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Contact: 
Lorri Montgomery, Communications Manager
The National Center for State Courts
300 Newport Avenue
Williamsburg, VA 23185-4147
757.259.1525
lmontgomery@ncsc.dni.us 

CTC9: Meeting Technology Needs for Today's Courts 
Ninth National Court Technology Conference

September 13 – 15, 2005
Seattle
Washington State Convention & Trade Center

Williamsburg, Va. (August 15, 2005) –  The Ninth National Court Technology Conference, CTC9 – the only conference dedicated to court technology -- is being held Sept. 13 – 15 in Seattle. The media is invited to attend. For a complete listing of educational sessions, programs, and speakers, please click on www.ctc9.org. 

CTC9, hosted by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), brings together more than 2,000 judges, court administrators, attorneys, technology professionals and others from around the world to find solutions to improve their courts. CTC also features one of the largest court technology exhibitor shows, with more than 100 vendors. 

Recognizing the need for improved court security, this year’s conference has taken special efforts to incorporate an educational track that addresses court security needs. Other featured tracks include: implementation, court policy and management issues, and court technology and courtroom issues.

CTC9 features:

• More than 30 educational sessions on topics from e-filing to integrated justice to how to manage a software development process; plus, an international program sponsored by Maximus featuring the best technology from four continents;
• A portable Courtroom 21, the high-tech courtroom developed by NCSC and the College of William & Mary;
• The Justice Integration Net, sponsored by Microsoft, demonstrates what’s possible in justice integration; 
• Special Interest Group Sessions address issues from public access policies regarding Internet access to court records, to court performance standards, to distance learning for court professionals. 

CTC9 keynote speakers:

• Sen. Slade Gorton, 9/11 Commissioner on Court Security.
• Stephen Goldsmith, former mayor of Indianapolis and author of Governing by Network. Goldsmith will present a roadmap for how to deliver critical public services in a newly networked world.
• Microsoft’s Chris Capossela, VP for Information Workers, on how technology will revolutionize your work and your life. 

CTC9 lead sponsors include Maximus and EDS.

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