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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – April 2019
Board members present: Joe Mitzenmacher, Scott Vanderlin, Jessie LeMar, Clare Willis, Julie Swanson, Jesse Bowman (via phone) Board members absent: Annie Mentkowski Guests: Philip Johnson, Lindsey Carpino Significant Actions: Policy: In the event that Continuing Education decides to charge a fee for an event, speakers and members of the host organization will not be charged.…
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – March 2019
Board Member’s Present: Joe Mitzenmacher, Jessie LeMar, Clare Willis, Scott Vanderlin, Jesse Bowman, Julie Swanson, and Annie Mentkowski Board Member’s Absent: None Significant Actions: The Board will not be renewing the Survey Monkey account. It will explore other polling tool options. Policy Change:
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Volunteer Day at Greater Chicago Food Depository
On Saturday, March 9, 2019, the Community Service Committee organized a trip to the Greater Chicago Food Depository with nine volunteers, to help repack bulk fruit for distribution to local shelters, soup kitchens and food pantries. At the February 2019 Business Meeting, CALL’s Community Service Committee collected $249 in cash donations for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless…
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CALL Executive Board Meeting Minutes – February 2019
Board Member’s Present: Joe Mitzenmacher, Jessie LeMar, Clare Willis, Scott Vanderlin, Jesse Bowman, Julie Swanson, and Annie Mentkowski Board Member’s Absent: None Significant Actions: None Guests: Corporate Memory Co-chair Heidi Kuehl, Government Relations Co-chair Sarah Sherman Treasurer’s Report (Section IV): Harris Bank Balance as of January 31, 2019: $17,497.80 Net Income as of January 31,…
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Women of Legal Tech: The Law Librarians
On February 27, ABA’s Women Rainmakers Committee presented a “Women of Legal Tech” Summit hosted at Chicago-Kent College of Law as a precursor to the ABA TechShow 2019. CALL’s own Debbie Ginsberg was one of the speakers, focusing on the role of law librarians in legal tech:
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Microsoft Office Tips and Tools
Since one of my hats is tech trainer in our legal writing classes, sharing how to use Microsoft Word effectively as a lawyer, I look forward to what I learn at the ABA TechShow each year about new features of Microsoft Office. Often I’m able to from the folks who are most familiar with the…
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President’s Letter
Dear CALL Colleagues – While the calendar year may have just started, we are already well past the halfway point of the current CALL year. As we navigate another Chicago winter and play the “how many different types of adverse weather alerts can my phone give me?” game, CALL’s work continues. Before we look at…
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From the Editors
The frigid cold can’t keep the Bulletin down for long. After a crazy couple of weeks (which are still ongoing), here is the Winter Issue (250) of the CALL Bulletin. Inside we have wonderful articles from terrific CALL members that run the gamut from CALL history, how to spot fake news, creating dynamic exhibits, and the benefits of…
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A Gavel and Our Connections to History
Renovations can uncover many surprises – some unexpected, some forgettable, and then some with historical significance. A renovation at the Cook County Law Library (CCLL) uncovered all three of the above. However, one surprise led me on a quest into the history of CALL and AALL.
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CALL Elections: Proposed Amendments to the Bylaws
CALL members will consider a proposal to change the existing CALL Bylaws, and vote upon these proposed amendments in the upcoming CALL Election from February 15 through March 15. If approved, the proposed Bylaws amendments would: (1) align the CALL membership categories with AALL’s membership categories by eliminating the “associate” member category (allowing those members to…