Welcome to the 2019 NCBJ Washington D.C’s Annual Conference Blog. A good place to start is the message from the NCBJ President John E. Waites (Bankr. D.S.C.) welcoming you to the Blog and to join us at the Conference (you can find the message HERE). Judge Waites and his team have been working hard to put on a conference that will be both educational and entertaining.
The Conference is a great place to learn, network, and have fun. It uniquely provides a forum for a wide variety of bankruptcy and insolvency organizations. Bankruptcy Judge Michelle Harner, D. Md. is this year’s NCBJ education chair.
You will find on the Blog many interesting articles about educational and other programs offered at the Conference, including an ABLJ symposium presented in the form of a mock Senate judiciary committee meeting with mock senators presiding (HERE); a broken bench program highlighting the Bankruptcy Code’s 40-year history presented by a star studded cast of bankruptcy judges, leading lawyers, and prominent academics (HERE); the eight workshops presented by the ABI (HERE); the Blackshear Fellowship Program that promotes diversity in the bankruptcy practice (HERE), and even morning Yoga (HERE) and Zumba© (HERE) classes. Additional posts will be made from time to time about other programs, including the Fireside Chat with Chief Justice Gorsuch.
Because there are so many interesting things to do in Washington D.C., the Blog will contain a number of posts about the host City. Don’t miss Bankruptcy Judge Martin Teel’s (D.D.C.) local guide to Washington D.C. (HERE). Many of the articles about Washington D.C.’s venues honoring individuals or events not only contain information about the venue but also discuss the life and accomplishments of the person who is honored or the history of the commemorated event.
I hope you find these and other articles interesting and informative. Keep checking back to the Blog to read more posts.
INDEX TO BLOG POSTS
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NCBJ President’s Message
Conference Programs
ABLJ Symposium – A Battle of Preeminent Bankruptcy Scholars
The Blackshear Fellowship Program: Promoting Diversity in Bankruptcy Practice
Blockchain Is Coming: Blockchain & Basics and How It Might Arrive at a Bankruptcy Near You
Broken Bench Birthday Bash: Celebrating 40 Years of the Bankruptcy Code
Ditch the Workout, Join the Party! Zumba© is Coming to the Conference
Facts About the 2019 NCBJ Annual Conference
Find ABI @ NCBJ: Eight Exciting Educational Workshops and More
Fireside Chat with Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch
Join us for Yoga at the Conference
Highlights of the 2019 NCBJ Annual Conference
NCBJ SOCKS PROJECT: The NCBJ Public Outreach Committee needs SOCKS!
PSZJ Afterparty
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones’ Annual NCBJ Party
The Amazing Guide to Things to Do in Washington DC
The Amazing Guide to Things to Do in Washington DC
Bankruptcy Related Topics
The Bankruptcy Code Turns Forty – Happy Birthday!
Bankruptcy questions that need not keep you awake at night any longer
A Confluence of ABA, ABI, ABLJ, ACB, AIC, AIRA, CLLA, IWIRC, NAWJ, and NCBJ. Who are they?
The correlation between Chapter 11 Filings and Economic Recessions in the United States
Forty Years Ago the Bankruptcy Code Abolished the “Economy of the Estate”
How many can you name: ABA, ABI, ABLJ, ACB, AIC, AIRA, CLLA, FJA, FMJA, IWIRC, NAWJ, NCBJ?
A Relatively Short History of the Bankruptcy Laws in the United States
When was a Bankruptcy Judge a Judge Some of the Time? So, what’s in a name?
Memorials and Monuments In Washington DC
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Walk the Tidal Basin Trail Loop to Visit Memorials and the Japanese Lantern and Pagoda
Where is the James Madison Memorial?
More Things to Do in Washington D.C.
About the Smithsonian Institution and Its Venues
Check Out the Washington D.C. Tourism Website
The Washingtonian: on Restaurants, Shopping, and Things to Do
Miscellaneous Topics
Freedom Rings in 1763, 1863 and 1963