ALSP now has more than 1,000 members — a tremendous achievement less than a year after launching our initial membership campaign. The litigation support industry, without a doubt, is voicing its support of ALSP’s mission. Visit the ALSP Web site to read the recent press release announcing this accomplishment.

The rapid growth and enthusiasm of ALSP chapters continues to generate excitement at the local level. We now have 14 active ALSP chapters and an additional 16 in developmental stages. Many thanks to our ALSP chapter leaders, whose dedication is the driving force behind our success. To learn more about starting an ALSP Chapter, read Liftoff in Houston — Starting an ALSP Chapter in this issue of ALSP Update. Be sure to check out this month’s ALSP Chapter Update for upcoming meetings and events in your area.

Planning for ALSP’s 2008 Fall Forum is in full swing. Registration is now open so make sure to attend. The planning committee, led by conference chair Michelle Nichols, is working hard to develop a top-notch curriculum that you won’t want to miss. The response to the Call for Presentations was overwhelming — thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract for consideration. The range of topics was diverse and included international e-Discovery, litigation support tips, how to break into the litigation support industry and best practices for streamlining the e-Discovery process. More than 50 submissions arrived to ALSP headquarters; the Fall Forum planning committee is reviewing all submissions and will unveil the exciting program later this month — stay tuned.

The Fall Forum program will deliver several breakout sessions, a high-quality keynote presentation and a panel consisting of top industry vendors who will answer your questions about their role in EDRM. Visit the ALSP Fall Forum Web site for additional information and ongoing updates.

Windy Brown
ALSP President

Message from the Editor

This month we have several articles that address different aspects of project management. Barbara Bennett of Dickinson Wright, PLLC describes a customized SharePoint being developed to help track projects, Caroline Sweeney of Dorsey & Whitney LLP details how project management guidelines can be used in managed document review, Michael Potters of the Glenmont Group emphasizes the importance of top-quality project managers, and Kevin Carr of interLegis discusses the central role of people in implementing technology.

An article describing Project Management Professional certification was in the March issue of ALSP Update — ALSP members: visit the Newsletter Archives to view this article.

ALSP Editorial Board
Please help me welcome the members of the ALSP Editorial Board. As can be seen from their contributions in this issue, their tremendous talent and experience helps improve the quality and diversity of the content of this newsletter: My thanks to:

Barbara Bennett
Caroline Sweeney
Kevin Carr
Michael Potters

If you're interested in contributing content to ALSP Update, of if you'd like to nominate someone to serve on the Editorial Board, please contact ALSP headquarters.

International Discovery Articles Wanted
ALSP Update would like to publish more articles about international discovery and international litigation support, e.g., South America, Asia, Australia, etc. If you have experience in this area, please contact Joe Howie.

Joe Howie
Editor-in-Chief

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