Peer Planning
Led by Co-Chairs Meredith Williams, Knowledge Management Attorney at Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, and Kathy Lentini, Director of Information Services at Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels, LLP, the ILTA 2011 Conference Committee comprises 35 experienced and enthusiastic ILTA members. They are developing the educational program based on topics and trends identified bytheir peers.

Educational Programming
With peer-provided educational sessions that cover in-depth technical “how-to’s” to emerging technologies to professional development, there is something for every legal IT professional at ILTA 2011. The cost to attend this four and a half-day event: $1,025. The value – priceless! And your take-away will be the value you can deliver to your firm or law department.

Rev-Elation and Law2020™
Our high-energy theme “Rev-Elation” is woven into the entire conference experience. Conference sessions will be developed around this concept, offering attendees ideas and options in creating such unification strategies in their own organizations. In addition, a slate of sessions will center around Law2020™, ILTA’s multiyear, 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. Sessions will focus on the skills, leadership and technologies that will allow firms to harvest real growth from the changing environment.

Keynotes
Starting Monday morning with a high-powered keynote focusing on the conference theme and followed each morning by a keynote speaker focusing on one aspect of Law2020™, our speakers will set the stage for the learning to take place each day.

Almost 200 Educational Sessions
Sessions center around four areas of discipline – Information Management, Organization Management, Applications / Desktop and Technology Operations with myriad areas of focus from alternative fee arrangements to cloud computing. The goal is to provide engaging topics and industry expert speakers throughout the event.

Speakers
ILTA conference speakers come from ILTA member and vendor ranks. At least 65% of the speakers are ILTA members telling their stories. We expect to have in excess of 350 speakers at ILTA 2011. If you would like to speak at the conference, please click here to let us know of your interest, and tell us what area(s) of focus you can speak on.

Session Formats
Sessions will be presented in a number of formats to meet a wide variety of learning styles.  From lectures by experts, to crowdsourced and attendee-driven sessions, to completely hands-on training sessions, there is something for everyone.

Networking
The majority of attendees rate networking as the most important benefit they get from ILTA conferences. Each year, we offer conference attendees a number of settings in which to connect and network. From the Communities of Interest on Sunday afternoon through the opening reception and throughout the week, there’s something for everyone. We even allow for enough time between sessions for you to share and discuss your newfound knowledge further.

Exhibitors and Consultants
In addition to the structured educational experience, you’ll be able to explore an exhibit hall featuring over 180 key vendors to the legal market, work with specific vendors in numerous demo rooms, and we’ll provide abundant opportunities for social networking. Click here to see a list of exhibitors attending conference.

Registration
The $1,025 fee for ILTA members covers all educational sessions, entrance to Exhibit Hall, all meals except Wednesday evening, and all ILTA-sponsored networking events. Registration opens March 1st.

Location
The newly renovated Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville is the location for ILTA 2011. Rates are $219 per night plus tax and a $15 daily resort fee (typically, you’re booking a five-night stay — arriving Sunday and departing Friday — to take advantage of all conference sessions and events). A link to make your member room reservation will be sent with your confirmation of conference registration (Registration opens March 1st).

Nashville is Music City, and two of America’s legendary music venues are right at hand. The legendary Grand Ole Opry is located next to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel, while the Ryman Auditorium, the Opry’s most famous former home and Nashville’s premiere performance hall, is a short ride or riverboat cruise away. Visit www.visitmusiccity.com to learn more about the city.