ILTACON 2021, one of the major annual legal tech gatherings, is coming. Offered as a hybrid event by ILTA, or the International Legal Technology Association, it will be the legal industry's first such conference this year.
The 4 1/2 day conference will start on Sunday, August 22, and run through Thursday, August 24, with an abundance of programs, educational content, and networking opportunities. The in-person portion will be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV and there will be a digital component for those who are unable to attend in-person.
Here is a quick run-down of what to expect. We hope to see you soon!
Health and Safety
ILTA is placing a strong emphasis on health and safety at the conference. To help in-person participants understand what is required of them, ILTA has created a Health & Safety Hub.
Vaccination: All attendees, exhibitors, and ITLA must be vaccinated, no exceptions. To gain access to the session rooms and exhibit hall, you must provide proof that you got fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at least 14 days before arriving at the conference.
Masks: As of this post, masks are required for ILTACON attendees, etc. Following requirements and guidance from the CDC, the Governor of Nevada, the Southern Nevada Health District guidance, the Clark County Commissioners, and the Nevada Gaming Control Board, ILTA is requiring that masks be worn by ILTACON attendees.
Room capacity: The general session room will be limited to 583 people and educational session rooms to 250. Demo room capacity restrictions will vary depending on room size and set-up, but the basic idea is to accommodate 3-foot social distancing.
Additional recommendations include 3-foot social distancing, no handshakes, no hugs, and no entry into the show area if you are experiencing any flu-like symptoms.
Education
The conference will offer more than 60 educational sessions in 5 concurrent tracks, presented by more than 175 speakers. Three of the tracks will be in-person and webinar streamed; the other two, in-person only.
Educational Sessions
Sunday evening you can get a jump start on educational content, with five collaboration kick-off sessions, all from 4:30 to 5:30 pm.
The next four days there be three sets of educational sessions per day:
- Monday - Wednesday: 11 am - 12:30 pm; 2:30 - 3:30 pm; and 4 - 5 pm.
- Thursday: 9 - 10 am; 11 am - 12:15 pm; and 2:30 - 3:30 pm.
The educational sessions will cover 19 areas of focus:
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Artificial Intelligence in the Law Department
If you are able to attend just one session, we, quite self-interestedly, suggest that you join us on Monday from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm PT for Artificial Intelligence in the Law Department, in-person and live-streamed.
At that session, Reveal's Cat Casey will chat with Kiran Mallavarapu, Executive Vice President and Senior Manager, Legal Strategic Services at Liberty Mutual Insurance; Justin Hectus, CIO and CISO at Keesal, Young & Logan; Scott Milner, Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; and Chris Austin, Director of Information Governance at Bowman and Brook LLP.
Keynotes
Each day, there will be a keynote session:
Monday, 9 - 10:30 am: "Peak Tech: Arts, Sciences, and Humanity Required". Dr. Mae Jemison, entrepreneur, engineer, physician, former astronaut social scientist, and educator. Oceanside Ballroom A and live-streamed.
Tuesday, 9 - 10 am: “The Future of Talent Development”. Gina Buser, Traveling Coaches, and Desirée Moore, K&L Gates. Oceanside Ballroom A and live-streamed.
Wednesday, 9 - 10 am: “The Quickening Decade”. Oceanside Ballroom A and live-streamed.
Thursday, 4 - 5 pm: “Strategic and Predictive Outcomes – What G100 Firms Are Talking About”. Oceanside Ballroom A and live-streamed.
Events
For those attending ILTACON in person, you will be able to get together with friends and colleagues at various events including comic relief on three evenings.
Reveal's Cocktail Party at 1923 Prohibition Bar
Join us Monday evening, from 8 to 11 pm, for us for an evening of prohibition-worthy cocktails, delicious hors d'oeuvres and jazz at Vegas’ number one speakeasy, 1923 Prohibition Bar! Prepare yourself for an unforgettable experience complete with live music and the in-person networking we have all missed so much. Please RSVP now!
ILTACON Networking Events
We want you to join us Monday evening, but don't stop at that. ILTACON has scheduled six evening networking events:
Sunday, 6:30 - 8 pm: ILTACON Opening Reception, Mandalay Bay Foyer.
Monday, 6:30 - 8 pm: Speed Networking, Mandalay Bar Foyer. In-person and online.
Tuesday, 6:15 - 7 pm: ILTACON Comedy Bar with Shivani Nadarajah. Livestreamed.
Wednesday, 6:15 - 7 pm: ILTACON Comedy Bar with Tom Simmons. Livestreamed.
Thursday, 6:30 - 7 pm: ILTACON Comedy Bar with Andy Forrester. Oceanside Ballroom and live-streamed.
Thursday, 6:30 - 9 pm: ILTACON Closing Reception, Oceanside Ballroom A.
Exhibit Hall
There will be, of course, an exhibit hall. This year's hall will have over 80 exhibitors and legal technologists. It will be open Monday from 10:30 am to 6:30 pm, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 am to 6:30 pm, and Thursday from 8 am to 12:30 pm.
Demos
Join us in the exhibit hall. Reveal will be located at Booth 1424 in the center of the show floor. We will be giving demos of what's new in Reveal eDiscovery and the AI Model Library, with daily giveaways and all the swag you didn't think you needed. Please stop by to see us!
You also can pre-register for one-on-one time with our executives to talk about the industry's leading AI-powered platform and get answers to your pressing questions. We would love the chance to meet in-person.
eDiscovery Leaders Live, Special Edition
We will be hosting eDiscovery Leaders Live from our booth in the Exhibit Hall. Join us as I meet, live from the exhibit hall floor, with eDiscovery luminaries. Stay tuned for details.
ILTA Leadership
Putting on a program like ILTACON is a massive undertaking, with planning taking the better part of a year. The conference's leadership, which leans heavily to the law firm side, must shape the conference,
This year's program chairs, team coordinators, and committee members are listed on the Conference Committee page. ILTACON 2021's co-chairs are Martha Breil of Cooley LLP and Michael Viscito of Seyfarth Shaw LLP; it's a miracle they managed to get anything else done in the year leading up to the event.
The ILTACON Team Coordinators likewise must have put in countless hours to get this year's conference ready for the rest of us:
- Donna Frugoli, Seyfarth Shaw;
- Donald Knight, Crown Castle;
- Jimmy Lam, Loeb & Loeb LLP;
- Danielle LoPiccolo, Burns & Levinson, LLP;
- Rodney Mullins, McGuireWoods LLP; and
- Evan Shenkman, Fisher Phillips.
Sponsors
As anyone involved in putting on these types of programs knows only too well, no conference is possible without financial support. We at Reveal are proud to be one of the many organizations sponsoring this year's ILTACON, helping ensure the success of ILTACON 2021.
Join Us
If you going to be at ITLACON 2021 in person, please stop by our booth, pre-register for one-on-one time with our executives, attend the Artificial Intelligence in the Law Department session, on celebrate with us at the Monday evening cocktail party at 1923 Prohibition Bar - details at All-IN on AI at ILTACON.
Not able to attend ILTACON but interested in learning more about how Reveal's AI-powered end-to-end document review platform can fit your review needs? Contact us to learn more.