Section 351-12-6 - Conferences1. When one or more parties is unrepresented, the Board shall schedule a conference before a hearing is set. The parties are not required to fill out the Joint Scheduling Memo as provided in § 9 before the conference. The Joint Scheduling Memo may be filled out at the conference with the Administrative Law Judge.2. Except as provided in this section, when all parties are represented, the Board will not schedule a conference. The parties shall complete a Joint Scheduling Memo as provided in § 9. 3. The Administrative Law Judge may set a case for conference if one or more parties requests a conference or at the Administrative Law Judge's initiative. If the petitioning party objects to the request, the Administrative Law Judge shall consider the impact of further delay on the petitioning party.90- 351 C.M.R. ch. 12, § 6