Stay Virtual or Try In-Person? Inside Legal Conferences' Complicated Timing Decision
As some associations begin looking toward the possibility of hosting in-person events again in 2021, they'll have to determine how many—and who—can safely attend.
March 05, 2021 at 03:59 PM
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After nearly a year confined to largely virtual events, legal organizations like Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) and the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) are now faced with difficult choices around when and where to return to in-person activities. However, just because they are confronted with the same problem doesn't necessarily mean they'll arrive at a common answer.
ILTA, for example, confirmed in late February that the organization would be hosting ILTACON 2021 as a hybrid event, with the physical component taking place live and in-person at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas between Aug. 22 to 26.
Before firmly committing to that decision in February, ILTA conferred with the governor of Nevada and officials at the Convention Bureau in Las Vegas. Several of the association's staff members have also obtained Centers for Disease Control and Prevention certifications around holding events during COVID-19.
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