Conference Schedule At-A-Glance
The 59th Annual National Conference of Law Reviews
March 20-24, 2013
Recent Updates
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Editing Workshop with Professor Joseph Kimble: Document Download - Raffle Rules and Deadline
Attire for the conference is casual - except where noted as Business Professional
Questions? Email nclr2013@cooley.edu or call: Becky McAlpine (517)371-5140 ext. 4402
Thomas M. Cooley Law School presents “Best Practices”
The conference schedule is current. We will update it as we finalize more details. Every event is geared toward presenting the best practices for running your best law review.
Revised 3/18/13
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 |
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| Time | Event | Location |
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| 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Registration | Radisson Lobby |
| 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | NCLR, Inc. Board Meeting | 10th Floor, Board Room, Cooley Law School |
| 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception - Business Casual | Lobby, Cooley Law School |
Thursday, March 21, 2013 |
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| Time | Event | Location |
| 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Registration | Lobby, Cooley Conference Center |
| 7:30 a.m. | Meeting for presenters | 4th Floor, Middle Temple |
| 8:00 a.m. - 8:20 a.m. | Plenary Session: Opening Remarks Don LeDuc, President and Dean, Cooley Law School |
Auditorium, Cooley Conference Center |
| 8:20 a.m. - 8:55 a.m. | Plenary Session: Leaving a Legacy on the Law Review Professor William Wagner, Cooley Law School |
Auditorium, Cooley Conference Center |
| 8:55 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. | Break | |
| 9:10 a.m. - 10:05 a.m. | Plenary Session: Great Caesar’s Ghost! Superman’s Editor Tells All Frank Wagner, Reporter of Decisions, United States Supreme Court (Retired) |
Auditorium, Cooley Conference Center |
| 10:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. | Break | |
Breakout Session One |
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| 10:20 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. | Recreating Your Organizational Structure | 2nd Floor, Lincoln’s Inn, Cooley Conference Center |
| It's Good to be Green: An Introduction to Electronic Sourcebooking | 2nd Floor, Gray's Inn, Cooley Conference Center | |
| Paperless Law Review | 4th Floor, Inner Temple, Cooley Conference Center | |
| Publishing to the Global Audience |
4th Floor, Middle Temple, Cooley Conference Center | |
| Cream of the Crop: Selecting Candidates Who Contribute | 4th Floor, Blue Room, Cooley Conference Center | |
| 11:35 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. | Lunch and Speaker: Secretary Spencer Abraham, former
U.S. Senator from Michigan and former United States
Secretary of Energy |
Auditorium, Cooley Conference Center |
Breakout Session Two |
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| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Mentoring in Your Journal for School and Career | 2nd Floor, Lincoln’s Inn, Cooley Conference Center |
| Social Media for Law Journals Repeats on Saturday, March 23 |
2nd Floor, Gray’s Inn, Cooley Conference Center | |
| Paperless Law Review | 4th Floor, Inner Temple, Cooley Conference Center | |
| Best Practices: Streamlining the Editing Process | 4th Floor, Middle Temple, Cooley Conference Center | |
| Law Journals and Emerging Publishing Technology Repeats on Friday, March 22 |
4th Floor, Blue Room, Cooley Conference Center | |
| 2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. | Break | |
| 2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. | Plenary Panel: Law Reviews and the Bench: Value Added? Honorables Richard F. Suhrheinrich, Stephen J. Markman, and Jane Markey. Moderated by Cooley Professor David Finnegan. Sponsored by Wolters Kluwer. |
Auditorium, Cooley Conference Center |
| 3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Break | |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Reception for Scribes Award Dinner | Ballroom Lobby, Radisson Hotel |
| 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Scribes Award Dinner - Business Professional Cooley Professor Joseph Kimble, Keynote Speaker. Sponsored by Thomson Reuters. |
Ballroom, Radisson Hotel |
Friday, March 22, 2013 |
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| Time | Event | Location |
| 8:00 a.m. - 8:20 a.m. | Emcee Remarks | Auditorium, Cooley Conference Center |
| 8:20 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Leadership Workshop | Auditorium, Cooley Conference Center |
| 11:40 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Taste-of-Lansing Lunch | Lobby, Cooley Law School |
Breakout Session Three |
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| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Focused Article Solicitation and Selection | 3rd Floor, Room 309, Cooley Law School |
| Author Relations Repeats on Saturday, March 23 |
4th Floor, Room 401, Cooley Law School | |
| TWEN Student Panel Best Practices | 4th Floor, Room 404, Cooley Law School | |
| Transforming Your Law Review or Journal from Print to Digital Repeats on Saturday, March 23 |
5th Floor, Room 501, Cooley Law School | |
| More Than Copies: How Law Reviews Can Benefit From Library Partnerships | 5th Floor, Room 505, Cooley Law School | |
| Law Journals and Emerging Publishing Technology | 5th Floor, Room 506, Cooley Law School | |
| Best Practices: Intraschool Journal Relations | 10th Floor, Board Room, Cooley Law School | |
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Capitol Tour and Meet-and-Greet with State Legislators | State Capitol, 4th Floor, Rooms 402/403 |
| 7:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. | March Madness Party | Radisson Ballroom |
Saturday, March 23, 2013 |
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| Time | Event | Location |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. | Emcee Remarks | |
| 9:20 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. | Editing Workshop - with Professor Joseph Kimble Document Download - Raffle Rules and Deadline |
Auditorium, Cooley Conference Center |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | Lunch and Speaker: Laura Innes, SAG-award winning and Emmy-nominated actress. | Auditorium, Cooley Conference Center |
| 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Plenary Session: Typography for Law Reviews Cyrus Highsmith |
Auditorium, Cooley Conference Center |
Breakout Session Four |
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| 1:50 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. | Legos and Law Review ... Unleashing the Architect Within to Build a Resilient Organization | 2nd Floor, Lincoln’s Inn, Cooley Conference Center |
| Moving to Electronic Editing | 2nd Floor, Gray’s Inn, Cooley Conference Center | |
| Social Media for Law Journals | 4th Floor, Inner Temple, Cooley Conference Center | |
| Stop Waiting for Godot: Proactive Solicitation | 4th Floor, Middle Temple, Cooley Conference Center | |
| Using TWEN to Manage Your Law Review | 4th Floor, Blue Room, Cooley Conference Center | |
Breakout Session Five |
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| 3:10 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. | Author Relations | 2nd Floor, Lincoln’s Inn, Cooley Conference Center |
| Transforming Your Law Review or Journal from Print to Digital | 2nd Floor, Gray’s Inn, Cooley Conference Center | |
| Alternatives to Articles | 4th Floor, Inner Temple, Cooley Conference Center | |
| Bidding for and Hosting NCLR | 4th Floor, Blue Room, Cooley Conference Center | |
| 4:10 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Break | |
| 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Gala Reception | Ballroom Lobby, Radisson Hotel |
| 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | Gala Dinner - Business Professional Sponsored by Joe Christensen, Inc. Professor Bryan Garner, Keynote Speaker Joe Castillo, SandStory Artist |
Ballroom, Radisson Hotel |
