GSB Vol. 17, NO. 7, Pg. 68. Section News.

• Author: by Derrick L. Stanley

Georgia Bar Journal

Volume 17.

GSB Vol. 17, NO. 7, Pg. 68.

Section News

GSB JournalVol. 17, NO. 7June 2012Section NewsWebsite Launches New Calendar to Register for Eventsby Derrick L. StanleyOn April 20, the State Bar launched a new content- and feature-rich website for its members. The new site is the culmination of many months of hard work by volunteers, staff and developers. You will notice that important member benefits and highly-used features are now prominentiy displayed on the homepage. For example, you can log in to the website, search for an attorney in the online directory or perform a search of the entire website as soon as you land on www.gabar.org. (Hint: If you have bookmarked pages from the old site, they will no longer work due to the updated navigation on the site.)

A new feature that is particularly helpful to section and committee members is the calendar feature. This new function now displays all events that are happening at the Bar Center and remote offices. You can also filter the results to tailor the output to your specifications. Some combinations may not yield results, if this happens, just reduce your filters.

The calendar can now be selected from any page on die site. If you look at the top of each page, you will see a static black bar with several tabs. This is one of the places where you can access the calendar. Simply click on the calendar button and you will be able to view the unfiltered calendar of events, (see fig. 1). On the left side of the calendar, you will see the "Filter Events By" box. This allows you to narrow your search. Please note that all events at the Bar Center are now housed in this calendar and a filter will make it easier to find certain types of events. Once you find the event you are interested in, you can click on the "[+] More Details" link at the end of the description to get more information (see fig. 2).

If you click on the tide of the event, you will go to the page that provides you with all the information about the particular event (see fig. 3). This page also provides you with information and a link to register. If this is an event diat is sponsored by an entity of the Bar, you will have die option to "Click here...