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Day 1 SessionDate: October 7, 2021 Time: 11:00 AM PST Title of Session and Link to Register: President's Message and NDA Resources Overview Speakers: NDA Board members Description of Session: Welcome back to NDA Connections. NDA President Elaine Screechfield will start this year's virtual event with the President's Message followed by NDA Resource Library Chair Beth Hella providing a comprehensive review of recent changes and upgrades to the Resource Library. The session will also include NDA Committee Chairs discussing their Committee's mission and accomplishments, and outlining opportunities for you to support the NDA. This session will demonstrate where to find the valuable resources our association has to offer on our website.
Elaine Screechfield is the Firmwide Litigation Docket Manager at Morrison & Foerster LLP. For over thirty years, she has overseen centralized litigation docketing, including training, court resource management and database support. Elaine is the immediate past Chair of the Education Committee and past Chair of the SF/Bay Area Chapter. She has lectured at numerous forums including the San Francisco Bar Association; San Francisco Legal Professionals Association; (former) San Francisco Docket Association; National Docketing Association; 2014 Aderant Conference; and the Bay Area Legal Forum.
Beth Hella is the Senior Trademark Administration Manager at Foley Hoag LLP. Born and raised in the Boston area, Beth has been in the trademark docketing field for nearly 20 years. Her current role as co-chair of the Resource Library and former role as Treasurer of the NDA has allowed Beth the privilege of working with countless talented docketing professionals across the country. The enthusiasm of the NDA members inspires Beth to continue to work within the association to ensure it meets and exceeds the expectations of its members. It is with great pleasure that Beth serves as an Executive Board Member of the NDA.
LIT Round Robin (Day 2) - October 14, 2021 Date: October 14, 2021 Time: 11:00 AM PST Title of Session and Link to Register: LIT Round Robin - Potential Ideas/Speakers for 2022 NDA Conference Description of Session: Join your NDA peers to discuss potential speakers and session ideas for the upcoming 2022 NDA Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada! This round robin session will not include a lecture, so please come prepared to share your thoughts.
IP Round Robin (Day 2) - October 14, 2021 Date: October 14, 2021 Time: 1:00 PM PST Title of Session and Link to Register: IP Round Robin - Potential Ideas/Speakers for 2022 NDA Conference Description of Session: Join your NDA peers to discuss potential speakers and session ideas for the upcoming 2022 NDA Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada! This round robin session will not include a lecture, so please come prepared to share your thoughts.
LIT Round Robin (Day 3) - October 21, 2021 Date: October 21, 2021 Time: 11:00 AM PST Title of Session and Link to Register: LIT Round Robin - Remote Court Trends in Different Regions Description of Session: Join your NDA peers to discuss remote Court trends in different regions and the impact they are having with docketing professionals! This is an opportunity for members to discuss these topics and to provide real world strategies and solutions to each other. This round robin session will not include a lecture, so please come prepared to share your thoughts.
IP Round Robin (Day 3) - October 21, 2021 Date: October 21, 2021 Time: 1:00 PM PST Title of Session and Link to Register: IP Round Robin - IP Docketing in a Pandemic - Some Changes are Here to Stay Description of Session: Working remotely during the pandemic has forced us to be creative in replicating in-office tasks. Let's discuss how we handle administrative processes remotely, what is a temporary fix and what is here to stay.
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