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The Armenian Bar Association
21st Annual National Meeting
Chicago, Illinois - May 13-16, 2010
at
THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB OF CHICAGO
Click Here to download the printable registration form.
THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010
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11:00 a.m. |
Tour of Dirksen Federal Courthouse and in-chambers
discussion & lunch with United States District Court Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan (Optional) – Meet and depart from
Union League Club (ULC) Lobby at 10:55 am.
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1:30 p.m. |
Tour of new Modern Wing at Art Institute of Chicago(Optional) |
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6:30 p.m. |
Dinner out on the town – (Optional) |
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2010
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10:00 a.m. |
Meet and depart from ULC Lobby at 9:20 am. |
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12:00 p.m. Noon |
Chicago Cubs Baseball game at Wrigley Field
Meet and depart from ULC Lobby at Noon
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12:30 p.m. |
Meeting of the Board of Governors
Union League Club, Civic & Arts Room 820
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| 6:00p.m.–9:00p.m |
Welcome Reception at Union League Club 2nd Floor, Heritage Room |
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2010
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8:15 a.m. |
Registration, Breakfast Union League Club, 2nd Floor, Main Lounge |
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9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. |
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9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Break |
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10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
Panel I - Protection of Armenian Cultural Heritage Worldwide 2nd Floor, Main Lounge
Panelists: Rachel Goshgarian, Director of
Mary M. Hoogassian, Co-Founder, “Save the ArQ
Karnig S. Kerkonian, Managing Partner |
| 11:15a.m. – 11:45 a.m. |
Rick Hartunian, newly-appointed U.S. Attorney NY-Albany, 2nd Floor, Main Lounge |
| 12:00p.m.–1:30p.m. |
Luncheon ULC, 5th floor,
UnitedStates District Court Judge “Celebrating Armenian Heritage: Baba Ganoush is the newGuacamole.” |
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
Panel II: Electronic Discovery and Privacy Issues on the Internet 2nd Floor, Main Lounge
Mark J. Nomellini, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Larry W. Conner, Esq. (Bud), Senior Electronic Discovery Consultant, Applied Discovery/Lexis-Nexis |
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Break |
| 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Panel III -
Legal Perspectives 2nd Floor, Main Lounge
Kevork Bardakjian, Professor and Director of Armenian Studies, “Armenia-Turkey-Diaspora Relations” |
| 6:00 p.m.Sharp | Dinner at NAHA Restaurant, 500 N. Clark Street (corner of Clark and Illinois Streets) featuring the culinary fares of award-winning chef-owner and top Chicago restaurateur, Carrie Nahabedian (Optional) - $65. RSVP: Limited space available |
SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2010
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9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Meeting of the Board of Governors, ULC,3rd Floor |
R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M
Registration Fee includes Friday Welcome Reception, Saturday Conference with Breakfast and Saturday Luncheon. Optional activities will be at an additional cost. Contact Amy Hoogasian @ ArmenBarChi2010@gmail.com for further information.
Members: $225.00 (before 5/07/2010), $275.00 (after 5/07/2010)
Non-Members: $350.00 (before 5/07/2010), $400.00 (after 5/07/2010) (includes 2010 Dues)
Law Students: $50.00 (with proof of current enrollment)
Guests
(not attending meetings): $50.00 Friday Welcome Reception
$50.00 Saturday Luncheon
Extra: Saturday Evening Dinner @ Naha, $65 per person
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