The advance registration deadline for the 2017 Midyear Meeting, which will be held Dec. 7– 9 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, is this Friday, Dec. 1. Register online now to celebrate the profession and consider issues of mutual interest to the bench and bar with the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Judges Association. 

This year's highlights include:

• Opening reception
• Luncheon presentation by Joel D. Weisman, host and senior editor of Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review
• A Whole New Electronic World: Do's and Don'ts for Judges (And Lawyers Too) program
• Hot Topics in the Legal Profession program
• The Hero's Journey: Honor, Integrity, and Your Legal Career Through the Lens of History program
• Diversity and Inclusion in the Practice of Law program
• Count Me In! reception hosted by the ISBA Diversity Leadership Council
• Friday reception and dinner honoring the justices of the Illinois Supreme Court, featuring Justice Mary Jane Theis as a speaker
• ISBA Assembly meeting

Additional information about this year's Midyear Meeting, including a meeting overview, schedule, CLE offerings, and business meeting schedule, is available on the website.