{"id":"SEC-12-GM-003","kind":"meeting","level":"organizer","jurisdiction":"Chicago, IL","state":"IL","metro":"","industry":"12","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"American Bar Association","authority":"","instrument":"ABA Journal (American Bar Association), \u0022ABA Hybrid Annual Meeting convenes members online and in Chicago\u0022 (Aug. 4, 2021)","title":"ABA Annual Meeting 2020 and 2021 (with the House of Delegates, CLE Showcase and section meetings)","dateIssued":"2021-08-04","effective":"","end":"","startDate":"2021-08-04","endDate":"","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":[],"addressees":[],"clause":"\u0022While we will not meet in person this summer in Chicago, I am pleased that we will nonetheless gather together to continue our...\u0022 (ABA statement of Apr. 30, 2020 as quoted by LawSites); the Board of Governors \u0022decided today that the safety of staff, members and affiliated organizations called for cancellation of the live event\u0022 (LawSites, Apr. 30, 2020) ABA release, Apr. 30, 2020: the ABA, \u0022in consideration of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, announced today that it will transition its 2020 Annual Meeting, scheduled for July 29-Aug. 4 in Chicago, to an entirely virtual meeting\u0022; Executive Director Jack Rives: \u0022The health and safety of attendees and staff remains the primary concern of the ABA. The decision to go virtual will allow us to give our members the best possible meeting experience while guaranteeing everyone\u0027s well-being.\u0022","enforcement":"","functions":["EV","BD","HR","CS","CB"],"notes":"2020: In-person meeting cancelled by the ABA Board of Governors on Apr. 30, 2020 and held entirely online over the same dates as the first all-virtual Annual Meeting (\u0022Convening for Justice\u0022), including the House of Delegates, the Board of Governors, CLE Showcase programs and the General Assembly. 2021: \u0022first-ever hybrid annual meeting, which will bring together members for both virtual and in-person events in Chicago,\u0022 Aug. 4-10, 2021; the House of Delegates met \u0022online and in person at the Hyatt Regency Chicago\u0022; most awards and special events \u0022virtual\u0022 (ABA Journal, Aug. 4, 2021). Usual dates: Late July to early August (2020: July 29-Aug. 4, 2020, Chicago; 2021: Aug. 4-10, 2021, Hyatt Regency Chicago). Scale: not sourced (the ABA\u0027s Profile of the Legal Profession 2021 is in the sector file as Ex. SEC-12-082 for context). Venue orders 2020: IL-009, MET-CHI-006, IL-019, MET-CHI-014. Venue orders 2021: MET-CHI-018, FED-020, FED-050.","sourceUrl":"https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba-hybrid-annual-meeting-convenes-members-online-and-in-chicago","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1522888,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"ABA Journal (American Bar Association), \u0022ABA Hybrid Annual Meeting convenes members online and in Chicago\u0022 (Aug. 4, 2021)","collection":"SEC-12","url":"/library/SEC-12-GM-003","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-12-GM-003","citation":"American Bar Association, ABA Journal (American Bar Association), \u0022ABA Hybrid Annual Meeting convenes members online and in Chicago\u0022 (Aug. 4, 2021) (Ex. SEC-12-GM-003)","stateName":"Illinois","related":["SEC-12-082","IL-009","MET-CHI-006","IL-019","MET-CHI-014","MET-CHI-018","FED-020","FED-050"]}