[blindLaw] FW: ABA Annual Meeting Developments

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offers, here is a wonderful opportunity to attend the annual meeting
virtually.

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From: ABA President Judy Perry Martinez <abapresident at americanbar.org> 
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2020 5:55 PM
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Subject: ABA Annual Meeting Developments

Dear colleague, I hope you are healthy and well. The ABA Annual Meeting is
an event I look forward to attending every year.

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Dear colleague,

I hope you are healthy and well.

The ABA Annual Meeting is an event I look forward to attending every year.
This will be my 36th. The Annual Meeting enables us to reconnect with
friends, meet new ones, and continue our efforts to improve our profession
and strive for equal justice for all under the rule of law.

Yet this year is different for all of us. Due to evolving pandemic-related
developments, the ABA Board of Governors voted today to transition the 2020
Annual Meeting to an online virtual meeting. While we will not meet in
person this summer in Chicago, I am pleased that we will nonetheless gather
together to continue our important work.

We identified, analyzed, and considered the impact of various factors that
would influence the decision to hold an in-person meeting in Chicago,
starting with the current State of Illinois shelter-in-place order through
May 30. Other factors include air travel limitations and self-quarantine
orders for travelers along with social distancing guidelines that are
expected to remain in place throughout the summer.

Of course, safety of members, ABA staff, and their families and colleagues
were paramount as we analyzed the ability to meet in person. You can find
more information about the Board of Governors decision on the
<https://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/meetings_travel_dept
/annual-meeting> Annual Meeting website, under Q&A.

The challenges to our traditional Annual Meeting brought on by the pandemic
also have triggered creative and innovative ideas from members and staff. We
invite all of you to join us for the
<https://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/meetings_travel_dept
/annual-meeting> 2020 ABA Virtual Annual Meeting. For the first time in ABA
history, we are offering this entire capstone event as a complimentary
member benefit, which will enable even more lawyers to participate, perhaps
some for the first time.

The virtual Annual Meeting will offer the highest quality programming with a
revised schedule to accommodate members’ home locations and time. Events
will include governance and business meetings, CLE Showcase programs,
virtual networking opportunities, the General Assembly with the presentation
of the ABA Medal, and the House of Delegates. Please check our
<https://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/meetings_travel_dept
/annual-meeting> Annual Meeting website for the latest information.

Stay well. And know that your ABA is here for you with a fresh, new approach
to our always informative and inspiring Annual Meeting that so many of us
and our families look forward to each summer.

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Judy Perry Martinez
President, American Bar Association 

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