NAPLA 2026 Conference Schedule

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Welcome reception at the hotel restaurant

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM | Travel by bus to UMass Law School

8:45 AM – 9:30 AM | Breakfast at UMass Law School + remarks by Eric Mitnick (Dean, UMass Law School)

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Concurrent Sessions

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Coffee Break

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Tours of UMass Law School

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Snacks and Head to Buses

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Travel by bus back to hotel

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Break on your own back at hotel

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Cocktail reception at Rhode Island Statehouse

7:00 PM – 11:00 PM | On your own for dinner

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM | Travel by bus to Roger Williams School of Law

8:45 AM – 9:30 AM | Breakfast at Roger Williams School of Law

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Concurrent Sessions

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Coffee break

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch + remarks by Gregory W. Bowman (Dean, Roger Williams School of Law)

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Tours of Roger Williams School of Law

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM |  Outdoor snack (weather permitting)

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Law Fair

5:30 PM – 5:40 PM |  Board buses for travel to Bristol Yacht Club

5:40 PM – 6:00 PM |  Travel by bus to Bristol Yacht Club

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Reception and dinner at Bristol Yacht Club

8:00 PM – 8:40 PM | Travel by bus back to hotel