NASALSA's 10th Annual Conference

NASALSA's 10th Annual Conference
Reflecting Back, Reaching Forward: Building on a Decade of Progress



Where: Los Angeles, California


When: President's Day Weekend, February 15-17, 2008
Who: Law Students, Lawyers, Future Law Students

· Early Registration ends January 15th! Go register NOW before the fees increase!!
Registration Site: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=145525

Our unbeatable group rate at the Hotel Angeleno expires January 24, so make your reservations soon!!
Hotel Reservation page: http://nasalsa.org/hotel.html



· Travel Scholarship Deadline is January 15

Application available: http://nasalsa.org/saveMoney.html



About NASALSA
The North American South Asian Law Student Association (NASALSA) is an organization that provides a network to aid in the personal and professional development of South Asian law students. Many law schools have South Association Law Student Associations (SALSAs), which serve as the regional chapters of NASALSA. The first NASALSA conference was held in 1998. NASALSA is a non-profit association, representing the interests of growing number of South Asian law students in the United States and Canada. NASALSA's main contribution to the South Asian law student community is its annual conference.

The 10th Annual Conference
Last year, roughly 300 law students from over 30 law schools came to San Francisco. The Conference brings together prominent speakers to give inspirational keynote addresses, including discussion of current legal issues, career advice, and things that future South Asian lawyers should be aware of. In addition, panels and workshops allow law students to have more focused discussions. There also be career development segments like Speed Mentoring and Mock Interviews. Of course, there will be plenty of social events so attendees (both law students and lawyers) can network in a more casual setting.

What's New This Year
- More Prominent Speakers
- Increased Keynotes/Panels on South Asians' Role in Politics
- Larger Involvement of the Judiciary
- Career Fair, sponsored by Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
- Travel Scholarships for Law Students (see website on how to apply - preference will be given to non-California students)
- Writing Circle for Law Students Trying to Get Published
- Art Display Competition
- A full program scheduled for Sunday



Panels and Speakers

Our keynotes include

- Muneer Ahmad, a professor of law at American University who has worked in defense of Guantanamo detainees

- Vanita Gupta, a renowned civil rights attorney who has worked on a number of very high profile cases with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, including leading a successful effort to overturn the drug convictions of 38 defendants in Tulia, Texas. She now works with the ACLU Racial Justice Project.

- Judge Sabita Singh, an Associate Justice of the District Court for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, who previously worked on human trafficking cases as an Assistant US Attorney, and with Bingham McCutchen's White Collar Crime and Business Regulation Group.



We will have over 15 panels and workshops, with nearly 100 attorneys and other professionals to present.



Conference Website: http://www.nasalsa.org/annual.html

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For general questions, feel free to contact the Board's Co-President, Rohini Khanna, at khanna2009@lawnet.ucla.edu.

For sponsorship inquiries, please contact the Board's Treasurer, Vib Mittal, at vmittal@nyu.edu .

Please forward this announcement to groups/individuals who would be interested in attending/sponsoring.