The 2006-2007 Calendar of Programs and Events  is still being finalized. Please be sure to check frequently for updates and changes so you won't miss anything. EVENT CALENDAR     3/22/06 WALA - Managing Partners' Luncheon Location:  Petroleum Club Topic:  Identity Theft Presenter:  Officer Joe Seitz, Crime Prevention Specialist, Wichita Police Dept. Cost:   $20.00 for members and non-members Contact:  Linda Kabler   4/10/06 WALA Board Meeting Location:  Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm, L.L.C. Time:  12:00 p.m. - Sack lunch   4/26/06 WALA Monthly Meeting Location:  WBA Topic:  Cafeteria Plan:  Their Value to You and Your Employees Presenter:  Theresa Wolfe, NestEgg Consulting, Inc. Cost: Lunch $6.00 for members; $10.00 for non-members Contact:  Cindy Rush   4/  /06 ALA Teleseminar Location:  TBA Topic:  Presenter:  Cost:  Contact:    5/01-5/04/06 ALA Annual Educational Conference and Exposition Montreal, Quebec, Canada   5/  /06 ALA Teleseminar Location:  TBA Time:  1:00-3:00 - sack lunch okay Topic:  Presenter:  Cost:  Contact:    5/8/06 WALA Board Meeting Location:  Bever Dye Time:  12:00 p.m. - Sack lunch   5/24/06 WALA Monthly Meeting Location:  WBA Topic:  Disaster Recovery/Preparedness Presenter:  Roundtable Discussion Cost: Lunch $6.00 for members; $10.00 for non-members Contact:  Cindy Rush   6/12/06 WALA Board Meeting Location:  Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch, L.L.C. Time:  12:00 p.m. - Sack lunch   6/22/06 ALA Webcast Location:  Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm L.L.C. Topic:  Profitability Enhancement  Presenter:  Cost:  Contact:  DeAnna Williams   6/23-25/06 Chapter Leadership Institute Westin Galleria, Dallas Texas DeAnna Williams & Cindy Ratzloff Attending   6/28/06 WALA Monthly Meeting Location:  WBA Topic:  Seven Critical Principles I Keep Forgetting Presenter:  Michael S. Bolley, CPA; Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, LC Cost: Lunch $10.00 for members; $15.00 for non-members Contact:  Cindy Rush   7/  /06 ALA Teleseminar Location:  TBA Time:  1:00-3:00 - sack lunch okay Topic:  Presenter:  Cost:  Contact:    7/10/06 WALA Board Meeting Location:  Foulston Siefkin LLP Time:  12:00 p.m. - Sack lunch   7/26/06 WALA Monthly Meeting Location:  WBA Topic:  The Building Bocks of Strategic, Directed, Effective Marketing Presenter:  Laurie Carney, The Strategy Group Cost: Lunch $10.00 for members; $15.00 for non-members Contact:  Cindy Rush   8/  /06 ALA Teleseminar Location:  TBA Time:  1:00-3:00 - sack lunch okay Topic:  Presenter:  Cost:  Contact:    8/14/06 WALA Board Meeting Location:  Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm L.L.C. Time:  12:00 p.m. - Sack lunch   8/23/06 Summer Retreat Location:  Foulston Siefkin LLP Topics:  How to be a great Leader/Stress Management/Ethics Hiring and              Retaining a Diverse Team Presenters:  How to be a great leader - TBA                     Stress Management - TBA                     Ethics - Dave Rapp                     Hiring and Retaining a Diverse Team - Jeremy Johnson Cost: Lunch $20.00 for members; $25.00 for non-members Contact:  Cindy Rush   9/  /06 ALA Teleseminar Location:  TBA Time:  1:00-3:00 - sack lunch okay Topic:  Presenter:  Cost:  Contact:    9/11/06 WALA Board Meeting Location:  Bever Dye Time:  12:00 p.m. - Sack lunch   7/27/06 WALA Monthly Meeting Location:  WBA Topic:  Document Management Presenter:  TBA Cost: Lunch $10.00 for members; $15.00 for non-members Contact:  Cindy Rush   9/30/06 Vendor Event Watch the Website for more details   10/2-6/06 Professional Legal Management Week   10/  /06 ALA Teleseminar Location:  TBA Time:  1:00-3:00 - sack lunch okay Topic:  Presenter:  Cost:  Contact:    10/06-10/07/06 ALA Region 3 Educational Conference & Exposition, Hyatt on Capitol Square, Columbus, Ohio   10/9/06 WALA Board Meeting Location:  Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch, L.L.C. Time:  12:00 p.m. - Sack lunch   10/18/06 ALA Webcast Location:  Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm L.L.C. Topic:  New Member Orientation Presenter:  Cost:  Contact:  DeAnna Williams   10/18-10/20/06 Corporate/Government Fall Forum   10/19-10/20/06 ALA Intellectual Property Retreat Wyndham Canal Hotel, New Orleans, LA   10/20-10/22/06 ALA - Community Challenge Weekend Chairman - Steve Cook   10/25/06 WALA Monthly Meeting Location:  Foulston Siefkin LLP Topic:  Technology:  Policies/Outsourcing/Hardware & Software Presenter:  Round Table Discussion Cost: Lunch $10.00 for members; $15.00 for non-members Contact:  Cindy Rush   11/  /06 ALA Teleseminar Location:  TBA Time:  1:00-3:00 - sack lunch okay Topic:  Presenter:  Cost:  Contact:    11/13/06 WALA Board Meeting Location:  Foulston Siefkin LLP Time:  12:00 p.m. - Sack lunch   11/29/06 WALA Monthly Meeting Location:  WBA Topic:  E-Billing Incrased Insurance Requirement Presenter:  Panel of Accounting Professionals Cost: Lunch $10.00 for members; $15.00 for non-members Contact:  Cindy Rush   12/11/06 WALA Board Meeting Location:  Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm L.L.C. Time:  12:00 p.m. - Sack lunch   12/  /06 ALA Teleseminar Location:  TBA Time:  1:00-3:00 - sack lunch okay Topic:  Presenter:  Cost:  Contact:    12/20/06 WALA ANNUAL HOLIDAY LUNCHEON (Note Change in Usual Meeting Date) Location: TBA  Cost: Lunch $______ for members; $______ for non-members Contact:  Cindy Rush   1/08/07 WALA Board Meeting Location:  Bever Dye Time:  12:00 p.m. - Sack lunch   11/29/06 WALA Monthly Meeting Location:  WBA Topic:  Tax and Employee Benefit Law Changes for 2007 Presenter:  Eric Namee, Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm Cost: Lunch $10.00 for members; $15.00 for non-members Contact:  Cindy Rush   1/  /07 ALA Teleseminar Location:  TBA Time:  1:00-3:00 - sack lunch okay Topic:  Presenter:  Cost:  Contact:    2/13/07 WALA Board Meeting Location:  Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch, L.L.C. Time:  12:00 p.m. - Sack lunch   2/22/0 WALA Monthly Meeting Location:  WBA Topic:  State of the Chapter/Nomination of New Officers Presenter:  DeAnna Williams, President Cost: Lunch $10.00 for members; $15.00 for non-members Contact:  Cindy Rush   2/  /07 ALA Teleseminar Location:  TBA Time:  1:00-3:00 - sack lunch okay Topic:  Presenter:  Cost:  Contact:    3/13/07 WALA Board Meeting Location:  Foulston Siefkin LLP Time:  12:00 p.m. - Sack lunch   3/  /07 WALA Managing Partner's Luncheon Location:  TBA Topic:  Presenter:  TBA Cost: Lunch $10.00 for members; $15.00 for non-members Contact:  Cindy Rush   3/  /07 ALA Teleseminar Location:  TBA Time:  1:00-3:00 - sack lunch okay Topic:  Presenter:  Cost:  Contact:    5/01-5/04/06 ALA - Annual Educational Conference and Exposition Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, NV