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Conference Programme

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME 2009 

Wednesday 17th June

 Pre-Conference Seminar

13.00 - 14.00     Registration and lunch for Seminar participants

14.00 - 17.15     Pre-Conference Seminar organised by the Professional Development Committee - Macdonald Hotel

"Proving You're Worth It!

Victoria Jannetta - Field Fisher Waterhouse

Pamela Wolfsohn - Nabarro

    

Thursday  18th June

09.00                 Registration Desk and Exhibition open

10.00 - 10.15     Formal Opening of Conference

10.15 - 11.15     "Thinking and Acting New"

Dave Snowden - Cognitive Edge

11.15 - 12.00    Refreshments and Official Opening of Exhibition

12.00 - 12.45     "Change Management in Difficult Times"

Linda Holbeche - CIPD

12.45 - 14.00     Lunch and Exhibition

14.00 - 15.00    Parallel Sessions 1 

1A

1B

Alternative activities

KS and Tell : Harnessing Web 2.0 at the College of Law

Tony Simmonds - College of Law

Opening Up the UK's Foreign and International Law Collections : the FLARE initiative and the FLAG databases  

Hester Swift - Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Peter Clinch - Cardiff University, Lesley Dingle - Squire Law Library

Your opportunity to schedule another visit to the Exhibition, an appointment with a specific supplier, a meeting or some free time

15.00 - 15.30     Refreshments and Exhibition

15.30 - 16.30     Parallel Sessions 2 

2A

2B

Alternative activities

Innovative involvement not embarrasing imitation: Using technology to connect with students without treading on virtual toes

Emily Allbon - City University

Marketing Your Skills - Getting That Promotion : the Role of Web 2.0 

Nicola Franklin - Sue Hill Recruitment

Your opportunity to schedule another visit to the Exhibition, an appointment with a specific supplier, a meeting or some free time

 16.45 - 17.45   "Have Your Say" (aka Members' Forum)

Your opportunity to make comments or ask questions about BIALL

17.45                Registration Desk and Exhibition close

19.30                Opening Reception followed by BIALL's Fortieth Anniversary Party and Dinner, incorporating the Halsbury Awards - Imperial War Museum North

    

Friday 19th June

09.15                Registration Desk and Exhibition open

09.30 - 10.15     "The Digital Information Supply Chain : Impacts, Effects, Opportunities and Challenges of the Rapidly Changing Landscape in E-Content Delivery"

James Gray - Ingram Digital

10.15 - 11.00     "From Pugin to Gibson; from Palace to Guildhall: the New UK Supreme Court"

Jenny Rowe - Supreme Court

11.00 - 11.30     Refreshments and Exhibition

11.30 - 12.30     Parallel Sessions 3

3A

3B

Alternative activities

Are You Good to ISO? Practicalities and Benefits of Achieving a Quality Standard for Your Organisation 

Heather Semple - Law Society of Northern Ireland

Implementing a KM Owned Intranet  

Sarah Rudman - Field Fisher Waterhouse

Your opportunity to schedule another visit to the Exhibition, an appointment with a specific supplier, a meeting or some free time

12.30 - 13.30     Lunch and Exhibition

13.30 - 14.30     BIALL Annual General Meeting

 

14.30 - 15.30     Parallel Sessions 4 

4A

4B

Alternative activities

Integrating Legal Research Skills Into the Curriculum and Into Life  

Alison Pope - Staffordshire University

Sign on the Dotted Line Please : Contracts and Licensing in Legal Information Work  

Laurence Bebbington - Nottingham University

Your opportunity to schedule another visit to the Exhibition, an appointment with a specific supplier, a meeting or some free time

 15.30 - 16.00     Refreshments and Exhibition

 16.00 - 17.00     Parallel Sessions 5

5A

5B

Alternative activities

Should We Be More Social? Law Librarians and Social Networking  

James Mullan - CMS Cameron McKenna

The Law License and Other Issues in Copyright  

Andrew Greenan - Copyright Licensing Agency

Your opportunity to schedule another visit to the Exhibition, an appointment with a specific supplier, a meeting or some free time

 17.00                Registration Desk and Exhibition close

 19.30                President's Reception followed by the BIALL Annual Dinner and the presentation of awards - Midland Hotel, sponsored by Sweet and Maxwell

  

Saturday 20th June

09.45                Registration Desk and Exhibition open

10.00 - 10.45     "The Patriot Act to the Terrorism Act : A Look at US and UK Reactions in the

 

Librarian Community to Terrorism Legislation"

Vanessa Gamet - King's College London

 

10.45 - 11.30     "Information Handling and Information Risk : What About Our Records?"

                           Paul Duller - Tribal Group

11.30 - 12.00     Refreshments and Exhibition

12.00 - 12.45     "Keep in Touch but Keep it Legal! Legal Issues in Using Web 2.0 Applications in

Providing Legal Services to Clients and Users"

Laurence Bebbington - Nottingham University

 

12.45 - 13.30     Lunch and Exhibition

13.30                Exhibition closes

13.30 - 14.15    "Using Sharepoint and Social Software for Knowledge Management" 

Neil Richards - Knowledge Thoughts

14.15 - 15.00    "Legal Intelligence : the Future of Legal Technology"

Jonathan Brewer - LexisNexis

 

15.00                Formal Closing of Conference

Registration Desk closes

Please note that all timings, session titles, and speaker details are provisional at the time of printing. As details are confirmed these will be posted on the BIALL website.