Meeting the Ottawa Law and Tech Community

After a successful hackathon in late February (http://obj.ca/article/techopia-lawyers-developers-team-ottawa-legal-hackathon) we're excited to keep bringing this community together.

Our thanks to BLG for agreeing to host this upcoming meetup in their offices and for supplying the snacks and beverages!

5:30 - 6:15 - open networking among your fellow law and tech enthusiasts

6:15 - 7:30 - Intro and goals for this meetup group followed by 4 lightning talks:

*Suzie Dunn, a University of Ottawa legal tech PhD student shares her research: “Addressing technology facilitated violence through the law: Challenges and opportunities”

*2Sign - winners of the the Ottawa node of the Global Legal Hackathon will show you the idea that defeated winners from 23 other cities to get them invited to the April 21st global finals in New York City. This will be a dry-run of their pitch and a chance for our community to support the team by giving them feedback on their strengths and challenges!

*County of Carleton Law Association Technology Committee - Gib van Ert, current Executive Legal Office at the Supreme Court of Canada and chair of this newly formed group will share details on why the group was created, who the members are and what comes next

*BLG, one of Canada's largest law firm, recently created the role of Chief Knowledge and Innovation Officer - BLG partner Curtis Behman will discuss "big law" innovation and the road ahead

7:30 - 8:00 mingle and networking with speakers and participants

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We want this MeetUp group to serve the interests of the Ottawa law and technology community in as broad and inclusive a way as possible.

We'll be looking for your ideas on future events and speakers!