There is nothing like the experience of attending an ILTA conference in person, but for anyone at your firm or law department who is not able to attend this year, a virtual connection is a close runner-up. Check out the many ways you can experience part of ILTA '09.

ILTA TV  http://www.ii3.com/ilta
ILTA has partnered with ii3 to bring ILTA TV to your office at no charge!

Recorded Roundtables:
Migration to Office 2007: Key Issues and Considerations
You will see Joy Heath Rush of Sidley Austin LLP (ILTA's President), Honora Wade of Perkins Coie (ILTA's User Support Peer Group Vice President) and Peter Bier of Osler Hoskins Harcourt talk about the value of Office 2007 to the firms, the planning process, the role of migration stakeholders, and third party add-ons. Some final thoughts and an interview with Maureen Babcock, ILTA '09 Conference Co-Chair, close out the recording.

SharePoint Implementation: Key Adoption Challenges and Solutions
Kara Portwood of Armstrong Teasdale (ILTA's Microsoft Peer Group Vice President), Tom Baldwin of Reed Smith (ILTA's Southern California RVP) and Elizabeth Ellis of Torys will share their stories and lessons on how they position, rollout and measure SharePoint's adoption in their firms.

Live Daily Broadcasts:
From 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, August 24; Tuesday, August 25; and Wednesday, August 26, we'll be broadcasting live from the conference center; and you can watch from the convenience of your office. Your peers will be discussing hot topics being covered during the conference, and several of our featured speakers will be dropping by.

Live Webcasts of Conference Sessions
Click on the hyperlinks for each of the sessions to see full details regarding content and the speakers.

Monday, August 24, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT — Benchmarking in a Changing Economy
http://ilta.ebiz.uapps.net/PersonifyEbusiness/Default.aspx?tabid=187&subtitle=FIN1&parentproductid=386 
 
Tuesday, August 25, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EDT — Improving Operational Excellence with Best Practice and Technology
http://ilta.ebiz.uapps.net/PersonifyEbusiness/Default.aspx?tabid=187&subtitle=EXEC4&parentproductid=386 
 
Wednesday, August 26, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EDT — Technologies That Will Disrupt Traditional Law Practice
http://ilta.ebiz.uapps.net/PersonifyEbusiness/Default.aspx?tabid=187&subtitle=BUS6&parentproductid=386 
 
Thursday, August 25, 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 p.m. EDT — Can Risk Management Help Grow a Firm’s Profitability, Even in Extreme Financial Conditions
http://ilta.ebiz.uapps.net/PersonifyEbusiness/Default.aspx?tabid=187&subtitle=RISK2&parentproductid=386 
 
The pricing (in U.S. dollars) for these webcasts is: Buy 1 = $50; Buy 2 = $90; Buy 3 = $125; Buy 4 = $150
 
Register here: http://www.legalspan.com/ilta/webcasts.asp?UGUID=T2009080516460265356439 

The Virtual Exhibit Hall 
We're partnered with LegalQB.com to enhance the experience of our members attending the conference, as well as those who could not make it this year. Members can access our virtual exhibit hall and demo rooms on the site between now and the end of September. In addition to reviewing the products and services of our exhibitors, you can also use the site to schedule booth and demo room times directly with the vendors.
 
Just a few key things to note BEFORE going to their site at
http://www.legalqb.com/tradeshows:

• You must register on the LegalQB.com site to use most of the features, including the scheduler. The folks at LegalQB.com have assured us that they require your e-mail address for security purposes only upon registration to confirm your identity and to validate that you are a legal professional and affiliated with the firm identified. LEGALQB DOES NOT, AND WILL NOT, SELL YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS TO ANY THIRD PARTIES OR TO ADVERTISERS OF THEIR SITE.
• Make sure when you register that you include the ILTA Promo code of DC2009 that will automatically designate you as an ILTA member.
• Many of our exhibitors will be filming their video content during the show, so you'll only see placeholders on many of their vendor pages right now. Vendor profile content will be uploaded nightly, so be sure to check each day of the conference as the filmed content is loaded.
• If you encounter any difficulty while registering or using the site, please e-mail the LegalQB support team directly at support@legalqb.com.

Register from: http://www.legalqb.com/register and enjoy your time in the virtual exhibit hall!

Win a Prize Playing Virtual Vendor Bingo
We're excited to announce yet another way for you to be a part of this year's ILTA Educational Conference, whether attending in person or through our "Stay Connected" plan. As part of our partnership with LegalQB.com, we're adding an online version of our popular Vendor Bingo contest to our virtual tradeshow  The contest will start on Monday, August 24th and run through noon on Thursday, August 27th.  The lucky winner will receive a $500 American Express Gift Card to be drawn at random from correct entries and announced at Thursday's prize drawings in the Exhibit Hall. The contest is open to any individual from an ILTA member firm, and it does require registration on the LegalQB.com site. We hope you find the virtual tradeshow to be a useful tool and check it throughout the conference as new content is added everyday.

Live Tweeting and Blogging!
Tweeple will be tweeting from #ilta09. http://twitter.com/ilta09.

Follow along with conference happenings and chat with fellow ILTAns and friends from our conference blog; it's ideal for sharing thoughts and ideas around the educational program, regional activities, events of note, etc. Check out the blog at http://blog.iltanet.org/.