November 2020 Business Meeting

The CALL Meetings Committee presents:

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November 2020 Business Meeting
Meeting Date: Thursday, November 19, 2020
Location: Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/97854511822?pwd=VmF3NWx5REJIVHVDeDh6bzRoaUl0UT09)
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Please stay on Zoom after the meeting to network and catch up with CALL friends)
Cost: free

Speaker: David Schwartz is the Frederic P. Vose Professor of Law and Associate Dean of Research and Intellectual Life at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. He has focused his teaching and research on intellectual property and patent law, with a particular emphasis on empirical studies of patent litigation. Professor Schwartz will speak about his work as part of an interdisciplinary team of Northwestern professors working on SCALES – OKN (Systematic Content Analysis of Litigation EventS Open Knowledge Network), a project to build an open, searchable platform to provide the public and researchers with access to federal court records and analytics.

Community Service: The Community Service Committee is encouraging CALL members to consider donating to the Public Interest Law Initiative, or PILI. According to its mission statement, PILI “engages, inspires and empowers those advancing equal access to justice.” PILI is headquartered in Chicago but works to further its mission throughout Illinois, through a variety of programs, including law student internships and graduate fellowships, as well as a robust pro bono program. To learn more about PILI, please visit https://pili.org/about/. To make a donation by credit card or check, please visit https://pili.org/donate/.

Sponsor: The November Business Meeting is sponsored by Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters helps professionals prepare for tomorrow whatever tomorrow may bring. From tools for collaborating with your team or remote working, to the insights needed to get up to speed in a new practice area or prepare for an increased demand for advisory services, we have the trusted experts and solutions to keep you moving forward.

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Door Prizes: Two gift cards will be raffled during the meeting courtesy of LexisNexis. Check out their InfoPro for news and tips for librarians.

Registration ends November 16th.

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