With 1636 attendees networking, learning and sharing at ILTACON 2015, one could feel the energy in every room and hallway of Caesars Palace Conference Center. If you could not attend, I hope this re-cap helps you glean some of the salient information shared there.
GREAT SESSIONS
I asked several attendees to share their thoughts on some notable sessions. Everyone noted the quality of all of the sessions they attended. Many bloggers shared their favorites as well. All recorded sessions are now available on the Connected Community under Recordings. Here are a few that received buzz from my connections. “Spark Talks” provided engaging and unique stories on creating a positive and forward thinking impact in one’s organization. Listen for the call to action by Jack Thompson of UPS for law firms and law departments to collaborate and push each other to greatness. The “Deploying and Supporting Microsoft Surface Devices” session provided practical insight into deploying and responding to issues that arise with Microsoft Surface. The “Network Monitoring: Know What Fish Are Swimming in Your Sea” provided many suggestions for open source tools to use in your office. Other buzzworthy sessions included “The Service Desk of Tomorrow,” “Onshoring Back-Office Operations,” “Legal Technology Innovation: Bolstering AND Destroying the Legal Profession,” “The Rise of the Machine: Threat, Opportunity or Science Fiction” and “Risk Assessment in a Box.” Some additional sessions had recorded video as well as audio.
ILTACON TV
This year at ILTACON, Monica Bay, freelance journalist and Fellow at CodeX: The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, and Randi Mayes, ILTA’s Executive Director, interviewed several of the thought leaders of ILTA for ILTACON TV. You can watch these provocative interviews on the conference website ILTACON TV page. Keep checking back as more videos are added.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ILTA’S DISTINGUISHED PEER AWARDS RECIPIENTS:
IT Professional of the Year: Richard Taylor of WilmerHale
KM Professional of the Year: Susan Woodhouse of Littler Mendelson
Leadership: Daniel Nottke of Kirkland & Ellis
Litigation Support Professional of the Year: Beth Patterson of Allens
Technology Advocacy Professional of the Year: Connie Brenton of Netapp and Tim Golden of McGuireWoods LLP
Technology Support Professional of the Year: Jennifer Cuenot of Shearman & Sterling LLP
Young Professional of the Year: Peter Qumsiyeh of WilmerHale
Innovative Project of the Year: Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Innovative Law Firm of the Year: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Innovative Law Department of the Year: Google, Inc.
Innovative Consultant of the Year: Pratik Patel of Elevate Services, Inc.
Innovative Solution Provider of the Year: Litéra Corp.
Vendor Thought Leader of the Year: Dan Bressler of Intapp
John Alber received a special inaugural award created by the ILTA Board of Directors, the ILTA Premiership Award at the ILTA Distinguished Peer Awards ceremony on Tuesday, September 1, 2015. The award will be bestowed by the Board on rare occasions to honor extraordinary vision, innovation, collaboration and inspiration. Congratulations and thank you, John Alber!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ILTA’S 2015 PUBLICATION AWARDS RECIPIENTS:
Outstanding Member-Contributed White Paper Article: Stephanie Abbott (formerly) of Mayer Brown JSM
Outstanding Vendor-Contributed White Paper Article: Michael Byrd of SOAR Legal Consulting
Outstanding Member-Contributed Magazine Article: John Alber (formerly) of Bryan Cave LLP
Outstanding Vendor-Contributed Magazine Article: Laurie Fischer of Huron Consulting Group, Inc.
Most Innovative Editorial Content: Tami Schiller of TutorPro and Michelle Spencer (formerly) of Bracewell & Giuliani
Most Innovative Ad Content: HighQ
Shining Star: Todd Corham of Sedgwick LLP
SAVE THE DATE
Make your case statement to attend ILTACON 2016 in National Harbor, MD near Washington, D.C., August 28 – September 1, 2016. Believe it or not, planning for ILTACON 2016 started at the close of ILTACON 2015. You can still volunteer for a Planning Committee Member position to help plan ILTACON 2016.
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