A Successful ADTA Mid-Year Executive Council Meeting!

GREETINGS ADTA NATION!
 

As I write this, I am on Delta Airlines 30-something thousand feet over who knows where en route from Minneapolis to Boston. Karen and I are heading home from the ADTA Mid-year Executive Council [EC] Meeting at Vancouver's Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel, November 6 – 9, 2014.

What a great EC meeting!

I am so proud of our EC … first-class lawyers who sacrifice their valuable time for the good of all ADTA members. We scrapped our usual format and, after taking care of some "business," went to break-out sessions with a focus on our committees. What should they do? How should they do it? How should our committees be structured? And what should the EC's role be in this process? How can ADTA create a culture of accountability to develop and maintain excellent member services as ADTA grows into the future?

On Friday night, our final evening together, I enjoyed watching Tom Hurney overcome his fear of heights as we ascended three thousand or so feet up the side of Grouse Mountain on the gondola.  In front of us was a sparkling nighttime panoramic view of Vancouver.  There is a delightful gourmet restaurant at the top of the mountain which was the venue for our final night EC dinner. Superb food, great company, ADTA Spirit!  Grouse Mountain will be a part of our dine-around at the Annual Meeting.  Simply spectacular!  You won't want to miss it!

I love Vancouver's Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel for our 2014 Annual Meeting – located in the middle of everything that Vancouver has to offer.  It reminds me a lot of our 2010 Boston meeting at the Copley Marriott...city energy, a great harbor (but even better - at the Pacific Rim the harbor is literally across the street), friendly people, walking distance to everything,. From the moment you enter the hotel lobby, you can feel a sizzle that you just want to be a part of! 

This is going to be a GREAT annual meeting!!

I can't wait to see you all there next April 22 – 26, 2014!
 

We made progress at the 2013 ADTA Mid-year EC meeting.  ADTA leadership  is firmly committed to working toward progress that is consistent with our great ADTA Tradition.  The only missing ingredient is YOU – we need your help …  please let me, Peggy Schultz, or any one of our officers or other EC members know if you have an interest in volunteering for service in the ADTA. We will find a place to put your time and talents to the best use for the benefit of our members. Please don’t be shy.  Let us know!

Wishing you and your Families a peaceful and warm Holiday Season!

The Tradition of Excellence continues!