AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
SECTION OF PUBLIC CONTRACT LAW
2001 ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM
August 3 - 7, 2001
HOTEL INTER-CONTINENTAL
505 North Michigan Avenue = Chicago, Illinois 60611
312/944-4100
(All sessions will be held at the Hotel Inter-Continental unless otherwise noted.)
Room reservations and registration for the Annual Meeting must be processed
through the ABA Official Registrar, I.T.S. To register and secure hotel accommodations,
all participants are required to submit the ABA Registration Form,
available at the following website: http://www.abanet.org/annual/2001/home.html
You may also register for the meeting and request hotel accommodations online at:
https://www.expoconnex.org/its/aba2001/registration.asp
Act now! The deadline for obtaining housing through I.T.S. is
Thursday, June 28, by 5:00 p.m. Central Daylight Savings Time.
In order to appear in the Advance Registration List, I.T.S. must receive your registration form and payment
by 5:00 p.m. CDST on Thursday, July 12, 2001.
Except for those functions identified as TICKETED FUNCTION,
all programs are free of charge to Section members registered for the Annual Meeting.
The Sectionís Annual Meeting brochure, containing a ticket order form and complete program information,
will be mailed to all Section members in late June.
All requests for tickets to Section functions must be sent to the
Sectionís office in Chicago.
Deadline for receipt and payment of all Section Reception ticket orders is Friday, July 20, 2001.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 3
3:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
ProgramóEthical Issues in Court-Connected ADR
Columbus Hall E/F, East Tower, Hyatt Regency
Co-sponsored with the Section of Dispute Resolution, Section of Litigation
and Law Practice Management Section
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Section of Dispute Resolution Reception hosted by Martindale-Hubbell
Grand Ballroom A, East Tower, Hyatt Regency
Co-sponsored with ABA Young Lawyers Division
SATURDAY, AUGUST 4
7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
Council Breakfast
Renaissance, 5th Floor, South Tower
For Section Officers and Council Members only.
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Council Meeting
King Arthur Court, 3rd Floor, South Tower
Open to all Section members
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Luncheon for Section Officers, Council Members, and
Regional, State, and Committee Officers
Renaissance, 5th Floor, South Tower
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
ProgramóADR and E-Commerce: Cutting Edge Issues
Columbus Hall E/F, East Tower, Hyatt Regency
Jointly sponsored by the Sections of Dispute Resolution and Business Law
Co-sponsored by the Sections of Intellectual Property Law; International Law and Practice;
Young Lawyers Division; and Law Practice Management Section
SUNDAY, AUGUST 5
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Programó"GASB 34: The Future of Infrastructure Planning,
Procurement and Operation"
King Arthur Court, 3rd Floor, South Tower
11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
Margaret Brent Awards Ceremony and Luncheon
Grand Ballroom, East Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago
Ticketed Function
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Region Division Meeting
Exchange Room, 11th Floor, South Tower
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Research & Development and Intellectual Property Committee Meeting
Burnham, 8th Floor, South Tower
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Electronic Commerce Committee Meeting
Wright, 8th Floor, South Tower
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Accounting, Cost and Pricing Committee Meeting
Sullivan, 8th Floor, South Tower
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Section Reception
Stanley Field Hall, The Field Museum
1400 South Lake Shore Drive
Ticketed Function
Advance reservations and payment of guest tickets
is required before July 20.
This gracious social gathering, for registered Section members and their guests, is made possible through the generosity of the following firms that have contributed to defray its expenses:
Reception Sponsors
A-76 Institute, LLC
Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn PLLC
Arnold & Porter
Bastianelli, Brown & Kelley Chartered
Bryan Cave LLP
Crowell & Moring LLP
Doyle & Bachman
Faegre & Benson, LLP
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione
Haynes and Boone, L.L.P.
Hill International, Inc.
Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
Holland & Knight LLP
Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP
Hunton & Williams
Jenner & Block, LLC
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
McAleese & Associates, P.C.
McKenna & Cuneo, L.L.P.
McManus, Schor, Asmar & Darden, LLP
Miller & Chevalier, Chartered
Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker LLP
Perkins Coie LLP
Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe, LLP
Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP
Reed Smith LLP
Rogers, Joseph, OíDonnell & Phillips
Seyfarth Shaw
Shaw Pittman
Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
Smith, Pachter, McWhorter & Allen, P.L.C.
Spriggs & Hollingsworth
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Treacy, Schaffel, Moore & Mueller
Venable
Vinson & Elkins
Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, L.L.P.
Wickwire Gavin, P.C.
Wiley, Rein & Fielding
Winston & Strawn
Wulfsberg Reese & Sykes
MONDAY, AUGUST 6
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast for 2001-2002 Committee Officers
Renaissance, 5th Floor, South Tower
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Programó"Transforming Delivery of Government Services"
King Arthur Court, 3rd Floor, South Tower
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
State and Local Division Workshop
Wisconsin, 5th Floor, Upper Level, South Tower
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Long Range Planning Committee Meeting
Toledo, 5th Floor, South Tower
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Construction Division Breakfast and Program
Toledo, 5th Floor, South Tower
Ticketed Function
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Programó"Procurement Problems and New Initiatives:
A Dialogue between Corporate Counsel and the New Administration"
King Arthur Court, 3rd Floor, South Tower
12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.
Section Luncheon and Annual Alan E. Peterson Lecture
Renaissance, 5th Floor, South Tower
Speaker: The Honorable David M. Walker
Comptroller General of the United States, Washington, DC
Ticketed Function
2:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Annual Section Business Meeting
Renaissance, 5th Floor, South Tower
Includes election of Officers and Council Members for 2001-2002 and other Section business
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
New Council Meeting
King Arthur Court, 3rd Floor, South Tower