October 17-19Melrose Georgetown Hotel & Virtually Washington, DCContinuing Legal Education Regulators Association

2021 CLEreg Annual Conference

Welcome to another proud first for CLEreg--our first hybrid annual conference! We invite you, your colleagues, and board members to participate in our conference from October 17 through 19, 2021, either in person in Washington, D.C., or virtually.

For those attending in person, we will meet at the beautiful Melrose Georgetown Hotel, a four-star, highly-rated venue. Or, if it better suits your needs, chose to join us virtually. This option allows each jurisdiction to blend their participation with some colleagues attending in person while others join remotely without the time and expense of travel.

During this annual conference, our speakers will present: • Insights on stand-alone credits, such as wellness, equity, diversity and inclusion, plus tips for evaluating course titles and content to determine a program’s credit worthiness, • Innovation ideas in working with course providers, featuring recommendations based on academic research and sponsor input, • Lessons learned as we retooled our programs and practices with “What’s New in Your State During the Pandemic”, and • Looking forward to MCLE’s future with “Hot Topics: Moving Through the Post-Pandemic CLE Regulator World.”

In a special opening presentation, we will mark CLEreg’s 35th anniversary. Also, as our members enjoy more time to engage with our colleagues across North America, our agenda includes two sessions featuring open directed discussions. Please join us for this outstanding opportunity to learn from each other and our stellar presenters!Sincerely, Karen Litscher JohnsonCLEreg President

President Karen Litscher JohnsonVice President Maria Molinelli GonzalezTreasurer DeAnne BullockSecretary Dawn McKnightPast President(s) DeeDee Worley Marie Ellis

Katey Buggy PennsylvaniaJenny Hubach NevadaAdalaine Shay WashingtonSydnie Kuhre UtahCindy Chaffin KansasMelissa Shultz KansasRobert McPhail CaliforniaErica Rodriguez Texas

Dear MCLE Regulators and Friends of CLEreg,

CLEreg Executive Committee Planning Committee

and members of the Executive Committee

If you have any questions, please contact

CLEreg’s Executive Director Julia Orzeske

at (317) 340-3088 or via her email address

jorzeske@gmail.com. For information on

CLEreg’s scholarship policy, please

visit www.clereg.org.

CLEreg Cancellation Policy CLEreg Cancella-

tion Policy: CLEreg will refund the conference

registration fee (except for a $50 processing

fee) if we receive a written cancellation and

request for a refund on or before September 14,

2021. There will be no refunds on cancellations

received after this date.

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Register online at: www.clereg.org

This year we are offering both in-person as well as virtual options for conference attendance.

Registration Fee In-Person (on or before, 9/14/2021).……..…….……..........……………..$450 /personRegistration Fee Virtual (on or before, 9/14/2021).……..…….……..........……………..…..$250 /organization This is the group rate for multiple individuals in the same organization who are attending the conference virtually. You only need to register one person to get the link and you may share with others in your organization.

CLEreg is the acronym for the Continuing Legal Edu-cation Regulators Associ-ation. Our group has been providing education and networking opportunities for regulators in Mandato-ry CLE jurisdictions since 1986. CLEreg also connects members via a listserv that provides invaluable day-to-day support from peers. We currently represent 46 mandatory CLE jurisdictions and welcome new and existing regulatory jurisdictions from around the world to join us. In most jurisdictions, regulatory duties include program accreditation and attorney record-keeping duties for CLE pro-gram attendance. CLEreg also maintains the MCLE Guide relating to rules and regulations of each jurisdiction. For more information, see our website at www.clereg.org.

Please Join Us in Our Nation’s Capital or Virtually

Conference Registration

Questions & Other Information CLEreg Cancellation Policy

Voted #5 in the TOP 10 Best Luxury Hotels in Washington, DC, Melrose Georgetown Hotel is a notable, boutique hotel defining distinct ser-vice in a sleek ambiance. With art-deco inspired rooms and suites with large windows overlook-ing the nation’s capital, the DC hotel presents a bold and inviting space steps away from historic Georgetown. Located near the Foggy Bottom Metro Station, Melrose Georgetown Hotel is

within walking distance of countless attractions, national landmarks, and museums. An upscale, contemporary design with built-in plug-and-play workstations and lighting cater to the business traveler, while plush bedding and pillow-top mattresses create the comforts of home. Amenities include upgraded Wi-Fi in rooms and lobby, complimentary local and toll free calls, concierge services, 24-hour fitness center, daily newspaper, Molton Brown luxury bath amenities, in-room robes and slippers, in-room bottled water, in-room coffee and tea service, guest-use umbrellas, safes, morning coffee and tea in the lobby, fruit infused water in the lobby, a library, a business center with fax and copy machines, and universal adapters.

Accommodation Information

ReservationsHotel Reservations for Melrose Georgetown Hotel can be made directly with the group reservation contact:

Abdulla Almutairi abdullaalmutairi@remingtonhotels.com202-955-6400

The Room Rate is $179 per night.Please reserve by September 14th.

TransportationThe hotel is:• 2 blocks from the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station• 3 miles from the Amtrak. • 4 miles from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport • 21 miles from Washington Dulles International Airport.

The easiest and most affordable way is to ride the Blue Line from the Nation-al Airport Metro Station to the Foggy Bottom station, which takes 24 minutes and costs $2.35.

Washington DC RestaurantsWith a waterfront setting along the Potomac River, Georgetown is home to DC’s best sights, shopping, tours, architecture, and diverse restaurants:

Bluestone Lane West End Cafe - $$ Australian-inspired health conscious cafe - bluestonelane.com

Ris - $$$ New American - risdc.com

Flavors of India - $$ Indian - flavorsofindiatogo.com

Ristorante La Perla of Washington - $$$ Italian - ristorantelaperladc.com

Quadrant Bar & Lounge - $$ American - ritzcarlton.com

International Spy Museum

Washington DC Attractions

Union Square

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National Museum of African American History & Culture

The White HouseWashington Monument

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

WWII Memorial

United States Capitol

National Gallery of Art

Sculpture Garden

National Gallery of Art-East Building

Smithsonian National Airand Space Museum

Native American Veterans Memorial

United StatesBotanic Garden

Lincoln Memorial

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Korean War Veterans Memorial

United States

4:30 - 6:00 pm Registration

6:30 - 9:30 Informal Dinner Meet-ups

7:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast

8:30 - 8:35 Welcome by President Karen Litscher Johnson (Director of MCLE Illinois) Introduction of first-time attendees, Management and Planning Committees, and acknowledgment of CLEreg’s 35th Anniversary…and we’re meeting live and in-person!

8:35 - 8:45 “CLEreg Looks Back: 35 Years of CLE in 10 Minutes” -Kitty Hymel (Louisiana, retired) and Holly Hitchcock (Rhode Island, retired)

8:45 - 10:30 “A Rose by Any Other Name” -Danielle Hall, Executive Director of the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program, Returns to CLEreg to lead this discussion on evaluating titles and content to determine a program’s credit worthiness. Bonus: Panel discussion moderated by Danielle on “Where the L is the L (Legal)?” A deep dive into stand-alone CLE credits including wellness, equity, diversity and inclusion requirements.

10:30 - 10:45 Break

2021 ANNUAL

CONFERENCEAGENDA

Sunday October 17th, 2021

Monday October 18th, 2021

10:45 - Noon “What is New in Your State During the Pandemic? Lessons Learned During the Longest Groundhog Day EVER” -Shelley Sutton, Executive Director of Kansas CLE, leads this roundtable Noon - 1:30 pm Working Lunch: Building on the Morning Session 12:00-12:15 – Stretch break and return for lunch 12:20 - Table Topics begin 1:10-1:30 – Reporters present highlights of each table’s discussion

1:30 - 1:45 Break

1:45 - 2:30 “Technology, Handling Funds, and Going Paperless” How to reduce paper handling in your office regardless of limitations of budget, staff and other resources. Practical takeaways for you and your staff - Dawn McKnight, Deputy Regulation Counsel, Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel – Admissions|CLE|Registration (Colorado)

2:30 - 2:45 Break

2:45 - 3:45 “Raising Consciousness: An Overview of the Black Lives Matter Movement and the Murder of George Floyd.” The history of Black Lives Matter and the pressing need for education in the area of diversity and inclusion -Shontrai Irving, Commissioner for the Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education will also share his personal and professional experience as a black man who practices law, teaches as a college professor, and fosters children (and later adopts them)

3:45 - 4:15 Business Meeting

6:30 - 9:30 Informal Dinner Meet-ups

7:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast

8:30 - 9:15 “Innovation Ideas in Working with Course Sponsors: Recommendations Based on Academic Research and Sponsor Input” – Karen Litscher Johnson (Illinois) and Dr. Michael Fisher, Kansas State University

9:15 - 10:30 “Hot Topics: Moving Through the Post-Pandemic CLE Regulator World” – Jenny Hubach (Nevada) looks forward with break-out groups focusing on: return to office concerns and looking at diversity and wellness special requirements

10:30 - 10:45 Break

10:45 - Noon Program Wrap Up and Send-Off – Facilitators Yanneck Ostaficzuk (Quebec) and Dan Levering (Pennsylvania) lead the discussion

Adjourn

Tuesday October 19th, 2021

We’ll See You Next Time. 2022 Mid-Year Conference TBD

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