The 11th Conference

Location: MIAMI

The Theme: The New Global Frontier, Finding Our Role in a Changing World

Key Notes: Asheesh Agarwal, Sushma Sheth , Amardeep Singh, Ashwin Madia

2008-2009 Executive Board:

Nina Patel Co-President, Operations	Sharif Hannan Co-President, Conference	Sonia Lakhany Vice President
Shiva Bhaskar Treasurer	Nazia Hyder Secretary

The 10th Conference

Location: Los Angeles

The Theme: Reflecting Back, Reaching Forward

The theme Reflecting Back, Reaching Forward reflected on the shared successes and struggles that both NASALSA and the South Asian community at large has faced over these last ten years. It also built an interconnected and informed community of South Asian legal professionals that will continue to be effective contributors to the fast-paced, globalizing, and dynamic legal world.

Key Notes: Sabita Singh, Amul Thapar, Vanita Gupta, Muneer Ahmad

2007-2008 Executive Board:

Damini Patel Co-President, Operations	Rohini Khanna Co-President, Conference	Bobby S. Walia Vice President
Merium Malik Secretary	Vibhav Mittal Treasurer

The 9th Conference

Location: San Francisco

The Theme: Building a Bridge to Influence

The conference theme, Building a Bridge to Influence, focuses on ways that South Asians in the legal community can increase the influence of the larger South Asian community in North America. At this time in our community’s growth, increasing our influence is essential to correct commonly held misconceptions of South Asians, as well as educate others to combat the prevalent but often subtle racism our community encounters

Key Notes: Lovely Dhillon, Cyril Shroff, Banafsheh Akhlaghi, and Ro Khanna

2006-2007 Executive Board:

Shailesh Sahay Co-President, Operations	Salil Bali Co-President, Conference	Priya Narayan Vice President
Sakina Rizvi Secretary	Shaheen Koralia Treasurer

The 8th Conference

Location: Chicago

The Theme: Embracing Our Roots

The theme Embracing Our Roots was chosen with the specific goal of encouraging students to use their law degrees to support South Asian communities, both here in North America as well as in South Asia itself.

Key Notes: Deepa Iyer, Sonal Shah, and Shamina Singh

2005-2006 Executive Board:

The 7th Conference

Location: District of Columbia

The Theme: South Asian Community in Law, Politics, and Beyond

This theme focused on the different roles and opportunities available in the legal community

Key Notes: Prof. Neal Katyal

2004-2005 Executive Board: