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Upcoming Events Calendar
If you would like to post events on the NAWJ calendar, please send an e-mail
with “NAWJ Calendar Submission” in the subject line to
nawj@nawj.org and include the following information event date, time,
title (e.g., “District 4 Meeting”), brief description, contact
information (name, telephone and/or e-mail), location (place,
address, city, state).
Archived Events
2008
JANUARY 2008
January 30, 2008 • 5:00PM - 9:00PM| | The Bankruptcy Card and How to Play It
A guide for non-bankruptcy judges and practitioners to learn how to analyze bankruptcy matters and navigate jurisdictional issues.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education in New Brunswick, New Jersey at 732-249-5100 or via email at CustomerService@njicle.com.
Location:
New Jersey Law Center
One Constitution Square
New Brunswick, New Jersey
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FEBRUARY 2008
February 2, 2008 • 10:30AM| | NY Chapter of NAWJ Annual Meeting
Contact Information: For more information, please contact Hon. La Tia Martin, Westchester County Supreme Court, NAWJ President-Elect, at LMartin@courts.state.ny.us.
Location:
Marriott Marquis Hotel
1535 Broadway, 4th floor - Odets Room
New York, New York
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February 9, 2008 • 9:30AM - 2:00PM| | Color of Justice Program
Contact Information: For more information, please contact Silvia A. Gaines, Program Manager, Georgia Committee on Access & Fairness in the Courts, at 404-463-3927 or gainess@gaaoc.us.
Location:
421 Chatham County Courthouse
133 Montgomery Street
Savannah, Georgia
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February 15 - 16, 2008 | | A Return to Missouri v. Holland
A symposium on Federalism and International Law. The event brochure can be downloaded here.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact Professor Peggy McGuinness at 573-882-7293 or mcguinnessm@missouri.edu.
Location:
University of Missouri, School of Law, John K. Hulston Hall
Columbia, Missouri
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February 23, 2008 • 12:00 - 1:00PM| | Honoring Judge Debra M. Todd
Luncheon to celebrate Judge Debra M. Todd's election to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Contact Information: For more information, please contact NAWJ District 3 Director, Hon. Sue Pai Yang, J.W.C., NJ Workers Compensation Court, Newark, NJ, Tel: 973-648-2316.
Location:
Four Seasons
1 Logan Square
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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MARCH 2008
March 25 - 28, 2008 | | IAWJ Conference: Equal Justice for All:Access, Discrimination, Violence, Corruption
Conference information can be found at http://www.iawj.org/conf.asp.
Contact Information:
Location:
Panama City, Panama
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APRIL 2008
April 11 - 13, 2008 | | NAWJ Midyear and New England Leadership Conference
Reserve your hotel room today! Information on hotel reservations, the preliminary schedule, and a list of the conference supporters can be found on the 2008 Midyear Conference page.
Contact Information:
Location:
Boston, Massachusetts
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April 17, 2008 • 6:00PM| | The Effects of AFSA and New York’s Permanency Laws on New York City’s Family Courts and Families
Host Organization: The New York County Lawyers’ AssociationThis year’s lecture, moderated by Stephanie Gendell of the Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York, will address “The Effects of AFSA and New York’s Permanency Laws on New York City’s Family Courts and Families.” Speakers at this event are: Hon. Lee H. Elkins, Kings County Family Court; Sharon E. Selby, Esq., Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP; Michele Cortese, Esq., Deputy Director, Center for Family Representation, Inc.; and Sabra Jackson, Parent Advocate, Child Welfare Organizing Project.
Contact Information: For more information, please download the attached flyer. To RSVP, please email dlamb@nycla.org.
Location:
14 Vesey Street
New York, New York
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MAY 2008
May 15, 2008 • 9:00AM - 5:00PM| | Positioning Law Firms for Long-Term Success: New Strategies for Advancing Women Lawyers
Despite best intentions and a variety of women's initiatives, legal employers are still having a difficult time retaining and promoting women lawyers. This conference will provide legal employers with innovative, proven strategies for advancing women lawyers and, ultimately, strengthening their organizations for the future.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact Project for Attorney Retention, conference@pardc.org, (415) 565-4640, www.pardc.org
Location:
George Washington University, Marvin Center, 3rd Floor Ballroom
800 21st Street, NW
Washington, District of Columbia
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May 17, 2008 | | Color of Justice Program
Educational outreach to young people on the law and courts system.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact (914) 824-5388.
Location:
New York State Judicial Institute
White Plains, New York
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May 20, 2008 • 6:00PM| | Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert Annual Dinner
Awards presentation and installation of co-presidents, Hon. Eileen Bransten and Cynthia Rubin, Esq.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact (212) 289-9720.
Location:
Long Island City, New York
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May 28, 2008 • 12:00PM - 1:30PM| | “Do Women Always Meow or Roar? Other Cat-egories of Leadership”
Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey, Colorado Supreme Court and Judge Marcia Krieger, United States District Court, District of Colorado host a luncheon of speakers to include NAWJ President Hon. Fernande Duffly and Carol Haller, Legal Counsel to the Office of the State Court Administrator.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact Andrea Bloom, CO Supreme Court, CO State Judicial Building, 2 East 14th Avenue, Denver, CO 80203. Check payable for $22.00 to Susan Festag. Parking is available at Denver Athletic Club Garage for $7.00. RSVP deadline is May 20, 2008. CLE credit applied.
Location:
The Denver Athletic Club
1325 Glenarm Place
Denver, Colorado
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JUNE 2008
June 13, 2008 • 12:00PM - 1:30PM| | Women in the Profession Honorary Luncheon
NAWJ President Fernande Duffly featured as Keynote Speaker at The Legal Intelligencer’s Special Awards Luncheon honoring Pennsylvania’s Top Women in Law.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact The Legal Intelligencer at 215-557-2392 or lerlich@alm.com. Tickets are $55.00 for single attendees, $500.00 for a table of ten.
Location:
The Independence Ballroom, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
1201 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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June 25, 2008 • 12:00PM| | Third Annual Luncheon of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues and National Leaders of the Judiciary
Meetings to build unique, meaningful relationships and mutual understanding between leaders of our two branches of government, and offer an a base for common support and assistance.Luncheon Co-Chairs:
National Association of Women Judges
Hon. Gladys Kessler, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, NAWJ Past President
Hon. Vanessa Ruiz, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, NAWJ Past President Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues Co-Chairs
Hon. Lois Capps, United States House of Representatives, D-CA
Hon. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, United States House of Representatives, R-WA Luncheon Sponsors:
Fulbright & Jaworksi L..L.P.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Arnold & Porter LLP
Contact Information:
Location:
Capitol Hill
Washington, District of Columbia
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June 25, 2008 • 6:00PM| | Edna Parker Award Dinner
In honor of this year’s Edna Parker Award winner, the Honorable Arline Pacht. A longtime member of NAWJ, Arline Pacht attended George Washington University School of Law. Afterwards, she joined the Washington, DC Public Defender Service representing persons accused of crimes ranging from minor misdemeanors to major felonies in the District of Columbia Superior Court and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Judge Pacht also served as a supervisory attorney in the General Counsel's Office for Civil Rights with the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare and as an administrative law judge (ALJ) with the U.S. Department of Labor and later at the National Labor Relations Board. Judge Pacht retired from the NLRB in 1998 to serve as the Executive Director of the IAWJ. As founding President and then Executive Director, she designed and developed a number of projects including the organization's pioneering human rights educational program for judges. She retired as Director on July 1, 2002, but continued to serve as editor of the organization's newsletter, Counterbalance International and is on the Association's Board of Managerial Trustees. Judge Pacht also is an active member of the U.S. National Association of Women Judges. The IAWJ honored her with its Human Rights Award at its Dublin, Ireland Conference in 2000.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact District Four Director, Judge Cathy Hollenberg Serrette, 7th Judicial Circuit, M1428, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 at (301) 952-3132.
Location:
Cosmos Club
2121 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, District of Columbia
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JULY 2008
AUGUST 2008
August 27 - 29, 2008 | | NAWJ Mid West Regional Conference
Host hotel: InterContinental ChicagoReserve your hotel room today! Information on hotel reservations, the preliminary schedule, and other information can be found on the 2008 Mid West Regional Conference page.
Contact Information:
Location:
InterContinental Chicago
505 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
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SEPTEMBER 2008
OCTOBER 2008
October 15 - 19, 2008 | | NAWJ 30th Annual Conference - Keeping The Promise…
Additional conference details will be posted on the 2008 Annual Conference page as they become available.Host Hotel: Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront
Group Name: NAWJ
Group Rate: $163.00 plus tax, single or double occupancy.
Reservations: (800) 228-9290
Book your hotel ASAP. Rooms at the group rate are very limited. Events are expected to begin Wednesday evening and end with a farewell breakfast on Sunday.
Contact Information:
Location:
Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront
Portland, Oregon
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October 29, 2008 | | National Executive Service Corps Fourth Annual Gala Dinner
Honoring Bernice K. Leber, President of the New York State Bar Association. The event flyer can be downloaded here.
Contact Information: For more information, please contact National Executive Service Corps at (212) 269-1234, ext 301 or events@nesc.org.
Location:
The Yale Club of New York City
New York, New York
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JANUARY 2009
FEBRUARY 2009
MARCH 2009
APRIL 2009
MAY 2009
JUNE 2009
JULY 2009
AUGUST 2009
SEPTEMBER 2009
OCTOBER 2009
October 15 - 18, 2009 | | NAWJ 31st Annual Conference
Note: This is a four day conference.
Contact Information:
Location:
The Peabody Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
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NOVEMBER 2009
DECEMBER 2009
2010
JANUARY 2010
FEBRUARY 2010
MARCH 2010
APRIL 2010
MAY 2010
JUNE 2010
JULY 2010
AUGUST 2010
SEPTEMBER 2010
OCTOBER 2010
October 13 - 17, 2010 | | NAWJ 32nd Annual Conference
Note: This is a five day conference.
Contact Information:
Location:
Grand Hyatt San Francisco
San Francisco, California
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NOVEMBER 2010
DECEMBER 2010
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