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42 P E E R T O P E E R : I L T A ' S Q U A R T E R L Y M A G A Z I N E | S U M M E R 2 0 2 0 M E M B E R R E S O U R C E S Savor and Learn - The Tomato Plant That Wasn't 2 020 will go down as many things, depending on the perception of the person coining the phrase. For me, 2020 will forever be a year of … surprises. Now I realize some people actually hate surprises, (I myself have mixed feelings), but I can choose to do a couple of things with 2020; I can remember it all for the bad, for all of the good, or try to remember it all for savoring and learning. My goal? Savor and Learn. In addition to the many learnings and time well spent with my boys, earlier this spring I sent my 17 year old to the local market to bring home 2 cherry tomato plants to round off our large suburban garden. They were small, but healthy looking, and tagged appropriately as both being cherry tomatoes. As spring turned into summer, both plants were thriving, however, it was clear only one of them was a tomato plant. So what was this imposter? I waited a bit, continuing to care for it to see if blooms or fruit would ever grow, and the answer was no. So I decided to compare it with my vast herb garden, and although it looked similar, it matched nothing. After much research I learned that indeed it was not a tomato plant, but lemon balm. Now, if you are not an herb enthusiast you may not understand what an amazing find this was, but lets just say, the surprise was far more rewarding than the comfortable expectation of the tomato plant. (Look up Lemon Balm, I highly recommend it). So now that we are experiencing a summer of lemon balm seltzers, gelatos, and savor salmon, I am growing to be open to the change that is inevitably coming. Because we can all agree, Dawn Hudgins VP of Service Delivery ILTA L I S T E N T O P O D C A S T L I S T E N T O A G R E A T , N E W I L T A E V E N T S P O D C A S T ! On this episode, ILTA>ON Co-Chairs Julie Brown, CEDS and Mike Viscito, PMP talk about the educational sessions for this all-new virtual conference. Listen along here and let us know what you're looking forward to learning about at conference! change is certain. We now have our first virtual conference behind us, with many learnings, understandings, as well as additional time to research and prepare for ILTA>ON. In the beginning of our preparation I was anticipating ILTA>ON to be a red, ripe, delicious, acidic tomato (this might not be your favorite lunch, but I'll take a tomato for lunch and dinner any time, with nothing else), however, as we have looked into the various application offerings we have pulled together the best finds that work together to bring you a virtual conference superior to LegalSec Summit. ILTA>ON is a 5 day legal technology education virtual experience that offers different tracks each day in time zones stretching from eastern Australia to the west coast of California that are additionally available for certifications. We have speakers that span the globe from multiple cultures. For your requested social and relationship building opportunities, we have numerous and various types of activities to attend for learning, relaxation, fun, and relationship building. ILTA

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