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Please note: We are looking for sponsors to provide the meals for our meetings and law firms or corporations to provide a conference room for our meetings. Please email shawnna@womeninediscovery.com if you would like to sponsor or host a local event.

Upcoming Events:

Upcoming May Chapter Events:

Chapter: New York
Event Type: Happy Hour Networking Event
Date: May 1, 2008
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Beer Bar at Cafe Centro
200 Park Avenue (At 45th Street & Vanderbuilt Avenue)

Chapter:  St. Louis
Event Type:  Second Meeting
Date:  May 6, 2008
Time:  5:30-7:00 PM
Location:  Schlafly Bottleworks sponsored by Daegis

Chapter: Northern Virginia
Event Type: Monthly Meeting
Date: May 10, 2008
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Navigant Consulting in Tysons Corner

Chapter: Washington DC
Event Type: Monthly Meeting
Date: May 13, 2008
Time: 12pm - 1pm
Speaker: Arlene Mirsky - Sills, Cummis and Gross
Location: XM Radio
Topic: Sarbanes Oxley
Lunch: Free and co-sponsored by ConnectLitigation and Digital Evidence Group

Chapter: Boston
Event Type: Monthly Meeting
Date: May 13, 2008
Time: 12:30-1:30
Location: Foley Hoag
Speaker: Victoria Edelman
Topic: EDD Hosting Platforms
Free: TBD

Chapter: Central Texas
Date:  May 14, 2008
Time:      5:30 - 6:00 p.m.         Welcome and Socializing
               6:00 - 7:00 p.m.         Monthly Meeting
Location:  Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP
                111 Congress Avenue, Suite 2300
                Austin, Texas  78701
                512.472.7800
Speaker:        TBD

Chapter: South Florida
Event Type: Kick Off Meeting
Date: May 14, 2008
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Kenny Nachwalter, 201 South Biscayne Blvd.,
Suite 1100, Miami, FL
Sponsor: Credence Corp.

Chapter:  NYC Chapter   
Event Type: Monthly Meeting
Date: May 15, 2008
Time: Noon
Location: Morrison & Foerster LLP 1290 Avenue of the Americas
Speaker: Kate Paslin, Esq. - CT Summation
Topic: Defensibility: How Law & Technology Determine
the Admissibility of Evidence
Free: Brown Bag Lunch (Bring your own)

Chapter: Portland, OR
Event Type: May Monthly Meeting
Date: May 20, 2008
Time: Noon to 1pm
Location: Fios, Inc., 921 S.W. Washington, Suite 850
Speaker: Nancy Patton, Esq., Consultant, Fios, Inc.
Topic: Preservation/Data Mapping (from a technology
perspective)
Lunch Sponsor: Fios, Inc.

Chapter:  Mpls/St Paul
Event Type:  May Meeting:
Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00
Location: Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP
                    2800 LaSalle Plaza
                    800 LaSalle Avenue
                    Minneapolis, MN 55402
Comment:  28th Floor - the Receptionists will direct
you to the conference room.
Sponsor: K & B Copy Group
Speaker(s): Magistrate Judge, Minnesota District
Topic: Rule 26(f) Meet & Confer

Chapter: San Francisco
Event Type: Happy Hour Networking Event
Date: Thursday, May22nd, 2008
Time: 6:00 pm -7:30 pm
Location: The Water Front Bar
Pier 7, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94111
Beverages:  Free Cocktail, provided by Discovery Mining


Chapter: Seattle
Event Type: May Meeting
Date: May 28, 2008
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm (Arrive anytime after 5:45)
Topic: TBD
Location and Building Access:  This month's meeting will be
held on the 17th floor of the Madison and Fourth building
in downtown Seattle.  The building is across from the public
library, on the corner of Madison and Fourth Street.  You may
enter the building from Fourth Avenue or Third
Avenue.  Go to the set of elevators marked 4-19 to access
the 17th floor.  This floor is secured, so someone will be waiting
for you in the lobby of the set of elevators for floors 4-19 to
take you up to the 17th floor.

Chapter: Dallas
Event Type: May Meeting
Date: May 29, 2008
Time: 12:00 pm -1:30 pm
Location: Vinson & Elkins LLP
              Trammell Crow Center
              2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3700
              Dallas, TX 75201-2975
Sponsor: HG
Please RSVP to: dallas@womeninediscovery.com

June Chapter Events:

Chapter: (Mpls/St. Paul Chapter
Date: June TBA, 2008
Time: 4:00-5:00, followed by a happy hour (or two :-)).
Location: TBA
Sponsor: Adams & Martin Group
Speaker: Mitzi Ellis
Topic: providing descriptions of the many different eDiscovery
careers, discuss salary survey,  tips for resume writing
and career advancement

Chapter: Washington DC
Event Type: Monthly Meeting
Date: June 10, 2008
Time: 12pm - 1pm
Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, Ernst & Young
Location: Ernst & Young
Topic: TBD
Lunch: Free and sponsored by TBD

Chapter: Boston
Event Type: Monthly Meeting
Date: 6/10/08
Time: 12:30-1:30
Location: TBD
Speaker: Linda Beaudoin
Topic: EDRM Project
Free: TBD

Chapter: Portland, OR
Event Type: June Monthly Meeting
Date: June 17, 2008
Time: Noon to 1pm
Location: SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, 1211 SW 5th Ave., Ste. 1900
Speaker: TBD
Topic: e-Discovery Collection Strategies
Lunch Sponsor: TBD

Chapter: NYC Chapter
Event Type: Monthly Meeting
Date: June 19, 2008
Time: Noon
Location: Morrison & Foerster LLP 1290 Avenue of the Americas
Speaker: Deena Coffman, Discovery Director at Johnson & Johnson, and Sheila Mackay, VP of Client Services at Daegis and former National Director of Litigation Technology at Bingham McCutchen
Topic: Interpretations of "reasonable measures" and their implications for data preservation and collection methodology
Lunch: Brown Bag Lunch (Bring your own)

Chapter: Seattle
Event Type: June Meeting
Date: June 25, 2008
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm (Arrive anytime after 5:45)
Topic: TBD
Location and Building Access:  This month's meeting will be held on the
17th floor of the Madison and Fourth building in downtown Seattle.  The
building is across from the public library, on the corner of Madison and
Fourth Street.  You may enter the building from Fourth Avenue or Third
Avenue.  Go to the set of elevators marked 4-19 to access the 17th
floor.  This floor is secured, so someone will be waiting for you in the
lobby of the set of elevators for floors 4-19 to take you up to the 17th
floor.

Chapter: San Francisco
Event Type: June Meeting
Date: Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Time: 12:00 pm -1:00 pm
Location: Thelen Reid Brown & Raysman, 101 2nd St (18th floor), San
Francisco, CA 94105
Speaker: TBA
Topic: TBA
Lunch: Free lunch, provided TBD

Chapter Dallas
Date:  June 26, 2008
Time:  Noon to 1:00pm
Location:  Carrington Coleman
901 Main St, Suite #5500
Dallas, Texas 7520
Sponsor:  Written Deposition
Speaker:  Jennifer Williams

July

Chapter: Washington DC
Event Type: Monthly Meeting
Date: July 8, 2008
Time: 12pm - 1pm
Speaker: Maria Lerner, Fulbright & Jaworski
Location: TBD
Topic: International eDiscovery
Lunch: Free and sponsored by TBD

Chapter: Portland, OR
Event Type: July Monthly Meeting
Date: July 15
Time: Noon to 1pm
Location: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Topic: Open: Brown Bag Lunch Discussion
Lunch Sponsor: TBD

Chapter: San Francisco
Event Type: July Meeting
Date: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2008
Time: 12:00 pm -1:00 pm
Location: TBD
Speaker: TBA
Topic: TBA
Lunch: Free lunch

August

Chapter: Portland, OR
Event Type: August Monthly Meeting
Date: August 19, 20o08
Time: Noon to 1pm
Location: TBD
Speaker:  TBD
Topic: TBD
Lunch Sponsor: TBD

September

Chapter: Portland, OR
Event Type: September Monthly Meeting
Date: September 16, 20o08
Time: Noon to 1pm
Location: TBD
Speaker:  TBD
Topic: Data Processing
Lunch Sponsor: TBD

October

Chapter: Portland, OR
Event Type: October Monthly Meeting
Date: October 21, 20o08
Time: Noon to 1pm
Location: TBD
Speaker:  TBD
Topic: Review Tools
Lunch Sponsor: TBD

November

Chapter: Portland, OR
Event Type: November Monthly Meeting
Date: November 18, 20o08
Time: Noon to 1pm
Location: TBD
Speaker:  TBD
Topic: Review Strategies
Lunch Sponsor: TBD

December

Chapter: Portland, OR
Event Type: December Monthly Meeting
Date: December 16, 20o08
Time: Noon to 1pm
Location: TBD
Speaker:  TBD
Topic: Presentation/Documentation
Lunch Sponsor: TBD

National eDiscovery Conferences:

Conference: The Litigation Support SuperConferece
Dates: May 6 & 7, 2008
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Houston, TX
Website:http://www.estrinlegaled.com

Conference: The International Litigation Support Leaders Conference
Dates: May 15 & 16, 2008
Location: The Renaissance M Street Hotel, Washington, DC
Website:http://www.litigationsupporttoday.com/conference.htm

Conference: The Master’s Conference, For Legal Professionals
Dates: October 16 & 17, 2008
Location: Ronald Reagan Center in Washington, DC
Website: www.TheMastersConference.com
Comment: The Women in eDiscovery will be sponsoring a panel discussion comprised of female Law Firm Partners, female Judges and female General Counsel. Press Release