This January, we were very lucky to have a distinguished panel of speakers shed some light on this timely and important topic. They were:

• Ernie Gauvreau, General Manager with Gowling Lafleur Henderson
• Miriam Redford, Director of Administration and Finance at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP;
• Bob Waterman, Director of Administration at Richards Buell Sutton LLP.

Mark your calendars for the VALL/BCLMA KM JOINT SEMINAR on Tues. Jan. 26, 2010! 

This seminar provides an understanding of the business of law from the Administrator’s perspective.  It develops your capacity to think and act strategically in your library by focusing on the business models and latest trends and practices in law firm Administration and challenges facing Administrators in today’s economy.  The goal is to enable both new and experienced law library professionals to develop a working knowledge of the following areas and to be comfortable discussing financial and administrative decisions:

Please find the speakers' notes and powerpoint presentation from West Coast LEAF attached. I think all who were there can say that this brilliant seminar gave us a lot to think about.

The first VALL seminar for the 2009/2010 season, in our new location, the Shangri-La, and featuring guest speaker Guy Robertson - Emergency Response Planner for libraries, archives and information centres, was one to remember...

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend!

Please join us as we welcome Guy Robertson, disaster planning and risk management consultant for libraries, archives and information centres, to the first VALL Seminar of the 2009-2010 year. Guy graduated from UBC’s School of Librarianship in 1981 and for over 20 years has been active in preparing organizations for contingencies of all kinds.   His current projects include a business continuity plan, an anti-terrorist / anti-sabotage plan, a privacy and information security program, and the development of procedures to combat money laundering. In addition to his career as a consultant, Guy teaches at SLAIS, UBC, and at Langara...

For information on registration, click here. Please register by Tuesday, September 22.