Conference Schedule

For the final conference program, click here. For a version of the program with hot links to abstracts and full text papers, click here.

The conference will begin Friday, November 20, 2009 at 9:00 AM with a continental breakfast followed by panels on empirical methods at 10AM. Lunch will be provided at 11:30, and regular panels will commence at 1PM. Starting at 5:15, there will be a reception and poster session. Participants are encouraged to arrange their own dinners. Attendees can choose among the numerous restaurants across Los Angeles and nearby cities. Dinner groups can also be arranged on request. Email cels2009@law.usc.edu to request inclusion in a dinner group. For those who wish to stay closer to the conference, there will also be a catered dinner at the Gould School of Law on Friday evening. To sign up for this catered dinner,click here.

The conference will continue on Saturday morning, November 21 at 7:30 with a continental breakfast followed by morning panels (9AM-12:35PM), keynote address luncheon, and afternoon panels (2:25PM-6PM).

All sessions will be held at USC Law School.

Participants are encouraged to stay Saturday evening and Sunday to enjoy local activities and attractions. Check the Activities section of the website for more details.

Time Guidelines for Presenters, Discussants, and Chairs

Presenters have 20 minutes to present their papers. Discussants have 10 minutes for their discussion. Chairs have been instructed to enforce time strictly, so that there will be at least 10 minutes for questions from the audience for each paper.

Poster Board Information:

If you would like your graphics/poster mounted on a poster board in advance and delivered to the Law School, please contact Sam Rosenow at Graphics and Beyond  (http://www.graphicsandbeyond.com/home.htm).  You may contact Sam at 213-625-8283 or by e-mail at gb@graphicsandbeyond.com. There are three poster board sizes you can select from: 24" X 36" ($49.00), 36" X 48" ($89.00) and 48" X 48" ($119.00). Please inform them that you are attending the CELS conference at USC Law School and they will give you the discounted cost. If you need an easel, please tell them, and they can deliver one for you at no additional cost.

For those traveling with poster boards, we can provide an easel at no additional cost. To reserve an easel, please e-mail the Events Office at events@law.usc.edu. When you arrive at the conference check-in table, please confirm with one of our staff members.

If you are bringing your presentation on paper and need 32 x 40 foam poster board to mount it, please email cels2009@law.usc.edu to let us know, so we can have a sufficient number of poster board on hand for you