IRR Events at 2007 ABA Annual Meeting
August 11-14, San Francisco, Cal.
2007 Annual Meeting General Information
Advance Registration & Ticket Purchase Deadline: Friday, July 6, 2007, 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Hotel Reservations Deadline: Friday, July 6, 2007, 5:00 p.m. Central Time. The Section's headquarters is the Westin St. Francis hotel, located at 335 Powell St., San Francisco, 94102.
On-Site Registration and Satellite Registration will be available Thursday, August 9 through Tuesday, August 14.
Airfare discounts for travel to the Annual Meeting are available through ABA Online Travel, Travelocity Business or directly from the airline.
ABA shuttle bus service will run two routes connecting the ABA hotels and the Moscone Center throughout the meeting.
If special arrangements are required for an individual with a disability to attend this meeting, please contact Amanda Berg, Meetings Manager, at berga@staff.abanet.org.
Thurgood Marshall Award Dinner
The 2007 Thurgood Marshall Award will be presented to Matthew J. Perry, Jr. on Saturday, August 11, at the Westin St. Francis. A reception for the award recipient and keynote speaker, Hon. Thelton E. Henderson, will be held from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. in the Colonial Room/Italian Foyer, Mezzanie Level. The Award Dinner will be from 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom, Mezzanine Level.
The Section gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the 2007 Thurgood Marshall Award Dinner Sponsors that support the Award and the Section's work.
More information about the award recipient, keynote speaker, and a faxable ticket order form can be found at http://www.abanet.org/irr/marshall-award.html
Section Council Meetings
View the Agenda Book for the Council Meeting online at http://www.abanet.org/irr/annual2007/agenda.pdf.
The Section Council will be meeting on Friday, August 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Saturday, August 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Both meetings will be held in the Westin St. Francis, Elizabethan A, 2nd Floor.
The Section's Annual Meeting will be on Friday, August 10 from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. During this time, the Section will hold elections for its 2007-08 vacant leadership positions. The list of nominees can be found at http://www.abanet.org/irr/annual2007/elections.html. All Section members are encouraged to attend these meetings.
Background materials regarding proposed revisions to ABA Standards for the Approval of Law Schools Standard 801(a) and Interpretation 301-6 can be found at http://www.abanet.org/irr/annual2007/bar.passage.background.pdf.
Committee Activities
The 2007 Committee Excellence Award recipient will be announced at the Section's Leadership Award Luncheon on Friday, August 10 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Victorian Room of the Westin St. Francis.
The leadership of the Section's Committees will meet from 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 11 in the St. Francis Suite Study, on the 12th floor of the Westin St. Francis.
CLE Programs
For a listing of the Section's CLE Programs and information about purchasing CLE tickets, please visit http://www.abanet.org/irr/annual2007/cle.html.
A listing of all ABA CLE Programs as of May 23, 2007 can be found at http://www.abanet.org/annual/2007/docs/070524_CLE_programs.pdf
Reports with Recommendations
The Section will present two Reports with Recommendations to the ABA House of Delegates.
Please visit http://www.abanet.org/leadership/2007/annual/docs/SummaryofRecommendations_ONLINE_VERSION.doc for a list of Reports with Recommendations that will be considered at the 2007 ABA Annual Meeting. A list of Late Reports with Recommendations can be found at http://www.abanet.org/leadership/2007/annual/docs2/SummaryofRecommendationsLateReports.doc.
