Location:
The Emory Conference Center Hotel
1615 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
Save the dates of October 6-7, 2025, for the 2025 Working Group 12 Annual Meeting in Atlanta. A welcome reception will be held on the evening of Sunday, October 5, from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Registration will open early in 2025.
The primary focus of this meeting will be dialogue to obtain member comment on the following current WG12 drafting projects and advance them to publication for public comment:
- International Trade Secret Enforcement and Protection
- Developing an Effective "Incident Response Plan" When Trade Secret Disputes Begin
- Trade Secret Guidance for Employees Who Change Jobs
- When Continued Possession of Trade Secrets Post-Separation Does or Does Not Constitute Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
Another goal of the annual meeting will be to receive any final member comment and consider any public comments received on the following written materials, which are expected to be ready for publication following the Atlanta meeting:
- The Use of Clean Rooms in Managing Trade Secret Litigation Risk
- Exemplary Damages and Attorney Fees in Trade Secret Cases
- DTSA Model Jury Instructions
- Forensic Issues in Trade Secret Disputes
- Sharing Trade Secrets with Other Organizations
- Protecting Trade Secrets and Confidential Information Through Contract
We will also engage the Working Group in dialogue about what new topics we should pursue over the next year. Additionally, we are planning a Judicial Roundtable, includingsome of our Judicial Advisors who have graciously and generously supported Sedona's Working Group efforts to date.
Please joing the dialogue and help us ensure that our forthcoming publications reflect the consensus, non-partisan approach of The Sedona Conference.
To attend the Annual Meeting, you need to be a current member of The Sedona Conference Working Group Series (WGS). WGS members are eligible to take part in the activities of all Working Groups, including WG12.
Please mark your calendars now and look for further email communications from us, when we announce the faculty and open registration early in 2025.
We hope you can join us next October in Atlanta!