CHICAGO, May 11, 2011 – Prominent legal experts and speakers, programs on such pressing issues as healthcare reform, cross-border law practice in a global economy, cyberbullying and the impact of recent Wall Street reforms, as well as probing debate on law and public policy issues will draw thousands of lawyers to Toronto, Canada, Aug. 4-9, for the American Bar Association 2011 Annual Meeting.

The Metro Toronto Convention Centre is the 2011 meeting headquarters. Registration, staff offices, House of Delegates, the ABA EXPO and the Presidential CLE Centre will all be located in the South Building of the MTCC.

Online registration for accredited news reporters is easier than ever.  But register soon to take advantage of ABA-negotiated discount hotel rates. The deadline for advance housing registration is July 8 at 5 p.m., CST.

Meeting registrants with passports expiring prior to Feb. 10, 2012, must renew them before traveling to Toronto, as passports must be valid at least six month beyond travelers’ trip dates. Visit the U.S. Department of State website for details.

Visit the Annual Meeting Reporter Resources webpage on ABANow.org for updates about Annual Meeting programs, events and speakers.

For more information contact the ABA Communications and Media Relations Division at 202/662-1090, abanews@americanbar.org.

With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world.  As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.

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