December 2007 NATIONAL NEWSLETTER

Welcome to the December edition of the new online ALPMA Member Newsletter.  With yet another busy year coming to a close, we take this opportunity to thank you for your support of ALPMA and wish you all the very best for the festive season and 2008!

In this newsletter we feature the recent Legal Management Summit and an article based on results from our Fast Survey.  We also welcome James Shadbolt, who has started the ball rolling for ALPMA WA!  See more from James in Around the States.

2007 Legal Management Summit - Conference Wrap                

Written by Trish Carroll, Event MC and Director of Galt Advisory

The 7th Annual ALPMA Conference was huge in every sense. The audience came from all over Australia and New Zealand. It was the largest audience yet. None went home disappointed. It was a manic and marvelous two days crammed with quality speakers, audience participation, fantastic prizes from generous sponsors and exhibitors, gossip, glamour and friendships made and renewed.

Tips for All Managers             

Throughout 2006 & 2007 ALPMA has been using a great piece of information that was highlighted by Craig Rispin, one of our presenters at the 2005 ALPMA Conference. Craig spoke about many things that would impact the way we would work but certainly www.surveymonkey.com has achieved.....

 Hey You In the Red Shoes!        

By Jenny Watson, 2007 Co-Conference Administrator

The ALPMA conference is over for another year.  Trish Carroll always gives a great wrap of theconference, which summarises the conference speakers and their knowledge that they have imparted to the delegates. Behind the scenes the final cheques are being drawn and files archived for prosperity but before we loose the moment, I thought it would be the right time to re-cap the “other” stories of the conference.

Have a terrific Christmas everyone and we look forward to seeing you at Summit '08 - Sydney.

Kerrie Billings

ALPMA National Secretariat

T: 03 9432 0335

E: k.billings@alpm.com.au

W: www.alpma.com.au