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Subject: ABA Diversity Hearing Invitation at Mid Year (and Regionally)

Dear Colleagues,

Hope this finds you well. At the request of Cie Armstead, Director of

the Diversity Center at the ABA, I am sending the invitation below.

Please forward to the appropriate person at your institution.

Exploring the "State of Diversity in the Legal Profession"

You're invited to participate in a multi-phase ABA Presidential

diversity initiative.

On Feb. 12, 2009, during the ABA Midyear Meeting, representatives from

all segments of the legal profession will present testimony on the State

of Diversity in the Legal Profession. Please join us for this

informative session, which will be held from 2:00-6:00pm at the Sheraton

Boston, Back Bay Ballroom A, Level 2. If you plan to attend the Feb 12,

2009 hearing, please RSVP to Cie Armstead, at 312.988.6086 or

armsteadc@staff.abanet.org.

Regional Hearings: In Spring 2009, three regional hearings will be held,

with a similar structure as the Midyear hearing. If you would like more

information about the Southern Regional in Atlanta, GA, March 18,

2009-coordinated with the State Bar of Georgia; the West Coast Regional

in San Francisco, CA, March 25, 2009-coordinated with the Bar

Association of San Francisco, or the Midwest Regional (date/location

tbd) , please send an email to diversity@staff.abanet.org.

You may also participate in this initiative by submitting your views on

the State of Diversity in the Legal Profession via a short survey, which

is available at www.abanet.org/diversity/summit/. We want to conduct a

broad examination of diversity in the profession-therefore, please feel

free to distribute the invitation to complete a survey to all interested

parties.

For additional information, visit www.abanet.org/diversity or contact

the ABA Diversity Center at diversity@staff.abanet.org or 312.988.6086.

Thank you.

Cie Armstead

American Bar Association

Director, ABA Center for Racial and Ethnic Diversity

321 N. Clark Street

Chicago, IL 60654-7598

312.988.6086 fax: 312.988.5647

armsteadc@staff.abanet.org

www.abanet.org/diversity

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