STOP THE MADNESS

INDIANA ALA EDUCATIONAL FORUM

& EXPOSITION

ARE YOU GAME?

Tip Off at 9:00 AM

Thursday, March 10th

JW Marriott

ADMIT ONE

S L A M D U N K

SECTION ROW SEAT

VIP 11 2016

CLM, up to 6 hours CPE, HRCI (SPHR & PHR), CLE-Ethics (2.0 hours)

Julie Shelton returned to her Alma Mater in 2014 to become an

assistant coach for the Butler women’s basketball program. Butler

alums may be more familiar with Coach Shelton’s maiden name,

VonDielingen, as in the Julie VonDielingen that holds multiple scoring

records . A 2006 Butler Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, Shelton is

regarded as one of the top women’s basketball players to ever wear a

Butler uniform. She finished her career as Butler’s all-time leading

scorer and as the second all-time leading scorer in the Horizon

League.

She is the only player in Butler women’s history to score over 2,000

points, finishing with a records 2,018 points. She was a four-time,

first team all-league performer, and named Midwestern Collegiate

Conference Player of the Year in 1992-93. As a talented center,

Shelton was name District 4 Freshman of the Year by U.S. Basketball

Writers in 1989-1990 and All-American by Basketball Times in 1992-

1993. She currently owns 11 Butler single game, single season and

career records.

Shelton’s coaching career is equally impressive as she spent 16 years

as Mt. Vernon High School women’s basketball coach, leading the

Marauders to a 260-107 record., reaching the 3A State Championship

in 2013, reaching semi-state in 2012 and five sectional titles.

An exceptional player at Seymour H.S., Julie was inducted into the

Indiana High School Hall of Fame in 2014. She earner her B.S. at

Butler and her Master’s degree at IUPUI.

ARE YOU GAME?

Leadership and Teamwork skills learned on

the basketball court are skills that will follow

you through a lifetime. Discover how to im-

plement these skills in yourself, your co-

workers and your new hires.

Meetings That Matter

Some aspects of our jobs and life are repetitive or we have done them the same way over time. This session will take a look at one of the most common, but overlooked aspects of our day - meetings. Let’s put a new twist on an age old concept. Learn effective techniques to take more control of your meetings and raise the level of engagement. Leave with new ideas to transform your meeting interactions.

You will learn:

How a meeting is a series of conversations

Three objectives for leading meetings

The six designs that cover most meeting conversations

Three steps for successful one-on-one meetings

The most important meeting is with yourself

Key questions that create engaging interactions

Steven Morris, CLM SPHR

Over the past 26 years, Steve Morris has worked for three law firms. His experience includes overall management of an insurance defense firm, being CAO of a labor and employment multi-office firm and branch office management in his current position as Office Administrator for Allen Matkins in San Francisco.

Steve joined ALA in 1995 and is the current Chair of ALA's Professional Development Advisory Committee. Previously, he served three years on ALA's Board of Directors and is a past president of the Orange County ALA chapter. In 2014, he was the recipient of the ALA's Outstanding

Association Volunteer Award.

Steve has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University. As a life-learner, Steve earned his CLM certification in 2002, his SPHR certification in 2013 and his SHRM-SCP certification in 2015. He also volunteers as the Vice President of Membership for his San Francisco Toastmasters' club.

Predictions and Trends: The World of Talent, Learning, Leadership and HR Technology

From the way we recruit, how we manage and reward people, to how we manage our entire work-life experience, change is happening. Although law firms are often slower to adapt than corporate environments, understanding what is on the horizon is key to lead in today's world.

You will learn about:

How the "digitization of everything" means HR too

The disruptive redesign of performance management

A new era of “management thinking”

The world of self-directed learning

The potential for people analytics

How diversity and inclusion have moved from a compliance program to a business strategy

Real-time feedback and culture assessment tools

One-Note

Are you finding it difficult to keep all of your notes organized?

Some are on note paper, some on hand-written on documents,

some in Excel, some in Word, some in email and on and on.

Microsoft's OneNote application may be the best solution to

pull it all together. OneNote is a very practical note taking and

management application that works on Windows PC, Android

and iPad devices. Your notes are synchronized across all of

these devices for access when and where you need them. This

course will give you a complete tour of OneNote and how you

can use it to organize all of your notes.

A complete demonstration of all the different types of content

you can embed in your notes; Office files, web links, audio clips,

formatted note text and more.

Bryan Smith

Bryan serves as a virtual CIO to CPA firms and

professional organizations. He specializes in

the planning and deployment of effective

technology solutions. As a co-founder of CPA

Crossings, Bryan focuses on helping firm

leaders understand the issues and

opportunities associated with deploying

information technology to improve

productivity, enhance client services and

increase profitability.

In 2015, Bryan established CPA Crossings new

Excelerator Learning Center. This is a

comprehensive knowledge base of training,

information and consulting services that is

designed to help CPAs become more effective

and efficient in Microsoft Excel. The focus of

the Excelerator Learning Center is learning and

understanding proper Excel design techniques

so CPAs can build spreadsheets that are

accurate and allow for better data analysis.

Bryan recently co-authored Ten Steps to a

Digital Practice in the Cloud, published by the

AICPA. This book provides CPAs with a

strategic roadmap for taking their firms online

by leveraging cloud computing.

Advanced Excel 2013—Power Pivots and

Business Intelligence

Excel is the #1 data analysis tool for accountants. Yet many

accountants have never learned the basics of data analysis

using Excel or the tools that Excel offers to help with data

analysis.

This session is designed to provide a foundation to

performing Data Analysis in Excel. You will learn the basics of

data structure and its importance when it comes to analyzing

data. We will also introduce you to the Excel 2013 Power BI

(Business Intelligence) tools so you have a thorough

understanding of when to use these tools.

Creative Problem Solving

Creativity is not an escape from disciplined thinking.

Creativity is an escape with disciplined thinking.” -

Jerry Hirschberg

In this fast paced, interactive, and entertaining session

learn guidelines from Improvisational Theater to

empower agile thinking. We’ll share the rules of

Divergent and Convergent Thinking and methods for

maximizing innovative thinking in your team.

.

Len Mozzi

Len Mozzi combines his 20 years experience in business with his background as a Theater professional to provide a unique perspective on Communication Skills: Speaking, Listening, Problem Solving.

Len has helped hundreds of Business Leaders dramatically boost their speaking prowess to win deals, to call colleagues to action and to inspire their teams. Len leverages his expertise in listening to help manage conflict and his Improvisational Theater skills to empower creativity.

Len holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Boston University's School of Theater Arts and was Associate Director of the Cincinnati Playhouse.

Business clients have included: United Way,

NCAA, Eli Lilly & Company, Fifth Third Bank,

Cushman & Wakefield Reality, OneAmerica,

Cummins, IUHealth, Exact Target, Hall Render

Law and the United States Defense

Department

Conflict Management

Managing conflict is a skill that can be learned. We

begin with learning to listen. Then we’ll learn

strategies that allow you to be fair and principled yet

tough on the problem while easy on the people.

Learn how to fight fair with intelligence and integrity,

even when others don’t fight fair with you.

Find Facts Fast, Free or for a Fee:

Successful Due Diligence & Investigative Research

Are you looking for a new game plan, free or for a fee, this

session will look into different options available to those who

want to be a better resource.

Become the “in the know” team player for your firm be

attending this educational session.

You will learn to be a professional researcher from the old pro.

The following research topics and websites will be discussed:

Public Records Portals

People Finder databases

Google

Criminal Records

Vital Statistics

Social Media

Howard Trivers

Howard E. Trivers is the library manager for Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP. He is responsible for library management and research. His expertise is legal, business, competitive intelligence and public records research.

On research-related topics, Trivers is a frequent author and presenter to lawyers, paralegals, law librarians and other information professionals. He has presented for the Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries (ORALL) Conference in Cincinnati, OH 2011; the Indiana State Bar Association 2009; the American Association of Law Libraries' 2009; the Special Libraries Association's 2008; and the Special Libraries Association's 2006 Trivers has presented at continuing legal education seminars. Trivers has published numerous articles on research-related topics. One of his articles, "People Finder Databases: Which Ones to Use and Why," was published in the Legal Information Alert.

Trivers, who has been a professional librarian for more than 25 years, is currently President of the Indianapolis Law Libraries Association, member of the Special Libraries Association, the Indiana State Bar Association, Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries and Indianapolis Toastmasters Club.

Trivers received his B.A. and M.A. degrees in Russian History from Indiana University-Bloomington. He earned an M.S.L.S. from Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Speaker Photo

Professionalism and Civility in Today’s

Legal Game

As attorney jokes abound, those of us in the

legal profession need to work to elevate the

impressions that many hold. This session

will look at professionalism and civility

within the legal arena and its impact on trial

tactics and legal ethical issues.

2 hours ethics credit

Hon. Gary Miller

Marion Superior Court

Gary L. Miller was first elected to the Marion County bench in 1990 and served in Criminal Court 5 for 10 years. He served as Judge in the Marion Superior Court, Civil Division, Room 5 in Indianapolis from January of 1991 until December of 2008. He was reappointed to the bench by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels in 2013 and is currently presiding in Civil Division, Room 3. He received his A.B. degree from Indiana University in Bloomington in 1977, and his J.D. in 1980 from the Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis.

Judge Miller has served as an adjunct Professor of Law at the Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis since 1992. He teaches Trial Practice and Professional Responsibility. In 2003 he served as president of the Indianapolis Bar Association.

Judge Miller has lectured on criminal and civil law, trial tactics, and legal ethics issues. He has made presentations to many national groups, including the Indiana Judicial Center, American Probation and Parole Association, Commercial Law League of America, Indiana State Bar Association, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, Transportation Lawyers of America, Defense Research Institute, Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, International Society of Primerus Law Firms, the Evansville Bar Association, and the St. Louis Bar Association.

Special

Thanks to

Our Business

Partners

Without the

support of our

Business

Partners, we

could not

offer the

programs and

education

that we do.

Please take

some time

today and

thank them

for their

continued

support.

GAME DAY

8:30—9:00 Registration Griffin Hall

9:00 Welcome

9:00-10:30 KEYNOTE—Are You Game? Griffin Hall Julie Shelton

10:45-11:45 FIRST HALF

Meetings That Matter Room 201 Steven Morris, CLM, SPHR One-Note Room 202 Bryan Smith Creative Problem Solving Room 203 Len Mozzi

11:45—2:15 HALFTIME Griffin Hall

2:00—4:00 TIME OUT

Professionalism and Civility in Today’s Legal Game Room 204

Hon. Gary Miller

2:15—3:15 SECOND HALF

Predictions and Trends: The World of Talent, Learning, Leadership and HR Technology Room 201 Steven Morris, CLM, SPHR Advanced Excel 2013—Power Pivots and Business Intelligence Room 202 Bryan Smith Conflict Management Room 203 Len Mozzi Due Diligence and Investigative Research Griffin Hall Howard Trivers

3:30-4:30 OVERTIME— Business Partner Drawings/Chapter Drawings.

Must be present to win.

Informal Social following event

STOP THE MADNESS—ARE YOU GAME?

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Thursday, March 10, 2016

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Ethics Session Only $50

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Event Location

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Indianapolis, IN 46204

Registration Deadline: 03/02/2016

SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP DRAWING—If registered by 02/26/16, you will be granted an extra ticket for the schol-

arship drawing.