OFFICIAL NOTICE February 2017 Conference Legal Secretaries, Incorporated TO: Governors, LSI Officers, LSI Committee Chairmen, Members-at-Large, LSI Past Presidents and LSI Honorary Members. The February 2017 Conference of the 2016-2017 Board of Governors of LEGAL SECRETARIES, INCORPORATED, will be hosted by Southern Butte County Legal Professionals Association on February 24, 25 and 26, 2017, in Chico, California. HEADQUARTERS: HOTEL RESERVATIONS: Ramada Plaza Hotel 685 Manzanita Court Chico, CA 95926 (530) 345-2491 - Telephone (530) 893-3040 - Facsimile Make hotel reservations directly with the Ramada Plaza Hotel by calling (530) 345-2491 and ask for the LSI CONFERENCE BLOCK. DEADLINE FOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS: RATES: ROOM DEPOSIT REQUIRED: February 10, 2017. (Note: Room rates will increase for reservations made after this date.) $89 per night (Single/Double) $119 per night (Triple/Quadruple) None. (Credit card must be used to guarantee the reservation, but no changes will incur at time of booking.) TAX: 10% OTHER CHARGES: Resort fee of 2% CHECK IN/OUT: PARKING CHARGE PER DAY: HOTEL AMENITIES: Check in time is 3:00 p.m. Check out time is 12:00 p.m. Free parking Jacuzzi; exercise facilities; restaurant; room service; bar; free Wi-Fi. 1
SCRIP TICKET: $123 (includes registration, reception, banquet and brunch); $133 after February 14, 2017 DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS: February 14, 2017 NO REFUNDS AFTER: February 14, 2017 Individual tickets may be purchased as follows: Registration: $ 25.00 Registration after 10/11/16: $ 30.00 Reception*: $ 20.00 Banquet*: $ 53.00 Brunch*: $ 40.00 *Registration not required to attend these functions LUNCHEON RESERVATIONS: Governors' Luncheon* $33.00 *(open to Governors only) Presidents' Luncheon** $33.00 **(open to Presidents only) Open Luncheon*** $33.00 ***(open to all LSI members) TICKET AND LUNCHEON RESERVATIONS: Use registration form published in the November 2016 issue of The Legal Secretary, or online at www.lsi.org. Checks should be made payable to: SBCLPA CONFERENCE FUND Ticket reservations should be mailed to: Elizabeth Fleischer, LDA 236-A W. East Avenue, #124 Chico, CA 95973 Tel: (530) 774-6751 E-Mail: alegalbridge@hotmail.com 2
TRANSPORTATION Flying and Renting a Car: Closest Airport: Sacramento International Airport (86.9 miles from Chico, CA). The Ramada Plaza Hotel does NOT offer shuttle service to/from the airport. Car rental services are located at the Sacramento airport. North Valley Shuttle Service (serving Chico, Paradise, Oroville, Gridley and Yuba City) offers daily transportation to/from Sacramento International Airport. Check for rates and reservations at http://www.northvalleyshuttle.com/ DRIVING DIRECTIONS: The drive is approximately 90 minutes from Sacramento to Chico. From Sacramento and All Points South of Sacramento: Take I-5 North (toward Redding). Take the Hwy 99 North exit (toward Yuba City/Marysville). Remain on Hwy 99 all the way through Yuba City, Live Oak, and Gridley (do not take the split on Hwy 99 to the right stay to the left and proceed to Yuba City as outlined above). Continue North to Chico. Once in the city limits of Chico, follow Hwy 99 to Cohasset Road, go over the overpass and turn left at the first light. From Points North of Chico: Take I-5 South to Exit 649 for CA-36/Antelope Boulevard towards Red Bluff/Hwy 99 South/Chico. Turn left onto CA-36/E. Antelope Boulevard. Continue onto Hwy 99 South. Take Exit 387A for Cohasset Road toward Mangrove Avenue. Turn right onto Cohasset Road. Turn left towards Manzanita Court, then right onto Manzanita Court. 3
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Thursday, February 23, 2017 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Budget Meeting (EC Only) Board Room - First Floor 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Marketing Committee Board Room First Floor Friday, February 24, 2017 8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting (EC Members Only) Board Room First Floor 8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Continuing Education Council (CEC Members only) Lassen Room 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Legal Specialization Section Leaders Meeting (Section Leaders Only) Glen Room 3:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Registration Hallway Across from Conference Center 3:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Exhibitors Sutter-Tehama-Butte (Conference Center) Exhibitors will be at Reception 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite Hosted by Don Lee, LSI Honorary Member TBA 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. CEC Educational Program Speaker: Dean Johnston Special Agent Supervisor CA DOJ Bureau of Investigation Topic: Sex and Human Trafficking Glen Room 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Reception Hosted by Southern Butte County LPA Sutter-Tehama-Butte (Conference Center) 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Probate & Estate Planning LSS Seminar Speaker: TBD Topic: TBD Lassen Room 4
7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Civil Litigation LSS Seminar Speaker: Laura Diaz and Vanessa Buffington Topic: Trial Preparation Shasta Room Saturday, February 25, 2017 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. CCLS Workshop Topic: California Legal Procedure Part 2 Board Room First Floor 8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Registration 8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Exhibitors Hallway Across from Conference Center Glen Room 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Board of Governors Meeting Sutter-Tehama-Butte (Conference Center) 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break Outside Sutter-Tehama-Butte (Conference Center) 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Criminal and Family Law LSS Seminar Speaker: Brandon Williams, Esq. Topic: Sexually Violent Predators: Criminal and Civil Aspects Lassen Room 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Federal Law LSS Seminar Speaker: Mark Lasser, Esq. Topic: Basics of Federal Antitrust Law, with Case Study Shasta Room 12:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Governors' Luncheon Restaurant 12:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Presidents Luncheon Shasta Room 12:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Open Luncheon Lassen Room 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Board of Governors Meeting Sutter-Tehama-Butte (Conference Center) 5
4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite Hosted by Don Lee, LSI Honorary Member TBD 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Law Office Administration LSS Seminar Speaker: Tammy L. Hunt, CCLS Topic: Lassen Room 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Transactional Law LSS Seminar Speaker: TBD Topic: TBD Shasta Room Excel (No MCLE or CCLS Credit Will Be Given) 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Reception 7:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Banquet Sutter-Tehama-Butte (Conference Center) Sutter-Tehama-Butte (Conference Center) Sunday, February 26, 2017 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Brunch Sutter-Tehama-Butte (Conference Center) GENERAL CONFERENCE CHAIRS JUDITH WILLIAMS, LDA 2368 Lincoln Street, Suite A Oroville, CA 95966 W. 530-534-8973 C. 530-519-8973 F: 530-534-6551 E: PWPLGL2@ATT.NET STACY HUBBARD, CLA 33 Spanish Garden Avenue Chico, CA 95928 C: 530-828-2171 E: dsqueektoy@aol.com 6
AGENDA FOR BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING 1. Call to Order 8. Reports of Elected Officers 2. Pledge of Allegiance 9. Reports of Appointed Officer 3. Code of Ethics 10. Reports of Committee Chairmen 4. Roll Call 11. Unfinished Business 5. Approval of Minutes 12. New Business 6. Correspondence 13. Announcements 7. Oral Resume of Executive Committee 14. Adjournment DETERMINATION OF QUORUM In order to determine whether a quorum will be present at the meeting, each Governor must advise the LSI Executive Secretary, in writing, or by e-mail, whether the local association will be represented by a Governor or Governor Pro Tem. CHAIRMEN OFFICIALLY CALLED The following chairmen are officially called to the BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING at the LSI February 2017 Quarterly Conference in Chico, CA: All Members of the CEC All Legal Specialization Section Leaders All Members of the Marketing Committee California Certified Legal Secretary...Terrie Quinton, CCLS 2017 Annual Conference...Diane M. Mecca, CP, CBA Editor-in-Chief...Maria Bishop, CCLS Editor, LPH... Karen Jones Editor, LOPM... Linda Lane, CCLS Nominations and Elections...Mary J. Beaudrow, CCLS ALL officers and chairmen, with the exception of the Legal Specialization Section Leaders and the Publications Revision Committee Assistant Editors MUST submit a written report for this meeting. See the accompanying letter regarding your report and reimbursement of expenses during this quarter. 7
CALL OF CHAIRMEN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2016-2017 FISCAL YEAR May 83rd Annual Conference May 18-21, 2017 Modesto, CA: All Officers and Chairmen are officially called to Annual Conference. Dated: January 17, 2017 Lynne Prescott Lynne Prescott, CCLS LSI Executive Secretary 8