IBA Mid-Year Meetings 23 26 May 2018, Oslo, Norway Preliminary programme All meetings will take place at the Grand Hotel unless otherwise stated. Grand Hotel Karl Johans gate 31 0159 Oslo Norway Tel: +47 23212000 www.grand.no NOTE: All meetings are closed for specifically invited participants only, unless otherwise indicated. Most committee, forum and entity officers will be attending meetings on Friday only. Please review carefully for the bodies in which you hold office. Please liaise first with your committee/forum/entity chair if you are unsure which meetings apply to you. Programme correct as at 9 March 2018.
Wednesday 23 May 0830 1200 BIC Officers meeting BIC Senior leadership only. 1200 1400 African Regional Forum Officers meeting Officers of the African Regional Forum only. 1430 1630 Risk Committee meeting IBA Risk Committee members only. 1630 1900 SPPI Senior Officers meeting Meeting of the SPPI Chair and SPPI Secretary-Treasurer only. Thursday 24 May 0800 1000 IBA Officers meeting IBA senior leadership only. 0800 1000 LPD Officers meeting LPD senior leadership only. 0800 1000 PPID Steering Group meeting PPID Steering Group only. 0900 1000 SPPI Showcase planning meeting 0930 1100 Harassment in the Legal Profession Project meeting 1000 1300 IBA Management Board meeting and lunch IBA Management Board members only. 1300 1400 LPD Nominations Committee meeting 1300 1500 IBA Core Principles Working Group meeting IBA Core Principles Working Group members only. 1400 1600 SPPI Council meeting This meeting is only open to SPPI Senior Officers, SPPI Council and Advisory Board members who are expected to attend. 1400 1600 LPD Council meeting Part 1 This meeting is only open to LPD senior Officers and LPD Council members who are expected to attend. 1500 1600 IBAHRI Trust meeting Trustees of the IBAHRI Charitable Trust only. 1500 1630 Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee Officers meeting Officers of the Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee only. 1500 1700 Professional Ethics Committee Officers and Advisory Board meeting Officers of the Professional Ethics Committee and Advisory Board members only.
Thursday continued 1600 1700 Joint LPD, SPPI and BIC networking All Council members of LPD, SPPI and BIC are invited to join. 1600 1730 European Regional Forum Officers meeting Officers of the European Regional Forum only. 1600 1730 BIC Regulation Committee meeting BIC Regulation Committee members only. 1600 1800 IBA Constitution Committee meeting IBA Constitution Committee members only. 1600 1900 IBAHRI Council meeting IBAHRI Officers and Council Members only. 1615 1700 Group and Corporate Members Focus Group meeting 1700 1800 SPPI Officers meet with senior leadership of the Alternative and New Law Business Structures Committee 1700 1830 Intellectual Property, Communications and Technology Law Section Officers meeting Officers of the Intellectual Property, Communications and Technology Law Section only. 1715 1800 IBA Diversity Council meeting IBA Diversity Council members only. 1730 1830 IBA Task Force on the Future of Legal Services meeting Task Force members only. Friday 25 May 0730 0830 IBA Online Services Subcommittee meeting IBA Online Services Subcommittee members only. 0800 0900 IBA Special Projects Fund meeting 0800 0930 SEERIL Council meeting This meeting is only open to SEERIL senior Officers and SEERIL Council members who are expected to attend. 0830 0930 IBA Special Projects Fund meeting IBA Special Projects Fund members only. 0830 1000 IBA Committee and Forum Leadership Knowledge Network All IBA officers of sections, committees and fora are invited to attend this interactive session providing important information to be a successful officer, best-practices guides by fellow officers, and the opportunity to network with other committee officers. The session will allow for ideal round-table discussions on areas relevant to IBA officers, both long-standing and new, and ensure that officers receive the information relevant to them and their work. Topics will include working with the IBA office and who the relevant contacts are, general policies to be aware of, conference planning, special project planning, budgets and funds, communication with members, and committee online presence. Attendance is strongly recommended to all officers of IBA committees.
Friday continued 0830 1200 BIC Closed Policy Committee meeting BIC Closed Policy Committee members only. 0900 0945 LPD Project Think Tank meeting 0930 1030 International Sales Committee Officers meeting Officers of the International Sales Committee only. 1000 1100 SPPI Officers meet with senior leadership of the Rule of Law Forum 1000 1100 SPPI Treasurers meeting All SPPI Committee Officers holding the treasury position are expected to attend. 1000 1130 Law Firm Management Committee webinar meeting 1000 1130 LPD Council meeting Part 2 This meeting is only open to LPD senior Officers and LPD Council members who are expected to attend. 1000 1200 IBA eyewitness Trustee meeting IBA eyewitness Trustees only. 1000 1200 Latin American Regional Forum Officers meeting Officers of the Latin American Regional Forum only. 1000 1345 Bar Executives Officers meeting and lunch This meeting is offsite. 1100 1200 Academic and Professional Development Committee Officers meeting Officers of the Academic and Professional Development Committee only. 1100 1200 Human Rights Law Committee Officers meeting Officers of the Human Rights Law Committee only. 1100 1200 SPPI Officers meet with senior leadership of the Young Lawyers Committee 1100 1200 Real Estate Section Officers meeting Officers of the Real Estate Section only. 1130 1200 Law Firm Management Committee Officers meeting Officers of the Law Firm Management Committee only. 1200 1300 SPPI Officers meet with senior leadership of the LGBTI Law Committee 1200 1330 IBA Regional Fora Coordination Committee meeting and lunch All officers of the IBA Regional Fora are invited. 1200 1400 Buffet lunch All officers of Sections, Committees and Fora are invited. Guests are not permitted to attend. 1230 1330 IBA Credentials Committee meeting and lunch IBA Credentials Committee members only.
Friday continued 1300 1400 SPPI Officers meet with senior leadership of the War Crimes Committee 1330 1430 Senior Lawyers Committee and Law Firm Management Committee Officers meeting Officers of the Senior Lawyers Committee and the Law Firm Management Committee only 1400 1530 London Law Firm Management Committee Conference meeting 1400 1700 IBA Open Forum All officers of IBA sections, committees, fora, and bar representatives are expected to attend this meeting where the IBA will launch its Diversity Initiative. A keynote speaker on why diversity matters will address the meeting, and guidance on the practical measures to be implemented within the Association will be given. Following this, the respective leaderships of LPD, SPPI, BIC and IBAHRI will update on their activities, in addition to reports by the IBA President, IBA Treasurer and IBA Executive Director. An interim report on the strategic review will be presented, with an opportunity for questions. 1700 1900 IBA Foundation meeting IBA Foundation members only. 1715 1800 LPD Council, Committee and Forum Officers meeting All officers of LPD sections, committees and fora are expected to attend. 1715 1800 SPPI Council and Committee breakout All officers of SPPI Committees are expected to attend. 1715 1830 BIC Bar Leaders Forum All bar representatives are invited. 1730 1815 IBA Young Lawyers Focus Group meeting Focus Group members only. 1930 Reception at Oslo City Hall Hosted by the Norwegian Bar Association. All attendees of all meetings and their guests are invited. Pre-registration is required. Please register via your My IBA. Saturday 26 May 0900 1230 IBA Council meeting Sign in opens at 0830.