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12:00am CDT

Overall Conference Evaluation 6th Floor Pre-Function Area

8:30am CDT

Management Information Exchange's New Executive Director Training Room 619

7:30am CDT

Pre-Conference Registration 6th Floor Pre-Function Area

8:00am CDT

Self-Represented Litigation Network Education Program Salon J New Pro Bono Managers: Nuts and Bolts Room 616AB Law School Pro Bono Advisors Program Room 416AB

8:30am CDT

Management Information Exchange's New Executive Director Training Room 619

12:30pm CDT

Beyond the Basics: Experienced Pro Bono Program Managers Salon K Pro Bono State Support and Access to Justice Coordinators Meeting (Invitation Only) Room 410

1:00pm CDT

Impact Pro Bono: Utilizing Litigation, Transaction Assistance and Public Policy Room 400 & 402

3:00pm CDT

Transactional Pro Bono: Taking It Beyond the Local Market Room 417AB Exhibitor Showcase 6th Floor Pre-Function Area Conference Registration 6th Floor Pre-Function Area

5:00pm CDT

Self-Represented Litigation Network Education Program Reception (Pre-Registration Required) Travis County Law Library Lyndon Baines Johnson Library TourLIMITED Lyndon Baines Johnson Library

5:30pm CDT

African American Project Directors' Meeting Room 404

6:00pm CDT

Exhibitors' Reception 6th Floor Pre-Function Area

7:00pm CDT

Dutch Treat Dine Around TBA

7:30am CDT

Continental Breakfast Salon FGH ABA Death Penalty Representation Project Breakfast Room 417AB Exhibitor Showcase 6th Floor Pre-Function Area Conference Registration 6th Floor Pre-Function Area

8:30am CDT

Opening Plenary Salon FGH

9:30am CDT

APBCo Members Meeting (Invitation Only) Room 616AB LSC's Pro Bono Innovation Fund Grantee Meeting (Invitation Only) Room 614

10:00am CDT

Access to Justice Through Innovative Partnerships: Building Blocks for Creating a Better Self Help Center Salon J MIE Roundtable for Legal Services Executive Directors and Managers Room 615AB NGO Management 101 Room 406 The Fundamentals of Medical-Legal Partnership: From Planning to Implementation to Sustainability in Seven Steps Room 602 Do Legal Clinics Work? Creating Pro Bono Clinics that Serve Both Volunteers and Clients Room 416AB Mining for Diamonds: Serving Clients and Building Pro Bono through Smart Selection Room 412 Foreclosure Defense Project Reporting: Opportunities to Demonstrate Economic Benefits and Impress Funders Room 410 How Legal Aid and Pro Bono Programs Can Be Essential Partners in Court Re-Engineering and Court-Based Triage Room 400 Protecting Human Rights: Countering Criminalization of Homelessness and Promoting Constructive Alternatives Room 404 Zip Code Isn't Destiny: Using Fair Housing and Civil Rights to Increase Access to Opportunity Room 417AB Gender and Cultural Competency with Legal Technology: Considerations and Best Practices Room 415AB

11:45am CDT

Food Truck Feast Networking Lunch Brush Square (across the street from the hotel) Access to Justice Staff Lunch Meeting (Invitation Only) Room 402 LSC Technology Inititative Grant Program Networking Lunch Room 416AB Voices for Civil Justice Networking Lunch Room 617

12:15pm CDT

LawHelp.org/ probono.net/ LawHelp Interactive Networking Lunch Room 619

1:30pm CDT

Building Collaborative Networks to Reach Rural Areas Room 415AB Ethical Issues in Representing Immigrant Children Room 410 Innovating Justice: How Design, Data Science, and Other Disciplines are Transforming the Legal Services Landscape Room 406 Understanding and Executing the Basics of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Cultural Competency Room 417AB Handling a Juvenile Life Without Parole Re-Sentencing Hearing Room 617 Hot Topics in Legal Aid Salon K Dealing with Compassion Fatigue: From the Normal Workday to When Disaster Strikes Salon J Beyond City Limits: Taking Legal Services to the Suburban Poor Room 416AB Engaging Solo Practitioners and Small Firms in Pro Bono Work Room 615AB Appealing for Justice: The Pro Bono and Financial Support Relationship Room 412 Low-Income Homeowners and the Problem of Tangled Titles: Innovative Strategies to Create Secure Homeownership Assets Room 404 Launching a Virtual Legal Clinic: The Online Tennessee Justice Model Room 400

3:00pm CDT

Fun Break 6th Floor Pre-Function Area

3:30pm CDT

Innovative Access Models: Engaging Non-Attorney and Non-Traditional Justice Partners Room 417AB Networking Synergy: Non-Profit Collaborations for Legal Access Room 615AB WriteClearly and ReadClearly: Equal Justice Through Plain Language Room 415AB Essential Staff May Soon Retire: What Do We Do to Preserve Their Knowledge? Room 602 Health Advocacy Programs in the Emergency Department: Expanding the Reach and Capacity of Medical-Legal Partnerships Room 406 Beyond Bean Counting: Measuring the Real Value of Pro Bono Services to Low-Income Micro-Entrepreneurs Room 617 Utilizing Senior Lawyers for Pro Bono: Projects, Practice Rules, and More Room 416AB Wheel of Jeopardy Feud is Right: The ATJ Game Show Salon J "I Can't Sign That!": Executive Directors and Development Directors Working Together Room 412 Educating Legislators About Legal Aid: What is Permitted? Room 616AB The Olmstead Revolution: Using Olmstead to Advocate for Clients of All Ages with Disabilities Room 404 Built for Pro Bono: Providing Better Client Services Through Customized Technological Solutions Room 400 & 402

5:30pm CDT

NAPBPro Annual Meeting Room 410

6:30pm CDT

Host Committee Party featuring Marcia Ball (UPDATED TIME!) Austin City Music Hall

7:30am CDT

Continental Breakfast Salon FGH Exhibitor Showcase 6th Floor Pre-Function Area Conference Registration 6th Floor Pre-Function Area

8:45am CDT

Community Court: Building Bridges Out of Homelessness Room 400 Law Student Externs: Training the Next Generation and Expanding Services Room 406 Board Governance and Financial Resource Management Room 416AB Alternatives to Payday Loans: Building An Affordable Small Dollar Loan Program From the Ground Up Room 417AB Pro Bono Design Workshop: Pro Bono Along the Continuum of Services Room 414 Pro Bono Innovations and Tips Room 616AB Supervision? . . . or SUPER VISION? Room 617 Closing the Justice Gap: An Action-Oriented Approach for Translating the Legal Needs Story Into Dollars Room 615AB SLRN Research and Evaluation Update: Supporting an Evidence Based Approach to Meeting the Self-Represented Challenge Room 415AB Working with Pro Bono Counsel to Obtain Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for Unaccompanied Minors Room 410 50 New Tech Tips Salon K

10:15am CDT

Coffee Break 6th Floor Pre-Function Area

10:30am CDT

Getting to 100%: "A2J Author" and Meeting the Goals of the LSC Tech Summit Room 415AB Roles Beyond Lawyers Room 400 A New Vocabulary for a New Paradigm: Race, Gender, Language, Inclusion, Identity and More Room 615AB Navigating Collaboration Without Compromising Confidentiality Room 404 Big Law Pro Bono and the Small Business Client Salon J - 6th Floor Getting to Yes: Understanding the Top 10 Reasons Law Firm Attorneys Will or Won't Do Pro Bono Room 416AB How Turner v. Rogers Has Promoted and Limited Access to Justice Room 412 Partnering to Serve Homeless Youth Room 410 Pro Bono in the Era of Mass Incarceration Room 417AB State Funding Roundtable: What Have We Learned From the 2015 Legislative Sessions? Room 402 Serving Clients with Mental Health Issues: Recognizing Stigma and Best Practices Room 616AB Pro Bono: How to Launch and Run an Appellate Pro Bono Program Room 406

12:00pm CDT

Awards Presentation and Luncheon Salon FGH

1:45pm CDT

Civil Right to Counsel and Self-Help Services: Access to Justice through a Continuum of Services Room 412 Evaluation of Online Forms Salon K Listen Up: How Employers Should Hear and Respond to Employee Complaints of Harassment Room 410 Initiatives to Access Federal Funding and other Resources for Civil Legal Aid Room 602 Navigating Through Turf Wars While Creating Legal Services Partnerships Room 404 How to Develop Innovative Pro Bono Trainings Room 416AB Practical Solutions to Pro Bono in Frontier States Room 417AB Strategic Frameworks: A Powerful Tool for Grantmakers and Nonprofits Room 400 Not Just for Teens: How SMS Messaging Can Be a Tool for Legal Service Delivery Room 415AB Pro Bono: How to Power Your Pro Bono Practice With Apps Room 406

2:30pm CDT

Judges' Access to Justice Meeting (Invitation Only) Salon J

3:30pm CDT

The Justice Index, Research & the Civil Legal Aid Movement Room 400 Why an Incubator? Salon F Best Practices for Treating Legal Aid Workers Well Room 416 Women in Leadership at Legal Services Programs Room 412 Bringing Them All the Way Home: Using Pro Bono to Serve Our Nation's Veterans Room 410 Broadening Pro Bono Collaboration in the Immigration Context: Designing and Delivering Effective Immigration Projects Room 602 LSC's Pro Bono Innovation Fund Salon K Courtroom Innovation: How and Why to Get Involved with this Hotspot for Access to Justice and System Transformation Room 415AB Helping to Financially Empower Clients: The CFPB Financial Empowerment Toolkit Room 404 2015 Technology Showcase Salon G

5:30pm CDT

NLADA Technology Session Room 401 National Association of Senior Legal Hotlines Meeting Room 404

6:00pm CDT

State Access to Justice Chairs Opening Reception (Invitation Only) Room 406

6:30pm CDT

Legal Hotlines Meet & Greet Room 404

7:30am CDT

NAPBPro Executive Committee Meeting Room 614 Exhibitor Showcase 6th Floor Pre-Function Area Conference Registration 6th Floor Pre-Function Area

8:00am CDT

National Access to Justice Meeting Registration and Continental Breakfast (Invitation Only) Salon J

8:30am CDT

Emerging Trends in Online Service Delivery Room 410 The Ethics of Intake and Conflicts Room 412 Pro Bono Partnerships to Strengthen Impact Litigation and Policy Advocacy Salon K Veterans Legal Services and Discharge Upgrade Applications: New Models for Serving a Critical Need Salon F Empowering Consumers through Pro Bono Room 402 Expanding Services through Library Partnerships and Videoconferencing Salon G

10:15am CDT

Story Telling Extravaganza! Closing Plenary Session and Brunch Salon H