Articles in this issue include: NLADA 's 78th Annual Conference Combines Tradition and Innovation; Defining Challenges And Organizing To Meet Them (Message to Members from NLADA President Clint Lyons); Annual Conference Award Winners: Clinton E. Bamberger, Jr. (Reginald Heber Smith Award), Chicago Tribune, Emery A. Brownell Media Award; Michael D. Bowling; Arthur Von Briesen Award; Patrick McClintock, Dennison Ray Award; Diversity of Experts to Address Annual Conference; Legislative Update - "What Outcome?"; Reno Launches Chief Defender Council; Recruiting for Happily Ever After -Using Story to Build Support for Your Work; National Study Shows Strong Public Support for Civil Legal Services; Are We Ready for the Technology Revolution?; Russian Lawyers Learn About U.S. Legal Aid; SPAN News:Learning to Say "Yes " in Tennessee; CorporateProBono.Org Launched; NLADA Inaugurates New "Look" to Commemorate 90th Anniversary; Chicago Tribune's Steve Mills on Illinois 'Death Penalty