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Intellectual Property Section,State Bar of GeorgiaAnnual ReportPage 5 of 67attorneys with answers. A secondary goal was to provide those entering theprofession with a mechanism for understanding the unknown.6. The introduction of the newly established Podcasting Committee: While servingas the Patent Committee Chair, I began recording audio recordings of our lunchand learn events and posting them on our website. The practice was notdiscontinued by previous chairs. However, it was very successful, drawing largenumbers of “hits” indicating the number of listeners. Everyone understands thattechnology is progressing, and the Section was beginning to fall behind. Wetherefore launched the Podcasting Committee to make video recordings of oureducational events available for members unable to attend, or who reside outsideof Atlanta. Multiple video streams are now available at our website,www.georgiaip.org.7. The introduction of a first-ever Intellectual Property Summit: Traditionally, atleast since 2000, the Section has co-sponsored the North American EntertainmentSports and Intellectual Property Conference, which was held in Cancun, Mexico,during November 7- 11, 2012. While this is a fantastic event, I realize that noteveryone has the time or resources to attend an offshore event. With this in mind,I have long thought that a “premiere” event of the Section should be moreaccessible to our members than is our offshore conference. To this end, theSection hosted a first-ever dinner gala held at the High Museum of Art on March1, 2013. 190 people were in attendance, including fourteen federal judges, twofrom the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Grammy nominated artistJulian Lage and his trio provided entertainment.8. Renewed Participation in the Mid-Year Meeting of the Georgia Bar: The Sectionhad not participated in either the Mid-Year Meeting or the Annual Meeting of theGeorgia Bar in over five years. I thought this was wrong. I wanted to reconnectthe Intellectual Property Bar with the “big” bar by participating in the Mid-YearMeeting. Thanks to the efforts of our newly formed Special Events Committee,the Intellectual Property Section hosted a standing-room only crowd for a231