration using SurveyMonkey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=5LpIuYEMi6HLFB6RW2dL2w_3d_3d

CALL No-Show and No Walk-In Policies for Business Meetings

The Community Service Committee will be collecting new and gently used women's clothing for Dress for Success. To learn more about Dress for Success visit http://www.dressforsuccess.org.

May 8, 2008
Thursday

FOREIGN AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
BROWN BAG

Speakers:

Jean Wenger – “Jumpstarting Your International Law Research”
Government Documents/Foreign & International Law Librarian
Cook County Law Library

Lyonette Louis Jacques – “People Resources for International Law Research” Foreign and International Law Librarian and Lecturer in Law
D'Angelo Law Library, University of Chicago Law School

Registration: 11:00 a.m.
Program: 11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Cost: $10.00
Make checks payable to Chicago Association of Law Libraries and bring to the door on the date of the program.

Location: Neal Gerber Eisenberg LLP, Two North LaSalle Street,Suite 2200 Chicago, Illinois

RSVP: Please register with Frank Lima by May 1, 2008

e-mail: flima@niu.edu
phone: 815-753-9496

Apr. 2, 2008
Wednesday

CALL Institute Day

Topic:  "Emerging Technologies and their Applicability to Law Librarianship"

Speakers:

Keynote Speaker: Debbie GinsbergElectronic Resources Librarian, Chicago-Kent College of Law Library

RSS Feeders/Readers and Blogs: Sarah PalmerResearch Specialist, American Bar Association

Portable Software Applications: Susan BolandHead of Information Services, Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis, Indiana

Social Networking: Raizel Liebler, Reference Librarian, John Marshall Law School

Knowledge Management and Portals: Laura IkensContent Integration Analyst, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal

Working With IT: June Liebert, Director and Associate Professor, Louis L. Biro Law Library, John Marshall Law School

Web Tools for Productivity: Catherine Sanders Reach, Director, American Bar Association Legal Technology Resource Center

Creating an Effective Website for Your Organization: Keidra Chaney, Emerging Media Specialist, DePaul University - Office of Advancement

Location:  Metropolitan Library System (MLS), 224 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 680, Chicago

Registration and breakfast: 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.; first presentation begins at 9:00 a.m.; last presentation will end at 4:30 p.m.

The event will be open to 40 registrants.  Breakfast and lunch will be included with the cost of registration.

Additional information and online registration, go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=RJnCku9SrLnEJiXG569bew_3d_3d

Mar. 27, 2008
Thursday

CALL Business Meeting

Topic:  " The Role of Libraries in Primary and Secondary Education in the Twenty-First Century"

Speaker: Paul Whitsitt, Director, Libraries and Information Services for Chicago Public Schools

Location: Wildfire, 159 W. Erie

Registration:11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Lunch and Presentation:
  12:00 p.m.

Reservations must be received by March 20.

Additional information and Online Registration using SurveyMonkey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=3M_2fXQP9_2fjWOT0C53CD6JVQ_3d_3d

CALL No-Show and No Walk-In Policies for Business Meetings

The Community Service will be collecting food, treats, toys and other supplies for dogs and cats for PAWS CHICAGO, the city's largest no-kill animal shelter. Additional information about PAWS CHICAGO can be found at http://www.pawschicago.org.

Jan. 18, 2008
Friday

CALL/SLA Joint Business Meeting

Topic:  "Project Management"

Speaker: Kelly Kalmes, Founder and President of Project Knowledge, LLC

Location: Union League Club of Chicago, 65 W. Jackson

Registration: 8:00 to 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast and Presentation:
  8:30 a.m.

Reservations must be received by January 11.

Additional information and Online Registration using SurveyMonkey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ZefjxELTZBBFJkPvVVpicA_3d_3d

CALL No-Show and No Walk-In Policies for Business Meetings

The Community Service will be collecting new and gently used children's books for Book Worm Angels.  Donated books should be "fun" and appropriate for children in 3rd through 8th grade (please no religious or text books).   Additional information about Book Worm Angels can be found at http://www.bookwormangels.org.

Nov. 16, 2007
Friday

CALL Business Meeting

Topic:  "Law: A Lost Vocation?"

Speaker: Mark Garavaglia, Assistant General Counsel of Rotary International and the Rotary Foundation

Location: Elephant & Castle, 111 W. Adams

Registration: 8:00 to 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast and Presentation:
  8:30 a.m.

Reservations must be received by November 9.

Additional information and Online Registration using SurveyMonkey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=nRIdGCf9WOsYnw0MHe6EoA_3d_3d

CALL No-Show and No Walk-In Policies for Business Meetings

The Community Service will be collecting grocery store gift cards and family size toiletry items to benefit Christopher House.  Additional information about Christopher House can be found at http://www.christopherhouse.org.

Oct. 24, 2007
Wednesday

Informal No-Host Social Gathering

Location: Midtown Kitchen and Bar, Lower Level, 203 N. LaSalle

Time: 5:00 p.m.

If you have any questions please contact Katie Leonard.

Sept. 20, 2007
Thursday

CALL 60th Anniversary and September Business Meeting

Topic:  "What Law and History Librarians Have Taught Me"

Speaker: Gary T. Johnson, President of the Chicago History Museum

We will also be celebrating CALL's 60th Anniversary with a cake compliments of Professionals Library Service, Inc.

Location: Maggiano's, 516 N. Clark

Registration: 11:30 to Noon
Lunch and Presentation:
  Noon

Reservations must be received by September 17 .

Additional information and Online Registration using SurveyMonkey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=fItqEzzLXZ_2bNChVODobANw_3d_3d

CALL No-Show and No Walk-In Policies for Business Meetings

The Community Service will be sponsoring a school supply drive to support the Chicago Public School's Homeless Education Program.  Additional information on the CPS Homeless Education Program can be found at http://www.oism.cps.k12.il.us/hep.shtml.



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