I am forwarding a message about a seminar on "Parliamentary Law in
Real-Life Meetings" that I am teaching next month for the Hennepin County
Bar Association. The seminar is geared toward nonlawyers as well as lawyers,
and will cover topics relevant to procedure in public bodies and political
organizations, for example. The normal cost is $85, but I have asked that
the bar offer a special rate for nonlawyers; the Association has agreed to a
rate of $25 ($40 after 7 November), which covers the materials and a small
fraction of the program's overhead. (If you are interested in attending but
cannot afford it, please contact me and I can probably arrange a waiver.)BRM Brian Melendez St. Anthony West (Ward 3) -----Original Message----- From: carol [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 9:03 AM To: 'Melendez, Brian' Subject: RE: Parliamentary procedure in real-life meetings Have you ever felt at a disadvantage in a meeting because you didn't know parliamentary procedure? ever chaired a meeting where you wished that you were more comfortable with the skills, tricks, and traps of presiding? ever gotten frustrated by a "rules geek" who singlehandedly tied a meeting in knots, regardless of what the majority wanted? You probably already know more parliamentary procedure than you realize and, by mastering a few common-sense fundamentals, you can be comfortable in almost any real-life meeting. The Hennepin County Bar Association is sponsoring a seminar on "Parliamentary Law in Real-Life Meetings" that covers these fundamentals. The seminar is a continuing-legal-education seminar, but is geared toward lawyers and nonlawyers who are interested in running and participating in effective real-life meetings. The instructor is Brian Melendez, past president of the Hennepin County Bar Association and a member of the American Institute of Parliamentarians and National Association of Parliamentarians, who has served as parliamentarian for more than a dozen of organizations. Last year's participants ranged from attorneys representing public bodies to volunteers active in nonprofit, political, and religious organizations. The seminar will be held on Friday 15 November 2002 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the Hennepin County Bar Association, 390 Minnesota Law Center, 600 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis (ph. 612.752.6600). The Association has applied for 3.0 hours of continuing-legal-education credit. The cost is $85 for bar members, $105 for lawyer nonmembers. (A special rate is available for nonlawyers: $25 if you register by 7 November, $40 after 7 November.) To register, or for more information, please contact Carol Berg (e/m [EMAIL PROTECTED], ph. 612.752.6612) or Brian Melendez (e/m [EMAIL PROTECTED], ph. 612.766.7309). _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
