ILTA Conference Blog

Our ILTA 2010 Trivia Game: Chat It Up! provides an opportunity for you to connect with many ILTA 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.

Sunday’s opening reception, Opening Act:  ILTA 2010, will give members and vendors a chance to enjoy connecting informally with ILTA friends. Join ILTA’s Officers and Conference Committee as they welcome members and vendors old and new to the conference. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and liquid refreshments in the foyer areas on all three levels of the meeting center. There will be lively entertainment as well as the opportunity for quiet conversation.
 
Monday’s Vendor Reception, Viva ILTA Vendors! will be in Bristlecone Exhibit Hall. 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.
 
On Tuesday evening, we take a break midway through the educational program for Le Grand Cirque ILTA. There will be 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.
 
Wednesday evening provides you an opportunity to relax and enjoy the amenities of the property or keep the momentum going at one of the many vendor networking events. There is no planned ILTA event for the evening.
 
To close out the conference on Thursday evening, we will participate in the first annual 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.
 
Members’ registration fees covers all conference meals. Guest tickets may be purchased onsite.

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 chart and chairs will be provided.

On Sunday afternoon, August 22 from 4:00 – 4:45, plan to meet your peers in one of these communities:

    Finance 
    Law Department
    Law2020 – Myth or Reality
    Project Managers 
    Mobile Apps
    SharePoint
    Small Firm
    Trainers
    Tweetup (and other Social Networking)
    Uber Geeks (includes OSS and Novell)

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 Juniper 1 in the Conference Center 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: Bluethorn 5
Middle Atlantic: Ironwood 3
North Atlantic: Juniper 1
North Central: Juniper 3
North Pacific: Juniper 2
South Atlantic: Juniper 4
South Central: Starvine 10
South Pacific: Starvine 1,2
 
Regional Breakfasts: Each morning, the breakfast tables in Pinyon 5 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 Pinyon 5 will be arranged in sections identified as ILTA’s peer groups (examples include User Support Services, Law Departments, Emerging Technologies) so that attendees have the opportunity to visit with others with the same peer group interests.
 
Wednesday evening provides you an opportunity to relax and do your own networking over dinner with friends or at one of the many vendor networking events.

Catch the ILTA 2010 buzz via the social media:

 Visit the ILTA 2010 LinkedIn event.  Start networking now and let your colleagues know you’ll be attending

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 Follow the conference chatter from our conference Twitter account. You can keep up with everyone’s chatter on ILTA 2010 by searching for the conference hashtag: #ilta10. Plug it into your RSS reader for even easier delivery.

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 Facebook fans can join the ILTA Conference Facebook Group.

We are pleased to announce the development of the ILTA 2010 Mobile App, which will provide 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 2010 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. We’ll provide instructions on how to download the app to various mobile devices by mid-August: http://conference.iltanet.org/sp/Mobile-App.aspx

Just whetting your APPetite!

Debuting at last year’s conference, 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 2010 and gain even more value from your overall experience.
 
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 22 from 4:00 – 4:45, plan to meet your peers in one of these communities:
 
    Finance 
    Law Department
    Law2020 – Myth or Reality
    Project Managers 
    Mobile Apps
    SharePoint
    Small Firm
    Trainers
    Tweetup (and other Social Networking)
    Uber Geeks (includes OSS and Novell)

There are multiple ways for you to view the rich educational content that is planned this year. View the details of the educational program and/or create your own conference Itinerary from http://conference.iltanet.org/RightMenu/Planyourweek.aspx.
 
Digital Program Guide: We will post the complete ILTA 2010 Program Guide on the conference website by August 16th. This is a continuation of our green initiatives that have been part of our planning for the past few years.
 
Session Handouts and Presentations: Likewise, as part of our green initiatives, we will be posting session handouts and presentations on the conference website http://conference.iltanet.org. These can be downloaded and printed by attendees after August 10th or onsite at conference at stations specifically set up for that purpose. We do NOT pre-print copies of handouts for the sessions for attendees. Many handouts are provided on a thumb drive in your conference materials.
 
Audio Recordings: You can take home a piece of ILTA 2010 or “attend from afar” by downloading many of the audio recorded sessions starting on Saturday, August 28th. Most sessions will be available for purchase and immediate download in MP3 format. Individual or multiple sessions can be selected. All major credit cards will be accepted.
 
ILTA TV Live! is back for a return engagement at ILTA 2010.
Broadcasting live for two hours each day, the program will feature interviews with ILTA peers and experts on topics that include:
    Strategic Unity and Law2020
    Alternative Staffing and Pricing Models
    Disruptive Technologies
    The 2020 CIO
    Social Media Policy Development
    The Cloud and Law2020
    Cloud Technologies
    Successful E-Mail Management
    Enterprise 2.0
    Mobility
    Knowledge Management
    Successful Office 2010 Deployment
    Integrating SharePoint and Office 2010
    Web and Video Conferencing and Matter Collaboration
    Records Management of the Future
 
Attendees can watch the interviews live, and those not able to attend can tune-in for a live video broadcast, or easily access the recordings after the conference.  Check out the full 3 day programming schedule at:  http://conference.iltanet.org/MainMenu/EducationalProgram/TV-Guide.aspx 
 
ILTA TV Live! is produced by ii3.