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Higher Ed Event On "Electronic Evidence and E-Discovery"
From: Rodney Petersen <rpetersen () EDUCAUSE EDU>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:17:24 -0700
Please excuse the cross-post. However, I know that many security professionals get involved in computer forensics or electronic discovery requests from their legal counsel so the event below is very important and timely. I would urge you to participate and invite your legal counsel to join you for this event - especially if you can follow-up the seminar with a meeting to discuss your own campus preparedness. Thanks, Rodney Petersen Security Task Force Coordinator, EDUCAUSE
On December 1, new amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governing the discovery of electronically stored information (ESI) will take effect. The new rules arrive in the wake of an increase in litigation surrounding electronic discovery, including highly publicized cases where parties suffered severe sanctions for their failure to properly preserve and produce ESI. EDUCAUSE is serving as a sponsoring organization for an upcoming virtual seminar organized by the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) to shed some light on the topic of "Electronic Evidence and E-Discovery: Problems and Perils for Colleges and Universities". IT Professionals are encouraged to join with their legal counsel to view this event and discuss how you will develop an institutional action plan. The seminar will be held on Thursday, November 30, 2006, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., ET. More information is available below and from the website: http://www.nacua.org/meetings/virtualseminars/november2006/VirtualSemi nar.html Background Preparing for and responding to a discovery request encompassing electronically stored information (ESI) requires careful planning and preparation by institutional counsel, information technology personnel and those in possession of relevant electronic information. ESI can reside on desktop and laptop computer hard drives, flash drives , PDAs, and other portable storage devices, network storage devices and back-up tapes, and metadata embedded in email, documents and devices. The duty to preserve and produce such evidence can present significant challenges. Program Information This program will describe the new rules and the underlying duty to preserve electronic evidence, including when and how to implement and monitor litigation holds designed to preserve discoverable information. A case study will highlight the key issues counsel and administrators will face in complying with e-discovery requests, including: *Creation of a plan *Identifying relevant electronic information *Conducting and documenting the search for electronic information *Production in the required format *Other issues involved in successful implementation of a litigation hold and compliance with electronic discovery requests. For a detailed seminar schedule, see http://www.nacua.org/meetings/virtualseminars/november2006/VirtualSemi nar_Schedule.html Program registrants will have the opportunity to ask questions during the program, and are also invited to submit questions in advance for review by the panelists at http://www.nacua.org/meetings/virtualseminars/november2006/VirtualSemi nar_Ask.html. Presenters NACUA member attorneys Tom D'Antonio of Ward, Norris, Heller & Reidy, LLP and Nelson Roth, Deputy University Counsel and Chief of the Litigation Section of Counsel's Office at Cornell University will share their experience and expertise and respond to questions. Dana Scaduto, General Counsel of Dickinson College, will moderate the program. Please join them to learn about this new challenge in higher education ligitation and how to prepare for it. Who Should Participate This program will be of interest to college and university counsel representing the institution in litigation or with responsibility for the oversight of litigation. The presenters will assume registrants have a basic understanding of litigation procedures and the discovery process. Campus administrators who may benefit from the program include information technology personnel, academic and business administrators, human resource administrators and risk managers. After reviewing the program schedule, members may wish to consider inviting these or other administrators on their campus to join them for the program. Registration and Fees This seminar will cost $229 per site location up to one week prior to the date of the seminar. Visit the Virtual Seminar Registration Page (http://www.nacua.org/meetings/virtualseminars/november2006/VirtualSem inar_Register.html) to learn how to register by phone, fax, mail, or on-line. You may want to join with your campus counsel in hosting this seminar for appropriate campus stakeholders. In a few days you will also be able determine which sites have already registered at the http://www.nacua.org/meetings/virtualseminars/november2006/VirtualSemi nar_Whois.html Questions? For questions about this seminar, contact Stephanie Stevens at 202-833-8390 or via email at sas () nacua org.
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