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Call for Papers Deadline: The Future of Human Subjects Research Regulation – Cambridge, MA

November 25, 2011

The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics at Harvard Law School is pleased to announce plans for our annual conference, this year entitled: “The Future of Human Subjects Research Regulation” The one and a half day event will take place Friday, May 18 and Saturday May 19, 2012 at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

If you are interested in participating please reply to petrie-flom[at]law.harvard.edu as soon as possible, but not later than November 25, 2011, and include a brief, single-paragraph description of your proposal for presentation. Full abstracts will be due by January 6, 2012, and final submissions will be due after Spring Break, closer to the date of the event.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), titled “Human Subjects Research Protections: Enhancing Protections for Research Subjects and Reducing Burden, Delay, and Ambiguity for Investigators,” which proposes to substantially amend the Common Rule for the first time in twenty years. This development, as well as attention by the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, suggests we are at a moment when the regulation of human subjects research is ripe for re-thinking. This conference is meant to gather leading experts from the U.S. and across the globe to assist in that endeavor.

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The Future of Human Subjects Research Regulation – Cambridge, MA

May 18, 2012 10:00 pmtoMay 19, 2012 10:00 pm

The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics at Harvard Law School is pleased to announce plans for our annual conference, this year entitled: “The Future of Human Subjects Research Regulation” The one and a half day event will take place Friday, May 18 and Saturday May 19, 2012 at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

If you are interested in participating please reply to petrie-flom[at]law.harvard.edu as soon as possible, but not later than November 25, 2011, and include a brief, single-paragraph description of your proposal for presentation. Full abstracts will be due by January 6, 2012, and final submissions will be due after Spring Break, closer to the date of the event.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), titled “Human Subjects Research Protections: Enhancing Protections for Research Subjects and Reducing Burden, Delay, and Ambiguity for Investigators,” which proposes to substantially amend the Common Rule for the first time in twenty years. This development, as well as attention by the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, suggests we are at a moment when the regulation of human subjects research is ripe for re-thinking. This conference is meant to gather leading experts from the U.S. and across the globe to assist in that endeavor.

nh

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Call for Papers: The Future of Human Subjects Research Regulation – Cambridge, MA

The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics at Harvard Law School is pleased to announce plans for our annual conference, this year entitled: “The Future of Human Subjects Research Regulation” The one and a half day event will take place Friday, May 18 and Saturday May 19, 2012 at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

If you are interested in participating please reply to petrie-flom[at]law.harvard.edu as soon as possible, but not later than November 25, 2011, and include a brief, single-paragraph description of your proposal for presentation. Full abstracts will be due by January 6, 2012, and final submissions will be due after Spring Break, closer to the date of the event.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), titled “Human Subjects Research Protections: Enhancing Protections for Research Subjects and Reducing Burden, Delay, and Ambiguity for Investigators,” which proposes to substantially amend the Common Rule for the first time in twenty years. This development, as well as attention by the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, suggests we are at a moment when the regulation of human subjects research is ripe for re-thinking. This conference is meant to gather leading experts from the U.S. and across the globe to assist in that endeavor.

nh

Posted by on November 2nd, 2011 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES, Health Law, Human Rights Law, Law and Politics, Law and Science, Law and Technology | no comments

Stanford, Yale, and Harvard Junior Faculty Forum – Cambridge, MA

June 1, 2012toJune 2, 2012

Stanford, Yale, and Harvard Law Schools announce the Junior Faculty Forum (the successor to the Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum that has convened for the past twelve years) to be held at Harvard Law School on June 1-2, 2012, and seek submissions for this meeting.

The Forum’s objective is to encourage the work of young scholars by providing experience in the pursuit of scholarship and the nature of the scholarly exchange. Meetings are held each spring, alternating between Yale, Stanford, and Harvard.

Paper submissions for the Forum should be sent to Ms. Kaitlin Burroughs at Harvard Law School (1525 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138). Electronic submissions should be sent to kburroughs[at]law.harvard.edu. The deadline for submission is February 15, 2012. Please note on the cover letter which topic your paper falls under.

Inquiries concerning the Forum should be sent to Adriaan Lanni (adlanni[at]law.harvard.edu) or Gabriella Blum (gblum[at]law.harvard.edu) at Harvard Law School, Joseph Bankman at Stanford Law School (jbankman[at]stanford.edu), or Ian Ayres at Yale Law School (ian.ayres[at]yale.edu)

The focus of this year’s session will be public law and the humanities. The topics to be addressed are:
Administrative Law
Constitutional Law
Criminal Law
Employment Law, Social Welfare Policy, and Anti-Discrimination Law
Environmental Law
Family Law
Jurisprudence and Philosophy
Law and Humanities (including Law and Literature, Critical Legal Studies, and Gender Studies)
Legal History
Public International Law
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Call for Papers Deadline: Stanford, Yale, and Harvard Junior Faculty Forum – Cambridge, MA

February 15, 2012

Stanford, Yale, and Harvard Law Schools announce the Junior Faculty Forum (the successor to the Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum that has convened for the past twelve years) to be held at Harvard Law School on June 1-2, 2012, and seek submissions for this meeting.

The Forum’s objective is to encourage the work of young scholars by providing experience in the pursuit of scholarship and the nature of the scholarly exchange. Meetings are held each spring, alternating between Yale, Stanford, and Harvard.

Paper submissions for the Forum should be sent to Ms. Kaitlin Burroughs at Harvard Law School (1525 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138). Electronic submissions should be sent to kburroughs[at]law.harvard.edu. The deadline for submission is February 15, 2012. Please note on the cover letter which topic your paper falls under.

Inquiries concerning the Forum should be sent to Adriaan Lanni (adlanni[at]law.harvard.edu) or Gabriella Blum (gblum[at]law.harvard.edu) at Harvard Law School, Joseph Bankman at Stanford Law School (jbankman[at]stanford.edu), or Ian Ayres at Yale Law School (ian.ayres[at]yale.edu)

The focus of this year’s session will be public law and the humanities. The topics to be addressed are:
Administrative Law
Constitutional Law
Criminal Law
Employment Law, Social Welfare Policy, and Anti-Discrimination Law
Environmental Law
Family Law
Jurisprudence and Philosophy
Law and Humanities (including Law and Literature, Critical Legal Studies, and Gender Studies)
Legal History
Public International Law
nh

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Call for Papers: Stanford, Yale, and Harvard Junior Faculty Forum – Cambridge, MA

Stanford, Yale, and Harvard Law Schools announce the Junior Faculty Forum (the successor to the Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum that has convened for the past twelve years) to be held at Harvard Law School on June 1-2, 2012, and seek submissions for this meeting.

The Forum’s objective is to encourage the work of young scholars by providing experience in the pursuit of scholarship and the nature of the scholarly exchange. Meetings are held each spring, alternating between Yale, Stanford, and Harvard.

Paper submissions for the Forum should be sent to Ms. Kaitlin Burroughs at Harvard Law School (1525 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138). Electronic submissions should be sent to kburroughs[at]law.harvard.edu. The deadline for submission is February 15, 2012. Please note on the cover letter which topic your paper falls under.

Inquiries concerning the Forum should be sent to Adriaan Lanni (adlanni[at]law.harvard.edu) or Gabriella Blum (gblum[at]law.harvard.edu) at Harvard Law School, Joseph Bankman at Stanford Law School (jbankman[at]stanford.edu), or Ian Ayres at Yale Law School (ian.ayres[at]yale.edu)

The focus of this year’s session will be public law and the humanities. The topics to be addressed are:
Administrative Law
Constitutional Law
Criminal Law
Employment Law, Social Welfare Policy, and Anti-Discrimination Law
Environmental Law
Family Law
Jurisprudence and Philosophy
Law and Humanities (including Law and Literature, Critical Legal Studies, and Gender Studies)
Legal History
Public International Law
nh

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Federalist Society – Washington, DC

January 5, 2012
5:00 pmto9:00 pm
January 6, 2012

The 14th Annual Federalist Society Faculty Conference will be held Jan. 5-6, 2012, in Washington, DC, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. (It will be across the street from the 2012 AALS Convention, which will also be taking place that week.) mw

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Federalist Society Faculty Conference – Washington, DC

The 14th Annual Federalist Society Faculty Conference will be held Jan. 5-6, 2012, in Washington, DC, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. (It will be across the street from the 2012 AALS Convention, which will also be taking place that week.) mw

Posted by on November 2nd, 2011 | CONFERENCES, Constitutional Law, Legal Education | no comments

Global Trends to Ban Religious Defamation – Washington, DC

November 4, 2011

The Federalist Society presents Silenced: Are Global Trends to Ban Religious Defamation, Religious Insult, and Islamophobia a New Challenge to First Amendment Freedoms? Nov. 4, 2011, in Washington, DC. The event is free. mw

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Global Trends to Ban Religious Defamation – Washington, DC

The Federalist Society presents Silenced: Are Global Trends to Ban Religious Defamation, Religious Insult, and Islamophobia a New Challenge to First Amendment Freedoms? Nov. 4, 2011, in Washington, DC. The event is free. mw

Posted by on November 2nd, 2011 | Comparative Law, CONFERENCES, Constitutional Law, Law and Religion | no comments

Federalist Society – Washington, DC

November 10, 2011toNovember 12, 2011

The Federalist Society holds its National Lawyers Convention Nov. 10-12, 2012, in Washington. The theme is The Constitution of Small Government? mw

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Federalist Society – Washington, DC

The Federalist Society holds its National Lawyers Convention Nov. 10-12, 2012, in Washington. The theme is The Constitution of Small Government? mw

Posted by on November 2nd, 2011 | CONFERENCES, Constitutional Law, Law and Politics | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Comparative Law Works in Progress – Princeton, NJ

December 1, 2011

The Princeton University Program in Law and Public Affairs, the University of Illinois College of Law, Yale Law School, and the American Society of Comparative Law present the Seventh Annual Comparative Law Works in Progress Workshop which will take place at the Princeton University on February 10-12, 2012. The submissions deadline is Dec. 1, 2011. The call for papers is available on SSRN. mw

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Comparative Law Works in Progress – Princeton, NJ

February 10, 2012toFebruary 12, 2012

The Princeton University Program in Law and Public Affairs, the University of Illinois College of Law, Yale Law School, and the American Society of Comparative Law present the Seventh Annual Comparative Law Works in Progress Workshop which will take place at the Princeton University on February 10-12, 2012. The submissions deadline is Dec. 1, 2011. The call for papers is available on SSRN. mw

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Comparative Law Works in Progress – Princeton, NJ

The Princeton University Program in Law and Public Affairs, the University of Illinois College of Law, Yale Law School, and the American Society of Comparative Law present the Seventh Annual Comparative Law Works in Progress Workshop which will take place at the Princeton University on February 10-12, 2012. The submissions deadline is Dec. 1, 2011. The call for papers is available on SSRN. mw

Posted by on November 2nd, 2011 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Comparative Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

European Conference on Intellectual Capital – Helsinki, Finland

April 23, 2012toApril 24, 2012

Arcada University of Applied Sciences will host the 4th European Conference on Intellectual Capital April 23-24, 2012.

The goals of ECIC 2012 are to provide a platform for presenting different academic and professional approaches (i.e. conceptual, empirical, managerial, multidisciplinary and case studies etc.) and discussions on recent developments and the outlook for the future in the field of intellectual capital management and its related fields, in Europe and around the world. Further, to provide an opportunity for scholars, practitioners and doctoral students to have their contributions to theory and practice reviewed, encouraged and commented on within a supportive academic and professional community of colleagues from diverse disciplinary and international backgrounds.

The deadline for submitting abstracts has passed. mw

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European Conference on Intellectual Capital – Helsinki, Finland

Arcada University of Applied Sciences will host the 4th European Conference on Intellectual Capital April 23-24, 2012.

The goals of ECIC 2012 are to provide a platform for presenting different academic and professional approaches (i.e. conceptual, empirical, managerial, multidisciplinary and case studies etc.) and discussions on recent developments and the outlook for the future in the field of intellectual capital management and its related fields, in Europe and around the world. Further, to provide an opportunity for scholars, practitioners and doctoral students to have their contributions to theory and practice reviewed, encouraged and commented on within a supportive academic and professional community of colleagues from diverse disciplinary and international backgrounds.

The deadline for submitting abstracts has passed. mw

Posted by on November 2nd, 2011 | Business Law, CONFERENCES, Intellectual Property | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: Chinese Internet Research Conference – Los Angeles, CA

January 30, 2012

The University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism hosts the 10th Annual Chinese Internet Research Conference (CIRC10) May 21-23, 2012.

Submissions may come from any discipline. Specific topics of interest include but are not limited to:

  • Industry involvement – gaming, youth, social media; consumption patterns, online popular culture; China as original developer in gaming products;
  • Governance issues – state regulation and content controls; e-government and m-government; civil society and Internet governance; China and global Internet governance;
  • Online social movements – social media and grassroots activism; micro blogging and its impact across traditional Internet portals and start-ups over the new generation of Chinese “digital natives”;
  • Ten years in retrospect – review of developments in digital/social media and prognoses for the future of the internet

We will accept three categories of English-language submissions:

  • Full papers – these should be 20–25 pages long with a maximum of 10,000 words.
  • Extended abstracts – these should be 750–1,000 words.
  • Panel submissions – these should have a maximum of 2,000 words.

The deadline for submissions is Jan. 30, 2012. mw

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Chinese Internet Research Conference – Los Angeles, CA

May 21, 2011toMay 23, 2011

The University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism hosts the 10th Annual Chinese Internet Research Conference (CIRC10) May 21-23, 2012.

Submissions may come from any discipline. Specific topics of interest include but are not limited to:

  • Industry involvement – gaming, youth, social media; consumption patterns, online popular culture; China as original developer in gaming products;
  • Governance issues – state regulation and content controls; e-government and m-government; civil society and Internet governance; China and global Internet governance;
  • Online social movements – social media and grassroots activism; micro blogging and its impact across traditional Internet portals and start-ups over the new generation of Chinese “digital natives”;
  • Ten years in retrospect – review of developments in digital/social media and prognoses for the future of the internet

We will accept three categories of English-language submissions:

  • Full papers – these should be 20–25 pages long with a maximum of 10,000 words.
  • Extended abstracts – these should be 750–1,000 words.
  • Panel submissions – these should have a maximum of 2,000 words.

The deadline for submissions is Jan. 30, 2012. mw

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Chinese Internet Research Conference – Los Angeles, CA

The University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism hosts the 10th Annual Chinese Internet Research Conference (CIRC10) May 21-23, 2012.

Submissions may come from any discipline. Specific topics of interest include but are not limited to:

  • Industry involvement – gaming, youth, social media; consumption patterns, online popular culture; China as original developer in gaming products;
  • Governance issues – state regulation and content controls; e-government and m-government; civil society and Internet governance; China and global Internet governance;
  • Online social movements – social media and grassroots activism; micro blogging and its impact across traditional Internet portals and start-ups over the new generation of Chinese “digital natives”;
  • Ten years in retrospect – review of developments in digital/social media and prognoses for the future of the internet

We will accept three categories of English-language submissions:

  • Full papers – these should be 20–25 pages long with a maximum of 10,000 words.
  • Extended abstracts – these should be 750–1,000 words.
  • Panel submissions – these should have a maximum of 2,000 words.

The deadline for submissions is Jan. 30, 2012. mw

Posted by on November 2nd, 2011 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Comparative Law, Intellectual Property, Law and Cyberspace | no comments

Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable – Des Moines, IA

March 30, 2012toMarch 31, 2012

The Drake Intellectual Property Law Center presents the 2012 Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable March 30-31, 2012.

This annual interdisciplinary event brings together intellectual property and technology law scholars from around the world to present their works-in-progress. It provides academics with a forum for sharing their latest research and an opportunity for peer networking.

mw

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Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable – Des Moines, IA

The Drake Intellectual Property Law Center presents the 2012 Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable March 30-31, 2012.

This annual interdisciplinary event brings together intellectual property and technology law scholars from around the world to present their works-in-progress. It provides academics with a forum for sharing their latest research and an opportunity for peer networking.

mw

Posted by on November 2nd, 2011 | CONFERENCES, Intellectual Property | no comments

Call for Papers Deadline: New Zealand Yearbook of International Law

May 1, 2012

The New Zealand Yearbook of International Law is now seeking submissions for the 2011 edition due to be published in 2012. The deadline for submissions is May 1, 2012. The complete call for papers is here. mw

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Call for Papers: New Zealand Yearbook of International Law

The New Zealand Yearbook of International Law is now seeking submissions for the 2011 edition due to be published in 2012. The deadline for submissions is May 1, 2012. The complete call for papers is here. mw

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November 2, 2011 Colloquia/Workshops

November 2, 2011

Cleveland-Marshall

Cesar Garcia (Capital Law) presents “Criminal Defense After Padilla v. Kentucky.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Emory

Mitch Lasser (Cornell Law)

ETH Zurich

Susan Landau (Harvard Internet and Society) presents “Untangling Attribution:Understanding the Requirements Needed for Attribution on the Network.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Georgia

Katerina Linos (UC Berkeley Law)

Harvard International Law

Anthea Roberts (London School of Economics Law) presents “Choice of Analogies: Rethinking the Nature of the Investment Treaty System.”

This paper is not publicly available.

University of St. Thomas

Raj Bhala (Kansas Law) presents “The Doha Round as a Failed Instrument in Counter-Terrorism.”

This paper is not publicly available.

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November 2, 2011 Colloquia/Workshops

Cleveland-Marshall

Cesar Garcia (Capital Law) presents “Criminal Defense After Padilla v. Kentucky.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Emory

Mitch Lasser (Cornell Law)

ETH Zurich

Susan Landau (Harvard Internet and Society) presents “Untangling Attribution:Understanding the Requirements Needed for Attribution on the Network.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Georgia

Katerina Linos (UC Berkeley Law)

Harvard International Law

Anthea Roberts (London School of Economics Law) presents “Choice of Analogies: Rethinking the Nature of the Investment Treaty System.”

This paper is not publicly available.

University of St. Thomas

Raj Bhala (Kansas Law) presents “The Doha Round as a Failed Instrument in Counter-Terrorism.”

This paper is not publicly available.

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November 1, 2011 Colloquia/Workshops

November 1, 2011

Columbia

Gilles Cuniberti (Columbia Law) presents “An Agency Theory of the Lex Mercatoria.”

This paper is not publicly available.

ETH Zurich

Susan Landau (Harvard Internet and Society) presents “Surveillance or Security? The Risks Posed by New Wiretapping Technologies.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Illinois

Andrew Gold (De Paul Law) presents “Fiduciary Duties.”

This paper is not publicly available.

NYU Law, Economics, and Politics

Louis Kaplow (Harvard Law) presents “On the Optimal Burden of Proof.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Toronto Tax Law and Policy

David Weisbach (Chicago Law) presents “Is Knowledge of the Tax Law Socially Desirable?

This paper is publicly available.

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November 1, 2011 Colloquia/Workshops

Columbia

Gilles Cuniberti (Columbia Law) presents “An Agency Theory of the Lex Mercatoria.”

This paper is not publicly available.

ETH Zurich

Susan Landau (Harvard Internet and Society) presents “Surveillance or Security? The Risks Posed by New Wiretapping Technologies.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Illinois

Andrew Gold (De Paul Law) presents “Fiduciary Duties.”

This paper is not publicly available.

NYU Law, Economics, and Politics

Louis Kaplow (Harvard Law) presents “On the Optimal Burden of Proof.”

This paper is not publicly available.

Toronto Tax Law and Policy

David Weisbach (Chicago Law) presents “Is Knowledge of the Tax Law Socially Desirable?

This paper is publicly available.

Posted by on November 2nd, 2011 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, LECTURES | no comments