July 2008 FCBA Shirts Newsletter of the Federal Communications Bar Association for Sale!
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Index þ Committee and Young Chapter Events PAGE 8 þ Committee and Lawyers Chapter News PAGE 8 Committee þ Job Bank PAGE 17 Fundraiser: NEWS July 2008 FCBA Shirts Newsletter of the Federal Communications Bar Association for Sale! The Young Lawyers FCBA Annual Luncheon Committee is selling FCBA polo shirts to The FCBA held its 2008 Annual Meeting and benefit the FCBA Luncheon on June 20th at the Mayflower Foundation. Perfect for Hotel where Representative Edward J. summertime business Markey gave the keynote speech. Outgoing casual! The shirts are FCBA President, Diane J. Cornell, navy blue and announced and congratulated distinguished embroidered with the service award winners Will Cox and Joe Di FCBA logo in white and Scipio for their involvement with the FCBA amber. Available in in past years. The program included women’s sizes S, M, and announcement of the FCBA election results. XL and men’s sizes M, L, and XL for $30 per shirt; Lee Petro, 2007-2008 Chair of the FCBA available in men’s XXL for Foundation, announced Howard Weiss as $32 per shirt. $16 of the the recipient of the Volunteer of the Year purchase price is award. Lee then congratulated the Representative Edward J. Markey deductible as a donation to Foundation’s internship program award the FCBA Foundation. To recipients: Hannah Anderson, Shawn place an order, visit Donilon, Kirstin Dunham, Natasha O’Dell, Ramos, Tiffany Thornton, Obinna Ukwuani, www.fcba.org and submit and Heidi Pease; and this year’s 12 and Christian Yanez. The Foundation raised the form to the FCBA by scholarship recipients: Efrem Ayalew, nearly $140,000 to assist the students in fax (202-293-4317) or Brittany Clark, Bianca Edwards, Natnael their college careers. mail (1020 19th Street, Etuma, Katherine Feliz, Katherine Harvey, NW, Suite 325, Louis Ngonzo-Biyo, Diego Pereira, Sonia See page 9 for pictures of the luncheon. Washington, DC 20036). For additional information, please contact Kerry Loughney Committee. Christopher A. Fedeli will Nominations (202-293-4000; represent the Young Lawyers Committee on [email protected]) or Tarah Committee Announces the Executive Committee. Grant (703-610-6155; Election Results [email protected]). Elected to two-year terms on the The Nominations Committee is pleased to Nominations Committee were Carolyn W. announce the results of the 2008 election. Brandon, Scott D. Delacourt, and Jamison 2008 Membership The following members were elected as Prime. Elected to three-year terms as FCBA officers: Robert L. Pettit, President-Elect; Foundation Trustees were Julie M. Kearney, Renewals and Lauren M. Van Wazer, Secretary; Yaron Dori, Henry M. Rivera, Natalie Roisman, and Online Registration Assistant Secretary; and Ryan G. Wallach, Richard S. Whitt. Now Available!! Assistant Treasurer. Mark D. Schneider Visit the FCBA assumed the office of President and Bryan N. FCBA Past President Jennifer A. Warren website. Tramont assumed the office of Treasurer on chaired the 2007-2008 Nominations July 1st. Committee. Members of the committee were: Ann West Bobeck, James L. Casserly, Elected to three-year terms as members of Ari Q. Fitzgerald, Kathleen O’Brien Ham, the Executive Committee were Monica S. Jordan B. Goldstein, Frank R. Jazzo, Kris A. Desai, Mary Beth Richards, and Amy R. Monteith, John T. Nakahata, Maureen A. Wolverton. Mary E. Wand was elected as O’Connell, Gigi B. Sohn, Cheryl A. Tritt, and Chapter Representative to the Executive Sheryl J. Wilkerson. PRESIDENT’S Message DEAR FELLOW FCBA MEMBERS: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS BAR ASSOCIATION I am honored to write to you for the first time, and to © copyright 2008 Diane Cornell congratulate on a terrific year as FCBA 1020 19th Street, N.W. President. As many of you know, Diane worked hard all year Suite 325 to ensure that the FCBA responded to your needs and Washington, D.C. 20036-6101 recognized your efforts. She also made great strides in Phone: (202) 293-4000 bringing the association into the high-speed age with the Fax: (202) 293-4317 E-mail: [email protected] implementation of online event registration, membership Website: http://www.fcba.org renewals and electronic voting. In addition to thanking Diane, we all wish and need to thank Stan Zenor, Kerry Loughney, Wendy Parish and Ann OFFICERS Henson for their efforts, as well as the officers and members of the Executive Mark D. Schneider Committee that assisted Diane. We also should thank Lee Petro and the rest of the President Foundation trustees and FCBA volunteers, including the Young Lawyers, for their Robert L. Pettit substantial efforts to serve our community. President-Elect Lauren M. Van Wazer I have reached out to many of you about your desires for the coming year, and the Secretary role the FCBA can play for you, as well as for those who are directly addressed by Yaron Dori lawyers that practice in the area of communications law. I am acutely aware that Assistant Secretary this is your association, and believe that we are best served by meeting your needs as Bryan N. Tramont well as the community around us. I consider it a privilege to serve as FCBA Treasurer President, and during the next month, as I finalize some plans for next year and Ryan G. Wallach initiate others, I will contact many of you with the hope that you will volunteer your Assistant Treasurer time and efforts to the FCBA. I also hope that you will always feel free to contact EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE me regarding our efforts to serve you and the community, and those you would like John B. Branscome to make for the FCBA. Robert E. Branson Diane J. Cornell Monica S. Desai I know that this is going to be a year of great transition, uncertainty and new Jennifer A. Manner directions for the country, the FCC, and the communications industries that we all Carol E. Mattey serve. It is my hope that the FCBA can take a role both in facilitating positive Ruth Milkman change and maintaining the strengths that we see in our past and future. As we Mary Beth Richards Amy R. Wolverton proceed through this year’s CLEs, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, receptions, Kathryn A. Zachem seminars and other events, I hope that the FCBA can take a leading role in stimulating debate, informing the public, serving the community, and fostering and CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES Robert R. Neumann recognizing positive community leadership. I hope that I can serve these ends by Mary E. Wand assisting you, the FCBA’s dedicated members, in your efforts through our association. DELEGATE TO THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Mark D. Schneider Brooks E. Harlow YOUNG LAWYERS REPRESENTATIVE FCBA Membership Renewal Christopher A. Fedeli FCBA STAFF Instructions on how to renew your membership for FY 2009 (July 1, 2008 – Stanley D. Zenor ([email protected]) Executive Director June 30, 2009) were emailed out to all members in early June. Please see page 3 for step-by-step instructions on how to complete the process and make sure you Kerry K. Loughney ([email protected]) Director of Member Services maintain your active member status. Please note that the deadline is JULY 31, 2008. Wendy Jo Parish ([email protected]) Administrative Assistant Ann Henson ([email protected]) If you would like to update the committee(s) you are on, download the form at Bookkeeper http://www.fcba.org/upload/fy09committeeform.pdf and fax or mail it back to us Editor – Kerry Loughney at FCBA, 1020 19th Street, NW, Suite 325, Washington, DC 20036, Fax: 202- Photographer – Mark Van Bergh 293-4317. And please remember, a donation to the FCBA Foundation, while renewing your membership, is always appreciated! Password as of July 10: 316 FCBA NEWS 2 JULY 2008 Online Membership Renewals TO RENEW BY CHECK: I Click the Login link at www.fcba.org or go to https://www.netforumondemand.com/eWeb/Dynamic This year we are implementing online dues renewal as a Page.aspx?Site=FCBA&WebCode=LoginRequired. The new service to our members. We will NOT be mailing the primary email and password used to sign in MUST be the invoices out so you must follow the instructions below to same as have been used for online registrations in the renew. Your current membership will expire June 30, 2008 past, by the individual who is being renewed. If the and by renewing, your membership will be good through password is not known or has never been activated, click June 30, 2009. Please note that the deadline is JULY 31, on the Forgot your Password? link and follow the 2008. instructions to generate a new password. I Once logged in, go to the My Transactions link. Here TO RENEW ONLINE BY CREDIT CARD AND you can see a list of all your orders and invoices. MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE I Click on the small box to the left of the order/invoice # FOUNDATION: for your dues payment and print the page. I Click the Login link at www.fcba.org or go to I You must include the printed invoice along with your https://www.netforumondemand.com/eWeb/Dynamic check and mail to the address on the invoice. Page.aspx?Site=FCBA&WebCode=LoginRequired. The I If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to primary email and password used to sign in MUST be the the FCBA Foundation, please send in a check with your same as have been used for online registrations in the renewal and note the contribution amount. past, by the individual who is being renewed. If the password is not known or has never been activated, click We have been reminded that some firms/companies prefer on the Forgot your Password? link and follow the to pay for a group of membership renewals at one time with instructions to generate a new password.