Loading…
The Legal Services Corporation’s 2020 Innovations in Technology Conference is being held January 15-17 at the Portland Hilton Downtown, 921 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR, 97204 . All attendees must register using the conference registration website.
avatar for Kris Surette

Kris Surette

Legal Services Vermont
Web Manager
Burlington, Vermont
Websitehttps://vtlawhelp.org/
See our website accessibility toolkit for legal aid organizations: https://www.lsntap.org/node/300/web-accessibility-toolkit-legal-services-websites
Kris Surette manages web content and web projects for the statewide VTLawHelp.org website at Legal Services Vermont. She has been coordinating a TIG grant project to improve the accessibility of the website for people with disabilities, as well as people who use smartphones to access the website. This included a recent upgrade to Drupal 8. She has worked with Legal Services Vermont and Vermont Legal Aid since 2017.
Tuesday, January 14
 

2:00pm PST

Conference Registration Plaza Level Foyer

5:30pm PST

Welcome Gathering Plaza Level Foyer
 
Wednesday, January 15
 

7:30am PST

Breakfast Ballroom Level

8:30am PST

Welcome and Opening Plenary with John Levi, Jim Sandman and Shannon Salter Grand BallroomJohn Levi • Jim Sandman • Shannon Salter

10:00am PST

Break Plaza Level Foyer & Ballroom Level Foyer

10:30am PST

Content: Are You Making Something Useful? Atrium BallroomJ. Singleton • Hallie Jay Pope • Virtual Law Clinic • Erika Rickard

11:45am PST

Box Lunch Pickup Plaza Level Foyer

12:00pm PST

Affinity Lunch: Legal Navigator and Portal Projects East Pavilion Ballroom

1:30pm PST

Made by Legal Aiders for Legal Aiders: A How-To Manual for Website Accessibility Forum SuiteMike Grunenwald • Kris Surette • Kristin Verrill

2:45pm PST

Networking Break Plaza Level Foyer & Ballroom Level Foyer

3:30pm PST

Technology Innovations for Civil Legal Aid Clients and Victims of Crime: Stronger Together Broadway - Plaza LevelLiz Keith • Rochelle Hahn • Meg Garvin • Quisquella Addison

5:00pm PST

Affinity Group: 2019 TIG Recipients Meet and Greet East Pavilion Ballroom

6:30pm PST

Conference Reception Skyline - 23rd Floor
 
Thursday, January 16
 

7:30am PST

Breakfast Ballroom Level

8:45am PST

Bring a Laptop and Create an Online Classroom! Broadway - Plaza LevelAdam Stofsky • Nicole Perez • Susie Ingels

10:00am PST

Break Plaza Level Foyer & Ballroom Level Foyer

10:30am PST

Following Up: Cost-Effective Tools for Helping Brief Service Clients Achieve Positive Outcomes East Pavilion BallroomJonathan Pyle • Angela Tripp • Anne Sweeney • Rohan Pavuluri

11:45am PST

Lunch & Rapid Fire Tech Talks Grand BallroomGwen Daniels • Angela Tripp • Sarah Baker • Tom Martin • Miki Nakamura

2:30pm PST

Let’s 10x That! Driving Growth Through Increasing Online Visibility East Pavilion BallroomJonathan Pyle • Rohan Pavuluri • Margaret Hagan • Susan Choe

3:45pm PST

Networking Break Plaza Level Foyer & Ballroom Level Foyer

4:15pm PST

Legal Services Drupal Community Session East Pavilion BallroomGwen Daniels • Jack Haycock • Chris Steins
 
Friday, January 17
 

7:30am PST

Breakfast Ballroom Level

8:00am PST

Improving Statewide Website User Experience through Content Improvements Galleria - SouthMike Grunenwald • Tara Saylor • Alex Clark • Kristin Verrill

9:30am PST

Crowdsourcing Access to Justice: Setting Standards as a Document Assembly Community West Pavilion BallroomJonathan Pyle • Quinten Steenhuis • Matt Newsted • Michelle Bernstein

11:15am PST

Chatbots are So Hot: Using Technology to Expand Legal Services and Enhance Community Partnerships East Pavilion BallroomAmy Clark • Kirsten Jacobson • Hanna Kaufman • Tom Martin