Sunday, December 31st
Date | Session | Presenters/Moderators | Location |
Sunday, October 5, 2025 | |||
10:30am - 6:00pm | Registration | ||
TBD | IP Docket Focus Group | IP Members. Jasmine Powers Moderator | Miramar |
TBD | Chapter Chairs Get Together | NDA Chapter Chairs | Palomar |
1:00pm - 3:00pm | Pre-Conference Workshop | Aderant | |
3:00pm - 5:00pm | Pre-Conference Workshop | PacerPro | |
3:00pm - 5:00pm | Pre-Conference Workshop | CourtAlert | |
5:30pm - 7:00pm | Welcome Reception | PacerPro | Coronado Terrace |
Monday, October 6, 2025 | |||
7:00am - 8:00am | Registration | Marina Foyer | |
8:00am - 9:00am | Breakfast | Marina DE | |
9:00am - 9:45am | Welcome Remarks and NDA Business Meeting | Mary Beaudrow, NDA President | Marina FG |
9:45am - 11:00am | Keynote | Chris DeSantis | Marina FG |
11:00am - 11:15am | Morning Break | Marina Foyer | |
11:15am - 12:30pm | Sponsor Presentation/Game | Sponsors | Marina FG |
12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch | Marina DE | |
1:30pm - 2:45pm | Forced Fun and Fluorescent Lighting | Jessica Baker | Marina FG |
2:45pm - 3:15pm | Afternoon Break | Marina Foyer | |
3:15pm - 4:30pm | IP - Making Best Use of ePCT for PCT Docketing | Carl Oppedahl | Carlsbad/Cardiff |
3:15pm - 4:30pm | LIT - Roundtable | No Speaker - Members Discussion Only. Jasmine Powers Moderator | Mission Hills/Balboa |
5:00pm - 6:30pm | Cocktail Reception | South Pool Patio | |
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | |||
8:00am - 9:00am | Breakfast | Marina DE | |
9:00am - 10:00am | LIT - Mastering Docketing Applications: A Roadmap from Selection to Implementation | Karen Rubinson | Marina FG |
IP - Director Presentation Part 1 | Molly Kocialski Regional Director USPTO Denver | Carlsbad/Cardiff | |
10:00am - 10:45am | LIT - Stay Classy, San Diego: A Fireside Chat on Docketing Software Selection | Andy Elder, Ashley Willis, Ed Miller, Krista Wilmot | Marina FG |
10:00am - 10:45am | IP - Director Presentation Part 2 Q&A | Molly Kocialski Regional Director USPTO Denver | Carlsbad/Cardiff |
10:45am - 11:00am | Morning Break | Marina Foyer | |
11:00am - 12:00pm | LIT - Frontline to Finish Line: Elevating Access to Justice through Docketing Excellence | David Slayton Executive Officer/Clerk of Court Los Angeles Superior Court | Marina FG |
IP - AI for Everyday Tasks in IP Docketing Departments | Ann McCrackin | Carlsbad/Cardiff | |
12:00pm - 1:00pm | Lunch | Marina DE | |
1:00pm - 2:00pm | LIT - Using AI to Enhance Litigation Support | Dana Louttit | Marina FG |
IP - Mastering PCT Docketing | Carl Oppedahl | Carlsbad/Cardiff | |
2:00pm - 3:00pm | LIT - Why Knowing Court Rules Still Matters in the Age of Automated Docketing | George Sikes | Marina FG |
IP - Madrid Protocol Docketing | Carl Oppedahl | Carlsbad/Cardiff | |
3:00pm - 3:15pm | Afternoon Break | Marina Foyer | |
3:15pm - 4:15pm | LIT - Cracking the CA Code: Mastering Unique Deadlines and Docketing Challenges | John Robinson, Jennifer Chang, Leslie Obiri | Marina FG |
IP - Roundtable | No Speaker - Members Discussion Only. Jasmine Powers Moderator | Carlsbad/Cardiff | |
4:30pm - 5:30pm | Closing Remarks and No-Host Reception | NDA Board | Marina Foyer |
8pm