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  • January 04, 2012

    Deep discounts available for 2012 ABA Chicago TECHSHOW

    Super Pass offers the deepest discount, Attend all three days for only $500

    The first 10 State Bar of Wisconsin members to register for all three days are eligible for the new Super Pass discount rate of $500 for all three days. You do not have to be members of the same firm. To be eligible for the Super Pass discount, do not register directly at the ABA TECHSHOW website, contact State Bar Administrative Coordinator Emily Johnson at (608) 250-6098, or (800) 444-9404, ext. 6098.

    Jan. 4, 2012 – State Bar of Wisconsin members and their office staff can receive up to a $550 discount (read the inset box to find out how to qualify) for the 2012 ABA TECHSHOW®, from March 29-31 in Chicago.

    On March 29, State Bar of Wisconsin Law Practice Management Advisor Nerino Petro will present “Tablet Wars” in the Mobile/Smart Phone track. On March 30, he will present “Cloud Tools for Solo and Firms: What’s Out There?” in the Cloud Computing track, and “The Gear Report – Tools, Toys, Gadgets & Gizmos” in the E-Discovery/Advanced Topics track.

    Keynote speaker, Ben Stein, has an expansive career as a lawyer, writer, economist, actor, TV personality/game show host. Best known for playing a boring teacher in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Stein's career accomplishments include working at the Federal Trade Commission, lawyer and speech writer for Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, and columnist for The Wall Street Journal.

    This year’s conference offers more than 60 sessions in 18 tracks including:

    • Going paperless – finding documents, the transition, and PDF tips

    • Mobile/SmartPhone – which one is right for you, ethics of mobile computing

    • Digital Marketing – building a client-friendly website, email marketing, online advertising, and social media

    • Litigation – management tools, e-discovery, courtroom technology, and iPads

    • Large firms – IT issues, billing, and Sharepoint

    • Collaboration – apps, high-power tools, and tools you already own

    • Solo/small firm – hidden Outlook features, your web presence, document assembly, your mobile office, information management, and assembling your virtual team

    • Cloud computing – safety in the cloud

    • Mac – productivity and power users

    • Advanced IT – desktop virtualization, security, disaster recovery, protecting data

    • E-Discovery – emerging technologies, top five technologies, and toys, gadgets and gizmos

    If you want to register for all three days, don’t forget to call State Bar Administrative Coordinator Emily Johnson at (608) 250-6098, or (800) 444-9404, ext. 6098, to put your name on the Super Pass list. Only register through the ABA webpage if you are purchasing a $395 one-day pass.

    If there are fewer than 10 State Bar of Wisconsin members on the list, Johnson will contact you by Feb. 13 so you can take advantage early bird discount (which expires Feb. 17) and an additional $155 discount for being a State Bar member.


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