Division One Events for Annual Forum Meeting in Nashville -- April 27-30, 2016

Division 1 has four events scheduled for the upcoming meeting in Nashville.

1. Division 1 Planning Retreat – Wednesday, April 27th, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Every year D1 holds a planning retreat to review what we have accomplished, brainstorm, and plan for the coming year.  This retreat is open to everyone.  Whether you are a seasoned veteran or a first time attendee, please come to the planning retreat if you are interested in becoming more involved in D1.

2. Practicum on “Advocacy at Depositions” – Wednesday, April 27th, 2:00 to 5:00 PM

We have a terrific panel for our third practicum.  To access the flyer with details about this program and the speakers, please click on the following link:  Practicum on "Advocacy at Depositions". This event is designed to be suitable for both younger attorneys and more seasoned veterans who want to learn more about the art of advocacy.  The registration for this event is separate from that for the Annual Meeting.  Please click the link here for the registration.

3. D1/D13 Social Event, BB King’s Blues Club, 162 2nd Avenue North, Nashville, TN – Thursday, April 28th, 7:30 PM

Following the Welcome Reception at the Annual Meeting, please join us for a casual, fun filled night of hearty appetizers, drinks, music, and good company. The mixer will be in a private room overlooking the river in the Riverfront Dining Room and at 9:00 pm the BB King's Blues Club All-Star Band will perform. Price per person is $60 a ticket and includes 2 drinks. Please click the link here to view the invitation and details.

4. D1 Breakfast Program – Friday, April 29th, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM

Please join us on Friday morning for a panel discussion entitled “Developing and Presenting Expert Testimony:  The Long View.”


Additional Information:
                            

PDF Document:

2016 Annual Meeting Brochure

   

For more information on discounted pricing, please contact Tamara.Harrington@americanbar.org.

For hotel reservations at the Omni http://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/nashville/meetings/aba-forum-on-construction-law

Are You Receiving Communications and Publications from the ABA Forum on Construction Law?

The Forum regularly communicates with its members via email regarding upcoming programs, publications, webcasts and meetings.  Unfortunately, many of you are not receiving these important communications.  Our research has shown that it stems from three main causes: 

(1)    your company/firm spam blocker is blocking these important emails and until you “permit” or “allow” these communications, they will continue to be blocked;

(2)    you have opted out of receiving any ABA communications (knowingly or unknowingly);

(3)    out-of-date or inaccurate contact information.

All of these issues are easily remedied.  For those of you who are being impeded by a spam blocker, please reach out to our IT department and request that they permit these ABA emails to come through.  In some cases (depending on your spam software), you may be able to do this yourself.

If the spam blocker is not the issue, it may be that your contact information is incorrect, or you have opted out of receiving Forum or ABA communications.  This too can be easily remedied.  The fix is easy.  Simply go the Forum’s website at http://www.americanbar.org/groups/construction_industry.html and click on “myABA” at the top of the page.  This will trigger a login screen.  To login, you will need your email address and your password (hint:  unless you have affirmatively changed it, your password is your last name).    Once you are logged in, you will see your “MyABA” page.  Here, you can edit/update your contact information. 

If that is not the issue, it may be that you are inadvertently blocking ABA communications.  In the left hand margin of your MyABA page, you will see “Communications”. Click on it, and the subcategory of “Communication Preferences.”  As you will see, you can customize your ABA communications so that you will only receive communications from the specific ABA “groups” to which you belong (such as the Forum), or only communications that relate to your area of interest (e.g., “Construction”).   You will NOT receive general ABA email by doing this. 

Don’t miss out on any further Forum communications!  Update your contact information and communication preferences TODAY!  If you have any questions on how to do this, please reach out to the Forum membership chair, Wendy Venoit (860-918-5255, or wkvenoit@sbcglobal.net), or the Forum Director, Tamara Harrington (312-988-5674, or tamara.harrington@americanbar.org).