Vol. 6, No.
3 - Summer 2003
Join the
Spirit of Innovation: CTC8
Question:
What takes place only once every two years, offers the most
comprehensive information that helps shape the future of our courts, and
brings together the best minds in the world on court technology?
Answer:
The National Center for State Courts’ Court Technology
Conference.
The
National Center is sponsoring its eighth Court Technology Conference,
CTC8, in Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 28–30, 2003. “This conference is
designed to benefit everyone who works in our courts, from court
administrators to judges to attorneys to clerks, not just the people who
deal with computers,” said Jim McMillan, NCSC principal court management
consultant. More than 3,000 people attended CTC7, held in August 2001 in
Baltimore, Md.
The
three-day conference is designed to educate and familiarize attendees with
the necessary knowledge to help their courts – regardless of budget –
expand their technological capabilities. To accomplish this, CTC8 is
featuring speakers who are on the cutting-edge of courtroom technology,
more than 30 educational and training sessions, the largest court
technology exhibition in the world — and an unsurpassed opportunity to
network with colleagues from around the world.
CTC8
attendees also will see the most technologically advanced courtroom in the
world and hear in-depth tutorials on subjects that range from how to
create an effective case management system RFP to improving court
collections.
Additional
CTC8 features:
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Tutorials—A
new feature that allows in-depth exploration of subjects such as using
technology to improve collections.
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Super
Sessions—Groundbreaking presentations on topics to help participants
develop new court performance measurements.
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Cyber
Café—Networked computers available in a casual atmosphere to allow
attendees to check their e-mail, surf on a high-powered Internet
connection, and compare notes with other attendees.
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Special
Interest Groups—Sessions designed for networking that allow
attendees to share
experiences and challenges faced in their courts.
Through
these and other sessions, attendees will learn new court performance
measurements, see integrated justice systems that work, learn cost saving
ideas and concepts to structure their courts’ technology plans, and
more.
CTC8
keynote speakers include:
Jerry
Mechling, director of E-government Executive Education Project and
lecturer in public policy at the Harvard University Kennedy School of
Government and one of the world’s foremost experts on government
information technology.
Peter
Bensinger, a partner in the law firm of Barlit, Beck, Herman, Palenchar
& Scott. Bensinger has been characterized by the National Law Journal
as “the most wired lawyer in America and one of the clearest examples of
how technology can explode the myth and tradition that law is a deskbound
endeavor.” As part of his address, Bensinger will demonstrate his mobile
law office.
Chief
Justice Jean H. Toal of South Carolina, recognized as one of Government
Technology magazine’s “Top 25 Dreamers, Doers, and Drivers for
2003,” will speak on leadership, creating measurable goals, and her
experience as the guiding force behind South Carolina’s Judicial
Automation Project.
CTC8
Oct.
28-30 · Kansas City, MO
For more information, or to register,
click on the CTC8 Web site www.ctc8.net.
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CTC8
Scholarships
In
recognition of difficult financial times, the National Center for
State Courts is offering free registrations - scholarships - to six
people interested in attending CTC8. To enter the competition,
e-mail a statement of 50 words or less titled "How I (or my
court) will benefit from my attending CTC8," to sfairholm@ncsc.dni.us
by August 15.
The
scholarships are sponsored by ACS Government Systems (www.acs-inc.com).
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