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World Congress on Medical Law – Beijing

October 18, 2008toOctober 21, 2008

The World Association for Medical Law will host its 17th World Congress on Medical Law in Beijing, Oct. 18-21, 2008.

We expect 1000-1200 participants to the congress from all over the world. The theme of the congress is Legal Construction on Health Law and a Harmonious Society. The scientific program will focus on exploring various issues related to the science of health law.

Posted by on September 30th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

World Congress on Medical Law – Beijing

The World Association for Medical Law will host its 17th World Congress on Medical Law in Beijing, Oct. 18-21, 2008.

We expect 1000-1200 participants to the congress from all over the world. The theme of the congress is Legal Construction on Health Law and a Harmonious Society. The scientific program will focus on exploring various issues related to the science of health law.

Posted by on September 30th, 2008 | CONFERENCES, Health Law | no comments

October 1st Colloquia/Workshops

October 1, 2008

NYU Legal History

       James Oldham (Georgetown Law), Under the Radar: Informal Law-Making by the Twelve Judges in the Late 18th and Early 19th Centuries

Pennsylvania Tax Law & Policy

       Mark Gergen (Texas Law), Why Strong Third Party Penalties are an Essential Tool for Discouraging Taxpayers from Taking Aggressive Positions in Reporting on Matters of Factual or Legal Uncertainty

Roger Williams University

       Glenn C. Loury (Brown Economics), Incarceration Policy and the Effects on Black Men

Posted by on September 30th, 2008 | Civil Rights Law, COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, Law and Politics, Legal History | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Technology, Knowledge and Society – Huntsville, AL

October 9, 2008

The Fifth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society will take place Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, 2009, in Huntsville, AL.

This Conference will address a range of critically important themes in the various fields that address the relationships between technology, knowledge and society. The Conference is cross-disciplinary in scope, a meeting point for technologists with a concern for the social and social scientists with a concern for the technological. The focus is primarily, but not exclusively, on information and communications technologies.

As well as impressive line-up of international main speakers, the Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal, as well as access to the electronic version of the Conference proceedings.

The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 9 October 2008. Future deadlines will be announced on the Conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission. Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the Conference website.

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Technology, Knowledge and Society – Huntsville, AL

January 30, 2009toFebruary 1, 2009

The Fifth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society will take place Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, 2009, in Huntsville, AL.

This Conference will address a range of critically important themes in the various fields that address the relationships between technology, knowledge and society. The Conference is cross-disciplinary in scope, a meeting point for technologists with a concern for the social and social scientists with a concern for the technological. The focus is primarily, but not exclusively, on information and communications technologies.

As well as impressive line-up of international main speakers, the Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal, as well as access to the electronic version of the Conference proceedings.

The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 9 October 2008. Future deadlines will be announced on the Conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission. Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the Conference website.

Posted by on September 30th, 2008 | EVENTS | no comments

Technology, Knowledge and Society – Huntsville, AL

The Fifth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society will take place Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, 2009, in Huntsville, AL.

This Conference will address a range of critically important themes in the various fields that address the relationships between technology, knowledge and society. The Conference is cross-disciplinary in scope, a meeting point for technologists with a concern for the social and social scientists with a concern for the technological. The focus is primarily, but not exclusively, on information and communications technologies.

As well as impressive line-up of international main speakers, the Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal, as well as access to the electronic version of the Conference proceedings.

The deadline for the next round in the call for papers (a title and short abstract) is 9 October 2008. Future deadlines will be announced on the Conference website after this date. Proposals are reviewed within two weeks of submission. Full details of the Conference, including an online proposal submission form, are to be found at the Conference website.

Posted by on September 30th, 2008 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Communications Law, CONFERENCES, Intellectual Property, Law and Cyberspace, Law and Society | no comments

September 30th Colloquia/Workshops

Lewis & Clark

       Stefano Maffei (University of Parma), Criminal Justice and Human Rights in Europe

      

Posted by on September 30th, 2008 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, Criminal Law, International Law | no comments