Please see the attached Save the Date for the Second Annual Workshop for Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Women in the Legal Academy, September 16-17, 2022, to be held in person at UC Davis School of Law.

This workshop will be led by Conference Co-Chairs Suzanne Kim and Afra Afsharipour. Suzanne Kim is a Board Member of the Asian American Bar Association of New York, Professor of Law and Judge Denny Chin Scholar at Rutgers Law School. Afra Afsharipour is Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law. 

This workshop is aimed at supporting and mentoring women aspiring to enter or who are in the legal academy. This workshop will include a space for workshopping incubators and works in progress, exploring our shared identities and history, dialoguing about professional development and wellness, and building community.

To be considered to present an incubator or work in progress, please submit a 200-word abstract via email with the subject line "Incubator Abstract" or "WIP Abstract" to AAPIMENAWorkshop@gmail.com by August 15. Full WIP Drafts or Full Incubators (of 2-3 pages) will be due September 2.

A "Work in Progress" is a draft article that others can comment on which the author intends to publish in a law journal.

An "Incubator" is a 2-3 page summary of an idea or argument that also describes the subject matter of a future article, where others can provide feedback.