The University of Wisconsin Law School Latina/o Law Student Association (UW-LLSA) has been selected to host the Eleventh Annual National Latina/o Law Student Association Conference in October 2007. This will be the first NLLSA Conference to be held in the Midwest.

The event will bring approximately 300 Latina/o law students and attorneys from across the nation to Madison.  The conference theme is "¡Adelante!: Recognizing Our Diversity, Unifying Our Voices." 

"I am very excited for our LLSA Chapter," said LLSA president and NLLSA secretary Claudia Catota.  "Although it will be a lot of hard work, this is a tremendous opportunity for us to work together and to showcase the many things that we do."

UW-LLSA was chosen by the NNLSA Executive Board to host the event after submitting a detailed proposal that included ideas for an open forum and debate on immigration, community service projects, and suggested topics for workshops and panel discussions.

Catota added acknowledgment for the hard work of the LLSA Conference Bid Committee: Isela Arellano 3L, Micaela Vidaña 2L, Jill Smith 1L, Brenda Thomas 3L, Roberto Gradilla 2L, Mackenzie Bishop 2L, Aileen Zeledon 2L, Anthony Jimenez 1L, I-Che Lai 3L, and Francisco Ortega 3L. 

Submitted by on January 19, 2007

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