PLANNING COMMITTEE
THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR ILTA’S SHAREPOINT SYMPOSIUM 2013 IS DEVELOPED BY ILTA. THE PLANNING COMMITTEE INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THREE OF ILTA’S PEER GROUPS – DESKTOP AND APPLICATION SERVICES, ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT, AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT – AS WELL AS EXPERIENCED SHAREPOINT PROFESSIONALS FROM THROUGHOUT ILTA’S MEMBERSHIP.
COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS
Lisa Giannakos
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Kara Portwood
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Patrick DiDomenico
Representing the Knowledge Management Peer Group
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Audrey Giannola
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jared Korte
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Rick Krzyminski
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz
Sean Luman
Representing the Enterprise Content Management Peer Group
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Nicholas Varzandeh
Foley & Lardner LLP
Robert Wade
Williams & Connolly LLP
Doreen Watt
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
STRATEGIC GOALS
• Deliver the premier education and networking event focusing on SharePoint topics for legal technology professionals
• Assemble an exceptional symposium planning committee, including ILTA members who have an understanding of SharePoint and how it is used in law firms and law departments
• Leverage the expertise of ILTA’s peer groups, drawing on all peer groups who touch SharePoint to create educational content
• Set registration fees for members and vendors so that the value experience far exceeds the cost of attending and sponsoring
• Target strategists/decision makers and senior operational and technical SharePoint staff
• Increase networking opportunities for attendees to connect with their specific SharePoint peers and with vendors/consultants who provide SharePoint technology products and services to the legal community
• Maximize collaborative opportunities with law department members to gain further value from their “client-focused” perspective
• Extend the value of the conference beyond the live event, through audio recordings and social media
EDUCATIONAL GOALS
• Deliver high-quality educational sessions
• Provide fresh, relevant, diverse content across a broad range of SharePoint topics
• Develop strategic, operational and technical content
• Seek out the best-qualified speaker(s) and subject-matter experts from the member/vendor communities, being mindful to maintain a fresh, diverse speaker population
• Provide support via volunteer leadership, staff and technology tools to speakers, moderators and facilitators throughout the planning process and onsite
• Design alternative session formats that cater to different learning styles
