The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Chicago, IL · Illinois
- Level
- Organizer
- Issued
- 2020-07-28 July 28, 2020
- In force
- July 28, 2020 (the notice's date)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Professional and Information Services SEC-12
Operative words
"While we will not meet in person this summer in Chicago, I am pleased that we will nonetheless gather together to continue our..." (ABA statement of Apr. 30, 2020 as quoted by LawSites); the Board of Governors "decided today that the safety of staff, members and affiliated organizations called for cancellation of the live event" (LawSites, Apr. 30, 2020) ABA release, Apr. 30, 2020: the ABA, "in 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"; Executive Director Jack Rives: "The 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's well-being."
The organizer's notice
ABA Journal (American Bar Association), "First all-virtual ABA Annual Meeting offers full slate of special events and programs" (July 28, 2020)
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 ("Convening for Justice"), including the House of Delegates, the Board of Governors, CLE Showcase programs and the General Assembly. 2021: "first-ever hybrid annual meeting, which will bring together members for both virtual and in-person events in Chicago," Aug. 4-10, 2021; the House of Delegates met "online and in person at the Hyatt Regency Chicago"; most awards and special events "virtual" (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's 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.