8:00 - 10:00 A.M.
Officers’ Meeting
Olympic Boardroom, 25th Floor, Nikko

10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Council Meeting
Nikko Ballroom II, 3rd Floor, Nikko

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Co-Sponsored ABA Presidential Showcase CLE Program:
The Whole World is Watching! – Privacy, Copyright and Parental Control in the Age of YouTube, MySpace and Beyond
(primary sponsor: Forum on Entertainment and Sports Law)
Rooms 2014/2016, 2nd Floor, Moscone Center West

12:00 - 1:30 P.M.
Council Luncheon
Carmel II, 3rd Floor, Nikko

7:00 - 10:00 P.M.
Council Dinner at Farallon Restaurant (By Invitation Only – Tickets $95)
450 Post Street

8:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M.
Evening Hospitality
Bay View, 25th Floor, Nikko

8:00 - 10:00 A.M.
Professional Development Breakfast Program:  
Women And Minorities in IP Law (ticket event - $45)
“Why do minority and women lawyers leave law firms and how to reverse the movement” CLE Credit available
Nikko Ballroom I, 3rd Floor, Nikko

10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Section Committee Meetings
Lincoln Boardroom, 25th Floor, Nikko
Mendocino I, 2nd Floor, Nikko
Carmel I, 3rd Floor, Nikko
Carmel II, 3rd Floor, Nikko

12:00 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.
Section Committees Luncheon
Big Sur, 1st Floor, Nikko

2:00 - 3:30 P.M.
Section CLE Program:  Trademarks, Celebreties and The Good Deed: Using Celebrity Branding For the Public Good
Presidential CLE Centre, Moscone Center West
Room 2020, 2nd Floor

2:00 - 3:30 P.M.
Section CLE Program:  Emerging Antitrust And Misuse Theories Involving The Licensing And Enforcement Of Copyrights In Cyberspace
Presidential CLE Centre, Moscone Center West
Room 2018, 2nd Floor

5:30 - 7:00 P.M.
Joint Section Open House Reception
 (Complimentary Ticket Required)
Golden Gate/Bay View/Peninsula Rooms, 25th Floor, Nikko

The Section will host its popular annual Section Open House Reception, where guests will enjoy music, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres and a chance to network with other Annual Meeting participants.

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7:00 - 9:00 P.M.
Women’s Networking Dinner (ticketed event - $75 )
65 Ellis Street, 415/986.3274, John's Grill

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8:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M.
Evening Hospitality
Bay View, 25th Floor, Nikko

7:30 - 9:30 A.M.
Continental Breakfast
Nikko Ballroom Foyer, 3rd Floor, Nikko

8:00 – 11:45 A.M.
Section Business Session – Part I – Substantive Debates on IP Issues
CLE Credit Available
Keynote Speaker: William H. Neukom, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, Seattle, WA. ABA President-Elect .
Nikko Ballroom I/II, 3rd Floor, Nikko

12:00 - 1:30 P.M.
Section Luncheon (ticket event $55)
With Awards Presentation and Guest Speaker.
Speaker: Hon. Margaret McKeown, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, San Francisco, CA
Nikko Ballroom III, 3rd Floor, Nikko

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2:00 - 3:30 P.M.
Section CLE Program:  Business Success Using Open Source Software
Presidential CLE Centre, Moscone Center West
Room 2020, 2nd Floor

2:00 - 3:30 P.M.
Section CLE Program:  Patent Tax-Related Inventions — What's all the Fuss About?
Presidential CLE Centre, Moscone Center West
Room 2022, 2nd Floor

2:00 - 3:30 P.M.
Section CLE Program:  Litigation Skills: How Jurors Think — Crafting a Jury-Friendly Case From Satrt to Finish
Presidential CLE Centre, Moscone Center West
Room 2018, 2nd Floor

3:45 - 5:00 P.M.
Section CLE Program: Arbitration and Meditation of Intellectual Property Disputes Today
Room 2004, 2nd Floor, Moscone Center West

8:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M.
Evening Hospitality
Bay View, 25th Floor, Nikko

8:00 - 9:00 A.M.
Section Committee Meetings
Olympic Boardroom, 25th Floor

8:30 - 10:00 A.M.
Section CLE Program:  IP Update – Hot Topics And Recent Developments In IP Law
Presidential CLE Centre, Moscone Center West
Room 2018, 2nd Floor

9:00 - 11:30 A.M.
Leadership Development Breakfast Meeting: Incoming Division Chairs, Committee Chairs, and Liaisons
Nikko Ballroom I, 3rd Floor

11:30 - 1:30 P.M.
Division Roundtables / Luncheon
Nikko Ballroom II, 3rd Floor Nikko

2:00 - 3:30 P.M.
Section CLE Program:  International Harmonization – Managing IP Assets On A Global Basis
Presidential CLE Centre, Moscone Center West
Room 2020, 2nd Floor

2:00 - 3:30 P.M.
Section CLE Program:  Patent Litigation – Helping A Jury Hear And Consider Difficult or Sensitive Topics in Patent Trials
Presidential CLE Centre, Moscone Center West
Room 2018, 2nd Floor

5:00 – 5:30 P.M.
Section Business Session – Part II - Elections
Nikko Ballroom I, 3rd Floor, Nikko

5:30 - 7:00 P.M.
New Leadership / Get-Acquainted Reception
(complimentary advance tickets required)
Nikko Ballroom II, 3rd Floor

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8:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M.
Evening Hospitality
Bay View, 25th Floor, Nikko

8:30 - 10:00 A.M.
Section CLE Program:  Patent Law Reform In The People Republic Of China
Presidential CLE Centre, Moscone Center West
Room 2020, 2nd Floor

10:15 - 11:45 A.M.
Educational Programing Group Meeting
(Education Division Chair; Educational programming committee co-chairs—Spring Conference co-chairs, Young Lawyers Committee co-chairs, Annual Meeting Planning Committee co-chairs, teleconference committee co-chairs, Section Staff, all interested members.)
Carmel I, 3rd Floor, Nikko

12:00 - 1:30 P.M.
2008 ABA Annual Meeting New York
(Planning Meeting With New Section Chair, Annual Meeting Program Co-Chairs, Section Staff, all interested members.)
Carmel II, 3rd Floor, Nikko

Monterey I, 3rd Floor, Nikko

Hours:
Thursday, August 9        8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday, August 10          8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 11      8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 12        8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday, August 13      8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

We invite you to join us here at anytime throughout the conference. IP Central will be a place for Section members to relax and network between sessions and learn more about upcoming Section events and publications. We will also have a cyber café for your convenience

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Each evening — starting at 8:00 p.m—you are invited to visit our after-dinner hospitality room (Bay View Room, 25th floor). This will be a place for section members and their guests to gather at their leisure and mingle with other attendees in a relaxed and casual atmosphere.

We will provide light snacks and cocktails for your enjoyment.
Bay View Room, 25th Floor