BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Federal Bar Association - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.fedbar.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Federal Bar Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240502T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240507T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T025916 CREATED:20231031T140005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T041753Z UID:414617-1714636800-1715101200@www.fedbar.org SUMMARY:Introductory Course on Rule of Law\, International Tribunals\, and Dutch Law & Society in the Netherlands DESCRIPTION:The Federal Bar Association invites you to join this exciting cross-cultural journey to Holland! \nWe make home base in The Hague (Den Haag) – the political heart of the Netherlands as well the Center of International Law hosting institutions such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ). \nAt-a-Glance: The Netherlands Program Brochure\nSponsored by the Senior Lawyers Division. \n\n\nCLE AGENDA\nCLE credits are pending. \nThursday\, May 2\, 2024\nLocation: Hotel Carlton Ambassador\, Den Haag\n6:30 – 7:30 p.m. | [CLE]  Dutch Legal History\, Political Systems\, and Constitutional Reform & A Primer on Dutch Culture\nDutch Constitutional Framework\, History of Constitutional Reform\, Civil Code\, Anti-Corruption framework \nPresenter: Colleen Geske\nCollen is Deputy Director at IN Amsterdam & Head of International Marketing and Communications at Economic Affairs division of the City of Amsterdam. Colleen Geske is also the author of the best-selling book ‘Stuff Dutch People Like’. She is originally from Winnipeg\, Canada and has lived in Europe since  2004. When not busy writing\, Colleen spends her days as a communications and social media consultant. Colleen holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) degree in International Business and Marketing from the University of Manitoba. She currently lives in Amsterdam with her family. \nModerator: Daniel J. Perez\nDaniel James Perez is a US Attorney (ret’d) and President of CLE Abroad\, an organization dedicated to promoting international exchange for US attorneys. In addition to his role at CLE Abroad\, Daniel directs legal programming and educational activities for other tour operators and organizations serving professional and accredited learning abroad and postgraduate education. Daniel is a regular speaker and moderator for live lectures and panels on international law and policy. \nCLE Written Materials for Dutch Legal History Session \n(60 minutes – 1.0 CLE Hours) \nFriday\, May 3\, 2024\nLocation: International Criminal Court\, The Hague\, Netherlands\n10:15 – 11:30 a.m. | [CLE]  The ICC: Judicial Developments in International Criminal Law\nInternational criminal Law\, hierarchy of the Courts\, the Rome Statute and the United Nations\, Criminal Law & procedure\, war crimes\, crimes against humanity\, genocide\, aggression\, organization and judicial developments at the ICC\n \nPresenter:  Representatives of the International Criminal Court (ICC)\nModerator: Daniel J. Perez \nCLE Written Materials for International Criminal Court Session \n(60 minutes – 1.0 CLE Hours)\n \nLocation:  Sofiahof Museum\, The Hague\, Netherlands\n3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | [CLE] Dutch Drug Policy & Enforcement\nTolerance policy and coffee shops\, legality of cannabis production\, hard drugs and crime prevention\, Addiction care\, international law\, drug trafficking \nPresenter:  Machteld (Mac) Busz\nProfessional Experience:\n2017- present: Director at Mainline Foundation\, the Netherlands 2019- present: Co-founder/board Poppi: Drugs Museum Amsterdam\n2012- present: International programme manager at Mainline Foundation\, the Netherland 2011-2013: Programme manager at Fairwork Foundation\n2010-2011: Staff officer fundraising and communications 2009-2010: Team leader at the Dutch refugee council 2007-2008: Social worker at the Dutch refugee council Post-graduate Education\n2006-2007: International Development Studies at the University of Utrecht (Masters) 2000-2005: Social Psychology at the University of Amsterdam (Masters) \nCLE Written Materials for Dutch Drug Policy Session \n5:00 – 6:00 p.m. | [CLE]  Genocide and War Crimes in the Digital Age\nHuman rights\, procedures at the ICC and ICJ\, humanitarian law\, Principle of Universal Jurisdiction\, cybercrime\, International Criminal Law\, evidence gathering in international human rights cases \nPanelists:\nCarolyn Edgerton\nCarolyn is a Canadian lawyer with three decades of experience in domestic and international criminal investigations and prosecutions\, the greatest part within the service of the United Nations as a Legal Officer and Trial Attorney at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Carolyn was the component team leader responsible for all aspects of the investigation\, pre-trial preparation and courtroom presentation of evidence in the trial of former Bosnian Serb president Radovan Karadžić for crimes related to the shelling and sniping of civilians in Sarajevo. She was a member of the investigations and trial teams in cases against leading political and military figures for crimes related to the conflict in the former Yugoslavia\, including Galić\, Krajišnik\, Slobodan Milošević\, Dragomir Milošević\, Perišić\, Milutinović et al.\, and Mladić. \nKate Orlovsky\nKate is the Director of the Hague Office of the International Bar Association (IBA) and of the IBA’s International Criminal Court (ICC) and International Criminal Law (ICL) Programme. Ms. Orlovsky is an American lawyer with over 15 years of experience working in civil society  organisations on international justice\, where her work has focused on fair trials\, gender justice\, and international criminal law. Prior to joining the IBA\, Ms. Orlovsky served for six years as Legal Officer with the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice\, where she managed the legal team and worked closely with women’s rights activists from ICC conflict situations. She has worked and consulted on international justice issues for Human Rights Watch\, the Coalition for the ICC\, and the International Center for Transitional Justice. Ms. Orlovsky has an LL.M. from SOAS\, University of London\, a J.D. from the  University of California Hastings College of the Law\, and a B.A. from Columbia University. She has written and lectured extensively on the ICC and transitional justice. \nMarie O’Leary\nMarie is currently Counsel/Legal Adviser for the Office of Public Counsel for the Defence (OPCD) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and has been with the Office since 2013. Prior to the ICC\, she worked on several Defence teams at the United Nations’ International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)\, including those representing Naser Orić\, Milan Lukić\, Vlastimir Ðorđević\, and Dragomir Pećanac. At the Tribunal\, she also worked for an Amicus Curiae Prosecutor and in the Trial Chambers as an Associate Legal Officer and has briefly served as a Legal Consultant for the Defence Offices of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). Formerly employed as the Head of Office of the Association of Defence Counsel of the ICTY (now ADC-ICT)\, she presently serves as its President (and formerly served on its Executive\, Training\, and Amicus committees); she also serves on the Working Group on Harassment of the ICC Bar Association (ICCBA)\, and formerly its Training\, Professional Standards\, and Legal Advisory committees. \nCLE Written Materials for Genocide and War Crimes Session \n(60 minutes – 1.0 CLE Hours) \nSaturday\, May 4\, 2024\nLocation:  Peace Palace\, The Hague\, Netherlands\n2:00 – 3:00 PM | [CLE] Peace through Law: The Foundations of International Law and The Hague as a City of Peace and Justice\n \nSources and principles of International Law\, role and functioning of the International Court of Justice\, global peace and security \nPresenters:  Representatives of the Peace Palace \nCLE Written Materials for Foundations of International Law Session \n(60 minutes – 1.0 CLE Hours) \nMonday\, May 6\, 2024\nLocation: Bon Ton\, Amsterdam\n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | [CLE]  The Regulation of Prostitution in the Netherlands\nCriminal law\, taxation\, safety protocols and reporting\, comparative & International Law\, history of prostitution in the Netherlands\, cultural context \nPresenter: Geertjan van Oosten\nGeertjan has been practicing law since 1998. The first 4.5 years he worked at the leading law firm Trenité van Doorne. In 2002 he started his own law firm with others. In October 2007 he started Van Oosten advocaten. In June 2018\, this led to the formation of Van Oosten Schulz De Korte Advocaten and in 2021 of OSK. Geertjan specializes in public\, criminal and regulatory law\, focusing on all aspects of economic criminal and regulatory law. He assists companies\, including multinationals (including chemical\, raw materials\, pharmaceutical and medical industry) and their directors. A large part of his practice involves advocacy and interaction with governmental bodies. He is also one of the few lawyers in the Netherlands who represents lawyers\, civil-law notaries\, doctors\, accountants and bailiffs in disciplinary proceedings. \nCLE Written Materials for Regulation of Prostitution Session \n(60 minutes – 1.0 CLE Hours) \nTuesday\, May 7\, 2024\nLocation: Botanical Gardens  8:30 – 9:30 AM \n[CLE] Cultural Heritage Law and the Case for Restitution of Stolen Art\nInternational & Dutch Law on restitution of art\, historical context\, ethics \nPresenter: Dr. Evelien Campfens\nDr. Evelien is a cultural heritage law specialist and post-doc fellow at the Research Group ‘Museums Collections and Society’. After having worked as a lawyer at the Dutch Restitutions Committee for Nazi looted art (2001-2016) she joined Leiden University (Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies) in relation to her PhD research on the topic of looted art. She is elected member Committee on Participation in Global Cultural Heritage Governance of the International Law Association; research coordinator of the Heritage Under Threat group of the LED Centre for Global Heritage and Development; and member of the Ethics Committee of the Dutch Museum Association (Ethische Codecommissie).  More info here. \nCLE Written Materials for Restitution of Stolen Art Session \nRestitution of Stolen Art \n(60 minutes – 1.0 CLE Hours) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/law-culture-in-the-netherlands/ CATEGORIES:Senior Lawyers Division END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T203000 DTSTAMP:20260417T025916 CREATED:20240220T224414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T151820Z UID:459720-1715191200-1715200200@www.fedbar.org SUMMARY:Banking Law Section: 2024 General Counsels’ Dinner DESCRIPTION:We are excited to host our annual General Counsels’ Dinner on May 8. This always-popular opportunity to interact with professionals who are decision-makers within the federal legal community returns to the Hotel Monaco in Washington DC. \nModerator: Adam Cohen – Banking Law Section Vice Chair\nHost: Laura Biddle\, Bread Financial – Banking Law Section Chair \nParticipating General Counsels:\nMark Van der Weide\, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System\nHarrel Pettway\, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation\nTed Dowd\, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency\nFrank Kressman\, National Credit Union Administration\nSeth Frotman\, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau \nIn addition\, this year the Banking Law Section will be honoring The Honorable Eugene A. Ludwig with the Richard Peterson Award. \nVenue:\nKimpton Hotel Monaco\n700 F St NW\nWashington\, DC 20004 \nCocktail Reception 6:00 – 6:45 pm ET\nDinner 6:45 – 8:30 pm ET \nThank you to our Event Sponsors! \nPresented by: Banking Law Section \n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event has closed.  \nRegistration Fees \nFBA Members: $130 \nNonmembers: $160 \nCancellation Policy\nA $75 charge will be assessed for any cancellation request received\, in writing\, by the close of business on May 3\, 2024; thereafter\, no refunds will be issued. Substitution requests may be accepted upon notification by 5:00 pm ET on May 6\, 2024. Please contact sections@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nSponsors\nSponsor registration has closed.  Thank you for your support! URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/banking-law-section-2024-general-counsels-dinner/ CATEGORIES:Banking Law Section END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240512 DTSTAMP:20260417T025916 CREATED:20230912T160829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T183019Z UID:398131-1715299200-1715471999@www.fedbar.org SUMMARY:2024 Annual Immigration Law Conference DESCRIPTION:Event Recap\nThe Federal Bar Association’s Immigration Law Section hosted its Annual Immigration Law Conference on Friday\, May 10 – Saturday\, May 11 in Salt Lake City\, Utah. The two-day conference featured three tracks of legal education\, covering topics ranging from asylum and humanitarian issues to family\, removal\, and business matters.  Approximately 250 attendees participated in the conference\, making it a robust platform for networking and knowledge exchange. The diversity of attendees ensured rich discussions and perspectives on the complex landscape of immigration law. Keynote speeches\, panel discussions\, and impromptu conversations facilitated dynamic exchanges of ideas and best practices\, fostering collaboration and innovation within the immigration law community. From navigating the intricacies of asylum cases to understanding the implications of policy changes on family reunification\, the sessions provided practical knowledge and strategies to address the challenges faced by immigration practitioners. \nConference Dates for 2025 will be announced Summer 2024. \nCo-Hosted by the Immigration Law Section. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n  \n\nSponsorship\nEvent Partner\n \n \nEducational Supporter (Custom) \n \nSession Sponsor\nJoorney\nVisa Business Plans \nOnsite Exhibitors\nU.S. Department of Homeland Security | Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO)\nFilevine\nFoundation for International Services (FIS)\nGuidepost Solutions\nImmigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRS)\nJoorney\nLawPay /MyCase\nVisa Business Plans \n\nAgenda\nCLICK HERE to view the detailed conference agenda. \nSession times are posted as Mountain Standard Time zone and subject to change. \nDetailed panel information to be updated as panels are confirmed. \nThursday\, May 9\n6:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Welcome Dinner \n\nJoin fellow conference attendees for an optional opening event at Gracie’s Salt Lake City. Dinner ticket ($60) is available to add-on during registration check-out process.\n\nFriday\, May 10\n7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Registration + Breakfast \n8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | [CLE] Hot Topics with USCIS and DOS \n10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Concurrent CLE Tracks \n\n[Track 1] Asylum & Humanitarian: Strategizing a Winning Case\n[Track 2] Family & Removal: Hot Topics in Removal Defense\n[Track 3] Business: Office of Foreign Labor Certification Open Forum\n\n11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Keynote Luncheon\nKeynote Remarks by Dr. Giovanni Batz\, Assistant Professor\, Chicana and Chicano Studies\, UC Santa Barbara \n1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Concurrent CLE Tracks \n\n[Track 1] Asylum & Humanitarian: Particular Social Groups: Litigating Gender and Family-Based Asylum Claims\n[Track 2] Family & Removal: New Developments in Crimmigration\n[Track 3] Business: H-1B Alternatives and Workarounds\n\n2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Concurrent CLE Tracks \n\n[Track 1] Asylum & Humanitarian: Trauma-Informed Representation\n[Track 2] Family & Removal: Bona Fide Marriages\, Sham Marriages and Everything in Between\n[Track 3] Business: Consular Conundrums >Sponsored by Visa Business Plans\n\n4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Concurrent CLE Tracks \n\n[Track 1] Asylum & Humanitarian: Bars to Asylum and Related Relief\n[Track 2] Family & Removal: Strategies for VAWA and U Visa Cases Before USCIS and EOIR\n[Track 3] Business: Alternatives to PERM >Sponsored by Joorney\n\n5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Awards Reception \nSaturday\, May 11 \n7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Registration + Breakfast \n8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | [CLE] Challenges of Language Access in the U.S. Immigration Practice \n10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Concurrent CLE Tracks \n\n[Track 1] Asylum & Humanitarian: Immigration Relief for Trafficking Survivors and Special Immigrant Juveniles\n[Track 2] Family & Removal: Litigating USCIS and Department of State Delays\n[Track 3] Business: AI\, Ethics and the Practice of Immigration Law\n\n11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Luncheon Program\nQ&A Session with the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsmen’s Office\nImmigration Law Section Meeting \n1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Concurrent CLE Tracks \n\n[Track 1] Asylum & Humanitarian: Asylum and Due Process at the Border\n[Track 2] Family & Removal: Consular Processing Trends\, Recent Developments and CSPA Updates\n[Track 3] Business: Preparing the PERM I-140\n\n2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Concurrent CLE Tracks \n\n[Track 1] Asylum & Humanitarian: State Challenges to Federal Asylum Law and Procedure\n[Track 2] Family & Removal: View from the Federal Bench\n[Track 3] Business: AOS\, EB and Humanitarian Collide\n\n4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Concurrent CLE Tracks \n\n[Track 1] Asylum & Humanitarian: Ethical Representation in Your Humanitarian Case\n[Track 2] Family & Removal: Handling Complex Adjustment of Status\n[Track 3] Business: EB Litigation for the Amateur\n\n\n  \nCLE\nThe FBA will seek 13 total CLE credit hours (including 1.25 ethics) for 60-minute states\, and 15.6 total CLE credit hours (including 1.5 ethics) for 50-minute states. \nPosted credit hours are estimates and subject to respective state approval and reporting rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction and the FBA takes every measure to collaborate with presenters to ensure approval. Accrediting agencies typically decide whether a program qualifies for credit in their jurisdiction 4-8 weeks after the program application is submitted. For many live events\, credit approval is not received prior to the program. Documentation for self-reporting states will be issued via email\, upon state bar approval. \nThe FBA partners with ConferenceAdit LLC to track and report CLE credit for national conferences. Attendees are responsible for uploading their state bar information and tracking attendance through a dedicated webpage\, issued in advance of the conference. Attendees will be instructed to check in and out of each panel to timestamp attendance. Approximately two weeks following the conference\, personalized certificates will be issued via email. \nLearn more about Continuing Legal Education (CLE) operations and reporting. \n\nEmail Communication Policy: By registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer: By registering for an online FBA program\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nFinancial Assistance: Program registrants (both FBA members and nonmembers) who are unable to afford the registration fee may receive a 50% discount on the member rate. Qualifying attorneys include those who are unemployed or actively seeking employment. A formal letter requesting the discount must be emailed to meetings@fedbar.org. That letter needs to state the reason for the attorney’s interest in the course or activity\, as well as proof of income or an explanation of the financial hardship\, and it must be signed by the requesting lawyer. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact meetings@fedbar.org. 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