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AIPLA currently publishes the eBulletin online following the Spring and Annual Meetings. Reports of Committee meetings are included in each eBulletin. These reports are important to communicate the current issues your committees are considering to the membership-at-large. The "Committee Reports" section of the eBulletin links directly to your individual committee microsites so that members can get the information directly from you. We ask that you post your Committee Report on the homepage of your Committee's microsite.
  • Length: Reports are usually 300-400 words.
  • Timing: AIPLA Headquarters will email all Committee Leaders following each Stated Meeting requesting that they prepare and post their Committee Report.
  • Format: PDF (preferred) or word document 
  • Where to post: On the homepage of your committee microsite. Options:
    • Submit in advance of the stated meeting to AIPLA HQ for posting on the Committee Community Library
    • Post a link to it in the main text of the microsite, below the Committee Description
    • Post a link to it in the Committee Announcements webpart on the microsite homepage
    • Post a link to it in the Committee Documents webpart on the microsite homepage
  • Content Guideline: As you know, AIPLA has a Strategic Plan that guides the direction and activities of the Association. To further align the work of the Committees with the strategic objectives of the Association, we have established the guidelines below for Committees to use when preparing reports for each stated meeting, and for inclusion in the eBulletin.
 

Content Guideline

  1. USE THE REPORT TEMPLATE
  2. Committee Name
  3. Committee Leadership
    • List chair, vice-chair, co-chairs, etc.
  4. Vision, Mission and Values
    • Discuss the overall mission of the committee (you can pick this up from the committee charter or microsite)
  5. Strategic Plan - See the current STRATEGIC PLAN HERE

    6. • Foundational: Activities designed to support stewardship of member resources and their application to the Mission, Mission-based Goals, and the supporting organizational structure and staff of AIPLA.
    • Advocacy: Activities designed to improve the legal/regulatory climate within which IP is practiced, including but not limited to, awareness, understanding and acceptance of consistent IP laws and regulations within and across relevant jurisdictions.
    • Membership/Community: Activities designed to improve membership acquisition and retention and to improve participants’ engagement with AIPLA.
    • Education: Activities designed to identify and build the IP, legal or practice, competencies of a target audience.


  6.  Subcommittee(S)
    • List subcommittees and leadership (if any)