ILTA 2010 – Las Vegas, August 22-26

The International Legal Technology Association has its annual conference ILTA 2010 just around the corner. This association and its conference includes some of the leading law firms in North America and looks at not only technology but also records management, information management, knowledge management, social media and related areas. This year’s theme is “Strategic unity”

a concept that resonates the need for law firms and law departments to unite their technology with the practice of law. These disciplines must come together as never before in order to survive and thrive in the future. Conference sessions will be developed around this concept, offering attendees ideas and options in creating unification strategies in their own organizations.

There are lots of great looking sessions, and I noticed these Canadian speakers (did I miss anyone?)–

• Elizabeth Ellis, Torys – on the panel The Reinvention of Matter Centricity Through Autonomy
• David Hill, City of Vancouver Law Department – on the panels Freedom of Information vs Confidentiality: a Corporate Perspective and Are AFAs the New Standard?
• Kathleen Hogan, Cassels Brock & Blackwell – on three panels The Search Is Over with iManage IDOL: Frontend and Backend Perspectives, Successful Universal Search Implementations and How to Increase the Use of KM Tools
• Peter Lamb, ii3 – on the panel Taming the E-mail Filing Monster with iManage WorkSite 8.5
• Dean Leung, Davis LLP – on the panels Collaboration in the Clouds: Paradigm Shift and Working Anywhere: Tools for the Virtual Attorney
• Mara Nickerson, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP – on the panel Weaving KM into and Across Administrative Departments
• Venky Srinivisan, Stikeman Elliott LLP – on the panel Integrating SharePoint and Open Text: It’s Not Just the Technology
• Ceyda Tocsoy, Torys – on the panel Transform to Perform: Making the New Practice Management Hat Fit