President's page.

• Author: Ryan, Joseph W., Jr.
• Position: International Association of Defense Counsel members' accomplishments - President's page

As I sit down to write my last President's Page for the year, it is astonishing to realize that my term as President of the IADC is all but over. It has been an enormous privilege to serve the IADC as its President. We have been in high gear since the moment that I accepted the gavel from Jim Campbell in Barcelona last July. Mary Pat and I have represented the interests of the 1ADC and the defense bar in general throughout the world. We have made wonderful new friends, gained an enormously wider prospective, and had a number of significant opportunities to share with both members and non-members the virtues of our stellar organization.

1 want to take this opportunity to highlight a little bit of what our members have accomplished this year. Our Treasurer-Elect, Joe O'Neil, assembled an impressive group of authors and under his watchful eye they produced Phase 1V of the Joan Fullam Irick Privacy Project. This 200page journal contains superb articles dealing with cutting edge privacy issues in many different contexts. Phase IV of the Privacy Project is a fitting tribute to the legacy that Joan Irick has bequeathed to this organization. Congratulations to Joe and his staff as well as all the contributors to this amazing volume.

Our Regional Meeting program has been nothing short of terrific this year. Regional Meetings offer an opportunity for our members who don't have the chance to attend our Annual or Mid-Year Meeting to get together with other IADC members and enjoy both good fellowship and fine educational programs. Third year Board member John Penhallegon coordinated this year's slate of Regional Meetings, which include meetings both domestic and international. As always, our Regional Meetings are free of charge. I urge everyone to attend a Regional Meeting in your area and to bring a guest who may be a potential IADC member. This is a great way for new lawyers to be introduced to our organization. I had the good fortune to attend a number of Regional Meetings this year, and to see at first hand the benefits that we gain from these Regional Meetings. If you are interested in hosting a meeting in your area, please contact Andrew Miller at the IADC, and he will get the ball rolling.

Our "Think IADC First" program has been a huge hit with our members. Think IADC First reminds our members to consider other members of IADC when they have referrals to be made outside their jurisdiction. We have simplified the website to make finding IADC...