International Consortium on Legal Education:
First Annual Conference
Improving Legal Education for Tomorrow's Lawyers
October 13-15, 2004
AGENDA
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
| 4:00pm | Building Tour If you are interested in taking a building tour, please meet outside the Mooers-Morella Ceremonial Courtroom (603) |
| 4:45pm | Library Tour If you are interested in taking a library tour, please meet in front of the library on the First Floor |
| 8:00pm | Informal Dinner Holiday Inn Chevy Chase - Palladian Ballroom 5520 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD |
Thursday, October 14, 2004
| 8:00am | Shuttle pickup at Holdiay Inn Chevy Chase Provided by Golden Touch Limousine |
| 9:00-9:15am | Welcome and Opening Remarks Dean Claudio Grossman American University Washington College of Law (WCL) Mooers-Morella Ceremonial Courtroom (Room 603) |
| 9:15-10:15am | Partner Law School Introductions Each law school representative will have the opportunity to briefly introduce themselves, identify their law school, and indicate their area of expertise. |
| 10:15-10:30am | Break and Networking Opportunity |
| 10:30-12:15pm | Addressing Challenges to Legal Education Moderator: Dean Claudio Grossman, WCL Panelists: Dean Bruce Feldthusen, University of Ottawa Dean Haluk Kabaalioglu, Yeditepe University Dean Math Noortman, Erasmus University Dean Eddy Somers, University of Ghent Prof. Joaqu�n Gonz�lez Ib��ez on behalf of Dean Andres Tagliavia Lopez, Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio |
| 12:15-12:30pm | Group Photograph |
| 12:30-2:00pm | Sixth Floor Dinning Room Luncheon Introductions:
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| 2:15-3:15pm | Mooers-Morella Ceremonial Courtroom (Room 603) The Law School Curriculum in a Transnational Context Moderator: Prof. Andrew Popper, WCL Vice Dean Miguel Rábago Dorbecker, Universidad Iberoamericana Dean Claudio Grossman, WCL Prof. Makoto Ibusuki, Ritsumeikan University Dean Turgut Tarhanli, Istanbul Bilgi University |
| 3:15-3:30pm | Break and Networking Opportunity |
| 3:30-5:30pm | Exploring Joint and Dual Degree Programs |
| 3:30-4:30pm JD Dual Degree Moderator: Prof. Padideh Ala'i, WCL Prof. Joaqu�n Gonz�lez Ib��ez, Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio Vice Dean Marie-France Nicolas, Universit� de Paris X - Nanterre Prof. Constance Backhouse, University of Ottawa |
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| 4:30-5:30pm LLM Joint and Dual Degrees Moderator: Prof. Daniel Bradlow, WCL Dean Duard Kleyn, University of Pretoria Prof. Bryan Bachner, City University of Hong Kong Prof. Sylvia Brown, Kwansei Gakuin University Prof. J. Gerry Johnstone, University of Hull Prof. Jeongoh Kim, Yonsei University |
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| 5:30-7:30pm | Reception in Honor of the Consortium Participants Sixth Floor Dining Room |
| 8:00pm | Shuttle to Holiday Inn Chevy Chase Provided by Golden Touch Limousine |
Friday, October 15, 2004
| 8:00am | Shuttle pickup from Holiday Inn Chevy Chase Provided by Golden Touch Limousine |
| 8:30-9:15am | Networking Breakfast Mooers-Morella Ceremonial Courtroom (Room 603) |
| 9:30-10:30am | Semester Exchange and Summer Programs Moderator: Prof. Peter Jaszi, WCL Dean Ian Holloway, University of Western Ontario Dir. Rudolph Ladan, Erasmus University Prof. Gul Okutan Nilsson, Istanbul Bilgi University Dr. Tom Zwart, Utrecht University Prof. Bryan Bachner, City University of Hong Kong |
| 10:30-11:00am | Break and Study Abroad Information Opportunity |
| 11:00am-12:30pm |
Collaborative Teaching Methods and Joint Research Activities Incorporating Gender in Legal Education Human Rights Legal Education Partnerships |
| 12:30-2:00pm | Thematic Roundtables Luncheon Sixth Floor Dining Room |
| 2:00-3:30pm | Clinical Legal Education in a Global Context Mooers-Morella Ceremonial Courtroom (Room 603) Speaker: Prof. Richard Wilson, WCL |
| 3:30-4:00pm | Closing Remarks |
| 4:30pm | Shuttle to Holiday Inn Chevy Chase Provided by Golden Touch Limousine |
