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Thursday, April 20, 2006 | 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Chuck Lowry, Sabrina Pacifici
How often have you been asked to “find out everything about Company X”? The art of competitive intelligence helps researchers learn more about industries, markets, products/services, clients, potential clients, and competitors. This roundtable will help you formulate a strategy for conducting CI research and find the right tools to get you started. Think of this session as “research on steroids.”
Thursday, April 20, 2006 | 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Tim Opsitnick, Paul Unger
We’ve probably all heard something along the lines of data about data, but do we really know what it is? Unless you consider yourself an expert in metadata and its removal, you’ll want to come to this session. Metadata and malpractice can be intimately intertwined! Learn what information “secretly” travels with a file when you give up the electronic version, and learn how to exorcise it from your documents.
Thursday, April 20, 2006 | 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Judge Herbert Dixon, Judge Thomas Vanaskie, Judge Gerald Lee
You’ve heard their official positions on e-filing, electronic discovery, and e-briefs. Now the judges will take off their gowns and sit down for an hour to discuss what they really think – their pet peeves, war stories, and strategies for effectively using technology in the court without being held in contempt. Find out what happens when judges stop being polite and start getting real – in chambers.
Thursday, April 20, 2006 | 2:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Anne Rogers, Sharon Nelson, John Simek, Charles Merrill, David Masters, Dan Pinnington, Tom Mighell, Dennis Kennedy, David Isom, Michael Maschke, Chris Ries, David Ries, Arshad Noor, Denley Chew
This open forum will allow you to fire away at most of the authors of the new ABA Information Security book. What’s available to secure your confidential data? At what cost? What are the steps that reasonably prudent lawyers need to take today? Learn some of the best practices and technical details from some of the foremost experts in the field.
Friday, April 21, 2006 | 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Ron Staudt, Lisa Colpoys, Camille Cameron, Anand Subramanian
Technology has often been promoted as a way to cultivate bigger and better clients. Those who cannot afford a lawyer can also benefit from the advantages offered by technology. This session will address cost-effective ways of utilizing technology in the service of all who need legal services, regardless of wealth, power, or sophistication.
Friday, April 21, 2006 | 10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Bruce Dorner, Ross Kodner
What’s your favorite utility? There’s no question software utilities make the computing experience easier, more efficient, and often just plain fun. Our utility experts will present the latest and greatest in free or cheap utilities that will make your other programs work the way they should. Come to this session and share your favorite utilities with the group!
Friday, April 21, 2006 | 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m
John Simek, Sharon Nelson, Bruce Olson
Couldn’t make it to the E-Discovery sessions or perhaps you still have questions? Come to this session and get answers to some of the common questions involving electronic evidence and computer forensics. Don’t hesitate to bring your questions about your own cases – electronic evidence makes for lively discourse!
Friday, April 21, 2006 | 2:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Tim Piganelli, Mandy Ross
Lawyers can be a demanding bunch. It's hard to know what they expect from their litigation support team, but they, of course, expect you to already know what they want. How do you satisfy them without losing your mind? Come to this session to learn from our experts on providing outstanding litigation support to attorneys, share your war stories, and learn tips and tricks on keeping your sanity.
Saturday, April 22, 2006 | 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Dennis Kennedy, Tom Mighell
You know, podcasting is this year’s blogging – it’s a technology most people don’t know about, yet it has great potential. Described as “TiVo for your radio,” podcasts are radio recordings you can download and listen to at your leisure. And everyone’s getting into the podcasting act, including lawyers. Learn what the fuss is all about, how to listen to podcasts, the use of podcasting in the legal market, and even how to create your own – it’s a great marketing tool!
Saturday, April 22, 2006 | 9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
Toby Brown, Ben Schorr
Now that it appears as if Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is here to stay, what are the practical issues for implementation? What are the security implications? What are the cost and quality issues? Should you convert your entire law office over to IP-based phones? What about 911 services? Bring your war stories or even your VoIP phone to this session.
