Microsoft Women and Minority Law Student IP Summit will be held at the Westin Chicago River North on October 6, 2008, 4:00 - 8:30 p.m. The IP Diversity Summit is an opportunity for women, minority and GLBT law students to learn about different career paths in intellectual property law, while networking with attorneys from major companies across various industries and law firms. Participating companies and law firms confirmed to date include Microsoft, Wal-Mart, Accenture, Motorola, Citrix, Square Enix, Winston & Strawn, Covington & Burling, K&L Gates, Davis Wright Tremaine, Adorno & Yoss, Klarquist Sparkman, and Marshall Gerstein & Borun. Space is limited and the registration deadline has been extended to this Friday, October 3rd. The IP Diversity Summit is open to all law students, and we strongly encourage participation by women, minority and GLBT students in particular. Please note that while the Summit agenda starts at 12:00, law student registration begins at 3:30 for the career panel and networking reception. Students should register online at Microsoft IP Summit. The registration code for law students is: IPSUMMIT. Students can also network with Microsoft attorneys and other IP Summit participants on their Facebook page at Microsoft IP Summit 08 Facebook Page. Click here to view the event flyer.