Benefits of Attending the ABA Annual Meeting
The ABA Annual Meeting is the PREMIER GATHERING of legal
professionals in the United States
Earn an entire years worth of CLE REQUIREMENTS
NETWORK with leading professionals who share your
interests and concerns
Stay abreast of RECENT DEVELOPMENTS in the law
Visit the ABA EXPO, with MORE THAN 100 EXHIBITORS
providing a diverse assortment of legal products and services
The Annual Meetings FLEXIBLE FORMAT allows you to
customize the meeting to fit your needs.
Presidential CLE Centre
The Presidential CLE
Centre will be located in the Hyatt Regency Chicago hotel. The Centre will offer
accredited CLE programs covering all areas of practice, giving
attendees an opportunity to conveniently earn a year’s worth of CLE credits in
one central location.
CLE List - as of June 25, 2009
Purchasing CLE at the 2009 Annual Meeting
Purchasing CLE at the
2009 Annual Meeting is easy! Attendees can register for the meeting and purchase
an All-Access CLE Badge for a fee of $450*. This badge can be used for
admittance to governance meetings, non-CLE programs and ALL CLE programs at the
Annual Meeting, including those in the Presidential CLE Centre and at the
satellite hotels. Members whose primary focus at the Annual Meeting is
governance, and who may only be able to attend a few CLE programs, can register
for the Meeting for a fee of $175*, which includes admittance to all governance
and non-CLE programs, and purchase individual program tickets for $75 each.
Discounted program
tickets will be available to government lawyers and judges for $35. Law Student
registrants will be admitted to all CLE programs at no additional charge.
Admittance to each CLE program will require one individual program ticket OR the
All-Access CLE Badge. Registration with an All-Access CLE Badge for non-ABA
members is $875.
*Increases by $145 after May 29, 2009
*Extended until June 5, 2009
ABA EXPO
During the 2009 Annual
Meeting, the
ABA EXPO will be located at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, from Thursday, July
30 through Saturday, August 1. The ABA EXPO features more than 100 providers of
dynamic legal products and services. Visit exhibiting companies showcasing the
latest in communications, legal publishing, computer hardware and software and
financial services, all in one convenient place and with today’s law practice in
mind. While at the ABA EXPO, be sure to stop by the ABA SOURCE, the ABA Member
Advantage Aisle and the Travel Isle. Helpful ABA staff will be on hand to guide
you through the programs, products, and services available to ABA members.
The times for the ABA
EXPO are as follows:
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Thursday, July 30 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Friday, July 31 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Saturday, August 1 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
ABA AIRFARE DISCOUNTS
ABA AIRFARE DISCOUNTS— AVAILABLE ONLINE! With ABA Orbitz for Business, you can
automatically obtain ABA negotiated airfare discounts for travel to the Annual
Meeting. ABA Orbitz for Business enables you to purchase the best airfare at the
time of your reservation by providing you with the ability to search for and
compare fares from virtually every airline servicing the destination.
For assistance with ABA
Orbitz for Business online or offline reservations, call (877) 222-4185.
ABA Orbitz for Business is available online at www.abanet.org/annual/2009 > ABA
Online Travel>Paid
Travel.
ABA discounts can also
be obtained directly from the carrier:
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American: Call 800-433-1790 code 20348
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United: Call 800-521-4041 code 578IG
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Continental: Call 800-468-7022 Z code ZFD2 – Agreement code BWRKNY.
Continental discounts are also available at www.continental.com > enter
ZFD2BWRKNY in the "offer code box"
ABA Shuttle Schedule
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Shuttle
Schedules,
Bus Routes and
CTA information.