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[Roger Winters]

That makes sense to me. While we have allotted funds for consultants, they haven't been programmed for use yet. I'm concerned we might end up with a fair amount of carry-over. Accordingly, I've been thinking about what other uses we might legitimately have for Member Section funds. We decided this year not to underwrite costs for attending meetings. We haven't discussed things like publications, advertising, and various professional services beyond the technical consultants we've used so far. There's a communications subcommittee in Electronic Court Filing TC, as you may know. We are reviewing products about ECF 3.x for various audiences. At some point, it might be advisable to produce something in hard copy (or discs or thumb drives) for distribution at conferences or otherwise. Last year, we produced a brochure for the Member Section. That might also be something we'd like to produce in quantity for use at conferences, etc. There are also costs for participating as a vendor in conferences - is it possible that LegalXML might want to do that at times? Regarding other professional services, as we have specifications developed that need more users, perhaps a marketing specialist or a technical writer might be needed as part of our education, promotion, or marketing efforts. If we can identify a range of activities that might be funded through the Member Section, perhaps that will inspire TCs to develop some proposals that might help advance the adoption of their work products, etc. This is something we could discuss at a future Steering Committee meeting. Roger Winters Program and Project Manager and Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Coordinator King County Department of Judicial Administration 516 Third Ave. E-609 MS:KCC-JA-0609 Seattle, WA 98104 V: (206) 296-7838 F: (206) 296-0906 roger.winters@metrokc.gov