Annual Meeting Section Programs
2008 Annual Meeting || August 7-9 || New York, NY
The Section's programming of the 130th ABA Annual Meeting will take place August 7-10, 2008 at the Intercontinental, The Barclay, 111 East 48th Street, New York, New York. 2008 Annual Meeting Registration
SECTION SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE
Thursday, August 7
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Council Meeting, (Executive Session) - Whitney Room, Lobby Level, Intercontinental
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Council Meeting, (Open Session) - Whitney Room, Lobby Level, Intercontinental
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Chairpersons' Dinner, (Invitation Only) - Astor II, Lobby Level, Intercontinental
Friday, August 8
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Council Meeting, (Open Session) - Whitney Room, Lobby Level, Intercontinental
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Kutak Award Presentation and Reception - Astor II, Lobby Level, Intercontinental
Saturday, August 9
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. ABA/AALS/LSAC Deans' Breakfast Registration - Whitney Room, Lobby Level, Intercontinental10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Curricular Reform: Reimagining Law School Pedagogy and Programs - Whitney Room, Lobby Level, Intercontinental
In the year since the publication of Educating Lawyers: Preparation for the Profession of Law (The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teachers, 2007) and Best Practices for Legal Education (Clinical Legal Education Association, 2007), several law schools have launched innovative experiential programs of study. Hear from a panel of law school deans, Rodney Smolla, Edward Rubin, Lisa Kloppenberg, and Raymond Pierce, about how their schools are implementing some of the recommendations put forth in these two studies.
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Annual Section Business Meeting - Whitney Room, Lobby Level, Intercontinental
2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Law Students and Practitioners- Grand Hyatt Hotel - Broadway Room, Conference Level Schedule Change
Co-sponsored with the Section of Business Law, this program will present new ways for students to demonstrate their skills during the interview process and explore how practitioners can engage in the law school education process.
