It’s that time of the year again: the 25th ABA TECHSHOW will going on at the Hilton Chicago from April 11 to 13.

The keynote address at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, April 11 will feature professor Larry Lessig, founder of Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society. Lessig is a professor at Harvard Law School, a founding board member of Creative Commons, and the author of several published works including: “Code: And Other Laws of Cyberspace, Version 2.0,” “Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Creativity” and “Voice-Over-IP’s Unlikely Here.”

There are a number of other interesting events you may want to attend. If you want more information, check out www.techshow.com: Monday, April 11

  • Social Networking/Marketing: “Web Site 101: Build and Rebuild,” 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
  • Solo/Small Firm: “Expanding Your Practice with an Online Office,” 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
  • Social Networking/Marketing: “Litigators’ Toolbox: Social Media,” 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
  • Solo/Small Firm - The Basics: “Google Tools and Apps for Lawyers,” 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
  • Large Firm/Corporate Counsel: “Taking Your Practice Into the Cloud,” 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 12

  • Collaboration: “Developing Documents Using Collaboration Tools,” 8 - 9 a.m.
  • Cloud Computing: “Popular Cloud Services for Lawyers,” 10 - 11 a.m.
  • Cloud Computing: “The Google-Powered Law Office,” 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
  • Collaboration: “Mind Mapping,” 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
  • Advanced IT: “Virtualization,” 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
  • “60 Tips in 60 Minutes,” 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 13

  • Emerging Technology: “The Open Source Powered Law Firm,” 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
  • Smart Phone/Mobility I: “60 iPhone and iPad Apps in 60 minutes,” 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
  • Smart Phone/Mobility II: “BlackBerry Love,” 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
  • Power User: “Supercharge Your Browser: Add-ons, Extensions and Tweaks,” 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.

The annual event is hosted by the American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section and will be the most comprehensive legal and business technology conference of its kind.

Related Resources:

  • Best of the ABA TECHSHOW (FindLaw’s Technologist)
  • ABA TECHSHOW 2007 Keynote Address - Justice Shira Scheindlin reviews the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
  • Approaching the Edge- Is the World Flat for Legal Technology - Discusses innovations such as Software as a Service (Saas), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), virtual servers, virtualization, and data backup options.

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