The State Bar took occupancy of its new center at 5302
Eastpark Boulevard, Madison, in early August 1999.
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Staff work areas on all three levels combine 16 closed
offices with open space divided into 78 modular workstations, such as
the one shown. Use of the 8' x 8' workstations allows for easy future
modification.
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The Past President's Board Room, a gift of living past
presidents, honors all State Bar past presidents. The nicely appointed
room seats 16 at the conference table. The mahogany table sports
electric outlets and computer and telephone ports for the convenient use
of laptops and other electronic equipment during meetings.
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The technology center, with space for 12, will be used for
hands-on computer training and possibly testing and demonstrating new
hardware and software. The permanent setup includes space-saving flat
computer screens connected to laptop computers. With power sources at
desk height, there's no more tripping over taped-down power
cords.
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The order fulfillment team now has sufficient, well-lit space
to shelve inventory and process orders for CLE books, videos, and other
Bar publications and products. Previously, product inventory was
warehoused in rented offsite space.
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Once relegated to a rented, offsite location due to space
shortage in the West Wilson Street building, the Bar's mailing operation
now is back in-house. Gone are the days of staff and courier services
transporting materials between locations, leading to inefficiencies,
added costs, and opportunities for missed communications.
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An in-house EconoPrint shop provides fast,
inventory-on-demand, professional service - with 24-hour support from
other Madison EconoPrint locations. Working with electronic file
transfers - from virtually paperless originals - reduces Bar expenses
for materials, staff time, and wasted inventory. Coupled with the
lowered cost per impression for the Bar's high printing volume, these
expense reductions will benefit the State Bar's bottom
line.
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CLE seminars can be taped and duplicated quickly for use at
any of the remote video locations statewide. An audio feed direct from
the seminar rooms immediately alerts video staff, working upstairs on
other projects, of any replay problems - saving time, equipment, and
money.
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The Wingra, Mendota, and Monona seminar rooms individually
can accommodate up to 80, depending upon seating style. When combined,
as shown here, the space can seat up to 250 using a theatre-style
arrangement. Tables contain power feeds for connecting attendees'
laptops and other equipment, built in technology could someday be used
for video conferencing, and three levels of separately controlled
lighting make these rooms functional now and for the
future.
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