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Below is a complete list of the sessions for this year's MER Conference. For full details on a session, click on its title.

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# - Session Title:

S01 - Meeting Discovery Responsibilities When Records Are Managed by Third-Party Providers
09:00 AM to 10:00 AM Mon, May 19, 2008
John H. Jessen - Hon. Ronald Hedges

S02 - KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Myth or Fact - The Legal Need To "Preserve In Place"
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM Mon, May 19, 2008
Kenneth J. Withers, Esq. - Hon. James M. Rosenbaum

S03 - And All the Rest - Managing Wikis, Blogs, Instant Messaging, etc.
12:00 PM to 01:00 PM Mon, May 19, 2008
Alan A. Andolsen

S04 - Managing Electronic Records: Basic Framework for Getting Started
02:30 PM to 03:30 PM Mon, May 19, 2008
Laurie A. Fischer

S05 - CASE STUDY: Data Mapping and the FRCP - 18 Months Into the New Rules
02:30 PM to 03:30 PM Mon, May 19, 2008
Richard (Dick) Fisher - Carol Stainbrook - M. James Daley, Esq.

S06 - ERM Case Law: The Latest News,Trends and Issues
02:30 PM to 03:30 PM Mon, May 19, 2008
Carol L. Eoannou, Esq. - Jonathan M. Redgrave, Esq.

S07. CASE STUDY: Proof of Concept - A Key Tool in Implementing Successful Solutions
04:00 PM to 05:00 PM Mon, May 19, 2008
Carol Stainbrook

S08 - CASE STUDY: The New Communications World
04:00 PM to 05:00 PM Mon, May 19, 2008
Karen V. Strong - Reid G. Smith

S09 - Assessing the Sedona ERM Guidelines: Influence on 2006 FRCP, Impact on Judicial Decisions and Specifics of Recent Changes
04:00 PM to 05:00 PM Mon, May 19, 2008
Thomas Y. Allman, Esq. - Jonathan M. Redgrave, Esq. - Kenneth J. Withers, Esq.

S10 - CASE STUDY: Managed Email - Finally, An Enterprise Reality!
08:30 AM to 09:30 AM Tue, May 20, 2008
Jim Coulson - Sandra Hostetter

S11 - Architecture in ERM Software Selection: How It Impacts Your ERM Program's Success
08:30 AM to 09:30 AM Tue, May 20, 2008
Julie Gable - Baron Gemmer

S12 - Mock Deposition: IT Takes The Stand
08:30 AM to 09:30 AM Tue, May 20, 2008
Timothy Carroll, Esq. - Bruce Radke, Esq.

S13 - The Information Architecture and Technology Architecture Puzzle: Where Does Enterprise Taxonomy Fit?
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Tue, May 20, 2008
Janice Anderson - Anne Tulek

S14 - Federated Records Management: Its Status and Its Future
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Tue, May 20, 2008
Robert (Bob) Markham

S15 - CASE STUDY: Managing Legal Holds? The Neglected Component of Your ERM Program
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Tue, May 20, 2008
Genny Garret

S16 - Less is More: How to Apply Big Bucket Theory to Retention Schedule Simplification
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Tue, May 20, 2008
Lori J. Ashley - Susan L. Cisco, PhD.

S17 - Auto-Classification: Three Compelling Options - Has its Time Arrived?
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Tue, May 20, 2008
Marcia M. Zweerink, PhD.

S18 - CASE STUDY: Cleaning Up Shared Drives - The Easiest Way to Find a Needle is to Get Rid of the Haystack
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Tue, May 20, 2008
Brian Tuemmler - Addie Mattox

S19 - What's Up? Insights from ERM Surveys
02:00 PM to 03:00 PM Tue, May 20, 2008
Lori J. Ashley - Michael Osterman

S20 - MER TOWN MEETING #1: Addressing Your Auto-Classification Issues and Questions
02:00 PM to 03:00 PM Tue, May 20, 2008
Marcia M. Zweerink, PhD.

S21 - Legal Considerations for Conducting Business Electronically: Practical Guidance
02:00 PM to 03:00 PM Tue, May 20, 2008
Jeremiah Buckley, Esq. - T. Lane Macalester, Esq. - Margo Tank, Esq.

S22 - CASE STUDY: RIM Change Management - ERM Challenges and Opportunities - Experiences of Change Leaders
03:30 PM to 05:00 PM Tue, May 20, 2008
Ronke Ekwensi

S23 - MER TOWN MEETING #2: : Overcoming E-mail Management Stumbling Blocks
03:30 PM to 05:00 PM Tue, May 20, 2008
Christine M. Burns - Michael Osterman

S24 - The Weight of Paper - Where Records Are Electronic, Can Paper Be Destroyed?
03:30 PM to 05:00 PM Tue, May 20, 2008
Richard (Dick) Fisher - Hon. Ronald Hedges

S25 - KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Integrating Records Management into Operations and Culture - Going Mainstream
08:30 AM to 10:15 AM Wed, May 21, 2008
Robert F. Williams - Jim Coulson - Debra Sabatini Hennelly, Esq. - Janice Anderson - Hon. Ronald Hedges

S26 - What the MER Headlights See: Insights on Four Future ERM Issues
10:45 AM to 12:00 PM Wed, May 21, 2008
Robert F. Williams - M. James Daley, Esq. - Roger Archibald - Paul Doyle - Karen Ehrlich

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