Dear Friends and Colleagues, As a Ninth Circuit Representative I am pleased to invite you to the 2007 Annual District of Oregon Conference! 2007 Annual District of Oregon Conference The 2007 Annual District of Oregon Conference events begin Thursday, November 29 at 12:30 p.m. and end Friday, November 30 at 5:00 p.m.  The schedule includes Thursday evening and Friday breakfast and lunch events, all at the new Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse in Eugene.  Tables at the Friday lunch will be hosted by judges. The Conference topic is "The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday: The Challenges of Legal Communication in the 21st Century." This year's Conference is sponsored by the Oregon Chapter of the FBA, OSB Leadership College Advisory Committee, OSB Federal Practice and Procedure Committee, Oregon Women Lawyers, Lane County Bar Association, and the Ninth Circuit Lawyer Representatives. Beavers and Ducks will want to plan an extra day in Eugene for the Civil War Game on Saturday, December 1. To sign up please see the flier on the USDC web site www.ord.uscourts.gov or call Jolie Russo (503-326-8252), Kelly Zusman (503-727-1009) or me (503-595-4131) if you have any questions about the event.  Richard J. Vangelisti Vangelisti Kocher LLP www.vangelisti.com Personal Injury Law