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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
7:30 am – 8:30 am	Registration (Joint with LegalTech in West Hall, Hall B) Continental breakfast (West Hall, Room 515)
8:30 am – 9:00 am	Welcome and opening remarks— *Timothy Alan Simon, Commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) (bio)*
9:00 am – 10:00 am	Building and Filling the Diversity Pipeline—Ruthe Ashley, Vice President, State Bar of California and former Chair of the State Bar’s Diversity Pipeline Task Force
10:00 am – 10:15 am	Coffee and transfer break
10:15 am – 11:45 am	Track programs • Law Practice: The State of Diversity in the Legal Profession • Higher Ed: Proposition 209 and the Diversity Crisis in California Higher Education • Early Ed: The State of Education • Government: What Can State Entities Do to Close Achievement Gaps for Diversity Students in the Professional Pipeline and to Support Diversity in the Legal Profession?
11:45 am – 12:00 Noon	Transfer break
12:00 Noon – 1:45 pm	Luncheon—Antonio R. Villaraigosa, 41st Mayor of the City of Los Angeles (bio) Robert J. Grey, Jr., Past-President, American Bar Association (bio)
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm	Transfer break
2:00 pm – 2:55 pm	Track programs • Law Practice: Best Practices in Diversity—Experiences of California Lawyers • Higher Ed: Model Solutions in Colleges and Universities • Early Ed: Mentoring • Government: What Can Local Government Do to Close Achievement Gaps for Diversity Students in the Professional Pipeline and to Support Diversity in the Legal Profession?
2:55 pm – 3:30 pm	LegalTech West Coast 2007 Coffee and transfer break
3:30 pm – 4:25 pm	Track programs • Law Practice: What Private Practice Can Learn About Diversity From Private Businesses • Higher Ed: Model Solutions in Law Schools: Mentoring and Other Programs to Enhance Academic and Bar Passage Success • Early Ed: Multifaceted Outreach • Government: What Can Bar Associations Do to Enhance Diversity in the Los Angeles Legal Profession?
4:25 pm – 4:35 pm	Transfer break
4:35 pm – 5:30 pm	Track programs • Law Practice: Whither Diversity in the Private Practice of Law? • Higher Ed: Model Solutions in Law Schools—Clerkships, Job Placement and Other Programs • Early Ed: Law-Themed Schools • Government: Opportunity For All in the Los Angeles Superior Court – Supporting Diversity
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm	Reception (Patio off West Hall Lobby near Staples Center)
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm	Dinner

Thursday, June 21, 2007
7:30 am – 8:55 am	Breakfast Showcase Programs
8:55 am – 9:50 am	The Value of Partnerships
9:50 am – 10:20 am	Showcase Programs Coffee and transfer break
10:20 am – 12:00 Noon	Draft Action Plans: Breakout Group Red Draft Action Plans: Breakout Group Green Draft Action Plans: Breakout Group Blue Draft Action Plans: Breakout Group Yellow
12:00 Noon – 12:10 pm	Transfer break
12:10 pm – 1:40 pm	Luncheon—Cristina Perez, Attorney and Judge Cristina on Fox&'s new TV court show *(bio)*
1:40 pm – 3:40 pm	Plenary Session: Reports on Draft Action Plans
3:40 pm – 4:00 pm	Wrap-up and Close

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