Title:	Straight Talk: The Bar Association Professional of Tomorrow
Synopsis:	This plenary will discuss the characteristics and competencies that will be required of bar association executives in the future.
Speaker:	Harrison Coerver, president, Harrison Coerver & Assoc.
Handout:	Program slides (40 pgs.)

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

First Set of NABE Concurrent Track Programs

Title:	It Takes a Village: Policy Issues Around Self-forming Member Communities
Synopsis:	This session will define self-forming communities and discuss whether to encourage or discourage their formation.
Speakers:	Lincoln Mead, Webmaster, Utah State Bar Susan Waters, principal, Sextant Consulting; secretary, InternetBar.org
Handouts:	Program agenda (1 pg.) Listserv guide (3 pgs.) Sample listserv policies (2 pgs.) Glossary of Internet tools (2 pgs.)

Title:	Tools & Techniques, Questions and Answers for the Bar Professional of Tomorrow
Synopsis:	This breakout provides practical tools and approaches for managing change including: an abandonment matrix for identifying obsolete programs; a format to enhance continuity in the face of changing volunteer leadership; sample membership survey formats; board self-assessment instruments; and a bibliography of suggested reading
Speaker:	Harrison Coerver, president, Harrison Coerver & Associates
Handout:	Program handout (12 pgs.)

Title:	FRAUD: It Can Happen to You!
Synopsis:	Learn from one of the nation’s leading experts on non-profit fraud how to protect your organization from fraud and abuse.
Speaker:	Gerard Zack, partner and director, Anti-fraud Services, Wipfli, LLP
Handout:	Program slides (19 pgs.)

1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Second Set of NABE Concurrent Track Programs

Title:	Strategic IT for Bars
Synopsis:	This session, designed for both IT and executive directors, will examine how bars can elevate IT decisions to a strategic level. The program panel will share experiences on how their organizations have adapted to the fast-changing IT landscape.
Moderator:	Toby Brown, communications director, Utah State Bar
Panelists:	Gary Clarke, senior executive for information technology, State Bar of California Mike Davis, director of LRIS/IT/IS, Cincinnati Bar Association Elizabeth Derrico, associate director, ABA Division for Bar Services Peggy Gruenke, director of member services, Cincinnati Bar Association Judy Johnson, executive director, State Bar of California John Norwine, executive director, Cincinnati Bar Association
Handout:	Program handout (4 pgs.)

Title:	Establishing Your Bar's Reserve Policy Setting the Dollar Amount Through Evaluation of Risk
Synopsis:	This session will answer critical reserve policy questions such as, What should the policy state? What assets count as reserves? What should be the standard for release of funds and who should have the authority to release? And, What should the dollar amount be?
Speakers:	George C. Brown, executive director, State Bar of Wisconsin Lynda S. Tanner, administration and finance director, State Bar of Wisconsin
Handouts:	Program slides (30 pgs.) Sample reserve policy (3 pgs.) Sample reserve needs statement (1 pg.) Sample reserve discussion document (3 pgs.)

3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Third Set of NABE Concurrent Track Programs

Title:	"Best of" IT Innovations
Synopsis:	This program will feature proven IT strategies for bars. Presenters will discuss how their bars have integrated new technology and delivered it to their members, and the policy and delivery challenges they faced in doing so. This session also will include examples of how IT staff have been used to improve bar operations.
Moderator:	Lincoln Mead, Webmaster, Utah State Bar
Panelists:	Bill Dickinson, technology director, Virginia State Bar Tom Purdy, IT director, North Carolina Bar Association Eric White, IT director, Bar Association of San Francisco
Handout:	Program handout (6 pgs.)

Title:	To Outsource or Not to Outsource: That Is the Question
Synopsis:	This program will ensure that you have the tools to effectively implement and oversee outsourcing in your bar. Topics will include how bars should decide whether to outsource their functions and resources, ways to assess proposals from outsource vendors, what to include in an outsourcing contract, and how to evaluate the effectiveness of outsourcing services.
Speakers:	Colleen McManus, senior director of Human Resources, State Bar of Arizona Nancy Roberson, executive director, Mecklenburg County Bar
Handouts:	Program handout (4 pgs.) Program slides (15 pgs.)

Thursday, February 9

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Fourth Set of NABE Concurrent Track Programs

Title:	Communicating with eNewsletters
Synopsis:	This session will cover the essentials of publishing an eNewsletter, from how to create one to how to use it to generate non-dues revenue, make it easy for members to register online for seminars and events, and even attract new members.
Speaker:	Nora Riva Bergman, executive director, St. Petersburg Bar Association
Handout:	Program handout (6 pgs.)