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  • Saturday, Jul 20th
    9:00am – 4:00pm CDT
    Writing Agendas and Scholarship Portfolios: From Ideation to Publication (Separate Registration Required)
    Room: Grand Hall LMN (East Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Jessica de Perio Wittman (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut School of Law
    Speaker: Kathleen (Katie) Brown (she/her/hers) – Charleston School of Law
    Speaker: Tina Ching (she/her/hers) – Stanford Law School
    Speaker: Raquel Gabriel (she/her/hers) – CUNY School of Law
    Speaker: Benjamin J. Keele (he/him/his) – Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
    Speaker: Greg Lambert (he/him/his) – Jackson Walker
    Speaker: Dana Neacsu (she/her/hers) – Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University
    Speaker: Jean O’Grady – Dewey B. Strategic
    Speaker: Michael Robak – University of St. Thomas Schoenecker Law Library
    Speaker: Alex Zhang (she/her/hers) – Duke University Law School
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelResearch + Analysis
  • Sunday, Jul 21st
    9:00am – 10:15am CDT
    Opening General Session (Co-sponsored by LexisNexis & Thomson Reuters)
    Room: Grand Ballroom (East Tower Gold Level)
    *Speaker: Cory Doctorow
    President: June Liebert (she/her/hers) – O’Melveny & Myers LLP
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every Level
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  • Sunday, Jul 21st
    11:30am – 12:30pm CDT
    Partnerships to Increase Access to the Profession
    Room: Regency Ballroom A (West Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Jennifer Bedier (she/her/hers) – University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
    Speaker: Shamika Dalton (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Law School
    Speaker: Andre Davison (he/him/his) – Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library
    Speaker: Jennifer Gonzalez (she/her/hers) – Law Library of Congress
    Speaker: Sarah Ryan (she/her/hers) – University of North Texas
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelMarketing + Outreach
  • Sunday, Jul 21st
    12:45pm – 1:30pm CDT
    Discussion Den: Professional Panorama: A Deep Dish Between Law Librarians in Different Law Library Types
    Room: Roosevelt 1 (East Tower Concourse)
    *Moderator: Tarica LaBossiere (she/her/hers) – Nova Southeastern University's Shepard Broad College of Law
    *Moderator: Alison Rosenberg – Nova Southeastern University
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every Level
  • Sunday, Jul 21st
    12:45pm – 1:30pm CDT
    Discussion Den: Sharing Ideas and Resources on Access to Justice & Library Services to the Incarcerated
    Room: New Orleans (West Tower Gold Level)
    *Moderator: Diane M. Rodriguez (she/her/hers) – San Francisco Law Library
    *Moderator: Gail Wechsler – Law Library Association of St. Louis
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelMarketing + Outreach
  • Sunday, Jul 21st
    2:00pm – 3:00pm CDT
    Librarian Imposter Syndrome: How to Banish Self-Doubt and Build Confidence
    Room: Grand Hall LMN (East Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator: Abby Walters (she/her/hers) – Holland & Knight
    Speaker: Chloe Abuzeni (she/her/hers) – Fish & Richardson
    Speaker: Cynthia Bassett (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri School of Law Library
    Moderator/Speaker: Chad Gilman (he/him/his) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every Level
  • Sunday, Jul 21st
    2:00pm – 4:15pm CDT
    Deep Dive: Simply Done: Managing Projects Big and Small for Work and Life
    Room: Regency Ballroom A (West Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Morgan Stoddard (she/her/hers) – George Mason University Law Library
    Speaker: Jennifer Gonzalez (she/her/hers) – Law Library of Congress
    Speaker: Kelly A. McGlynn – Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    Management + Business AcumenProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level
  • Sunday, Jul 21st
    3:15pm – 4:15pm CDT
    Demonstrating Library Value Through Archival and Special Collections Exhibits
    Room: Regency Ballroom B (West Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Jaime Valenzuela (he/him/his) – Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library, University of Arizona
    Speaker: Randi Flaherty (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia Law Library
    Speaker: Heather Kushnerick (she/her/hers) – Fred Parks Law Library, South Texas College of Law Houston
    Moderator: Christine Anne George (she/her/hers) – NYU Law Library
    Marketing + OutreachProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level
  • Sunday, Jul 21st
    5:30pm – 6:15pm CDT
    Discussion Den: Health Challenges: Navigating as a Law Library Professional
    Room: New Orleans (West Tower Gold Level)
    *Moderator: Stephanie J. Farne – Boston College Law School
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every Level
  • Monday, Jul 22nd
    7:30am – 8:15am CDT
    Discussion Den: What's In A Name? Non-Lawyers, Information Professionals, Librarians...
    Room: New Orleans (West Tower Gold Level)
    *Moderator: David Baker – Kirkland & Ellis LLP
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelMarketing + Outreach
  • Monday, Jul 22nd
    7:30am – 8:15am CDT
    Discussion Den: Funding Sources and Challenges Since Covid: State, County and Local Government Law Libraries
    Room: Roosevelt 1 (East Tower Concourse)
    *Moderator: Thomas Marsh
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelManagement + Business Acumen
  • Monday, Jul 22nd
    9:30am – 10:30am CDT
    Bridging Differences in Mentoring Relationships
    Room: Grand Ballroom A (East Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Mandy Lee (she/her/hers) – Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
    Speaker: Brandy Ellis – University of Georgia
    Speaker: Jenny Silbiger (she/her/hers) – Hawaii State Judiciary
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelManagement + Business Acumen
  • Monday, Jul 22nd
    9:30am – 10:30am CDT
    Strategic Social Media: Creating Engaging & Accessible Content with Limited Time and Resources
    Room: Regency Ballroom C (West Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Aimee Self Pittman (she/her/hers) – LSU Law Library
    Speaker: Alison Guffey (she/her/hers) – Georgia State University College of Law Library
    Speaker: Brittany Morris (she/her/hers) – University of Houston Law Center, O'Quinn Law Library
    Speaker: B. Austin Waters (She/They) – University at Buffalo School of Law
    Marketing + OutreachProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level
  • Monday, Jul 22nd
    9:30am – 10:30am CDT
    The Promotion Promposal: Advice for Composing an Effective Promotion Statement and Dossier
    Room: Grand Ballroom B (East Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Ashley Ahlbrand (she/her/hers) – Indiana University Maurer School of Law
    Speaker: Margaret Butler – Georgia State University College of Law Library
    Speaker: Susan D. deMaine (she/her/hers) – Indiana University Maurer School of Law
    Speaker: Janine Liebert (she/her/hers) – LA Law Library
    Speaker: Clanitra S. Nejdl – Alyne Queener Massey Law Library, Vanderbilt University
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelMarketing + Outreach
  • Monday, Jul 22nd
    9:30am – 10:30am CDT
    Using Model-Based Language to Write Effective Performance Appraisals
    Room: Regency Ballroom B (West Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Jessica de Perio Wittman (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut School of Law
    Speaker: Kathleen (Katie) Brown (she/her/hers) – Charleston School of Law
    Speaker: George Karavattuveetil – Psyched, LLC
    Management + Business AcumenProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level
  • Monday, Jul 22nd
    10:45am – 11:45am CDT
    Enough! The Empowerment Myth for Working Parents Is Not Working: Strategies for Work-Life Balance as a Law Librarian
    Room: Grand Ballroom A (East Tower Gold Level)
    Moderator/Coordinator: Genevieve Zook (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin Law Library
    Speaker: Mari Cheney (she/her/hers) – Perkins Coie LLP
    Speaker: Raquel Gabriel (she/her/hers) – CUNY School of Law
    Speaker: Elizabeth Manriquez (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin Law School Library
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelManagement + Business Acumen
  • Monday, Jul 22nd
    10:45am – 11:45am CDT
    Experience Active Learning Implementation
    Room: Grand Ballroom B (East Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Savanna Nolan (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia School of Law
    Speaker: Rob Brownell (he/him/his) – University of Houston Law Center
    Speaker: Alyson Drake (she/her/hers) – University of Houston Law Center
    Speaker: Annalee Hickman Pierson (she/her/hers) – BYU Law Library
    Speaker: Rebecca A. Mattson (she/her/hers) – Penn State Law
    Speaker: Brittany Morris (she/her/hers) – University of Houston Law Center, O'Quinn Law Library
    Speaker: Heather J. E Simmons (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia School of Law Alexander Campbell King Law Library
    Speaker: Theresa K. Tarves (she/her/hers) – Penn State Law University Park, PA
    Speaker: Amy Taylor – University of Georgia School of Law
    Speaker: Donna Wolff – Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University
    Moderator: Wendy E. Moore (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia Law Library
    Teaching + TrainingProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level
  • Monday, Jul 22nd
    10:45am – 11:45am CDT
    Holding On Is Holding Us Back: Positioning Ourselves for the Future Law Library Workplace
    Room: Regency Ballroom D (West Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Diana J. Koppang (she/her/hers) – Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
    Speaker: Carla Wale (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
    Speaker: Sarah Ryan (she/her/hers) – University of North Texas
    Moderator: Zanada Joyner (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland, Carey School of Law, Thurgood Marshall Law Library
    Management + Business AcumenProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level
  • Monday, Jul 22nd
    10:45am – 11:45am CDT
    Hot Topic: Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Law Libraries
    Room: Grand Ballroom (East Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator: Teresa Miguel-Stearns (she/her/hers) – University of Arizona College of Law Library
    Speaker: Kenton Brice – University of Oklahoma College of Law
    Speaker: Richard Buckingham (he/him/his) – Suffolk University Law School
    Speaker: Sean A. Harrington – University of Oklahoma College of Law
    Speaker: Taryn Marks – Robert Crown Law Library, Stanford University
    Speaker: Kristina L. Niedringhaus (she/her/hers) – Georgia State University College of Law Library
    Speaker: Patrick Parsons (he/him/his) – Georgia State University College of Law
    Speaker: George H. Pike – Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
    Management + Business AcumenProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level
  • Monday, Jul 22nd
    10:45am – 11:45am CDT
    Law Library Managerial Lessons Learned from Experience
    Room: Regency Ballroom C (West Tower Gold Level)
    Moderator/Coordinator: Brandy Ellis – University of Georgia
    Moderator/Coordinator: Mandy Lee (she/her/hers) – Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
    Speaker: Avery Le – Homer M. Stark Law Library
    Speaker: Shira Megerman (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland Carey School of Law
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelManagement + Business Acumen
  • Monday, Jul 22nd
    12:00pm – 12:45pm CDT
    Discussion Den: Struggles and Successes for JD-Only Law Librarians: A Conversation
    Room: New Orleans (West Tower Gold Level)
    *Moderator: Karen Lott Glover – University of Mississippi School of Law
    *Moderator: Jacob Waldo (he/him/his) – University of Mississippi School of Law
    Teaching + TrainingProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level
  • Monday, Jul 22nd
    1:15pm – 2:15pm CDT
    Diverse and Inclusive Recruiting for the Future: Early Recruitment into Law Librarianship
    Room: Grand Hall LMN (East Tower Gold Level)
    Moderator/Coordinator: Karen Skinner (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado - Boulder
    Speaker: Daisy De Anda (she/her/hers) – SheppardMullin
    Speaker: Diana Jaque (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California
    Speaker: Judy Lee (she/her/hers) – Sidley Austin LLP
    Speaker: Sangeeta Pal (she/her/hers) – UCLA Law Library
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelManagement + Business Acumen
  • Monday, Jul 22nd
    1:15pm – 2:15pm CDT
    Selector School 2.0: Weeding the Collection You Have Built
    Room: Regency Ballroom A (West Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Jennifer Mart-Rice (she/her/hers) – University of Iowa Law Library
    Speaker: Jessica Mundy (she/her/hers) – Maryland Thurgood Marshall State Law Library
    Speaker: Lauren Seney (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Law Library
    Speaker: Elisabeth Umpleby (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut School of Law
    Management + Business AcumenProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level
  • Monday, Jul 22nd
    1:15pm – 2:15pm CDT
    Stewarding the Scholarly Publication Cycle: Best Practices for Modern Librarianship
    Room: Grand Ballroom B (East Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Elizabeth Manriquez (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin Law School Library
    Speaker: Christine Anne George (she/her/hers) – NYU Law Library
    Speaker: Aaron Retteen – Texas A&M University School of Law
    Moderator: Pamela C. Brannon (she/her/hers) – Georgia State University College of Law
    Marketing + OutreachProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level
  • Monday, Jul 22nd
    3:30pm – 4:30pm CDT
    Obscenity, Authoritarianism, and Blasphemy: The Global Context of Book Banning
    Room: Regency Ballroom D (West Tower Gold Level)
    Moderator/Coordinator: Sarah E.M Martin (she/her/they/them) – Los Angeles County Law Library
    Speaker: Emily J.M Knox (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Information Sciences
    Speaker: Louis Myers, II – Law Library of Congress
    Speaker: Andrew Zalot – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Information Sciences
    Research + AnalysisProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level
  • Monday, Jul 22nd
    3:30pm – 4:30pm CDT
    The Write Way: A Law Librarian's Toolkit for Drafting, Editing, and Publishing
    Room: Regency Ballroom B (West Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Catherine M. Dunn (she/her/hers) – University of Denver Sturm College of Law
    Coordinator: Amanda Watson (she/her/hers) – Harvard Law School
    Speaker: Jessica de Perio Wittman (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut School of Law
    Speaker: Janet Sinder (she/her/hers) – Brooklyn Law School
    Speaker: Genevieve B. Tung (she/her/hers) – Biddle Law Library - University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
    Marketing + OutreachProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level
  • Monday, Jul 22nd
    3:30pm – 4:30pm CDT
    You Are Kenough: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome for Career Growth
    Room: Grand Hall LMN (East Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Cindy Guyer – O'Melveny & Myers LLP
    Speaker: Eric J. H Chapman (he/him/his) – U.S. Courts for the Ninth Circuit
    Speaker: Madeline R. Cohen – Bloomberg Industry Group
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelManagement + Business Acumen
  • Tuesday, Jul 23rd
    7:30am – 8:15am CDT
    Discussion Den: Library Preparedness in a Time of Rapid Change and How Libraries Can Increase Their Visibility
    Room: New Orleans (West Tower Gold Level)
    *Moderator: Kathleen Agno – New York University School of Law Library
    *Moderator: Marjorie E. Crawford (she/her/hers) – Rutgers Law School
    Management + Business AcumenProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level
  • Tuesday, Jul 23rd
    7:30am – 8:15am CDT
    Discussion Den: Write Here, Write Now: Publishing for the Profession
    Room: Roosevelt 1 (East Tower Concourse)
    *Moderator: Tina Ching (she/her/hers) – Stanford Law School
    *Moderator: Benjamin J. Keele (he/him/his) – Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelResearch + Analysis
  • Tuesday, Jul 23rd
    8:30am – 9:30am CDT
    Changing Dynamics in the Workplace: Redefining What Is “Professional” in the Law Library
    Room: Grand Ballroom A (East Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Kris Turner (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin Law Library
    Speaker: Jennifer Gonzalez (she/her/hers) – Law Library of Congress
    Speaker: Karen Wry (she/her/hers) – Holland & Knight LLP
    Moderator/Speaker: Brianne Scott (she/her/hers) – Holland & Knight LLP
    Moderator/Coordinator: Ajaye Bloomstone – LSU Law Center
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelManagement + Business Acumen
  • Tuesday, Jul 23rd
    8:30am – 9:30am CDT
    Cognitive Colleagues: AI as an Essential Team Member for Tomorrow's Workplace
    Room: Regency Ballroom B (West Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Becka Rich (she/her/hers) – Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
    Speaker: Quinn Ford (she/they) – Perkins Coie LLP
    Speaker: Jennifer L. Wondracek (she/her/hers) – Capital University Law School
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelInformation Management
  • Tuesday, Jul 23rd
    8:30am – 9:30am CDT
    DEI Climate Assessment: The First Step to Impactful Results
    Room: Regency Ballroom C (West Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Kirstin Nelson (she/her/hers) – USDA National Agricultural Library
    Speaker: Kaitlin Desselle (she/her/hers) – Strategic Diversity Initiatives
    Speaker: Jody Gray (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelManagement + Business Acumen
  • Tuesday, Jul 23rd
    8:30am – 9:30am CDT
    Plotting an Academic Career: Equity, Tenure, Job Security, and More
    Room: Regency Ballroom D (West Tower Gold Level)
    Moderator/Coordinator: Brittany Persson (she/her/hers) – Brooklyn Law School
    Speaker: Melanie Knapp (she/her/hers) – George Mason University Law Library
    Speaker: Caroline Osborne (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelManagement + Business Acumen
  • Tuesday, Jul 23rd
    8:30am – 9:30am CDT
    Wearing Different Hats: Managing a Law Library with a Small Team
    Room: Grand Ballroom B (East Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Allie Penn (she/her/hers) – Butzel
    Speaker: Bianca Anderson (she/her/hers) – Shutts & Bowen LLP
    Moderator: Emmeline Birchall (she/her/hers) – Dickinson Wright
    Management + Business AcumenProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level
  • Tuesday, Jul 23rd
    11:15am – 12:15pm CDT
    Managing Neurodiverse Employees in the Law Library
    Room: Regency Ballroom D (West Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Annalee Hickman Pierson (she/her/hers) – BYU Law Library
    Speaker: Jennifer L. Wondracek (she/her/hers) – Capital University Law School
    Moderator/Speaker: Mari Cheney (she/her/hers) – Perkins Coie LLP
    Management + Business AcumenProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level
  • Tuesday, Jul 23rd
    11:15am – 12:15pm CDT
    "No." Is a Complete Sentence: How Librarians Can Budget Their Time and Set Realistic Service Expectations
    Room: Grand Ballroom A (East Tower Gold Level)
    Coordinator/Speaker: Debbie Ginsberg (she/her/hers) – Harvard Law School Library
    Speaker: Todd Hillmer (he/him/his) – Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
    Speaker: Joe Mitzenmacher (he/him/his) – Loyola University Chicago School of Law Library
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelManagement + Business Acumen
  • Tuesday, Jul 23rd
    11:15am – 12:15pm CDT
    The Power of Deep Work and Slow Productivity: Strategies for Law Librarians in the Age of Distraction
    Room: Grand Ballroom B (East Tower Gold Level)
    Moderator/Coordinator: Julie Tedjeske Crane – Penn State Dickinson Law
    Speaker: Geraldine Kalim (she/her/hers) – University of Baltimore Law Library
    Speaker: Mike Muehe (he/him/his) – University of San Francisco School of Law, Dorraine Zief Law Library
    Speaker: Morgan Stoddard (she/her/hers) – George Mason University Law Library
    Speaker: Jacob Waldo (he/him/his) – University of Mississippi School of Law
    Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelManagement + Business Acumen