Wednesday November 18 - Saturday November 21 , 2009

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 goal of this national gathering is to offer advocates the latest knowledge and professional skills to enable them to creatively and effectively meet the legal needs of low-income people.

The conference also provides equal justice advocates with opportunities to meet and exchange ideas with colleagues from across the country and to fulfill continuing legal education requirements. This year's conference will focus particular attention on developing strategies where civil legal services and defenders can join together to make equal justice a reality in this nation.

NTAP will have an exhibitor's booth this year so please stop by and learn about our exciting new training program for next year, the Help Desk services, the NEW Interactive Case Management Report and the Interactive Technology Report. Join NTAP staff at the following sessions;

Thursday, Nov. 19th 2009, 10:15-11:45am: Wise Investing For Lean Times: Strategies For Capacity Building and Finding Partners With Common Interests for Technology Projects. Glenn Rawdon, LS; Kathleen Brockel, NTAP; Mary Ellen Drolet, Legal Aid of Western Michigan; Cynthia A. Vaughn, OLAF; Claudia Johnson, Pro Bono Net; Victoria A. Coyle, North Penn Services.

Friday, Nov. 20th 2009 8:30-10:00am: Practical Uses of GIS Mapping: Telling Your Story, Needs Assessment, and Outreach Planning. Kathleen Brockel, David Bonebrake, Leah Peabbles, NTAP; Nora Salazar-Hernandez, Central California Legal Services.

Friday, Nov. 20th 2009 2:15-3:45pm: The Digital Update: Tips, Trivia, and Important Technology Information for the Legal Services Community. Rachel Medina and David Bonebrake, NTAP; Liz Keith, Pro Bono Net.

Friday, Nov. 20th 2009 4:00-5:30pm: Language Access Tools to Use Along the Continum of Services. Claudia Johnson, Pro Bono Net; Ed Marks, Legal Aid of Western Ohio; Rachel Medina, NTAP; Leah Margulies, LawHelp.org.NY.

Saturday, Nov. 21st 2009 9:15-10:45am: Not Just a Pretty Interface: A2J Author Delivers Solutions for Challenging Times. Rachel Medina, NTAP; John Mayer, Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI); Ronald Staudt, Chicago-Kent College of Law; Cynthia Vaughn, OLAF.

Saturday, Nov. 21st 2009 11:00-12:30pm: Teach'em and Motivate'em: Training Programs That Work in Challenging Times. Rachel Medina, NTAP; Jeff Sherr, KY Dept of Public Advocacy; Molly French, Colorado Legal Services.

The NLADA Technology Section Meeting is Thursday, November 20th at 5:30-6:30pm - All are welcome!

Please visit www.nlada.org for more information!

Materials from the 2008 N-LAAN Pre-Conference and Training Sessions: http://www.probono.net/nlaan/library/item.222248-NLAAN_PreConference_Handout_Materials_from_Checkin_Folder