====================================================================== Conference Announcement and Call for Papers ** Law via the Internet '99 ** 2nd AustLII Conference on Computerisation of Law via the Internet AustLII, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, 21-23 July 1999 ====================================================================== The Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII - http://www.austlii.edu.au/), one of the largest law sites on the web, will host its second conference on 21-23 July 1999. Law via Internet '99 will present both submitted and invited papers. Tutorials on legal research on the web and on building legal web sites will be offered on 21 July, and the conference proper will take place on 22-23 July. AustLII's 'Law via the Internet '97' presented 40 papers by speakers from 7 countries was sold out, as were the tutorial sessions. (See http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/conference/1997/programme.html) Proceeds from the Conference will support AustLII's provision of free access to law via the net. CONFERENCE HOME PAGE For current information on the program as it develops, registration, accommodation etc, see http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/conference/ CALL FOR PAPERS Proposed conference sessions, for which submission of papers is invited, include the following: o The effect of the Internet on legal practice o Automation of large-scale legal data on the web o Community legal information o Commercial legal publishing via the web - thrive or survive? o Standards for law on the web - citations, metadata etc o Asian and Pacific law on the Internet o Issues in computerising legislation o Finding law across the web - indexing and searching o Litigation support and 'electronic casebooks' on the web o Has free access to public legal information been won? o Workplace relations law - a revolution on the net? o Facilitating law reform and law-making via the web o Court registries and electronic filing / transactions o Interactive and 'intelligent' legal services on the web o Indigenous law and reconciliation via the net o Teaching law using internet resources o Treaties and international law on the web o Legal issues in providing law via the web This year we hope to have a particular focus on the following areas: Asian law on the Internet; community legal information; large-scale automation of legal data; standards for legal information; and use of the Internet in legal practice. Papers in these areas are particularly welcome. Papers may be submitted on other topics dealing with internet-based legal resources. Papers will not be accepted concerning 'cyberspace law' (except those relating directly to legal resources on the web, such as liability issues or Crown copyright), or concerning legal computerisation unrelated to the internet (CD-ROM products etc). Papers submitted should constitute more than a site description (see below), and should raise issues of theoretical or practical importance to others who are developing or using internet-based law resources. SUBMITTED, REFEREED AND INVITED PAPERS Submitted papers / abstracts will be considered by the Programme Chair, AustLII staff and selected referees, at the discretion of the Programme Chair. Submitted papers will not be automatically subjected to a formal refereeing process, but submitters may request formal refereeing of their paper. Any papers accepted after refereeing will be marked 'Refereed Paper' in the Conference Proceedings. AustLII may also invite the presentation of papers, at its discretion. KEY DATES o 1 April 1999 - Submission of extended abstract / draft full paper o 1 May 1999 - Notifications of acceptance sent out by AustLII o 1 June 1999 - Finalised / revised papers due Submissions may be made by email to the Programme Chair (graham@austlii.edu.au) by these three means: (i) plain text in the body of the email (for abstracts only); or (ii) an attached RTF file (only); or (iii) the URL of a web page containing the abstract / paper. Submissions/attachments in other forms will be ignored unless prior enquiries are made. When submitting a paper, please indicate if formal refereeing is required. If a paper is by joint authors, the name and email address of the author who is to receive any notifications should be provided. The finalised paper will be required in RTF (exceptions may be made on request), and a style guide will be provided with the notification of acceptance. Please use styles recognised by RTFtoHTML such as: 'Heading 1' for the title of the paper; 'Heading 2', 'Heading 3' etc for sub-headings in the text; 'bullet list' for lists etc. PUBLICATION OF PAPERS Papers are to be submitted on the following basis: o A print copy of the paper will appear in the Conference Proceedings to be provided to Conference delegates. o The Proceedings will be available for purchase in print form after the Conference concludes (possibly a month later). o All Conference papers will be available in the 'Computerisation of Law Resources' database on AustLII within 6 months of the completion of the Conference. o Authors are free to publish their papers elsewhere once the Conference has concluded. AustLII will assist editors of print and electronic journals to contact authors to discuss publication of papers. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Registration forms for attendees and speakers are on the Conference home page. All registration enquiries should be sent to the Conference Administrator (cathy@austlii.edu.au). Registration fees for the Conference (22 & 23 July) are as follows: o A$600 Standard registration (legal practitioners, government, business etc) o A$400 Academics (full-time) and community organisations (including public libraries) o A$150 Students (full-time) (places will be limited; Conference Dinner additional A$50). Registration fees for the Tutorials are additional: see the Conference home page. Registration fee for the Conference include lunches on the two days (one will be in nearby Chinatown) and the Conference Dinner on the evening of 22 July. Conference registration fees are reduced by A$200 for authors of papers accepted for the Conference. CONFERENCE PERSONNEL Conference Manager - Philip Chung, Manager, AustLII (philip@austlii.edu.au) Technical Director - Daniel Austin (dan@austlii.edu.au), Primary Materials & Programming Support, AustLII Conference Administrator - Cathy Thomson (cathy@austlii.edu.au), Administrator, AustLII Programme Chair - Graham Greenleaf (graham@austlii.edu.au), Co-Director, AustLII Joint Conference Chairs - Andrew Mowbray (andrew@austlii.edu.au) and Graham Greenleaf (graham@austlii.edu.au), Co-Directors, AustLII AustLII is a joint facility of the Faculties of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney and the University of New South Wales. 16 February 1999 ------------------------------ SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION News from AustLII is only sent to users who have subscribed to the mailing list. 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