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Last year's conference, entitled, "Emerging Asia: Shedding New Light on the Legal Landscape," featured a broad scope of topics reflecting the growing influence of East Asia and the complicated issues resulting from globally expanding legal practices. This year, we will be directing our attention to something a little closer to home. The Eighth Annual Mid-Atlantic APALSA Conference, entitled, "A New Model for the Model Minority," will present us with the opportunity to reexamine the Asian American identity in the law.
For better or for worse, the term "model minority" has been frequently associated with Asian American identity. However, can a single model really be said to capture the Asian American identity in the law? What are the stereotypes that may have followed us, as Asian Americans have achieved success in this profession? Through a panoply of speakers sharing their wide-ranging experiences, we hope to present not a single, discrete model, but a mosaic of different forms.
With every passing year, we see the Asian American community expanding in number and into all fields of the legal profession, and it is our privilege to provide this conference as a forum for Asian American law students and legal professionals to network and explore new intellectual and professional terrain together. Our goal this and every year is to inspire activism in our careers and our communities. We've chosen speakers to inspire young Asian American lawyers to take the helm and lead in their own way, whether through academia, public service, business or the judiciary, and panel topics that can serve as focal points for this important and continuous conversation.
The conference will be held at the University of Pennsylvania Law School's Levy Conference Center on Saturday, January 31, 2009 from 11 o'clock to 6 o'clock, followed by an employer reception for law students and a dinner banquet. We invite you to engage our speakers and hear how they have shaped their own models for success. In turn, perhaps you will each be inspired to discover your own model.
For any questions about the conference, please do not hesitate to contact us at inquiries@pennapalsa.org.
Regards,
Jonathan Chou, President, University of Pennsylvania Law School APALSA
| TIME | EVENT |
| 11:00AM-12:00AM | Check-in and Registration |
| 12:00AM-1:15PM | Luncheon & Keynote Speech delivered by the Honorable Judge Ida K. Chen, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Family Court Division |
| 1:30PM-2:45PM | Panel Session I · The View from the Top · Making the Leap |
| 3:00PM-4:15PM | Workshops · Transactional Lawyering · 1L's and Law Firms · Life of a DA · Clerkships and Litigation · International Practice · Diversity in BigLaw |
| 4:30PM-5:45PM | Panel Session II · Out of the Starting Blocks · In Our Community's Service |
| 6:00PM-7:00PM | Employer & Student Networking Reception |
| 7:00PM-9:00PM | Dinner Banquet and Keynote Speech delivered by Andrew Hahn, Seyfarth Shaw, LLP |
| 10:00PM | After-Party at Prive |
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Panel Session I: |
The View from the Top |
Making the Leap |
| Chair: | Anna Cho | Annie Li |
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Panel Session II: |
Out of the Starting Blocks |
In Our Community's Service |
| Chair: | Caroline Cheng | Chao Pan |
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Transactional Lawyering - Corporate, Real Estate, Tax |
1L's and Law Firms |
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Life of a DA (District Attorney) |
Clerkships and Litigation |
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International Practice |
Diversity in BigLaw |
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| Individual | Group (four or more) | |
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| Student | $20 | $15 |
| Non-student | $40 | $30 |
The conference package includes a full day of events: lunch, panels, workshops, and dinner. It also includes participation in the employer/networking reception and a ticket to the post-conference party. Conference attendees from outside the Greater Philadelphia area may be eligible for travel/lodging subsidies.
UPDATE: The registration deadline has been extended. Please register as soon as possible.
Please select a conference package and Buy Now with Google Checkout. All major credit cards are accepted instantly and upon approval, a registration form for attendee information will be emailed within 48 hours. Group orders will allow the package buyer to submit information for multiple attendees. For groups larger than 8, please send us an email.
We suggest booking a room at the following hotels which are conveniently located a short distance from the site of the conference.
Sheraton Philadelphia University City (Google Maps)
36th and Chestnut Streets,
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 387-8000
Distance from Law School: 0.1 mi. (across the street)
Estimated rate: $189/room (hotels.com)
Courtyard by Marriott, Philadelphia Downtown (Google Maps)
21 N Juniper Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 496-3200
Distance from Law School: 1.8 mi.
Estimated rate: $119/room (hotels.com)
Holiday Inn Express, Philadelphia Midtown (Google Maps)
1305 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(877) 211-3289
Distance from Law School: 1.9 mi.
Estimated rate: $112/room (hotels.com)
With regards to the travel/lodging subsidies for conference attendees: our preliminary reimbursement policy will be as follows:
- Attendees from the Greater Philadelphia area will not be eligible for subsidies.
- Attendees from the Greater New York or Greater Washington DC area may be eligible for subsidies up to $30/person.
- Attendees from farther than the above may be eligible for subsidies up to $50/person.
If there are any questions about the above, please do not hesitate to contact us at inquiries@pennapalsa.org.
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