We need hosts for the following Word Legal User Group meetings:
If your firm can supply us with a conference room for the morning (breakfast is not essential) we would love to hear from you. Our group cannot function without the generosity of the member firms so please do ask at your firm on our behalf. Thanks.
9:00 a.m. — Breakfast
9:30 a.m. — Intro/Welcome (Marsha & Microsoft Rep)
9:40 a.m. — A Day in the Life of a Word Product Developer “The Word Product Development Cycle” (Stuart)
10:30 a.m. — Break
10:45 a.m. — A Day in the Life of a Legal Document processor (Christina will recap our Legal Scenario Day)
11:00 a.m. — A Day with Style (Roseann)
12:00 p.m. — Lunch (Set up for Stacy and Sherry’s Live Meeting presentation)
1:15 p.m. — A Day in the life of a Legal Agreement “A Number on Numbering” (Stacy and Sherry)
2:15 p.m. — Q&A
2:30 p.m. — Break
2:40 p.m. — Office 2007/2010 Mashup (Jeffrey Roach)
3:45 p.m. — Closing (Marsha, Simon & Microsoft Rep)
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
9:30 a.m. — 4:00 p.m.
Microsoft Corporation
Carousel & Tavern Conference Rooms
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104
Stacy Gittleman, CEO
EncoreTech, Inc.
www.EncoreTech.com
Sherry Kappel, CIO
Microsystems
www.Microsystems.com
Members of the New York Word Legal Users Group and
Microsoft Representatives
At our second annual Day of Word, Stacy Gittleman and Sherry Kappel* will pull up their sleeves and do a number on Numbering. This will be a lively investigation of numbering in both Word 2007 and Word 2010. Stacy and Sherry will present resolutions, workarounds and best practices for new and existing work product, and tips to increase the feature’s predictable use.
This day will focus around our legal document production challenges and a collaborative approach to improving document stability and productivity. More details to come soon…
Spaces are limited for this special event, so please email nywlug@gmail.com to secure your space now. Maximum of 3 people per firm/1 person per vendor.
* Sherry will be appearing virtually.
Here are the details of our next meeting. To RSVP please email nywlug@gmail.com.
Thursday February 25th 2010
9 a.m. breakfast
9:15 WLUG Update
9:30 – 11:30 presentation
Stacy Gittleman
CEO
EncoreTech, Inc.
www.EncoreTech.com
The Word 2007/2010 Mashup for Legal Users
Join us for a lively look at the differences and similarities between Word 2007 and Word 2010. Stacy will talk to us about how to build a training strategy that doesn’t center around which version of Word you firm will ultimately choose, but instead allows you to effortless train through the versions.
Specific topics include:
Best of all, Stacy will share a “hype-free” review of the handful of features that matter most to legal users, and how they have been impacted by the changes introduced in Word 2007 and carried through to Word 2010.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Worldwide Plaza
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
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We are currently working on the details for WLUG meetings for the coming year. If you have suggestions for the type of meetings that you would like to attend please email us at nywlug@gmail.com .
We are also looking for member firms volunteer to host a meeting. Please let us know if you think your firm can provide a meeting space for us.
This file contains a calendar view of the meeting dates for 2010: 2010 wlug calendar
Microsoft has a free 200 page e-Book available called First Look: Microsoft Office 2010. It’s a 10.5MB download from http://bit.ly/6EdXAL
I have just created a Google Wave about which version of Microsoft Office law firms should choose to move to next. I think it could be an interesting and valuable project if we get enough participation.
If you have a wave account and you are interested in participating, email us at nywlug@gmail.com with your Google Wave email address and I’ll add you to the wave.
Simon
Here are the details of our next meeting. To RSVP please email nywlug@gmail.com.
Thursday December 3rd
9 a.m. breakfast
9:15 WLUG Update
9:30 – 11:30 presentation
Donna Payne
Payne Consulting Group
http://payneconsulting.com
Twitter: @Donna_Payne
Blog: http://donnapaynesblog.blogspot.com
A Candid Conversation with Donna Payne – Technology Now and In the Future
Join Donna Payne (Law Technology News Consultant of the Year), as she discusses and demonstrates the current state of technology – including topics such as Windows 7, choosing Office 2007 or 2010, the latest trends in metadata along with the mother of all disclosures, spyware and keystroke monitoring devices, and other security need to knows.
Donna will also discuss template software and light document assembly including the Payne offering. Also on the agenda is what’s coming in eLearning, training, Microsoft certifications and more. This session is action packed and fun yet contains valuable information that you’ll want to share with the rest of your firm. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with Donna from Payne Consulting Group.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
520 Madison Ave (entrance on 53rd St),
New York, NY 10022
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Sherry Kappel has kindly provided us with the PowerPoint file from this month’s presentation. If you were unable to attend the September meeting you really missed an incredibly informative, and well put together presentation. If your firm is considering its options with regards to the next Office version I highly recommend you download the attached file which contains a lot of very relevant and useful information.
Thank you Sherry!
September 24th 2009 Sherry Kappel Presentation (9MB pptx file)
Here are the details of this month’s meeting. To RSVP please email nywlug@gmail.com.
Thursday September 24th
9 a.m. breakfast
9:15 WLUG Update
9:30 – 11:30 presentation
Sherry Kappel
Sr. VP and Chief Innovation Officer at Microsystems
www.microsystems.com
www.linkedin.com/pub/sherry-mcgovern-kappel/0/262/32b
Office 2003, 2007, 2010: The Jumping Point
Office 2003, Office 2007, Office 2010: firm leadership may not know which version of Office supports its business strategies, but you should.
In her annual visit to the New York Word Legal User Group, Sherry Kappel will reprise and extend content delivered recently at the ILTA conference:
* featuring the native Office apps, and the functionality of Microsystems Legal TemplatesPlus and DocXtools v6
The archetype of our desktop is changing; this session looks at the spectrum of Office technologies available today — and tomorrow! – that will shape our next decade of document production. Don’t miss out on the conversation!
Weil Gotshal & Manges
767 5th Ave
New York, NY 10153
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