August 10, 2005             

AALL Recap : Workshop, Program, Event News and Gossip
Riva Laughlin, Mary Ann Wacker, Michele Lucero, Blythe McCoy,
Monica Ortale, Jen Van Ness, Joan Englander, Susan Yancey

September 14, 2005          

Business Etiquette : Enhance Your Professionalism
Kim Bennett, Ceridian

Current surveys indicate that 8 in 10 Americans say a lack of respect and courtesy in a serious problem, and 6 in 10 say it’s become worse in recent years. We are losing the polite environment that once characterized the workplace. Identify 10 best practices of workplace etiquette. Learn Strategies for implementing workplace courtesy and increasing personal professionalism.

October 5, 2005             

Basic Legal Research for the Non-Law Librarian

"Getting Started with Legal Research : Community Sources & Reference Tools"
Peter Egler, Head of Reference O’Quinn Law Library, University of Houston

"Intro to the Texas Court System & Texas Case Law"
Susan Yancey, Director of Firm Libraries Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P.

"Researching Texas Statutory Law"
Holly Watson, Librarian Jenkens & Gilchrist P.C.

"Legal Resources on the Internet"
Riva Laughlin—Librarian, Haynes and Boone, L.L.P.

November 9, 2005            

Investments and Financial Planning
Greg Brothers, Senior VP & Chief Financial Officer, South Texas College of Law

December 14, 2005           

HALL-iday Party

January 11, 2006            

RSS Feeds
Steven Perkins, Coordinator of Reference Services, University of Houston Libraries

February 8, 2006            

AALL Chapter Visit
Victoria Trotta, AALL Past President and Associate Dean for Information
Technology and the Ross-Blakley Law Library at Arizona State University

April 12, 2006              

Current Legal Happenings in Houston        
Dean T. Gerald Treece, South Texas College of Law

May 10, 2006                

Annual Business Meeting and Election of Officers