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Unlock the Power of Rights for Victims 2018 ANNUAL CRIME VICTIM LAW CONFERENCE June 7-8 | Oregon Convention Center | Portland, Oregon 2018 ANNUAL CRIME VICTIM LAW CONFERENCE DIRECTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome ........................................................................................................................... 1 General Conference Information ....................................................................................... 2 Thursday’s Conference at a Glance ................................................................................... 8 Friday’s Conference at a Glance ........................................................................................ 9 Friday Facilitated Conversations List.................................................................................. 10 Breakout Session Classifications ........................................................................................ 11 Session Descriptions .......................................................................................................... 14 Crime Victims’ Rights Reception ........................................................................................ 27 Victims’ Rights Awards ...................................................................................................... 28 Conference Social Media .................................................................................................. 30 Explore Portland ............................................................................................................... 31 Restaurants Near the Oregon Convention Center ............................................................. 33 About NCVLI ...................................................................................................................... 36 Thank You to Our Sponsors and Volunteers! ..................................................................... 38 Certificate of Attendance .................................................................................................. 40 National Alliance of Victims’ Rights Attorneys & Advocates (NAVRA) ................................ 41 Use the Keys ..................................................................................................................... 42 Attendee Directory .................................................................................................. (online) Faculty Biographies .................................................................................................. (online) NCVLI Board of Directors & Advisory Council Biographies ........................................ (online) NCVLI Staff Biographies ............................................................................................ (online) WELCOME! Welcome to the 2018 Crime Victim Law Conference! Victims have been afforded statutory and constitutional rights for decades. Too often, however, the rights are mere words on paper and the promise of a better system remains unfulfilled. Victims should not have to wait any longer. That is why this year NCVLI is committed to Unlocking the Power of Rights for Victims. We will not stand by while rights are ignored; we will be bold, living the mantra “If the law does not explicitly tell me I cannot do something for a victim then I CAN DO IT!”; and we will challenge negative court decisions to the highest courts. The rights exist in law . together we need to make them meaningful! Let’s use litigation, education and public policy to unlock their power. This Conference is a key piece of the effort. The Conference features four plenaries and thirty-three breakout sessions taught by leading experts from across the country addressing a range of victims’ rights topics, including advocating for victims in the military, serving victims with disabilities, advocating post- conviction, fundamentals of motion practice and more. Throughout the two days participants will have the chance to learn from each other so that together we can better protect victims’ rights and thereby achieve justice. The first Crime Victim Law Conference was held in 2002. That year, fifty-two people registered for the Conference, most knew each other and were already involved in the victims’ rights enforcement movement. Over the years, the Conference has grown substantially and continues to be the only national conference focused on victims’ legal rights. This year, more than 400 participants are in attendance! Participants include attorneys, advocates, law students, survivors, psychologists, law enforcement personnel and others committed to improving the justice system for survivors. The network of individuals dedicated to victims’ rights continues to expand, and we encourage you to take the opportunity to connect with new and existing colleagues as we continue to grow and enhance this important community. We look forward to engaging in conversation with you over the next two days! www.ncvli.org 1 GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION Conference Location The Conference is at the Oregon Convention Center, located at 777 NE MLK Blvd. in Portland, Oregon. There are two official Conference hotels: (1) Hotel Eastlund at 1021 NE Grand Ave; and (2) DoubleTree Portland at 1000 NE Multnomah St. These are noted on the map below and are both within walking distance of the Conference location for most able-bodied persons. The walk is over mostly flat terrain. Detailed walking directions are available at the Information Desk and the lobbies of the Hotel Eastlund and DoubleTree Hotel. Conference Hotel Conference Hotel Conference Entrance Conference Entrance Meeting Rooms www.ncvli.org 2 GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION Conference Meeting Room Map (Floor 1) The bordered areas contain the meeting rooms we will be using for the Conference: E147 is the Quiet Breakroom E141-143 are the Snack Room E146, E145, E144, F151, F150 are Session Breakout Rooms D137-D140 are the location of the Thursday Reception and Friday’s plenaries The circles represent escalators and Conference Meeting Room Map (Floor 2) elevators that participants may use to travel between floors. Thursday’s plenaries are in the Portland Ballroom 255-256 on the 2nd floor. The circles represent escalators and elevators that participants may use to travel between floors. www.ncvli.org 3 GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION Parking for the Conference The map below identifies various parking options for the Oregon Convention Center. There is parking in the Oregon Convention Center lot located directly under the facility, but there are many other nearby options as well. There is also parking at the Conference hotels. Please visit the Hotel Eastlund and Doubletree Portland websites for more information about rates and terms. Public Transportation The Oregon Convention Center is served by TriMet Light Rail Service and the Portland Streetcar. Please use TriMet’s Trip Planner at trimet.org/planner to find the best route. Taxis There are a number of services in Portland. Some of their contact numbers are below. Radio Cab - (503) 227-1212 Broadway Cab - (503) 333-3333 Uber - www.uber.com Lyft - www.lyft.com www.ncvli.org 4 GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION Wireless Internet There are two complementary wifi zones within the Oregon Convention Center. These are marked by shading below and are in Pre-function D and E and Ginkoberry Concourse. Both WiFi zones are conveniently located near the Conference meeting rooms. If you wish to have facility-wide Internet access, basic WiFi is available for purchase ($12.00 per day) by connecting to the Oregon Convention Center network and providing credit card payment. Speaker Materials During the Conference: Materials provided by presenters will be made available throughout the Conference at 2018ncvliconference.sched.org. Enter password “unlock2018” to browse the schedule, materials and presenter biographies. This site is mobile-friendly and you will be able to browse session materials in PDF form by clicking on a particular session. We will have a limited number of printed materials available at the information desk if you would like to request a copy for a particular breakout session. Following the Conference: We will maintain the Sched website with speaker materials for three months after the Conference. The password will remain the same. These materials are intended for Conference attendees only. Please do not share the password. Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credit for Attorneys and Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Credit for Social Workers The 2018 Crime Victim Law Conference has been submitted to the Oregon State Bar seeking 12 CLE credits and to the Oregon Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers seeking 7.5 CEU credits. Credit hours may change upon final certification and we will update participants with the final determinations. In the E lobby area, there will be a sign in table to record attendance for CLE and CEU sessions. Participants must document their attendance at this table for NCVLI to have documentation of a particular participant’s attendance. The sign in sheets will allow session by session sign in to record attendance at specialty credit sessions. www.ncvli.org 5 GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION Breakout Session Classification In an effort to make it easier to select the most suitable breakout sessions, each session is coded with symbols to identify the level of victims’ rights knowledge that the presenters recommended that attendees have and the target audience of the session. Specifically the codes are: Level of Victims’