2010 Annual Conference Session Proposals Now Being Accepted

LOGIN INFORMATION  

To get started, click on the "Login/Register" link at the top of your screen.  You must create a user account to submit a proposal. Click here to create a user account. If you have previously registered but have forgotten your password, instructions may also be found on this link.  Once you log in to the site, please review the session proposal information before submitting a proposal. To begin submission, click on the "Submit Proposal" link to the right side of your screen.  In this section you will enter a description of your proposed session, as well as informatin about yourself as the session leader.    

Thank you for your interest in submitting a session proposal for the 2010 NLADA Annual Conference.  To the right you will find a link for the complete session proposal guidelines, which include background information on the conference theme, this year's themed tracks, and details about what is expected of your proposal and your responsibilities as a session leader. 

CONFERENCE DESIGN

NLADA's Annual Conference is the leading national training event of the year for the civil legal aid, indigent defense and public interest law communities. The conference offers advocates the latest substantive information and professional skills they need to creatively and effectively meet the legal needs of low-income people, and provides unparalleled opportunities to meet and exchange ideas with colleagues from across the country while fulfilling continuing legal education requirements. This year's conference theme is: "Delivering on the Dream: Marching Toward 100 Years of Justice"

PROPOSED CIVIL, DEFENDER, GENERAL, BOARD LEADERSHIP & CLIENT PROGRAMMING 

To assist the community in developing workshop sessions consistent with this year's theme, NLADA presents the proposed track titles and descriptions. We hope that you will consider shaping your workshop proposal around these proposed programmatic agendas.

Civil Theme -  Continuing the Pursuit of Justice for the Next 100 Years

Among the areas we intend to address are:

•  The Changing Demographics of Poverty in the United States
•  Key Substantive Issues Related to the Economic Crisis Affecting Poor People and Communities of Color
•  Representing Immigrants in a Time of Challenge
• Strategic Approaches to Legal Aid Advocacy
• Increasing Funding in a Time of Economic Crisis
• Building an Effective Infrastructure to Support Quality in the Delivery of Civil Legal Services

 Defender Track:  The Right to Counsel Is the First Step on the March Towards Justice

For the 2010 Annual Conference, we will use a new simplified process to determine the topics and presenters for the Defender sessions during the program.  We will not be requesting RFP's for defender sessions.  Instead, NLADA staff has identified a list of potential topics and inviting presenters to lead the session.   We invite you to provide feedback on these topics, recommend presenters, and offer suggestions for additional topics. 

Please share your thoughts and suggestions concerning potential topics and speakers, including whether you have an interest in being a presenter, via e-mail to Karl Doss at defendertrainer@nlada.org.  We would appreciate receiving your suggestions by no later than June 14, 2010.

Client Track - Why we must march on together: Standing Still will not do if we put Community First.

In considering possible topics for proposed training sessions, we ask that you focus on the following examples:

• Community organizing
• Coalition Building
• Building Capacity & Creating Impact: Movement Time
• Mobilizing for Change

 Board Track - Effective Boards in Leading the Charge in putting Community First

In considering possible topics for proposed training sessions, we ask that you focus on the following examples:

• Creating an Effective Legislative Agenda
• Utilizing Coalition Methodology in Federal, State and Local Advocacy
• Legislative Visits: How, When and Where
• Community Reporting in Galvanizing Support

IMPORTANT: Once you click submit at the end of the page, you will be given the option on the following page to enter information for the rest of your presenters/panelists.  Please complete this information section for all presenters or parties involved with the presentation of your session. PLEASE DO NOT LIST ADMINISTATIVE ASSISTANTS AS SESSION CONTACTS

If you have any questions about how to complete your submission, please reference the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) link on the right side of your screen.  For any additional questions, please contact us at registration@nlada.org or (202) 452-0620 x207.  Again, thank you for your interest in presenting at the 2010 NLADA Annual Conference!