TAX SECTION OF

THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS

2017 – 2018 CALENDAR

July 2017
Tuesday
07/04/17 / July 4th Holiday
Monday
07/10/17 / Officer’s Retreat
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
1301 McKinney, Suite 5100
Houston, Texas 77010
Thur - Sat
07/13/17 – 07/15/17 / Texas Bar College Summer School Moody Gardens Hotel Galveston, TX
Saturday
07/15/17 / Tax Section Budget Deadline
(Budget must be submitted to State Bar of Texas)
Tuesday
07/18/17 / Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs
Dial-in: 800-525-8970;
Conference Code: 2143975538# Henry Talavera
9:00 a.m.
Monday
07/24/17 / SBOT Chair and Treasurer Training
Texas Law Center
1414 Colorado St.
Austin, TX 78701
10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
August 2017
Friday
08/04/17 / Meeting of Council, Committee Chairs, and Committee Vice Chairs
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
1301 McKinney, Suite 5100
Houston, Texas 77010
(48th Floor)
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. w/lunch
Dial In: 866-203-7023
Conference Code: 713-651-5591#
Security Passcode: None – at the prompt press *
Thursday,
08/10/17 / Officer’s Meeting
4:00 p.m.
Thur – Tues
08/10/17 – 08/15/17 / American Bar Association Annual Meeting
New York Hilton Midtown, New York City, New York
Tuesday
08/15/17 / Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs
Dial –in: 800-525-8970; Conference Code 2143975538# Henry Talavera
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Thur – Fri
08/17/17 – 08/18/17 / Advanced Tax Law Course
Hilton Houston Post Oak, Houston, Texas
Sept 2017
Friday
09/01/17 / Deadline for Submissions to State Bar of Texas Board of Directors Meeting Agenda
Monday
09/04/17 / Labor Day Holiday
Friday
09/15/2017 / Deadline for Appointment of Tax Section Nominating Committee
Monday
09/15/17 / Submission Deadline – Texas Tax Lawyer (Fall Edition)
Submit to TTL Editor: Michelle Spiegel
Thur - Sat
09/14/17 – 0916/17 / American Bar Association Section of Taxation Joint Fall CLE Meeting
Hilton Austin, Austin Texas
Monday
09/18/17 / Tax Court Pro Bono Calendar Call-Houston
Tuesday
09/19/17 / Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs
Dial-in: 800-525-8970; Conference Code: 2143975538# Henry Talavera
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Wed - Fri
09/20/17 – 09/22/17 / Rosh Hashanah (Religious Holiday)
Thursday
09/21/17 / Comptroller Annual Meeting Briefing
Either Travis building or Stephen F. Austin office building (venue to be established)
Wednesday
09/27/17 / Officer’s Meeting
4:00 p.m.
Fri - Sat
09/29/17 – 09/30/17 / Yom Kippur (Religious Holiday)
Oct 2017
Monday
10/02/17 / Tax Court Pro Bono Calendar Call-Dallas
Thur - Fri
10/05/17 – 10/06/17 / Sukkot (Religious Holiday)
Monday
10/09/17 / Columbus Day Holiday
Thursday
10/12/17 / Officer’s Meeting
4:00 p.m.
Monday
10/16/17 / Tax Court Pro Bono Calendar Call-El Paso
Tuesday
10/17/17 / Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs
Dial-in: 800-525-8970; Conference Code: 2143975538# Henry Talavera
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Wednesday
10/18/17 / Outreach to Law Schools/SMU Dedman School of Law
Thursday
10/19/17 / Tax Court Pro Bono Calendar Call-Lubbock
Thursday
10/19/17 / Outreach to Law Schools/Texas Tech School of Law
Sun - Wed
10/22/17 – 10/25/17 / Council on State Taxation (COST) 48th Annual Meeting
Orlando, Florida
Friday
10/27/17 / Council of Chairs Meeting
Texas Law Center 1414 Colorado St.
Austin, TX 78701
10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
???? / National Association of State Bar Tax Sections (“NASBTS”) Annual Meeting
Monday
10/30/17 / Tax Court Pro Bono Calendar Call-Dallas

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Nov 2017
Thursday
11/02/17 / 20th Annual International Tax Symposium
Cityplace Events
Dallas, TX
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. followed by networking reception
Friday
11/03/17 / 20th Annual International Tax Symposium
Co-Sponsored with the University of Houston Law Center
University of Houston Student Center South, 4455 University Drive
Houston, TX 77204
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. followed by a networking reception
Wednesday
11/08/17 / Webinar “International Tax Law In A Day”
8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Thursday
11/09/17 / Webcast “International Tax Symposium”
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday
11/09/17 / Officer’s Meeting
4:00 p.m.
Friday
11/10/17 / Veterans Day Holiday
Monday
11/13/17 / Tax Court Pro Bono Calendar Call-Houston
Mon - Tues
11/13/17 – 11/14/17 / Austin Chapter CPA Annual Tax Conference
Friday
11/17/17 / Meeting of Council
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
1301 McKinney, Suite 5100
Houston, Texas 77010
(Floor TBD)
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. w/lunch
Dial In: 866-203-7023
Conference Code: 713-651-5591#
Security Passcode: None – at the prompt press *
Friday
11/17/17 / Annual Meeting Deadline for submitting to SBOT date and time preferences for CLE programs, section meetings, council meetings, socials and special events
Tuesday
11/21/17 / Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs
Dial-in: 800-525-8970; Conference Code: 2143975538# Henry Talavera
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Thursday
11/23/17 / Thanksgiving Day Holiday
Monday
11/27/17 / Tax Court Pro Bono Calendar Call-Dallas
Dec. 2017
Tuesday
12/12/17 / Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs
Dial-in: 800-525-8970; Conference Code: 2143975538# Henry Talavera
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Tuesday
12/12/17 / COST Regional Meeting
Atlanta, Georgia
Wed - Fri
12/13/17 – 12/15/17 / UT Law Annual Taxation Conference
Wed - Wed
12/13/17 – 12/20/17 / Chanuka (Other Holiday)
Thursday
12/14/17 / Officer’s Meeting
4:00 p.m.
Monday
12/25/17 / Christmas (Other Holiday)
Jan. 2018
Monday
01/01/18 / New Year’s Day Holiday
? / Nomination Period Opens for 2017 Outstanding Texas Tax Lawyer Award
  • Nominations due April 1,2018
  • Nomination forms to be posted on website and distributed viaeblast
  • Submit nomination forms to Tax Section Secretary: Charolette Noel

Thursday
01/11/18 / Officer’s Meeting
4:00 p.m.
Friday
01/12/18 / Leadership Academy application due for the 2018-2019 class
Friday
01/12/18 / Submission Deadline – Texas Tax Lawyer (Winter Edition)
Submit to TTL Editor: Michelle Spiegel
Friday
01/12/18 / Deadline for receipt of information for SBOT Board of Director’s Meeting Agenda
Friday
01/12/18 / Annual Meeting Deadline: Submit programming for the registration brochure, CLE topics, speakers, and speaker contact information and firms
Monday
01/15/18 / Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Holiday)
? / Application Period Opens for Law Student Scholarship Program
Friday
01/19/18 / Meeting of Council, Committee Chairs, and Committee Vice Chairs
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
1301 McKinney, Suite 5100
Houston, Texas 77010
(Floor TBD)
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. w/lunch
Dial In: 866-203-7023
Conference Code: 713-651-5591#
Security Passcode: None – at the prompt press *
? / Leadership Academy Class of 2018-2019 Announced
Tuesday
01/23/18 / Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs
Dial-in: 800-525-8970; Conference Code: 2143975538# Henry Talavera
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Feb. 2018
Thursday
02/01/18 / Register and make guest room reservations for Annual Meeting (
Friday,
02/09/18 / Tax Law in a Day CLE
Location: Westin Oaks Galleria, Consulate Room, Houston
Thur - Sat
02/08/18 – 02/10/18 / American Bar Association Section of Taxation Midyear Meeting
Hilton San Diego, San Diego CA
Thursday
02/15/18 / Officer’s Meeting
4:00 p.m.
Monday
02/19/18 / George Washington’s Birthday (Holiday)
Tuesday
02/20/18 / Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs
Dial-in: 800-525-8970; Conference Code: 2143975538# Henry Talavera
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Wednesday
02/21/18 / International Fiscal Association Oil & Gas Meeting
Houston, Texas
Wednesday
02/21/18 / Outreach to Law School/Baylor Law School
Thur - Fri
02/22/18 – 02/23/18 / International Fiscal Association Annual Conference
Houston, Texas
Friday
02/23/18 / Council of Chairs Meeting and Section Representative Election
Texas Law Center 1414 Colorado St.
Austin, TX 78701
10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
March 2018
Thursday
03/01/18 / Nomination Deadline for Chair-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and 3 Elected Council Members
Friday
03/02/18 / Annual Meeting Deadline: Order special awards, council and chair plaques, food and beverage and audio visuals
Sun - Wed
03/04/18 – 03/07/18 / Annual Meeting of Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization (UPPO)
Tampa, Florida
Thursday
03/08/18 / Officer’s Meeting
4:00 p.m.
Tuesday
03/20/18 / Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs
Dial-in: 800-525-8970; Conference Code: 2143975538# Henry Talavera
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Wednesday
03/21/18 / Federal Tax Workshop
Location: Belo Mansion, Dallas
Thur - Fri
03/22/18 – 03/23/18 / Leadership Academy Austin Session
Location TBD
? / Property Tax Committee Meeting and Legal Seminar
Location: TBD
03/30/18 – 04/01/18 / Good Friday, Passover, Easter Sunday (Religious Holiday)
April 2018
?? / New Advanced Tax CLE Offering (Details TBD)
?? / Nominations for Outstanding Texas Tax Lawyer Due to Charolette Noel
Email: ()
? / Law Student Scholarship Application Deadline
? / Nominating Committee Report Due to Council
Thursday
04/12/18 / Officer’s Meeting
4:00 p.m.
April
04/13/18 / Submission Deadline – Texas Tax Lawyer (Spring Edition)
Submit to TTL Editor: Michelle Spiegel
Tuesday
04/17/18 / Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs
Dial-in: 800-525-8970; Conference Code: 2143975538# Henry Talavera
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Friday
04/20/18 / Meeting of Council
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
1301 McKinney, Suite 5100
Houston, Texas 77010
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. w/lunch
Dial In:866-203-7023
Conference code:713-651-5591#
Security passcode: None - at the prompt press *
Note: Council Vote and Selection of Recipient of
2017 Outstanding Texas Tax Lawyer Award
Friday
04/20/18 / Council Vote and Selection of Recipient of 2017 Outstanding Texas Tax Lawyer Award
Friday
04/27/18 / Annual Meeting Deadline: course materials for app; CLE articles, PowerPoints, speaker bios and photos
May 2018
Thur - Sat
05/10/18 – 05/12/18 / American Bar Association Section of Taxation May Meeting
Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC
Tuesday
05/15/18 / Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs
Dial-in: 800-525-8970; Conference Code: 2143975538# Henry Talavera
9:00-9:30 a.m.
? / Pro Bono Calendar Call – San Antonio
? / Pro Bono Calendar Call – Houston
? / Pro Bono Calendar Call – Dallas
Thursday
05/17/18 / Officer’s Meeting
4:00 p.m.
Monday
05/28/18 / Memorial Day Holiday
June 2018
? / Pro Bono Calendar Call - Houston
?? / Annual Texas Federal Tax Institute
Hyatt Hill Country Resort San Antonio, TX
Thursday 06/14/18 / Officer’s Meeting
4:00 p.m.
Tuesday 06/19/18 / Government Submissions (COGS) Call with Committee Chairs
Dial-in: 800-525-8970; Conference Code: 2143975538# Henry Talavera
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Wed - Fri 06/20/18- 06/22/18 / Leadership Academy Houston Session (With Annual Meeting)
Marriott Marquis Hotel
1777 Walker Street
Houston, Texas 77010
(713) 654-1777
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Thur - Fri 06/21/18 – 06/22/18 / SBOT Annual Meeting
Location TBD
Houston, TX
Thursday 06/21/18 / Tax Section Council Planning Retreat
Location TBD Houston, TX
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Thursday 06/21/18 / 2018 Tax Section Annual Meeting Speaker’s Dinner
Location: TBD Houston, TX
Thursday 06/21/18 / Presentation of Outstanding Texas Tax Lawyer
Award Presentation at State Bar Annual Meeting, Speakers’ Dinner
Location TBD
Friday 06/22/18 / 2018 Tax Section Annual Meeting Program
Location: Marriott Marquis Houston, TX
Friday 06/22/18 / Presentation of 2018 Tax Legend Award
Award Presentation During Tax Section Annual Meeting Program
Location: Marriott Marquis Houston, TX

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