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| THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 |
| 6:00pm - 7:30pm | · Early Registration – Fairmont Waterfront Hotel; Terrace Room, 3rd Floor. |
| 6:00pm - 9:30pm | · Welcome Cocktail Reception – Fairmont Waterfront; Terrace Room, 3rd Floor; Sponsored by iCONECT. |
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| FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 |
| 8:00am - 8:45am | · Breakfast / Registration – Fairmont Waterfront; Ballroom A. |
| 8:45am - 9:00am | · Opening Remarks – Fairmont Waterfront; Ballroom C.
Karen Brookman, President, Commonwealth Legal Inc. |
| 9:00am - 9:50am | · Planning to Win! – Fairmont Waterfront; Ballroom C.
Creating a Successful Litigation Management Department in your Firm.
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| 9:50am - 10:00am | · Break – Coffee and Bottled Beverages Available. |
| 10:00am - 11:45am | · Promoting Your Services to the Firm and Clients - Marketing 101 – Fairmont Waterfront; Ballroom C.
This session includes a panel discussion of litigation support managers talking about the successes and roadblocks in promoting litigation support services within law firms. |
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| Moderator: |
Dawn Ofner, Operations Manager, Western Canada, Commonwealth Legal Inc. |
| Panelists: |
Angela McCarthy, Manager, Regional Litigation Support Centre, British Columbia Regional Office, Department of Justice. Presentation |
| Kim Smith, Litigation Support Manager, MacLeod Dixon LLP. Presentation |
| Cindy Carss, Supervisor, Document Management, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt. |
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| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | · Lunch – Sponsored by Rosen Technology Resources Inc. |
| 1:00pm - 2:30pm | · Electronic Discovery Update - A Canadian Review – Fairmont Waterfront; Ballroom C.
This session reviews four important steps in electronic discovery – planning, collecting, processing and reviewing and includes analysis of best practices from a panel of Canadian experts. |
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| Host: |
Martin Felsky, Ph.D., J.D., Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Legal Inc. |
| Panelists: |
David Wotherspoon, Partner, Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, Fasken Martineau. Presentation |
| Thomas P. Donovan, Q.C., Partner, Cox Hanson O'Reilly Matheson, Nova Scotia. |
| Stéphane Bourbonnière, Business Development Manager, Directeur du développement des affaires, Commonwealth Legal Inc. Presentation |
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| 2:30pm - 2:45pm | · Break – Coffee, Snacks and Bottled Beverages Available. |
| 2:45pm - 3:30pm | · iCONECT Web Hosting Presentation – Fairmont Waterfront; Ballroom C.
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| Hosted by: |
Mike Fedorowski. |
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| 3:30pm - 4:45pm | · EED Workshop - A day in the life – Fairmont Waterfront; Ballroom C.
A hands-on practical approach to managing electronic evidence. |
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| Host: |
Martin Felsky, Ph.D., J.D., Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Legal Inc.
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| Speaker: |
Josh Gilliland, CT Summation.
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| 4:45pm - 5:00pm | · Summary and wrap-up |
| 6:00pm - 9:00pm | · Dinner - Steamworks Brewing Company – On behalf of Commonwealth Legal Inc.
A casual dinner at Steamworks Brewing Factory in the heart of the historic Gastown district. |
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| SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 |
| 8:00am - 9:00am | · Breakfast – Fairmont Waterfront; Ballroom A. |
| 9:00am - 10:15am | · The Necessity for Standards - A Review of the BC Protocols Project – Fairmont Waterfront; Ballroom C. |
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| Keynote Speakers: |
The Honourable Donald J. Brenner, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of British Columbia;
Sandra Potter, Director, Potter Farrelly and Associates (www.potterfarrelly.com) Melbourne, Australia.
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| 10:15am - 10:30am | · Break – Coffee and Bottled Beverages Available. |
| 10:30am - 12:00pm | · Creating a Common Ground - Case Planning – Fairmont Waterfront; Ballroom C.
This session will examine the newly proposed «Meet and Confer» protocols, the importance of project planning and the identification of the key information required to exchange electronically. |
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| Facilitators: |
Nina George, Litigation Support Coordinator, Fasken Martineau; Presentation
Jennifer Johnson, National Training and Support Manager, Commonwealth Legal Inc.
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| 12:00pm - 1:15pm | · Lunch – Fairmont Waterfront; Ballroom A. |
| 1:15pm - 1:45pm | · Dataflight Software Presentation – Fairmont Waterfront; Ballroom C.
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| Hosted by: |
Victoria Edelman, Software Trainer, Dataflight Software. |
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| 1:45pm - 3:00pm | · Your Evidence in Action - The Electronic Courtroom – Fairmont Waterfront; Ballroom C.
This session will look at various options of presenting evidence electronically in the courtroom.
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| 3:00pm - 3:15pm | · Break – Coffee, Snacks and Bottled Beverages Available. |
| 3:15pm - 4:00pm | · Summation Software Presentation – Fairmont Waterfront; Ballroom C.
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| Hosted by: |
Reem Saffouri, Manager of Training and Professional Service. |
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| 4:00pm - 4:15pm | · Summary and wrap up |
| 4:15pm - 5:30pm | · Technology Showcase – Fairmont Waterfront; Ballroom B.
Your Passport to Automated Litigation Support Solutions. An opportunity to see and review the latest litigation support technology solutions and advances in process within the industry. |
| 6:30pm | · Shuttle to the Vancouver Aquarium |
| 7:00pm - 10:00pm | · Dinner - Vancouver Aquarium – Sponsored by CT Summation.
A banquet dinner in the enchanting ambiance of the Vancouver Aquarium (www.vanaqua.org/home). Voted one of Canada's best-loved attractions, the Vancouver Aquarium is an intriguing and unforgettable venue. You will enjoy dinner surrounded by sharks, sea turtles, seahorses and thousands of tropical fishes. |
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The dress code for the entire event is Business Casual.
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