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The State Bar of California Annual Meeting

will be held
September 25-28, 2008
Monterey

In 2008, the State Bar Annual Meeting returns to exquisite Monterey, offering opportunities for fun for the whole family. As always, the 2008 Annual Meeting will have a number of special events, including the annual Fun Run/Power Walk, the art show, the State Bar dinner dance, and special luncheon speakers. The meeting will also offer a wide range of educational programs, offering MCLE credit in all of the subfields, as well as legal specialization credit .

New This Year! Focused Educational Tracks

There are some big changes to this year's Annual Meeting. For the first time, we are offering four educational tracks: Technology Track Workshops, Solo Track Education, Practice Skills Track Education, and Substantive Law Track Sessions. In addition, we have programs designed for a Young Lawyer Audience, and programs designed for an Advanced Audience. And as always, we have programs sponsored by a variety of groups offering MCLE and Legal Specialization credit.

For an overview of all your options at this year's meeting, see Plan Your Meeting Schedule.

Help Us Green the Annual Meeting

Also new this year: See our progress report on what we're doing, and find out how you can partner with us to help us green the Annual Meeting.

This Year's Special Ticketed Events

• State Bar Luncheon (Thursday) with Dr. Sylvia Earle (pictured right) – Environmental Advocate and Oceanographer. Co-sponsored by the California Bar Foundation.

• California Women Lawyers 34th Annual Dinner (Thursday) with California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald M. George (pictured left).

• State Bar Breakfast (Friday) with Judah Schiller speaking on The Sustainability Renaissance-Transformation of Global Business. Co-sponsored by the State Bar of California Business Law Section.

• State Bar Luncheon (Friday) with Thomas A. Daschle (pictured right) – Former Senate Majority and Minority Leader speaking on "Like No Other Time: The Trends Shaping America in the 21st Century." Co-sponsored by Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB).

• Bench Bar Luncheon & Morrison Address (Saturday) with Drew S. Days, III (pictured left) speaking on "Secret Law and the Corrosion of Representative Democracy."

• President’s Reception at the Monterey Bay Aquarium (Friday)

• Annual Dinner & Cabaret (Saturday): “A Night with Judy Garland”

• Studio 54 at Portola Plaza (Saturday night): Dance the night away!

• 5K Fun Run/Power Walk (Sunday)

Complimentary Self-Study Audio CD

Earn one (1) hour of MCLE Self-Study Credit in Prevention/ Detection & Treatment of Substance Abuse courtesy of the State Bar Lawyer Assistance Program. Get your complimentary audio CD in the Lawyer Assistance Program Exhibit Booth.

Find other programs that offer MCLE credit in the subfields and legal specialization credit in Plan Your Meeting Schedule.

Reserving Exhibit Space at the 2008 Annual Meeting

You can now reserve space in the Exhibit Hall at the 2008 Annual Meeting. The exhibit dates are:

• Thursday, September 25, 2008, 5:45 p.m. - 8 p.m. (Opening Night Reception)
• Friday, September 26, 2008, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Saturday, September 27, 2008, 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

For more information, see the 2008 Exhibitor Prospectus and the Exhibitor Agreement.If you have additional questions, contact Mercedes de la Rea or call 415- 538-2210. We thank our exhibitors at the 2007 Annual Meeting!

Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities

We are also offering meeting sponsor opportunities. Increase your exposure and maximize your opportunity for success by sponsoring an Annual Meeting event, activity, or product, or by advertising in the printed program. For more information, see Program Advertising and Meeting Sponsor Opportunities. For assistance, contact Carol Zlongst.

Conference of Delegates of California Bar Associations

The 74th Annual Conference of Delegates, in its sixth year as the Conference of Delegates of California Bar Associations, will convene during the Annual Meeting. For more information, see www.cdcba.org.

Contact Information

For registration information, please call 415-538-2508. For general information about the Annual Meeting, contact 415-538-2210 or e-mail Theresa Raglen or Carol Zlongst.

Future Meeting Dates

Plan ahead by consulting Future Meeting Dates.