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President's Message

October 2011

It is difficult to believe that I am nearly halfway through my term as Chapter President. I am proud of  what the Boston Chapter ALA has accomplished this year and what we have planned for the future. With the summer “slow down” behind us and the return of Fall, we are gearing up for the year-end push. I would like to take this opportunity to recap some of our successful initiatives over the past few months and highlight some exciting upcoming events.

KNOWLEDGE

In the past few months we have had a number of exciting and successful educational events including the well-attended and well-reviewed Annual Managing Partner Lunch, several Small Firm, Human Resources and Finance Roundtable Meetings, and our most recent monthly lunch meeting on the topic of understanding the fee structures of retirement plans.

Looking ahead, we have the 2011 Leadership Conference and Business Partner Casino Night taking place on October 26th. This promises to be a hallmark event for the Chapter. The Chapter has also partnered with the FirmFuture group to allow Boston ALA members free admission to the FirmFuture conference taking place on December 1^st. Keep an eye out for more details on that event.

NETWORKING

One of the greatest benefits the ALA has to offer is the ability to network. In addition to the opportunity we have had to network with each other before the monthly lunches, we had a very successful Member/Business Partner Meet and Greet Spring Social, a  successful Annual Golf Tournament, and a great Summer Social where we gathered at the Marriott Long Wharf’s new Harbor View ballroom and patio.

We look forward to continuing to offer opportunities for Members, as well as Business Partners, to make connections at the upcoming October 26^th Casino Night, roundtable meetings, and charitable activities, such as the recent work at the Boston Food Bank, and the October 16^th Cradles to Crayons event. Watch as we continue to make improvements and updates to our web site www.alaboston.org that will help to facilitate the continued sharing of information.

RESOURCES

Through the dedication, commitment and hard work of our many ALA committee members, and the generous support of our Business Partner Program, the Boston Chapter offers a number of resources to members that go above and beyond what would be available if we were dependent on membership dues alone. Some of these resources include highly acclaimed monthly lunch speakers, the Chapter Lending Library, CLM Study Group, and annual scholarships to regional and national educational events.

The Chapter was pleased to announce the recent awarding of a scholarship to the Region 1 Educational Conference in Pittsburgh in October, as well as drawings of a $2,500 scholarship to the 2012 National Educational Conference in Honolulu, both as a part of the upcoming Leadership Conference and Membership Committee’s current “Aloha! Member-Get-A-Member” initiative.

For the Boston Chapter ALA, whether you are looking back to past events and accomplishments, or looking forward to what is on the horizon; it is hard not to be impressed with what you see. One of the greatest factors in our past and future success is the active participation of our membership, whether it be the work you might do on a Chapter committee, offering your time at one of our charitable events, attending a lunch or roundtable event, or simply sharing a monthly lunch with your peers, it is always good to see you. As we get closer to the end of 2011 and reflect on our success, I encourage you as a Boston Chapter member to get involved and stay active as we move into 2012.

Ian Breslin
President-Boston Chapter ALA

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