EVENTS/SEMINARS/PRESENTATIONS
Upcoming
May 14, 2008
Thomas J. Shroyer will be moderating and presenting at Lorman Education Services' "Ethics for Accountants" to be held on May 14, 2008, at the Four Points Sheraton in Minneapolis. Besides moderating, Tom will be speaking on "Responding to Professional Discipline" and "Ethics Violations in Malpractice Lawsuits."
Past
April 4-6, 2008
Cass S. Weil volunteered to judge the National Intercollegiate Mock Trial Championship Tournament, held at the Hennepin County Government Center and hosted by Hamline University.
April 3, 2008
Brian T. Grogan spoke at the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors 2008 legal policy conference in Washington, D.C. Brian spoke on "The Impact of State Legislation and FCC Regulations On Local Community Programming".
March 13, 2008
Cecilia Ray presented on the topic of Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI). The FCC adopted rules that became effective December 8, 2007, and the presentation explained what clients need to do in order to bring themselves into compliance with these regulations. The program was sponsored by MART (Minnesota Association for Rural Telecommunications).
March 3, 2008
Susanne J. Fischer presented "Managing Leaves Under the Family Medical Leave Act" to the Human Resources section at the Minnesota Telecom Alliance Annual Conference. Cecilia Ray also presented at this conference on the topic of recent FCC regulations adopted on Local Number Portability.
February 29, 2008
Sheila Engelmeier presented "Tough Issues in Managing Employees Without Inviting Lawsuits" at the Sixth Annual Early Childhood Educator's Conference, at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota. This conference offers the opportunity to learn about developments in the early childhood arena.
February 27-28, 2008
Joseph G. Maternowski participated as an Exhibitor at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA's) Annual Air, Water and Waste Environmental Conference. The MPCA's Air, Water and Waste Conference, one of the largest annual gatherings of environmental professionals in the State of Minnesota, offers the opportunity to learn about regulatory developments, exchange ideas and meet others who are working in the field. Anthony A. Dorland and Matthew P. Kostolnik also participated at the conference.
February 26, 2008
James J. Vedder, Jana Aune Deach and Shannon M. Bixby sponsored the "Bush League's" presentation on Early Neutral Evaluation ("ENE"). The "Bush League" is a group comprised of young family law lawyers and ENE is a program which allows participants in family law cases an opportunity to get a financial or custody evaluation prior to going through a full financial trial or custody evaluation.
February 21, 2008
Sheila Engelmeier and Sue Fischer presented "Training To Create a Respectful Work Environment" at the Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity, hosted by the University of St. Thomas. This is a conference that is attended by about 1,000 people who are in diversity and human resource management positions.
