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COGNOTES MAY PREVIEW Edition SAN FRANCISCO, CA USE THE TAG #alaac15 AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Roberta A. Kaplan, Litigator in DOMA Defeat, to Present Opening General Session K The cable cars on California Street. San Francisco is the site of the 2015 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition, June 25-30. CLICK HERE to see more about the many attractions of the famous "City by the Bay." Photo: San Francisco Travel Association/Scott Chernis icking off the 2015 Annual Conference at the Opening General Session at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 26, Roberta A. Kaplan will offer attendees a chance to hear how what she did, with the help of a band of supporter, extended equal rights and made America a more democratic nation. Kaplan will offer insights into how the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was defeated, how laws get overturned, and how change is made legally. "Robbie Kaplan has been involved in some of the most important legal developments of recent years," noted The Financial Times. When Edie Windsor Sarah Lewis Featured Speaker at ALA President's Program » see page 2 QUICK LOOK Location Moscone Center San Francisco, California June 25-30, 2015 A rt historian, critic, writer, and "cultural powerhouse" Sarah Lewis is the featured speaker for A L A Pre s i d e n t Courtney Young's President's Program 3:30 - 4:30 Sarah Lewis (photo p.m. (new time!) © Annie Leibovitz) on Sunday, June 28 at the 2015 ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco. Lewis celebrates creativity, focusing on how it can lead us through fear and failure to ultimate success. In our pursuit » see page 2 called Roberta Kaplan to take on the case that would bring down DOMA, Kaplan did not hesitate as gay advocates and other lawyers had. In Windsor, the nation's highest court ruled that a key provision of DOMA violated the U.S. Constitution by barring legally married samesex couples from enjoying the wide-ranging benefits of marriage conferred under federal law. Kaplan's forthcoming book, Then Comes Marriage: United States v. Windsor and the Defeat of DOMA (Norton, Fall 2015), will offer a complete account of the success. Described as a "litigation superstar," a "powerhouse corporate litigator," and a "pressure junkie" who "thrives on looking at the big picture," Kaplan is a partner at Paul, Weiss, Registration NOW ONLINE - CLICK HERE Onsite Hours Thurs., 6/25: 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Fri., 6/26: 7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sat. 6/27: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sun. 6/28: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Mon. 6/29: 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Exhibit Hall will feature than 800 exhibiting organizations, multiple specialty pavilions, stages featuring the hottest authors, and numerous related fun events. The Ribbon Cutting & Exhibits Opening Reception starts the activity on Friday evening, June 26, after the Opening General Session. The exhibition is open full days on Saturday, Sunday and Monday with the Exhibits Closing & Wrap Up/Rev Up Celebration on Monday afternoon, June 29. (See pages 6-7 for more information). Exhibit Hours Moscone Center Halls A,B,C,D Fri., 6/26: 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Sat. 6/27: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sun. 6/28: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Mon. 6/29: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. CLICK BELOW FOR ... TRAVEL & HOUSING REGISTRATION CONFERENCE SCHEDULER EXHIBITS INFORMATION http://alaac15.ala.org/cognotes http://www.sanfrancisco.travel/ http://www.sanfrancisco.travel/ http://alaac15.ala.org/register-now http://alaac15.ala.org/general-exhibits-info http://alaac15.ala.org/general-exhibits-info http://alaac15.ala.org/scheduler http://alaac15.ala.org/hotels http://alaac15.ala.org/register-now http://alaac15.ala.org/general-exhibits-info

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