3rd NATIONAL PRO BONO CONFERENCE
The Power of Pro Bono: Stepping Up

Pro Bono Law Alberta, in partnership with Access Pro Bono of British Columbia, Pro Bono Law Ontario, Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan and Pro Bono Quebec will host the upcoming 3rd National Pro Bono Conference in Calgary, Alberta on September 16 and 17, 2010.

The 3rd National Pro Bono Conference, The Power of Pro Bono: Stepping Up will provide a national forum for the exchange of knowledge and ideas concerning pro bono legal service provision. It will combine plenary sessions that address major issues and themes related to pro bono culture and practice, and breakout sessions that take a "nuts and bolts" approach to various aspects of developing pro bono projects and delivering pro bono services. This two-day event will build on the successes of the Vancouver and Toronto conferences, held in 2008 and 2006 respectively.

This year's Conference will bring together legal practitioners, the judiciary, the voluntary sector and academia from Canada, the United States and abroad to share ideas and best practices in pro bono legal services, to forge new pro bono partnerships, and to explore challenging issues that still lie ahead in the pro bono sphere.

The two-day event will feature a "Welcome Reception" for all attendees, speakers and special guests on the evening of Wednesday, September 15, 2010 prior to the Conference. The National Pro Bono Conference Banquet and Awards Ceremony will be held on the evening of September 16, 2010 at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel in Calgary, Alberta.