2010 Conference Schedule

Please note that this was the schedule of the October 2010 conference.

Friday, October 29, 2010

2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Meditation Mini-Retreat at Bancroft Hotel

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Dinner Break (participants on own) and Registration, outside Room 105

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Plenary – Conference Opening and Introduction

8:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Dessert Reception at Bancroft Hotel

Saturday, October 30, 2010

7:45 – 8:15 a.m.
Optional Yoga in Room 110, led by Rebecca Stahl
Optional Qi Gong in Room 105, led by Charlie Halpern

8:15 – 8:45 a.m.
Optional Meditation in Room 105, led by Norman Fischer

8:45 – 9:15 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

9:15 – 9:55 a.m.
Plenary A - Meditation and the Brain
10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Plenary B – The Art and Science of Mindfulness: A Psychological Perspective

10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Break

11:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions

  1. The Importance of Mindfulness for Continuing Legal and Judicial Education
  2. Neuroscience of Mindfulness: A Deeper Exploration
  3. Mindfulness and Restorative Justice: Focus on An Innovative Approach to Lawyering
  4. What Can Lawyers Learn from Mindfulness as Taught and Practiced in Other Professions and Disciplines?
  5. Meditation Session with Norman Fischer
12:30 – 1:40 p.m.
Lunch Break

1:40 – 3:15 p.m.
Plenary – Educating Lawyers: The Meditative Perspective as a Complement to Traditional Education and Training

3:15 – 4:00 p.m.
Reflections on Empathy and Mindfulness, and a Guided Meditation with Jack Kornfield

4:00 – 4:15 p.m.
Break

4:15 – 5:45 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions

  1. Mindful Lawyering and Social Justice
  2. Opportunities in Law Schools: Courses, Academic Support (and other Co-Curricular Activities)
  3. Religious, Spiritual, Secular: Situating Mindfulness
  4. Mindful Emotional Intelligence as a 21st Century Lawyering Skill
  5. Meditation Session – Working with Fear Through Contemplative Disciplines
7:00 – 10 p.m.
Dinner and Evening Program at Bancroft Hotel

Sunday, October 31, 2010

7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
Optional Meditation in Room 105, led by Norman Fischer

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Plenary – Putting Mindfulness to Work: The Benefits of Contemplative Practice for Judges and Lawyers

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Break

10:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions

  1. Alleviating Lawyers' Stress, Depression, and Substance Abuse: Mindfulness and Health
  2. Mindfulness and Inequality: Making Privilege Visible
  3. Can Mindfulness Transform Legal Doctrine and Policy?
  4. Taking STOCK Exercise
  5. Meditation Session – Mindfulness 101: The Beginner In All of Us
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch Break (participants on their own)

12:30 – 12:45 p.m.
Meditation in Room 105, led by Norman Fischer

12:45 – 1:55 p.m.
Enhancing Specific Lawyering Skills: Mindfulness in Negotiation and Mediation

1:55 – 2:05 p.m.
Break

2:05 – 3:20 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions

  1. Sitting in Meditation, Sitting on the Bench
  2. Putting It All Together: What Does a Mindful Lawyer's Practice Look Like?
  3. Mindfulness and the Law School Experience – Student Perspectives
  4. Deeper Implications of Mindfulness for Conflict Resolution
  5. Meditation Session—Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Legal Professionals
3:20 – 3:30 p.m.
Break

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Plenary – Moving Forward

4:30 p.m.
Closing ceremony