Friday, October 28, 2011
7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Hamburger University, Oak Brook, IL

Registration Deadline Extended to October 17

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Benjamin Wittes
Benjamin Wittes, a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution and Co-Director of the Harvard Law School-Brookings Project on Law and Security, will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Illinois Law-Related Education Conference at Hamburger University in Oak Brook.

Wittes’ most recently co-authored the book, Constitution 3.0: Freedom and Technological Change. He also is the author of Detention and Denial: The Case for Candor After Guantanamo, Law and the Long War: The Future of Justice in the Age of Terror, and Starr: A Reassessment. In addition to numerous books and publications, Wittes co-founded and co-writes the Lawfare blog, which is devoted to non-ideological discussion of the “Hard National Security Choices.”

Wittes writings have appeared in a wide range of journals and magazines, including The Atlantic, Slate, The New Republic, The Wilson Quarterly, The Weekly Standard, Policy Review and First Things.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
CRFC's annual conference features dynamic workshops with nationally recognized presenters on legal and political issues, interactive teaching methods, and innovative materials for the classroom. Watch what people were saying about last year's conference.

LRE TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Each year CRFC recognizes two outstanding law-related education teachers at the conference. The Edward J. Lewis II Award for Illinois Law-Related Education Elementary School Teacher Of The Year commemorates the late Edward J. Lewis II, a partner at the law firm of Jenner & Block who chaired CRFC's Lawyer Advisory Board. The Barbara O'Donnell Award for Illinois Law-Related Education High School Teacher Of The Year commemorates the late Barbara O'Donnell, former coordinator of the Career Development Center for Law and Justice at Lincoln Park High School in Chicago. The deadline for 2011 nominations
is October 8, 2011. For more information, contact CRFC.

CONFERENCE SITE
Set on a wooded 80-acre campus, Hamburger University in Oak Brook is a renowned training facility for McDonald's managers and owners worldwide.

REGISTRATION
To register for the conference, click here for the Registration Form. Regular registration is $100.00 and is open until October 17. Registration fee is non-refundable and MUST accompany registration form or be made by PayPal payment.

QUESTIONS
For more information, contact Margie Chan or Tawny Lane at CRFC at 1-312-663-9057, or via e-mail at chan@crfc.org or lane@crfc.org.