12th National Conference & 30th Anniversary Celebration

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Join Just The Beginning – A Pipeline Organization as it brings hundreds of students, attorneys, judges and other members of the JTB-APO family together for its 12th National Conference and 30th Anniversary Celebration!

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OCT

THURSDAY

OCT

SUNDAY

8:00 AM to 6:00 PM (CDT)

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October 13, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

Fairmont Chicago Millenium Park Hotel

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Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park Hotel
200 North Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL USA

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AGENDA

Thursday, October 20

9:00 AM to 9:15 AM

High School Robes in the School Opening

9:30 AM to 11:15 AM

High School Robes in the School

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

CLE Panel #2 Rehearsal

11:00 AM to 11:15 AM

Panelist Photo

11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Law School Robes in the School (exact time will be determined by each school)

11:15 AM to 12:15 PM

CLE Panel #1: General Counsel Roundtable: Pushing Diversity In Challenging Times

12:15 PM to 1:45 PM

Lunch On Own

12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Conversation with High School Student

1:30 PM to 2:00 PM

Student Tour of N. District Court History Museum

1:45 PM to 3:15 PM

CLE Panel #2: The Vietnamese Fishermen and The Ku Klux Klan

3:30 PM to 4:15 PM

CLE Panel #3:The Life and Legacy of Judge George N. Leighton

4:00 PM to 4:30 PM

A Conversation w/Puerto Rican Arts Alliance

4:30 PM to 5:00 PM

A Conversation w/Roosevelt University Student Affinity Group Leaders

4:30 PM to 5:45 PM

Reception

5:00 PM to 5:20 PM

Limited Photo Op

6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

A Conversations and Q&A with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor

8:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Dinner with Judicial Registrants

9:45 PM to 11:00 PM

Judicial Attendee Hospitality

Friday, October 21

7:30 AM to 10:45 AM

Judges' Opening Breakfast & Business Meeting

11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Trailblazer One-On-One Conversations

12:45 PM to 2:30 PM

Legends & Firsts: A Conversation with Judge Ann Claire Williams (Ret.)

2:30 PM to 5:30 PM

Break

5:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Conference Reception

6:00 PM to 6:45 PM

CLE Panel #4 Getting Outside of the Comfort Zone: General Counsel’s Influence on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

6:45 PM to 8:00 PM

Conference Reception

8:30 PM to 10:00 PM

Associate Board Fall Fundraiser After Party

8:30 PM to 10:00 PM

Judicial Attendee Hospitality

8:30 PM to 11:00 PM

Associate Board Fall Fundraiser After Party

Saturday, October 22

9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

Panel #5: Law School Diversity and Inclusion in 2022

9:30 AM to 10:30 AM

Middle and High School Robes in the School: Shark Tank Part 1- Intellectual Property Law

9:30 AM to 10:30 AM

Undergraduate & Law School Robes in the School: Journey to the Judiciary: Judges’ Panel

10:30 AM to 10:45 AM

Break

10:45 AM to 11:45 AM

CLE Panel #6: Voting Rights Under Assault

10:45 AM to 11:45 AM

Law School Robes in the School: Speed Networking

10:45 AM to 11:45 AM

Undergraduate Robes in the School: So You Want to go to Law School?

10:45 AM to 12:45 PM

Middle & High School Robes in the School: Shark Tank Part 2- Intellectual Property Law

11:45 AM to 12:00 PM

CLE Session Break

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

CLE Panel #7 Are We There Yet? The 19th Amendment 100 Years Later

5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Judical Photo

6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Gala Reception

7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Gala Dinner

10:15 PM to 11:00 PM

Judicial Attendee Hospitality

Sunday, October 23

7:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Judges Closing Breakfast and Business Meeting