2012 NORTHEAST PEOPLE OF COLOR LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP CONFERENCE (NEPOC)

Friends:

Welcome! We hope that you have had enjoyable and productive summers. The NEPOC Planning Committee has put together a great conference on "The Politics of Racial and Economic Diversity" to be held at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts from October 25th to October 27th. There will be two keynote speakers, Lani Guinier and Ian Haney Lopez. We also have a morning dedicated to the Supreme Court's upcoming Fisher affirmative action case as well as a roundtable of deans talking about the debate over whether legal education is in crisis. Of course we will also feature super panels (check out the preliminary schedule at http://law.suffolk.edu/academic/NEPOC) as well as our works in progress sessions. All this, on the edge of the Boston Commons, for the low, low conference registration price of $100.00 until midnight, Monday, September 24, 2012!! (Thereafter, the conference registration will be $125.00) We have deliberately kept the registration price low in order to accommodate the tight budgets of many law schools around the country.

Works in Progress

So, if you want to come and be part of the dialogue in our warm and supportive community of scholars, please note that the deadline to submit your Work In Progress is coming up fast. Please email Fabio Arcila with a one to two page description of your WIP by the extended deadline of Monday, September 17th at farcila@tourolaw.edu.

Registration Information

You may now register online for the conference.

This will reserve your spot in the conference and allow us to plan the food. Payment for registration must be made either by mail or in person at the conference. To pay for registration by mail, please send a check to the Attention of NEPOC at the following address:

Suffolk University Law School
Attn.: NEPOC
Room 270-C
120 Tremont St.
Boston, MA 02108

The early bird conference registration rate of just $100.00 will apply to payments postmarked by midnight on September 24, 2012. After that, the regular conference rate of $125.00 will apply.

Hotel

Discounted rooms have been arranged at the following hotels: The NEPOC hotels will be The W Hotel, 100 Stuart Street, Boston, Call toll free 1-888-627-7115 and indicate your group affiliation: Suffolk University Law School-October 2012 ($279.00), and the Club Quarters, 161 Devonshire Street, Boston, Call 203-905-2100, use the group code SU1025 ($194.00).

As always, please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. We hope to see you in October!

Thanks,
Suffolk Co-chairs Frank Rudy Cooper & Kim McLaurin and NEPOC Chair Elaine Chiu