TAX SECTION OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS 2015 2016 CALENDAR June 2015 10 12 18 18 19 22 23 July 2015 16 18 24 25 July 30 Aug. 4 August 2015 July 30 Aug. 4 Texas Federal Tax Institute Hyatt Hill Country Resort 2015 2016 Tax Section Council Planning Retreat Grand Hyatt San Antonio 1:00pm 4:00pm 2015 Tax Section Annual Meting Speaker s Dinner Biga on the Banks 2015 Tax Section Annual Meeting Program Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center 8:00 am 4:40 pm Pro Bono Committee Calendar Call Assistance Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs Texas Bar College Summer School Galveston, TX SBOT Bar Leaders Conference Westin Galleria ABA Annual Meeting Hyatt Regency Chicago, IL ABA Annual Meeting Hyatt Regency Chicago, IL 1
7 SBOT Chair and Treasurer Training Texas Law Center 10:30am 2:30pm 17 Tax Section Officer Planning Retreat 11:45am 3:45pm 18 Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs September 2015 11 Meeting of Council, Committee Chairs, and Committee Vice Chairs Hosted by Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins, Crouch & Ungerman 901 Main Street, Suite 3700 75202 214 744 3700 Dial in information will be distributed via email 17 Deadline for Appointment of Tax Section Nominating Committee Per Bylaws, posted to Tax Section website in June 2015 17 19 ABA Tax Section Fall Meeting Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers Chicago, IL 21 Pro Bono Committee Calendar Call Assistance El Paso, TX 21 Pro Bono Committee Calendar Call Assistance 22 Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs 25 UT CLE Texas Margin Tax Conference AT&T Conference Center 28 Outreach to Law Schools Texas Tech University School of Law Lubbock, TX 2
28 Pro Bono Committee Calendar Call Assistance 28 Pro Bono Committee Calendar Call Assistance Lubbock, TX October 2015 5 Pro Bono Committee Calendar Call Assistance 5 State and Local Tax Committee Annual Comptroller Briefing Co Sponsored with TSCPA and TEI 12 Submission Deadline Texas Tax Lawyer (Fall Edition) Submit to TTL Editor: Michelle Spiegel, mspiegel@mayerbrown.com 15 Outreach to Law Schools Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law 19 Pro Bono Committee Calendar Call Assistance 20 Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs 23 Council of Chairs Meeting Texas Law Center Austin TX 26 Pro Bono Committee Calendar Call Assistance 29 30 Advanced Tax Law Course Co Sponsored with TexasBarCLE Crowne Center Houston River Oaks November 2015 12 18th Annual International Tax Symposium Co Sponsored with TSCPA Cityplace Conference Center 3
13 18th Annual International Tax Symposium Co Sponsored with TSCPA and Houston CPA Society Houston CPA Society 13 Meeting of Council Hosted by Norton Rose Fulbright 1301 McKinney Street, Suite 5100 77010 713 651 5482 Dial in information will be distributed via email 16 Pro Bono Committee Calendar Call Assistance 17 Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs 30 Pro Bono Committee Calendar Call Assistance December 2015 7 Pro Bono Committee Calendar Call Assistance United States Tax Court 15 Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs January 2016 8 Nomination Period Opens for 2016 Outstanding Texas Tax Lawyer Award Nominations due April 1, 2016 Nomination forms to be posted on website and distributed via eblast Submit nomination forms to Tax Section Secretary: Stephanie Schroepfer (stephanie.schroepfer@nortonrosefulbright.com) 15 Application Deadline Tax Section Leadership Academy 18 Application Period Opens For Law Student Scholarship Program 19 Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs 4
22 Meeting of Council, Committee Chairs, and Committee Vice Chairs Meeting Hosted by Jones Day 2727 North Harwood Street 75201 214 220 3939 Dial in information will be distributed via email 28 30 ABA Tax Section Midyear Meeting JW Marriott LA Live Los Angeles, CA February 2016 5 Submission Deadline Texas Tax Lawyer (Winter Edition) Submit to TTL Editor: Michelle Spiegel, mspiegel@mayerbrown.com 3 9 ABA Midyear Meeting San Diego, California 11 Tax Law in a Day CLE 16 Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs 26 Council of Chairs Meeting Texas Law Center March 2016 1 Nomination Deadline for Chair Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and 3 Elected Council Members 7 Pro Bono Calendar Call Dallas 21 Pro Bono Calendar Call Houston Pro Bono Calendar Call San Antonio 22 Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs 24 25 Leadership Academy Program (1 st of 4 programs) April 2016 1 Nominating Committee s Report Due to Council (Per Bylaws, deadline is at least 10 days before April 15, 2016 Council meeting) 5
8 Law Student Scholarship Application Deadline 15 Meeting of Council Hosted by Norton Rose Fulbright 1301 McKinney, Suite 5100 77010 713 651 5482 15 Council Vote and Selection of Recipient of 2016 Outstanding Texas Tax Lawyer Award 19 Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs 22 Submission Deadline Texas Tax Lawyer (Spring Edition) Submit to TTL Editor: Michelle Spiegel, mspiegel@mayerbrown.com 25 Property Tax Committee Meeting and Legal Seminar Thompson Conference Center Austin TX May 2016 2 Pro Bono Calendar Call Houston 5 7 ABA Tax Section May Meeting Grand Hyatt Washington, DC 16 Pro Bono Calendar Call San Antonio Pro Bono Calendar Call Houston 23 Pro Bono Calendar Call Dallas 24 Government Submissions Call (COGS) June 2016 6 Pro Bono Calendar Call Houston 8 10 Annual Texas Federal Tax Institute Hyatt Hill Country Resort 15 17 Leadership Academy Program (2 nd of 4 programs) Fort Worth, TX 16 2016 Tax Section Annual Meeting Speaker s Dinner TBD 16 Presentation of Law Student Scholarship Awards Award Presentations at State Bar Annual Meeting, Speakers Dinner 6
17 2016 Tax Section Annual Meeting Program For Worth Omni and Convention Center Fort Worth, TX 17 Presentation of 2016 Outstanding Texas Tax Lawyer Award Award Presentation During Tax Section Annual Meeting Program 21 Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs TBD July & Aug 2016 July 30 Aug. 4 Sept 2016 2016 2017 Tax Section Council Planning Retreat ABA Annual Meeting San Francisco CA 22 23 Leadership Academy (3 rd of 4 programs) TBD Oct 2016 Annual Texas Comptroller s Meeting 28 29 National Association of State Bar Tax Sections ( NASBTS ) Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA Jan. 2017 18 Leadership Academy (4 th of 4 programs) 7