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Location: New York Marriott Downtown; 85 West Street, New York, NY Course ID: C101108 Number of Sessions: 6 Credits: 15.5 MCLE Credits (NYS)
7.5 PP; 6 Skills; 2 Ethics Course Description:
National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary 2008 Annual Conference and Meeting: The Administrative Judiciary- Defining Justice in a Changed World
October 11-15, 2008
Program Agenda:
Saturday, October 11, 2008
2:00 - 5:00 PM NAALJ Board of Governors Meeting
9:30 - 11:00 PM Informal gathering at 85 West (Hotel lounge)
Sunday, October 12, 2008
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration
10:00 - 11:45 AM Chinatown Dim Sum Brunch (Optional) – Golden Unicorn Restraunt
12:30 - 1:00 PM Welcome Address -- David Brunke, NAALJ President (Mayor Michael Bloomburg invited)
1:00 – 4:00 PM Access to Justice- A comprehensive three-hour session addressing transparency, pro se litigants, plain language, cross-cultural competence, access for people with disabilities, the use of technology and best practices for Judges and Agencies
(with Breaks)
4:00 - 4:50 PM Judges are People Too: Balancing Your Professional and Personal Lives
6:00 PM Welcoming Reception and Awards Presentation at Surrogate’s Court Building, 31 Chambers Street (Centre St.), with Contributing Sponsor National Association of Women Judges
Monday, October 13, 2008
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Registration
8:30 - 8:40 AM Welcome and Announcements
8:40 - 10:20 AM The Battle Against Bias: What is our Role as Judges? What is Our Responsibility as Humans?
Break
10:30 - 12:10 PM Blinking on the Bench: How Judges Judge
Luncheon (Details tba)
1:40 - 2:30 PM Breakout Sessions: 1) Special Education I: Autism Spectrum Disorders; 2) Administrative Law in the 21st Century: The Supreme Court and the Administrative State; 3) Supervision and Independence of Administrative Law Judges
Break
2:40 - 3:30 PM Breakout Sessions: 1) Special Education II: Pro Se Parents: Hearing Management; 2) A Model of Adjudication: Revising Adjudication in the Model State APA; 3) Hearing Room Security Issues
3:30 PM Free Time
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
8:00 - 5:00 PM Registration
8:55 - 9:00 AM Announcements
9:00 - 9:50 AM Breakout Sessions: 1) Complex Litigation; 2) The DUI Dilemma; 3) Use of Mediation and ADR in Administrative Law Tribunals
Break
10:00 – 10:50 AM Breakout Sessions: 1) Administrative Appeals; 2) High-volume appeals; 3) New Tools and Common Traps in Online Legal Research
Break
11:10 – 12:00 PM NALJ Foundation Fellowship Speaker (TBA)
Lunch (on your own)
1:30 to 2:20 PM Opinion Writing for Administrative Law Judges
2:20 – 3:10 PM Demystifying Scientific Evidence: Categorization and Prediction
Break
3:20 to 4:10 PM International Perspective: Administrative Law Development in China; Closing Remarks
4:30 – 5:30 PM NAALJ Membership Meeting and Elections
6:30 - 7:30 PM Pre-Banquet Reception
7:30 – 9:30 PM Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony; Keynote Speaker: Hon. George Bundy Smith Associate Judge of the NYS Court of Appeals (retired)
Wednesday, October 15
10:00 AM -12:00PM NAALJ Board Meeting
Optional Social Activities
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