In-Person Networking Opportunities

Posted on August 9, 2011 by iltablog

Communities of Interest: This is an opportunity for networking among various groups before the official beginning of the conference. There is no preregistration required for these networking events, and an ILTA member attendee will facilitate the discussion in each group. Coffee, soft drinks, flip charts and chairs will be provided. On Sunday afternoon, August 21 from 4:00 – 4:45, plan to meet your peers in one of these communities: Emerging Technologies, Finance, Small Firm, SharePoint, Trainers, Legal Project Management, Law Department, Tweetup, Law2020®, or Mobile Apps. Details about these events can be found in Volume 1 below.

Getting Acquainted and Oriented: Whether you’re a first-time attendee or a veteran who wants to get the insider tips, we have an orientation session to assist you as you map out your week. This informative and entertaining event will be held in Delta Ballroom D at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. We’ll move on to the Opening Reception afterwards.
 
Regional Meetings: Monday afternoon 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. 

Europe: Canal A
Middle Atlantic: Governor’s D
North Atlantic: Delta Ballroom B
North Central: Delta Ballroom D
North Pacific: Delta Ballroom C
South Atlantic: Governor’s A
South Central: Governor’s C
South Pacific: Governor’s B
 
Regional Breakfasts: You are invited to the ILTA Bistro, Monday from 7:00 – 9:00 a.m., and Tuesday through Thursday from 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. in Ryman Exhibit Hall B1 –– conference center Level 0 –– where you will enjoy hot and cold breakfast buffets. The breakfast tables will be arranged in sections identified as ILTA’s regions so that attendees have the opportunity to visit with their neighbors.
 
Peer Group Lunches: The Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday lunch tables in Ryman Exhibit Hall B1 –– conference center Level 0 –– will be arranged in sections identified as ILTA’s peer groups so that attendees have the opportunity to visit with others with the same peer group interests. Our peer groups that will be hosting tables include the following:

o          Monday
            Litigation and Practice Support
            Communications Technologies
            Risk and Records Management             

o          Tuesday
            Enterprise Content Management
            Emerging Technologies
            Finance Management

o          Wednesday
            Law Department
            Knowledge Management
            User Support Services
            Desktop and Application Services
            Server Operations and Security
            Professional Services

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Online Networking Opportunities

Posted on August 9, 2011 by iltablog

Catch the ILTA 2011 buzz via the social media:

Visit the ILTA 2011 LinkedIn event. Start networking now and let your colleagues know you’ll be attending! 

Follow the conference chatter from our conference Twitter account. You can keep up with everyone’s chatter on ILTA 2011 by searching for the conference hashtag: #ilta11. There are also hashtags for each educational session at the conference –– these are listed in the session descriptions in the program guide, on the mobile app and the conference website.

Facebook fans can join the ILTA Conference Facebook Group.

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Calling All Volunteers!

Posted on August 9, 2011 by iltablog

If you or your guest/spouse would like to volunteer at the registration desks, here’s your chance to let us know. Member volunteers are asked to work two-hour shifts, with a maximum of two shifts. Guest/spouse volunteers are asked to work four-hour shifts, with a maximum of two shifts. In accordance with our policy, our volunteers will be awarded with a ticket for one meal/event of choice per four hours worked. Working an entire day entitles the volunteer to event tickets for a day. Our policy prohibits minors from being present in our conference venues. You must be 18 years or older to volunteer for service. If interested, find more details and register here:

http://conference.iltanet.org/MainMenu/ILTAFacts/Volunteer.aspx

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We’re Elated About the Mobile App!

Posted on August 8, 2011 by iltablog

 We are excited to announce the ILTA 2011 Mobile App, which provides easy access to the conference agenda, educational session details, and member-only access to the list of attendees, with the ability to easily message other attendees from the app. Educational session evaluations can be entered through the mobile app, and easy access to the Twitter hashtag for ILTA 2011 (#ILTA11) will be featured. Users will also be able to define and manage a personal agenda. It’s a very convenient way to have the most current conference details at your fingertips. The interactive Exhibit Hall is a new feature, and it’s drawn rave reviews!

The apps for all platforms (iPad; iPhone;  Android; BlackBerry and Mobile Web) are now available.  Check out the details here.

Speaking of Twitter . . . in addition to the general conference hashtag #ILTA11, each session can be tweeted using the hashtag specific to the event code found on the conference agenda, including the listings on the mobile app!

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Alternative Session Formats

Posted on August 5, 2011 by iltablog

ILTA 2011 provides a variety of formats to fit every learning style. We’ll have our ever-popular sessions with expert speakers and case studies. In addition, the content for a number of sessions will be crowdsourced through social media, surveys and questionnaires so that YOU can participate in building out the content for the sessions!

There are also hands-on sessions –– complete training sessions that include these topics:

  • Taking MS Office to the Next Level
  • Excel 2010
  • Using Styles in Word 2010
  • Microsoft OneNote
  • Collaboration Opportunities with SharePoint 2010
  • Automating Business Processes with SharePoint and InfoPath
  • Securing Windows 7
  • Forensics 101
  • Troubleshooting QoS/CoS
  • Hands-On with the iPad!

BarCamps: On Thursday, we offer two half-day, fully interactive, semi-structured sessions, with small group conversations around Law2020® topics (a.m.) and information management (p.m.) developed from ILTA member survey and social media responses and published in a wiki prior to the conference. The BarCamp conversations will be led by ILTA volunteer facilitators, and takeaways will be shared at the end of the event and published in the wiki. Visit the BarCamp teamsite for more information.

People’s Choice Session: 275 conference registrants have already voted for one of the topics to be presented at the conference. The voting closes tomorrow! If you haven’t voted yet, you can submit your vote at http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22CSJZM4BVF/. The winning session will be presented on Tuesday, August 23 at 9:15 – 10:30 a.m.

Six Topics in 60 Minutes: These fast-paced sessions offer several individual speakers, each talking for eight or nine minutes, providing short and snappy snippets of valuable information around these three themes:

  • [R]evolution: Industry Leaders Discuss Law2020® Hot Topics
  • Effective E-Learning Solutions
  • Corporate Legal E-Discovery

Workshop Titled “Attorneys and Social Media: What You Need to Tell Them”: This session will be conducted in a high-energy format that will allow participants to spend time with each presenter in a small group setting.

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Plenty of Plenary Rev-Elations

Posted on August 5, 2011 by iltablog

 

Start each day with a noteworthy session, starting with Monday’s keynote address: The Innovation Rev-Elation delivered by Chris Trimble, Adjunct Professor, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, who is a business innovation expert and author. Chris follows up his keynote with an “Unplugged” Q&A session.

 

Daily keynotes and their unplugged Q&A sessions take center stage Tuesday through Thursday. We’ve got dynamic, thought-provoking and entertaining speakers that include Tom Koulopoulos, Robin Crow and Jan McInnis. Read all about their “rev-elating” topics and the impressive credentials of our keynoters here.

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Rev Up Your Sense of Community!

Posted on August 5, 2011 by iltablog

A big hit from prior conferences, our Communities of Interest provide a great way to meet your peers who share a common professional interest. With ten topics providing the backdrop for this networking opportunity, it’s a great way to start ILTA 2011 and gain even more value from your overall experience. Let those rev-elations start to churn!

This is an opportunity for networking among various groups before the official beginning of the conference. There is no preregistration required for these networking events, and an ILTA member attendee will facilitate the discussion in each group. Coffee, soft drinks, flip chart and chairs will be provided.

On Sunday afternoon, August 21 from 4:00 – 4:45, plan to meet your peers in one of these communities:

• Emerging Technologies – facilitated by Mark Manoukian, Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter
• Finance – facilitated by Steve Odum, Bricker & Eckler LLP
• Small Firm – facilitated by Tim Hooks, Chester Wilcox
• SharePoint – facilitated by Rick Krzyminski, Mayer Brown
• Trainers – facilitated by Michelle Spencer, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
• Legal Project Management – facilitated by Scott David, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP and Dora Martinez, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
• Law Department – facilitated by Sally Letteri, United States Steel Corporation
• Tweetup – facilitated by Mary Abraham, DeBevoise Plimpton
• Law2020® – facilitated by John Alber, Bryan Cave
• Mobile Apps – facilitator TBA

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Chatting with the 2011 Conference Track Coordinators

Posted on August 1, 2011 by iltablog

ILTA has teamed up with ii3 to create video roundtables on topical issues. These roundtables are moderated by Shy Alter, CEO of ii3, and they include ILTA member experts responding to interview questions around each topic. The latest features an interview with ILTA 2011 Team Coordinators on their respective tracks and some of the exciting sessions that await us in Nashville. Listen in as Shy chats with Rachelle Rennagel, Sean Luman, Bobby Tindel and Skip Lohmeyer.

Watch it now at  http://www.ii3.com/index.php?option=com_ii3tv&view=show&id=47&Itemid=57

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Gaylord Opryland Sold Out

Posted on July 18, 2011 by iltablog

The Gaylord Opryland Hotel is now officially sold out.  If you haven’t made your reservation yet, you should make a reservation at our overflow property – Radisson Opryland Hotel.  If rooms become available at the Gaylord, members will be contacted to see if they wish to move over.  By booking at the Radisson you will automatically be put on the waitlist for the Gaylord.  Cutoff for reservations at the Radisson is Monday, July 25th at which time the room block will be released to the general public.  Don’t delay – make your reservation today!

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Chatting with the 2011 Co-Chairs

Posted on June 17, 2011 by iltablog

 Shy Alter of ii3 recently interviewed ILTA 2011 Co-Chairs, Meredith Williams and Kathy Lentini.

Watch it now at http://www.ii3.com/index.php?option=com_ii3tv&view=show&id=46&Itemid=57

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Fostering Collaboration between Law Firms and Corporate Clients

Posted on June 10, 2011 by iltablog

ILTA has always been the premier peer networking organization and now we wish to aid in fostering greater collaboration between our law firm members and the corporate legal departments with whom they work.

For any ILTA law firm sending three or more attendees, they can invite a client, and one person from the client’s company gets a 50% discount off the registration fee. If the corporation is currently not a member, the membership fee is also waived until the end of 2011. It’s truly a win-win and goes a long way toward building a greater sense of connectedness between the firms and their clients.

For any law firms qualifying, have the individual from the corporation register directly with Cristin Gaffney mentioning your firm’s referral.  She may be contacted at 512.795.4671 or by email at cristin@iltanet.org, as we won’t provide this online in any form.

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ILTA 2011 Conference Program Is Available

Posted on June 3, 2011 by iltablog

Daily Keynotes: You can start each morning on the right educational foot by attending the daily keynote followed by an “unplugged” session with the day’s speaker. We’ve got dynamic, thought-provoking and entertaining speakers that include Chris Trimble, Tom Koulopoulos, Robin Crow and Jan McInnis. Read all about their “rev-elating” topics and the impressive credentials of our keynoters from http://conference.iltanet.org/MainMenu/EducationalProgram/Keynote.aspx.

Sessions Galore!: We’re offering over 200 educational sessions on topics chosen by ILTA members, developed by ILTA’s volunteer conference committee and presented by 250 ILTA members and 150 ILTA vendors. Download an overview from http://conference.iltanet.org/Uploads/Conference-Session-Overview.aspx; download the full educational program from http://conference.iltanet.org/Uploads/Detailed-Session-Overview.aspx; and review the impressive faculty list from http://conference.iltanet.org/Uploads/Faculty%20List.pdf.aspx. You can search the session and speaker databases to obtain more details by using the tools on the right-side menu of the conference site, as well.

Networking Events: Beginning Sunday afternoon with Communities of Interest (casual conversations with peers around general topic areas: SharePoint, emerging technologies, tweetup, mobile apps, small firm, finance, trainers); continuing through the conference orientation (open to everyone for tips on making the conference a complete success for you), the opening reception (a chance to meet and visit with old friends and new), the regional tables at breakfast, peer group tables at lunch, regional meetings, ILTA’s Vendor Music Hall of Fame (a chance to visit casually with vendors), Tuesday evening’s ILTA County Fair, vendor networking events Wednesday evening, the annual meeting and volunteer appreciation lunch on Thursday and ending with the ILTA Peer Awards dinner on Thursday evening, there is never a moment when you’re not offered an opportunity to connect with your colleagues. From the conference site at http://conference.iltanet.org, click on the many pages from the “Networking” menu to see the multitude of peer-networking opportunities that await you.

Alternative Session Formats: ILTA 2011 provides a variety of formats to fit every learning style. We’ll have our ever-popular sessions with expert speakers and case studies and crowdsourcing. In addition, the content for a number of sessions will be developed through social networking on ILTA’s E-Groups and Twitter (follow #ILTA11 to participate). There are also a dozen hands-on sessions –  complete training sessions on MS OneNote, Office and Excel, SharePoint, InfoPath, Windows 7 Security, Computer Forensics and COS / QOS.

BarCamps: On Thursday, we offer two half-day, fully interactive, semi-structured sessions, with small group conversations around Law2020 topics (a.m.) and information management (p.m.) developed from ILTA member survey and social media responses and published in a wiki prior to the conference. The BarCamp conversations will be led by ILTA volunteer facilitators, and takeaways will be shared at the end of the event and published in the wiki.

Just a sampling of the 200 sessions includes:

• Computing in the Cloud: New Rules Around the Risk
• Electronic Matter File Lifecycle
• Future-Proofing Your Law Firm
• How to Talk Technology to Lawyers
• Legal Chaining: Linking Law Firms and Corporate Legal Deptartments
• Social Media for Learning
• SharePoint as a DMS
• Office 2010 Success and Failures
• Six New Technologies You Should Know About
• iPads, Androids BlackBerry Devices: Tools for the Mobile Attorney
• Law2020: A Technology Operations Forecast

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New this year – The SuperPass

Posted on March 9, 2011 by iltablog

Superpass

We know there are firms that send many people to our conference and this year we’re going to make it easier to do so.

For our firms and law departments sending more than six employees, we are delighted to offer a new registration discount called a SuperPass. Your seventh registrant is at no cost.  The SuperPass discount applies to every seventh registrant for your firm or law department. Number 14, number 21, etc., can take advantage of this discount.

Following registration of a SuperPass attendee, the first cancellation for the company does not result in a refund (it is considered a cancellation of the SuperPass discount), and the normal cancellation policies apply.

If you are registering at least seven people, please contact Cristin Gaffney at 512.795.4671 or at cristin@iltanet.org to discuss the best method for taking advantage of the discount. You should NOT register number seven online.

You are still responsible for all other fees associated with travel/lodging; this discount is for conference registration only.

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Member Registration now open for ILTA 2011

Posted on March 1, 2011 by iltablog

rev-elation
–noun

  1. the momentum that will move us into a new era –– a time of renewed vigor and creativity; a time to look ahead with newfound knowledge and develop new strategies for success.
  2. the positive outlook; the shift in mindset that informs the creation and development of substantive content for ILTA 2011.
  3. an opening of your mind’s eye to energy and innovation.

ILTA 2011 promises to deliver a low-cost, high-value, high-energy experience for many professionals in law firms and legal departments. Conference sessions are being developed around the Rev-Elation concept, offering attendees knowledge to develop new strategies for success in their own organizations. In addition, a slate of sessions will tie into Law2020™, ILTA’s multi-year, multi-platform educational programming initiative focusing on the ways in which law firms will have to adapt in order to thrive over the next decade. 

More than 200 peer-developed sessions are being planned around areas of focus that are relevant to a wide array of professionals, and the myriad networking opportunities provide numerous forums to discuss topics of interest with your peers and to develop professional contacts. Additionally, you get access to top level legal industry vendors all in one place, with an exhibit hall featuring over 150 key vendors to the legal market.

Our venue is the newly renovated Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville. Once you’ve registered for the conference, you’ll receive a confirmation e-mail message that provides your link to the room reservation process.

Visit the conference website to get revved up and register today!

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ILTA’s Distinguished Peer Awards Accepting Applications for 2011

Posted on February 23, 2011 by iltablog

2011 Peer Award Nominations

ILTA’s 2011 Distinguished Peer Awards allows you to recognize your peers who have delivered great business value and transformational impact through their innovations and implementations or have been champions in specific areas of focus for their organizations. Through a simple application process we encourage you to nominate either yourself, your peers or your organization, where appropriate.

See the complete list of awards and read more about the program here.

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Plan to Attend ILTA 2011!

Posted on February 23, 2011 by iltablog

Member Registration Opens March 1
Riding high on the wave of energy created at last year’s annual conference, our theme this year speaks to the momentum that will move us into a new era — a time of renewed vigor and creativity; a time to look ahead with newfound knowledge and develop new strategies for success. With elation we rev our engines and create the velocity to carry us forward.

This positive outlook and shift in mindset informs the creation and development of substantive content for ILTA 2011. Join the “Rev-Elation” and open your mind’s eye to energy and innovation.

Our conference website is now live, and we will continue to update the site as we firm up session and speaker details. Visit often for the latest information about ILTA 2011.

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Thursday, August 26 Conference Update

Posted on August 26, 2010 by iltablog

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!

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Wednesday August 25 Conference Update

Posted on August 25, 2010 by iltablog

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!

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Tuesday, August 24 Conference Update

Posted on August 24, 2010 by iltablog

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.

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Events for Monday, August 23

Posted on August 23, 2010 by iltablog

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!

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