Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
(with the support of the Law Foundation of Ontario and the Law Society of Upper Canada)

Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Bennett Lecture Hall - Flavelle House
78 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario

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Please visit the conference webpage to view the complete summit agenda.

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Panel Selection

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Panel 1: (9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.)
"Identifying the Landscape: The challenges confronting women and equity-seeking groups in the legal profession"
Moderator: Raj Anand, Panelists: Mr. Justice Harvey Brownstone, Darlene Johnston, Fiona Kay, Cynthia Petersen, Mr. Justice Michael Tulloch

Panel 2: (10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.)
"Digging Deeper: Unearthing the systemic, attitudinal and public policy issues"
Moderator: Kirby Chown, Panelists: Josée Bouchard, Chia-yi Chua, Brenda Cossman, Deborah Gillis, Phyllis Gordon

Panel 3: (2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.)
"Sowing the Seeds of Change: Transforming and humanizing the profession"
Moderator: Kerry Rittich, Panelists: M. David Lepofsky, Janet Oh, Laurie H. Pawlitza, Joanne St. Lewis, Susan Ursel

Student Paper Roundtable

(12 - 1:30 P.M., each session is 25 minutes)

Please Select a Maximum of Three Sessions

Vasuda Sinha
"Who gets in?: the place of diversity in the admissions policies of Canadian law schools"

Linda Wu
"The Pre-Planned Exit from Bay Street"

Lindsay Lang
"The impact of mentoring on the retention of women and visible minorities in legal practice"

Alexis Alyea
"A Comparitive Analysis of Diversity-tracking Initiatives"

Afsoon Donna Houshidari
"Strategies for Promoting a Greater Student Engagement in Creating an Equitable Law School: A Student Perspective"

Ildiko Erdei
"The Special Need for Racial Diversity in the Criminal Justice System"

Danielle Marks
"Deconstructing Barriers to Retention: An Examination of Models for Employee Maintenance"

Andrea Chow
"Diversity in the Legal Profession: The Role of Regulating Bodies"

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Additional Information

ACCOMMODATION

(PLEASE RESERVE WITH THE HOTEL)

A block of rooms have been reserved at the Holiday Inn Midtown, 80 BLOOR ST. WEST
Tel: 1-416-968-0010, Fax: 1-416-968-7765, Email: cn312res@whg.com,
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hd/yyzbs
Rate: $119.99 + taxes per night (single occupancy), $129.99 + taxes per night (double occupancy)
Please quote "LPS" when making your reservation with the hotel.

The conference webpage, http://www.law.utoronto.ca/conferences/summit07.html, will be updated regularly. Please check the website for further information and updates.