DESCRIPTION
This committee is
responsible for overseeing the awarding of grants, totaling not more
than $2,500 annually, to PLL members to cover the cost of
transportation to the annual meeting. These travel grants are open
to all PLL members, and are generously underwritten by
Wolters-Kluwer and Quidlibet Research, Inc. Wolters-Kluwer is a
multinational, multi-media company that is the parent of CCH,
Lippincott William & Wilkins, CT Corsearch and BizFilings. Quidlibet
Research offers consulting services on corporate strategies for law
firms, information management, quality management and growth and
development.
The Committee develops the criteria used to award grants, and
produces appropriate application forms. The Committee is also
responsible for advertising and promoting the availability of this
money to members who might otherwise be unable to attend the
convention. Additionally, the Chair coordinates the issuing of
airline tickets to grant recipients.
2008 TRAVEL GRANT WINNERS
Full round-trip airfare (or train fare) will be paid for the following people, who were awarded AALL PLL-SIS Travel Grants.
Hope Porter
Merchant & Gould
80 S 8th St., 3200 IDS Ctr.
Minneapolis, MN 55402
hporter@merchantgould.com
Louise A. Jensen
Drummond Woodsum 245 Commercial St.
Portland, ME 04101
ljensen@dwmlaw.com
Byron Hill
Bowditch & Dewey,
LLP 311 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
bhill@bowditch.com
Leann Genovese
Husch Blackwell Sanders
720 Olive St., Suite 2400 St.
Louis, MO 63101
leann.genovese@huschblackwell .com
Sara R. Paul
Paul Hastings LLP
55 Second St., 24th Floor
San Fransisco, CA 94105
SaraPaul@paulhastings.com
ANNUAL REPORTS
FOR MORE INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Jane Baugh
Information Services Director
Woods Rogers PLC
10 S. Jefferson St., Suite 1400
Roanoke, VA 24011
(540) 983-7531
baugh@woodsrogers.com
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Constance Smith
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921
cbsmith@morganlewis.com
Anna Cole
Head Librarian
Miles & Stockbridge PC
10 Light St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 385-3671
Fax: (410) 325-3700
acole@milesstockbridge.com