ILTA Conference Blog

Welcome to the final day of ILTA 2010. There is a full slate of activities planned for the day, so take advantage of the many networking and learning opportunities.

Perspective Palindrome: The video shown at the beginning of Monday morning’s opening session is now available online. We received tremendous feedback on the power of the message. If you’ve not seen it, take a look and share it with your staff. View the video from http://conference.iltanet.org/MainMenu/Downloads.aspx.

Session Update:
LAW6: Law Department Roundtable at 3:30 today is closed to vendors.

Recycle your unwanted materials! Both ILTA and ARIA are serious with our green initiatives. ARIA has teamed with the Teacher EXCHANGE Program, a re-use resource center for all Southern Nevada public school teachers. Rather than throwing away the unwanted materials that have accumulated during ILTA 2010, we can donate them to the Teacher EXCHANGE. The many items are needed and accepted include lanyards, notebooks, backpacks, etc. Turn in your unwanted materials in the bins at the registration desks today.

Events for Thursday, August 26:     
Jan McInnis presents today’s super session, Finding the Funny in Change, in the Pinyon Ballroom at 8:00 a.m.
Jan offers practical tips and lots of humor to give you the inside scoop on dealing with, and even embracing, change. You’ll learn what to do and what to avoid doing when change is upon you, as well as how to create and use humor to diffuse tension around change. This session promises plenty of learning and laughing.

Vendor Bingo cards should be turned in to the member or vendor registration desk by 10:30 a.m. this morning! The drawing for valuable prizes is scheduled at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday in the Exhibit Hall. You must be present to win!

Turn in your Trivia Game cards at lunch today. The drawing for the $500 prize will be held at dinner tonight. You must be present to win.

The Annual Meeting of the Corporation and our recognition of volunteer leadership is held today during lunch in the ILTA Bistro from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.

To close out the conference on this evening, we celebrate the winners in the inaugural presentation of ILTA’s Distinguished Peer Awards Dinner: Live from Las Vegas. While casual attire is the standard dress for any ILTA event, some may want to don their fancy garb for this ceremonial occasion. Following dinner, we have entertainment and will conclude the evening with dancing, hosted by a DJ, and quiet networking for people who want to visit with friends. It’s a great way to close out a great week.

Till we meet again in Nashville for ILTA 2011 and all the points in between, we thank you for your participation!  Tell a friend about ILTA!

ILTA Mobile Updates
For our iPhone and BlackBerry app users, you will be prompted several times a day by the app that New Updated Data is available. To ensure you have the latest conference agenda and session details, please be sure to accept the data updates. This process normally only takes a few seconds. Check out the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the mobile app, which can be found here: http://conference.iltanet.org/mobile.

We’re wanting to get an estimate of attendees at Thursday evening’s dinner and awards gala.  Please take five seconds to tell us your plans (yes or no) at this link: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22B4HJU4DHD.

Members, continue to play Vendor Bingo in order to participate the drawing for fabulous prizes. Today’s Globe has a list of the contributing vendors and their prize donations. Check it out! The drawing will be held tomorrow morning at 11:45 in the Exhibit Hall, and you must be present to win. See the Globe for more details.

Our Emerging Technologies Peer Group is piloting an application similar to Google maps, but for indoor spaces, called Micello. Micello is available for IPhone and Android, in the App Store and Android Market, respectively. While Micello is limited by poor geolocation coverage within the convention center, the interactive maps are useful and exciting. Using Micello, you can select a level of the convention center, drill down into maps within maps, and search vendors and rooms, including the exhibit hall and demo rooms. The best example of Micello’s interactive functionality is the View of the Bristlecone Ballroom. Open the “map-within-a-map” for the Bristlecone Ballroom, either search for a vendor or open the list of vendors (lower-right button), select a vendor and find that vendor as it is highlighted on the map.

Events for Wednesday, August 25:     
Manny Medrano presents today’s super session, Conquering the Tough Times Ahead, in the Pinyon Ballroom at 8:00 a.m. In this tough economic environment, law firms and law departments have to work harder to overcome obstacles and coordinate their efforts to thrive. Fear and self doubt can set in. Manny will challenge you to conquer fear and uncertainty during these difficult times and inspire you to embark on your own journey to reach personal and professional goals.

The LEDES Oversight Committee Bi-Annual Members Meeting will be held this morning at 9:00 a.m. in Ironwood 8. It is followed at 11:00 a.m. by the LEDES-Uniform Task-Based Management Systems (UTBMS) Initiatives. See the Globe for details.

There is no planned event for this evening; you are on your own for dinner. Enjoy the great restaurants at ARIA or nearby, or have fun at the many vendor networking events that are planned.

Enjoy the day!

We hope you were able to attend our opening session yesterday. Jason Jennings definitely hit a home run in sharing his five secrets for achieving strategic unity. The rapt audience gave him rave reviews. A video of his presentation will be made available following conference. And the opening video palindrome will be linked from the ILTA website soon. Watch for announcements about both videos.

We had a great time in the Exhibit Hall last night, and hope you did, too!  Many thanks to our exhibitors for their support of ILTA 2010, and I extend a special thanks to those who got into the spirit of our Las Vegas venue by decorating their booths and their people .

Congratulations to all who attended Monday morning’s Fun Run/Walk. The winners in the various categories are listed in today’s Globe.

Security alert: We’ve got a lot of people wandering around the conference center with no badges, so we don’t know if they belong with us. Starting this morning, security officers are located on the second level beside the business center, and they will stop anyone who does not have an ILTA badge. Those will be escorted by ILTA volunteers to wherever they need to go to get the badge they need – Members, Vendors, Volunteers, Speakers, Temp Staff. 

The Scavenger Hunt was published as ending last night.  We are extending the deadline to noon today. Turn your card into the member registration desk if you’d like to participate.

Wi-Fi Issues Are Resolved!
We are happy to report that as of 5:00 p.m. on Monday evening, the Wi-Fi woes that we’ve had with the service provider have been resolved. Any ARIA guest who purchased wireless in his/her room prior to today will be credited at checkout.

Events for Tuesday, August 24:     
Tom Koulopoulos presents The Cloud and Law2020: Where Megatrends and Vision Collide in the Pinyon Ballroom at 8:00 a.m. Tom will help us navigate the many dimensions of the cloud, from new models for client engagement to radically new models for teaming and employment. Tom will help us understand why the cloud will have an impact on nearly every aspect of our business and our lives, from how we work to how we play, making it the global megatrend of this century. His presentation is followed by an “Ask the Expert” session at 9:00.

The Exhibit Hall opens today! The grand opening is at 10:00 a.m. in the Bristlecone Ballroom. Enjoy a themed snack break, and members, get your Vendor Bingo cards stamped!

The Sharon Swartworth Leadership Seminar will be held today in Ironwood 3. The first session will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., and the second will follow from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

This evening’s networking event begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Pinyon Ballroom. In addition to a great dining experience, Le Grand Cirque ILTA provides lots of opportunities for those quiet networking conversations as well as lots of games and dancing to our live band. And don’t forget the concluding raffle for great prizes.

Jason Jennings, renowned authority on business leadership and productivity, shares the Five Secrets to Put Strategic Unity on the Fast Track. Join the crowd in the Pinyon Ballroom at 9:00 a.m. His keynote address is followed by an “Ask the Expert” session at 10:30. The roundtable format provides a perfect opportunity for attendees to get direct answers to questions on how to thrive in these challenging, changing times.

There are 40 sessions that run between 10:30 and 5:00 p.m. Check out the multiple resources available for session content and take advantage of the diverse educational offerings.

Members should plan to attend their regional meetings at 5:15 p.m. We split up into regions to meet with our neighbors, discuss plans for the year ahead and get ideas for programs of interest to attendees, with a door prize as a bonus! Help your region win the prize for the highest percentage attendance of regional members at your regional meeting. Your regional identification is noted on your name tag. Meeting rooms for the various regions can be found in the Conference Journal, the Digital Program Guide or via the mobile app!
   
Tonight, Viva ILTA Vendors! takes center stage in the Exhibit Hall (Bristlecone Ballroom). The doors open at 7:00 p.m., and the hall will be transformed into an “old style” Vegas lounge for our exhibitors and their products. Members will stroll from one club or lounge act to the next and make stops at exhibitor booths while enjoying local food and drink. Don’t miss the fun and camaraderie!

Our ILTA 2010 Trivia Game: Chat It Up! provides an opportunity for our members to connect with ILTA’s volunteer leaders, speakers, etc., as the game clues have you looking at name tags and searching for information on ILTA’s website. It’s a great way to increase your peer network and have a chance at the $500 prize to be awarded on Thursday evening (you must be present to win). Pick up your game card at the member registration desk on property.

Take advantage of all the great educational sessions and networking opportunities that are offered at ILTA 2010!

ILTA 2010′s educational program and all details regarding the conference are now available via the program guide. This guide provides information on sessions, speakers, exhibitors and all resources available at the event. The “fully digital” version allows you to access additional content via hyperlinks, print specific pages or create a downloadable PDF from the site. It is optimized for viewing on screen and is not intended for print.

Its primary advantage is that it allows you to have access to these resources at any time from a web browser. Additionally, you can view a more traditional PDF of the session details and print those pages that are required for your planning. Outside of these “print-like” formats, the Plan Your Week tool from the conference site allows you to create a custom itinerary online.
 
Take some time to map out your session strategy before you arrive at conference, and help us “go green” by using the online tools and/or the new mobile app. With the introduction of our new mobile app this year, paper becomes even less a necessity.

If you rely on paper documentation, it’s best to print your information before you arrive, though we do provide print stations so that you can take advantage of the various ways to print content once you’re on property. It’s best to plan ahead and map our your strategy, as we know there are multiple sessions in each time slot that will vie for your attention.

Digital Program Guide
 
Overview of Sessions in PDF

Detailed Session Agenda in PDF

Plan Your Week from the Conference Site

Fun Walk/Run – Monday morning 6:30 – 7:30 a.m. Meet at the entrance to the main lobby at ARIA Resort and walk or jog your way along the course (5k run / 3k walk), which has an indoor route through the Crystals Shopping Center and an outdoor route around the City Center complex. Registration is required but there is no fee to participate. This event is sponsored by Intelliteach.
 
Golf -  ILTA’s 2010 Golf Tournament will be held on Sunday, August 22, with an early shotgun start to avoid the desert sun. The tournament will be held at Bali Hai Golf Club. This is a Captain’s Choice Scramble tournament with continental breakfast and lunch provided and, as always, loads of fun throughout. Trophies are awarded for the top teams and valuable prizes are yours for the winning. For more information and registration, click here. This event is sponsor by Kraft Kennedy and co-sponsored by Workshare, Dell and Cypress Communications.
 
Apart from these sponsored events, you may wish to spend some time in the pools, in the fitness center or in the beautiful spa.
 
Spa goers will enjoy the 80,000 sq. ft. Spa at ARIA. The world class spa features 62 treatment rooms that offer a full complement of treatments and therapeutic benefits. Mention ILTA when you make your reservations to take advantage of a 10 percent discount on all spa services Monday through Friday only. Book early to get your preferred times!