MANITOBA BAR ASSOCIATION
CONSTITUTIONAL/HUMAN RIGHTS SECTION
NOTICE OF ONLINE ZOOM MEETING
Bring a Buddy Months - In April and May 2021 consider bringing a non-member buddy to a Section Meeting. Sections provide opportunities for lawyers to further their professional education and to keep ahead of current developments within the profession. The MBA wants to show non-members what they're missing!!
DATE: Tuesday, May 18, 2021
TIME: 12:00 Noon - 1:30pm
LOCATION: Zoom Video Conference
TOPIC: Best Practices in Virtual Court
SPEAKERS:
Judge Murray Thompson, Provincial Court of Manitoba
Ryan Amy, Brodsky Amy & Gould
Monique Cam, Manitoba Justice - Prosecutions Service Division
MODERATOR: Bryton Moen, Manitoba Justice - Prosecutions Service Division
“You’re on mute.” Those words have become prevalent in recent times and the increased use of technology is transforming not only our lives, but the court. Please join our panel, which includes representatives from the Crown, defence and the judiciary to learn best practices for virtual court appearances including both trials and dispositions.
If you have any questions on the topic in advance, or specific areas you would like addressed by the panel, please forward them to Bryton Moen at bryton.moen@gov.mb.ca.
Please RSVP (PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED) to the Manitoba Bar Association online (link above).
You will need a computer or laptop (PC or Mac), smartphone or tablet with a microphone and webcam (built-in or external) and an internet connection.
If you will be participating from a laptop, you would also need to install a Zoom Client for Meetings from this site: https://zoom.us/download. If you are unsure whether you have the latest version of Zoom, please follow the instructions HERE.
If you are planning to participate from smartphone or tablet you would need to install an App from the Apple Store or Google Play. if you are installing the app from the Apple Store or Google Play to use on an iPad, iPhone or Android device or tablet the free app is called “Zoom Cloud Meetings”.
If you are having troubles, please email sections@cba-mb.ca.
At approximately 9:30am on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 an email will be sent from the MBA advising you of the link that you will click on to join the Zoom video conference meeting. So it will be important to register before 5:00pm on Monday, May 17, 2021.
Bryton Moen
Chair, MBA Constitutional/ Human Rights Section
Manitoba Justice - Prosecutions Service Division
Bryton.Moen@gov.mb.ca
