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| 2007 Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) 10th Annual Convening BUILDING BRIDGES, NOT WALLS May 9-11, 2007 Hotel Arizona REGISTER NOW (coming soon) Tucson, AZ Already Registered? Get the Materials. CLINIC’s 10th Annual Convening will offer workshops and plenary sessions on selected topics of interest and import to immigration practitioners. Workshops are designed to offer practical information and valuable practice pointers. TOPICS WILL INCLUDE: Naturalization ● Asylum ● Relief from Removal ● Family-Based Immigration ● Consular Processing ●Citizenship ● Developments in VAWA ● Advanced Issues in Petitions for Children ● Religious Immigration ● Immigration Law and Crimes ● T & U Visas ● Resource Development ● Program Management ● BIA Recognition/Accreditation Issues ● and many others! REGISTER NOW (soon) Save the Date Flier (pdf) **PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE** DAY 1, Wednesday, May 9, 2007 2:00 – 5:00 Convening Registration Location: 3:30 - 5:00 Opening Plenary Location: Moderator: Don Kerwin 5:30- 6:30 Welcome Reception Location: DAY 2, Thursday, May 10, 2007 7:30 - 8:00 Mass Location: 7:00 – 5:00 Convening Registration Location: 7:30 - 8:30 Continental Breakfast Location: 8:30 - 10:00 WORKSHOPS Advanced Family-Based Immigration: The Latest Developments (Repeated on 5/11 at 1:45) Moderator: Charles Wheeler, Director, Training and Technical Support, CLINIC Panelists: Peggy Gleason Developments in VAWA Moderator: Susan Schreiber, Field Office Attorney, CLINIC Panelists: Religious Immigration Moderator: Sr. Margaret Perron Panelists: Border Issues Moderator: Mirna Torres Panelists: 10:00 -10:30 Break 10:30 -12:00 WORKSHOPS Consular Processing (Repeated on 5/11 at 10:30) Moderator: Peggy Gleason, Senior Attorney, CLINIC Panelists: Relief from Removal Moderator: Sarah Bronstein Panelists: Acquisition and Derivation of U.S. Citizenship Moderator: Kristina Karpinski, Field Office Attorney, CLINIC Panelists: Unlawful Presence, Permanent Bar and Reinstatement of Removal Moderator: Susan Schreiber Panelists: 12:00 - 1:30 AWARDS LUNCHEON Location: Moderators: Jack Holmgren, Field Office Attorney, CLINIC William Youmans, Public Affairs Officer, CLINIC 1:45 - 3:15 WORKSHOPS Religious Immigration Moderator: Sr. Margaret Perron Panelists: Immigration Research Skills Moderator: Susan Schreiber Panelists: New Developments in the Law of Asylum, Withholding of Removal and the Convention Against Torture . Moderator: Mary Holper, Detention Attorney, CLINIC Panelists: Strategies in Filing Waivers Moderator: Peggy Gleason Panelists: Charles Wheeler 3:15 - 3:45 Break 3:45 - 5:15 WORKSHOPS Issues in Adjustment of Status Moderator: Kristina Karpinski Panelists: Charles Wheeler Immigration Law and the Impact of Crimes (Repeated on 5/11 at 3:45) Moderator: Mary Holper, Detention Attorney, CLINIC Panelists: Immigrants in the Workplace Panelists will discuss pressing issues that effect immigrants at work such as employer sanction prosecutions, new SSA no-match regulations, ICE’s enforcement actions, and ICE’s new program to help employers build a legal workforce. Panelists will also share updates on driver’s licenses and the REAL ID Act as well as recent initiatives by state and local governments to legislate on immigration. Moderator: Karen Herrling Panelists: Immigration Research Skills Moderator: Susan Schreiber Panelists: 5:30 – 6:30 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS These roundtables discussions are intended to be meetings during which attendees can network and strategize on various immigration issues. The meetings are not intended to be panel presentations. There will be no set agenda for the meetings, no materials provided, nor any designated speakers. Topics: Religious Immigration Management Issues Detention Litigating Naturalization Cases 8:00 -10:00 SPECIAL EVENT Location: DAY 3, Friday, May 11 7:30- 8:00 Mass Location: 7:00 – 3:00 Convening Registration Location: 7:30 - 8:30 Continental Breakfast Location: 8:30 - 10:00 WORKSHOPS Legalization Preparedness Moderator: Mirna Torres Panelists: Advanced Issues in Petitions for Children: Out-of-Wedlock, Adoption, Step-Children and Orphan Petitions Moderator: Peggy Gleason Panelists: Kristina Karpinski Refugee/Asylee Issues Moderator: Sarah Bronstein Panelists: : T and U Visas Moderator: Evangeline Abriel Panelists: 10:00 - 10:30 Break Location: 10:30 - 12:00 WORKSHOPS Naturalization Moderator: Laura Burdick Panelists: Consular Processing (Repeat from 5/10) Moderator: Peggy Gleason Panelists: Administrative Appeals/Motions to Reopen Moderator: Evangeline Abriel Panelists: Developing a Media Strategy Moderator: William Youmans Panelists: 12:00 – 1:15 Neworking Lunch Location: 1:45 – 3:15 WORKSHOPS Family-Based Immigration: The Latest Developments (Repeat from 5/10) Moderator: Charles Wheeler Panelists: Peggy Gleason Ethical Issues In Immigration Moderator: Mirna Torres Panelists: Adjustment of Status Mock Interview Moderator: Kristina Karpinski Panelists: Fundraising Moderator: Izzy Menchero Panelists: 3:15 - 3:45 Break Location: 3:45 - 5:00 WORKSHOPS Immigration Law and the Impact of Crimes (Repeat from 5/10)) Moderator: Mary Holper Affidavit of Support Moderator: Charles Wheeler Program Management/BIA Rec./Acc. Issues Moderator: Jack Holmgren Panelists: 5:00 - 6:30 Closing Reception Location: |
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ACCOMMODATIONS
CLINIC's 10th Annual Convening
Hotel Arizona
181 West Broadway
Tucson, AZ 85701
520-624-87211
CANCELLATIONS
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ACCOMMODATIONS
CLINIC's 10th Annual Convening
Hotel Arizona
181 West Broadway
Tucson, AZ 85701
520-624-87211
CANCELLATIONS
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