Technology Initiative Grant Conference
Austin, Texas
January 23 - 25, 2006

Agenda

Sunday, January 22

Registration - Open from 4pm to 6pm

    Sunday, January 22, 2006 (Central Time)
    Location: Hotel Lobby

Monday, January 23

Breakfast and Registration

    Monday, January 23, 2006 - 7:30 am - 8:30 am (Central Time)

Welcome/Opening of the Conference - Remarks from Helaine     Barnett, LSC President

    Monday, January 23, 2006 - 8:30 am - 9:00 am (Central Time)

Sessions:

    Monday, January 23, 2006 - 9:00 am - 10:30 am (Central Time)

Mgmt/Tech Track: RSS, Wikis, Blogs,& Web v2.0

Steve Gray - LStech.org (moderator)

David Eads - Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

Scott Trudeau - Michigan Poverty Law Program

Handouts/Presentation:
Training materials for Blogs,
Wikis and Web 2.0

Website Track: Where We Are and Speed-Dating

Handouts/Presentation:
Where We Are (pdf)

Break 10:30am-10:45am.

Sessions:

    Monday, January 23, 2006 - 10:45 am - 12:15 pm (Central Time)

Mgmt/Tech Track: Evaluation: How Intake Impacts Client Service - A Case Study

Kate Bladow - Montana Legal Services Assoc.

Handouts/Presentation:
Evaluation: How Intake Impacts Client Service –A Case Study (pdf)
Evaluation Report (pdf)
Project Information (pdf)
Example Sheet (xls)

Website Track: Probono.net: State Tech Projects Updates

Website Track: Kaivo: States Tech Projects Updates

Handouts/Presentation:
OST Info for TIG (pdf)

A Conversation with the LSC President and Lunch

    Monday, January 23, 2006 - 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm (Central Time)

Plenary: CyberSquatting: Protecting Your URL

    Monday, January 23, 2006 - 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm (Central Time)

Thomas C. Mahlum - Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi

Hugh Calkins - Pine Tree Legal Assistance

Michael Hernandez - Legal Services for New York City

Handouts/Presentation:
Draft Complaint (pdf)
Legal Aid and the Cyber Pirates (pdf)

Break 2:45pm-3:00pm.
  
Sessions:

    Monday, January 23, 2006 - 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm (Central Time)

Mgmt/Tech Track: GrantWriting for Tech Grants

Cindy Hendrickson - Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York

Handouts/Presentation:
Fundraising for Central New York Justice Alliance Legal HelpLine Telephone System (pdf)
Project Budget (pdf)
Project Proposal (pdf)

Website Track: Intro to Statewide Websites - the What and the Why

Handouts/Presentation:
The What and Why of a Statewide Website (pdf)

Website Track: Strategic Marketing and Outreach

Handouts/Presentation:
Tips, Tricks and Tools for Promoting
Your Statewide Websites (pdf)

Break 4:15pm-4:30pm.

Sessions:

    Monday, January 23, 2006 - 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm (Central Time)

Mgmt/Tech Track: LSC Evaluation Requirements for TIG Grants

Bristow Hardin - Legal Services Corporation

Website Track: Innovations in Content (RSS, XML, and other sources of content)

Handouts/Presentation:
Innovations in Content (pdf)

TIG Conference Reception

    Monday, January 23, 2006 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (Central Time)

Tuesday, January 24

Breakfast and Pro Se Collaboration Meeting

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 8:00 am - 9:00 am (Central Time)    

Sessions:

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 9:00 am - 10:30 am (Central Time)

Mgmt/Tech Track: Technology Trends: Using the Internet

Gabrielle Hammond - National Technology Assistance Project

Handouts:
Digital Divide Quiz (pdf)
Internet Trends (pdf)

Website Track: Probono.net: State Tech Projects Updates     continued

Website Track: Kaivo: State Tech Projects Updates continued

Break 10:30am-10:45am.

Sessions:

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 10:45 am - 12:15 pm (Central Time)

Mgmt/Tech Track: SpyWare

Bryan Baker - Iowa Legal Aid

Handouts/Presentation:
Spyware: What it is and what to do about it (pdf)

Website Track: Integrating HotDocs in the Statewide Websites

Marc Lauritsen - Capstone Practice Systems

Paul Agostinelli - Kaivo

Handouts/Presentation:
Integrating HotDocs in Statewide Websites (pdf)
Automated Documents Online for Nonprofit Legal Services (pdf)

Website Track: Usability and Accessibility Guidelines

Handouts/Presentation:
Usability and Accessibility for SWEBs (pdf)
Usability Resources on PTLA's Website (link)
Reach Up Overview (pdf)
Writing for Low-Literacy Readers (pdf)
Word Processor Grade Level Tools (pdf)

Lunch

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm (Central Time)

Plenary: Working with the Courts

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm (Central Time)

Richard Zorza (moderator)

Handouts/Presentation:
Court Collaborations In Technology and Access to Justice (pdf)

Break 2:15pm-2:30pm

Sessions:

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm (Central Time)

Mgmt/Tech Track: Overview of National Public ADO with State Examples

Marc Lauritsen - Capstone Practice Systems

Camile Camaron - Idaho Legal Aid

Hugh Calkins - Pine Tree Legal Assistance

Handouts/Presentation:
Automated Documents Online for Nonprofit Legal Services (pdf)
Food Stamp Estimator (pdf)

Website Track: Website Evaluation and Sustainability Requirements

Bristow Hardin - Legal Services Corporation

Break 3:45pm-4:00pm

Sessions:

    Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Central Time)

Mgmt/Tech Track: VOIP: It's practical application in legal services.

Earl Robinson - Legal Services Corporation

Website Track: Gaining Support for Statewide Websites

Handouts/Presentation:
The Website Sustainability Project (pdf)
Resource Sheet (pdf)

Dinner on Your Own

Wednesday, January 25

Breakfast

    Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 8:00 am - 9:00 am (Central     Time)

Plenary: Replication: TIG Products Everyone Should Use

    Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 9:00 am - 10:00 am (Central     Time)

EIC - Jennifer Miramontes - Legal Aid Society of Orange County

Handouts/Presentation:
I-CAN! EIC (pdf)

Presto - Steve Gray - LStech.org

Research Request Page - Ray Bollinger - Legal Aid of East Tennessee

Handouts/Presentation:
Law Student Research Request Tool (pdf)

Live Help - Kate Bladow - Montana Legal Services Association & Liz Keith - Pro Bono Net

Handouts/Presentation:
Live Help FAQ (pdf)
Live Help Report (pdf)

Break 10:00am-10:15am

Plenary: An Update on the National Technology Assistance Project

    Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 10:15 am - 10:45 am (Central     Time)

Gabrielle Hammond - National Technology Assistance Project

Plenary: Working Together to Sustain TIG Projects

    Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 10:45 am - 11:45 am (Central     Time)

Victoria Deak - Indiana Legal Services and others

Handouts/Presentation:
The Website Sustainability Project (pdf)

Plenary: Wrap Up

    Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 11:45 am - 12:15 pm (Central     Time)

Richard Zorza

Handouts/Presentation:
Into the Future: Celebratory Perspectives on the Relationship Between Long Term Access to Justice Reform and Technology (pdf)

Lunch - Attendees may pick up a box lunch, Presenters please     attend a short debriefing before lunch.

    Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm (Central     Time)