April
April 20 through April 21
American Bar Association Techshow 2006
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
Chicago
The ABA Techshow is a three-day annual conference that will provide more than 50 legal technology programs and training sessions in 16 legal technology topical tracks. The 2006 conference will feature many popular topics from the past and introduce new ones, such as “Law Practice Management Tips,” “Support Staff” and “Extreme Makeover” for the firm and more. This conference also will feature an exhibit hall with more than 100 technology vendors. For more information, visit www.abanet.org/techshow.
May
May 7 through May 10
E-Marketing Forum
The Norwegian Dawn cruise ship
New York
Organized by Richmond Events, the eMarketing Forum will focus on key issues that challenge law firm executives today. This conference will address electronic discovery issues and provide solutions through a series of general sessions, clinics and think tanks — all designed with the senior marketing executive in mind. Topics for this year’s forum include “Searching for better answers in Search,” “What comes after the iPod Nano?,” “Best Practice in Online Advertising,” “Measuring Digital Campaigns” and “The ABCs of Mobile Marketing.” For more information, contact Caroline Hunt at chunt@richmondevents.com.
May 15 through May 18
Annual Association for Information and Image Management Conference and Expo
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia
Produced by Questex Media Group Inc., the Association for Information and Image Management Conference and Expo is the leading industry event for enterprise content and document management, which covers the technologies and strategies used to capture, manage, share and store documents and digital content. Learn about different technologies that can help align increasing information assets — structured or unstructured — with core business processes to improve performance and comply with governmental regulations. Topics include “Risk Management and Compliance,” “ECM Investment Justification,” “Enterprise Information Access,” “Business Process Management,” “Increased Workflow Productivity” and more. For more information, visit www.aiimexpo.com.
May 18
E-mail Discovery & Retention Policies Conference 2006
The Fairmont Hotel
San Francisco
This event will cover e-mail discovery with seminar titles such as Emerging Technical Considerations in E-Discovery: The Cutting Edge Technical Issues Everyone Needs to Know; Advanced Litigation Issues in E-Discovery; Managing the Risk of Using E-mail, E-mail Retention Policies and E-mail Discovery Issues; Being Proactive — Developing a Plan for Electronic Discovery; and Perspectives from In-House Counsel: Practical Considerations for Electronic Data Retrieval in the Real World. There also will be a networking luncheon, and continuing legal education credit will be available for all mandatory CLE states. For more information and to register, visit www.mealeys.com/con_agendas/Email0506.html, or call (800) MEALEYS.
May 22 through May 23
New Orleans, New Law: Community Revival With Technology
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
New Orleans
This event is designed to help Louisiana law firms rebuild their practices after Hurricane Katrina by providing free consultations and garnering donations for a legal technology resource center. Sponsored by the Legal Electronic Document Institute, the American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section and the Louisiana State Bar Association, the event is set to offer continuing legal education classes and will feature technology consultants and vendors from around the country to discuss computer tools that can be used in a legal practice. There also will be free products or discounts of products showcased by vendors at the conference. For more information, visit www.legal-edocs.org/NewOrleans,NewLaw.htm.
June
June 5 through June 6
LegalTech WestCoast 2006
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel
Los Angeles
This year’s LegalTech WestCoast conference will provide attendees an in-depth look at the latest legal technology. The exhibit floor will feature innovative products designed to meet law firm’s technology needs. For more information or to register, e-mail register@almevents.com.
June 13 through June 15
2006 Thomson Elite User Conference
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
Chicago
This year’s conference is slated to feature information and insights from law firm technology innovators. Learn about Thomson Elite’s newest offerings and how the company’s knowledge management, time and billing, business development and business intelligence services can boost your bottom line and help your firm achieve higher investment returns. For more information, visit www.elite.com/newsevents/user-conference.asp.
July
July 16 through July 19
Social Work and the Law: The Cutting Edge of Forensics
The Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel
Chicago
Organized by the National Organization of Forensic Social Work, this conference is geared toward forensic social workers, as well as legal professionals and educators in corrections and law enforcement. The conference will focus on forensics-related topics such as technology, research and policy discussions. For more information, visit www.nofsw.org/confbrochure.html.
August
August 21 through August 24
International Legal Technology Association ’06: Evolving Together
Grande Lakes Orlando Resort
Orlando, Fla.
Featuring a diverse mix of seminar speakers, this year’s International Legal Technology Association’s conference is slated to include educational discussions on topics such as technology, communications, risk management and more. In addition, ILTA ’06 will feature vendor-based peer groups by companies such as Aderant, Hummingbird, Interface Software, Interwoven Inc., Microsoft, Novell and Thomson Elite. For more information or to register, visit www.iltanet.org/2006conf/info.asp.
December
December 6 through December 7
T3: Trial, Tactics & Technology Conference
Marriott Marquis Hotel
New York
This conference will highlight innovative techniques and examine pretrial and trial technologies that trial attorneys are using. There will be seminars and programs on the latest developments in trial tactics and technology demonstrating how the two work together. For more information, visit www.almevents.com.
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