PLANC MEETING MINUTES
Chicago, Illinois
November 13-14, 1999
I. Call to order: 2:04 PM
II. Introductions: Neal, Riley, Meyer, Wright, Polinard, Severn, Saunders, Harrington, Deleo, Sommerness, Preacher, Wrigley, Rowsam, Batchelor, Schilling, Wilson, Hicks, Homer, Crane
III. 2000 National Conference Committee
Members of Committee: Schilling- Chair; Polinard–
Program Chair; Batchelor– Registrar; DeLeo– Publicity; Meyer, Crane
program meeting yesterday; steering
committee today
report–one year out; Nov 16-18,
2000; in good shape; details–speakers, special events
Timeline–
1st mailing last March 15th
Articles PLANC Points, LSAC Report, in every
publication, need help from APLA’s
Registration Mailing April 15th
Postcard late August; on-line
option
Deadline October 6th,
late fee after; only refund with penalty
Hotel Deadline October 25th
Conference November 16-18 Th-S; blocks
W-Sun
LA Forum preceding weekend; engage
Law reps during MTW
Treasury— Nim
Registration:
ASAP link on PLANC.ORG page for info; updated as
necessary; 4/15/00 documents that are down-loadable; on-line registration; will
cost some $$; not too much; snail mail payment; packet will look like 1996;
schedule; PLA’s can take program to deans; law school contributions; listed by
most to least in donations; forms being developed;
Financial report:
current balances; $17500 from PLANC treasury; $10K in
savings; interest earned in savings; donations add up to $33,650 pledged; $18K
from LSAC ear-marked for special opening event; expenditures to date– $10,648; most site visits and conference
committee meeting travel, mailing, printing, 56 schools contributed last time
‘96; 2nd letter from Chas thanking those who have donated and asking
for more schools to donate; expectation of other revenue–
nonprofits/commercials; charging $5000 to vendors for 2 people;$500/person over
2; commercials saving money by not going to individual APLA events; bookstore;
publishers; look for vendors to invite; will not be a law fair; non-ABA law
school; motion–wilson; “do not allow non-aba accredited schools to register or
participate in conference 2000 as law schools”; sommerness-seconded; kaplan
school will be included by having kaplan there; discussion about motion;
color-coded badges (accredited/non-accredited); non-accredited can come as a
vendor; discussion about the educational value of including non-accredited
schools at the conference; print lists in the program of
accredited/non-accredited; use new PLA workshop to educate new PLA; vote held
8-2; Registrar should return registration to non-accredited law schools;
registration form to reflect policy; expectation of 5 vendors/$2500 each; $25K in budget;
already have $33K; Working budget– based on 96 outcomes; expectations challenged;
build in signers, if requested; signers paid for out of ADA budget;
clarifications of expense report;
Program– Goal:
as much participation as possible by as many people as possible
Keynote
session– program committee worksheet
Feb 1st – program to Jerry ;
names/affiliations/descriptions of panels
March
15th– forward to Nim; alterations of panels
Thursday
Newcomer’s
leadership workshops 1-4
California
Schools 1-2,
2-3, 3-4
Newtown
presentation 4:15-5:30
Reception
around the pool 6
Dinner 7
Speaker
Friday
(Added
session to each breakout)
Breakfast 8
Breakout 9:4
5
Lunch 11:45
Breakouts 1:30
Dinner 6
Event
Saturday
Breakfasts/APLA
meeting 7:30
Plenary–vision 9
Breakout 10:15
Lunch 11:45
Speaker
Closure
3 speakers; names being collected–david gurgen, Anita
Allen (GT), kirkland, Morris Dees, recognizable names for national conference;
money in budget $12K; we can not pay expenses for speakers; complimentary room
5-7; expenses paid for guest speakers not PLA’s; discussion about fees for
speakers; discussion about big name/no name speakers
Event Report–
Friday event– one big event;
tour/reception/dinner/animals/music no longer a possibility because of size of
group; possible cruise–weather may be deterrent; museum/aquarium/art/theme
party; budget for event–charging it to participant;
Discussion about cost/person of participant; projected
cost and expense estimates requested by the board; PLANC goals–1) that the conference pays APLA
web-master–contact Nim for linkages
Publicity Report–
LSAC; advertising with APSA; Chronicle of Higher
Education; future contacts-NACADA, National Law Journal, Regional Political
Science meetings; APLA newsletters– please include information; successful
conference depends on support from PLANC leadership within APLA’s;
Options–
Avis-Rent-A-Car making bid for cars; airport shuttle;
bags; vendors have bags;
Motions:
from Wright: “do not allow representatives of
commercial entities to attend or participate in New Prelaw Advisor’s workshop”;
seconded– Harrington; extensive discussion about motion; NALP has similiar
concern– they allow private people to attend; NALP values the interaction
between private career service people and institutional; vote on motion, motion
fails;
from Wilson: PLANC board ought to express its
appreciation to Mary and the committee for their efforts in relation to the
conference
appreciation to MAPLA for hosting us
all pass
Adjournment: 4:30 PM