ABA TECHSHOW continues to be the world's premier legal technology Continuing Legal Education conference & expo. The three-day CLE conference is attended by more than 1400 people each year and produces more than 50 legal technology CLE programs and training sessions in sixteen topical tracks.

ABA TECHSHOW also features a two-day expo. Learn about the latest products and services as you wander through the exhibit hall, featuring more than 100 companies providing hardware, software, and technology services to attorneys and law firms.

Mark your calendars for ABA TECHSHOW^® 2009 presented by the ABA Law Practice Management Section, April 2-4, 2009, once again at the Hilton Chicago hotel, in the magnificent Windy City! Take advantage of the world's premier legal technology Continuing Legal Education conference and expo at a substantial discount by registering before the early bid registration deadline. Registration opens October 1, 2008!

Now in its 23rd year, ABA TECHSHOW is attended by more than 1500 people each year and produces more than 50 legal technology CLE programs and training sessions in sixteen topical tracks. The three-day CLE conference offers registrants several topical tracks including E-Discovery, Finance, Creating a Virtual Office, Solo/Small Firm and Large Firm tracks, and Enterprise IT to name a few. This year's featured keynote is Richard Susskind, who has 25 years of legal technology experience, and serves as Chair of the Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information and has been IT Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England.

During the two-day expo, over 120 technology vendors feature the latest in hardware, software and legal technology services for attorneys and law firms. Network with attendees during the ABA TECHSHOW After Dark – a gala event in the Grand Ballroom with a live band, light fare, drinks and door prizes. Participate in the Taste of ABA TECHSHOW and dine with speakers and other attendees at one of several Chicago restaurants.

The ABA LPM Section will also host an educational track providing practical, down-to-earth practice management advice for both the tech-savvy and the techno-novice. A vendor track will provide demonstrations of new software and technological tools and product information.

One-day passes are available at discounted registration fees. Super passes are also available for groups up to 10 persons from the same office of the same firm for one flat rate! Attendance to the Expo Hall only is free with an Expo Hall Pass. ABA TECHSHOW highlights include:

• Three Days of CLE with more than 50 educational sessions
• Two Days of Expo
• Free USB Drive
• Taste of ABA TECHSHOW – a dine-around event
• Conference Concierge and Tech Help Desk
• Book Bucks and 15-20% Discounts on LPM Books
• CD with Loaded Program Materials
• Passport to Prizes

Returning planning board members include Laura Calloway, who will be serving as Chair, Debbie Foster, as Vice-Chair, Catherine Sanders Reach, Judge Herbert Dixon and Paul Unger. New board members for TECHSHOW 2009 are Reid Trautz, Dominic Jaar, Browning Marean and Ben Schorr.

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