The 2012 AALS Annual Meeting and Educational Conference will be held April 27, 28 and 29, 2012 at the Clarion on the Lake in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Marie Schoenfeldt, PLS, CLA and Velzene Wilson will serve as co-chairs. This is a date change AND location change from previously distributed announcements. Please mark your calendars accordingly and make plans to attend. Thank you.

Let your vote count—VOTE NOW!! The deadline to vote is December 1, 2011. On November 14, 2011, you received an email from Joyce Morgan, AALS publication director, containing the report of Linda Adair, the Nominations and Election Chair, and the ballot for the 2012-2013 AALS officers. You should let your voice be heard by casting your vote. You should consider all applicants, taking into account the time/experience/knowledge/etc. of each name on the ballot, and then place your vote for the fellow member you think will best represent your interests on the state level. New member? Out of the loop? If

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AALS congratulates Doris Compton, PP, PLS, on her election as NALS President-Elect for 2012-2013!!! We are so proud of you and look forward to your continuing guidance and leadership. D – dedicated O – outgoing R – respected I – intelligent S – supportive. These are just a very few of the great qualities of Doris Compton, PP, PLS. She has so much energy and passion, experience, and forward-thinking ideas to take NALS into the future. Doris’ leadership is beyond reproach. She is the ultimate professional, has devoted much of her life to us as NALS members, and has the

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The recommendation from the EC, which was approved by the board, was that each chapter seek ads for inclusion, along with ads being sold by AALS publication director and Ways & Means chair. Ads are to be sent to Joyce Morgan at jmorgan@2ndjudicial.org. All payments are to be sent to Janice Miller. If you plan to send payment to Janice and do not have her address here (don’t want to reveal to the entire web), then please email Janice at janice.miller@acxiom.com and she will supply the mailing address to you. Advertising rates: ½ page ad for each issue = $25.00

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In January, 2011, the budget for 2011-2012 was approved by AALS members. A very special line item that was included in that budget was for AALS to award a $269.00 registration for ONE LUCKY AALS member to attend the NALS Professional Development Conference March 1-3, 2012. In order for our 2011-2012 UNITED WE STAND deployment to continue to be successful, we must continue with the plan—move forward, bursting through enemy lines, breaching the hill, and wining the victory. We are making a united front to be the best that we can be, which is evidenced by being awarded three Future

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