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AIPLA Virtual Water Cooler - July Meetup

July 20, 2022 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Location

Virtual

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Fee: Free

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Join us at the Virtual Water Cooler!


Drop by for our casual meetup that lets you catch up with old colleagues and friends while making new ones.


AIPLA’s Committee on the Profession is inviting you to join us around the virtual water cooler for a short break in your day.

This is an opportunity to say hello to people you may (or may not) know for a few minutes, and see IP colleagues much as you would at the office water cooler. Nothing to do in advance except register, and we are doing that simply so no one gets Zoom-bombed. 

This is free and open both to AIPLA members and non-members interested in IP (feel free to share this invite to others in IP), but sorry - you will have to bring your own water.

3:00 PM Eastern | 2:00 PM Central | 1:00 PM Pacific

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