The George Mason Law Review, in partnership with the George Mason Law and Economics Center, presents its 15th Annual Symposium on Antitrust Law, Antitrust in High-Tech Industries, on January 26, 2012. mm
The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth (Northwestern Law) seeks original research papers to be presented at the Fifth Annual Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The conference will take place from noon June 14 to 3 pm June 15, 2012. The submission deadline is Feb. 15, 2012. mw
The International Association for the Study of the Commons presents the 1st Thematic Conference on the Knowledge Commons, Governing Pooled Knowledge Resources: Building Institutions for Sustainable Scientific, Cultural and Genetic Resources Commons, Sept. 12-14, 2012 at Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium. The call for papers deadline is Jan. 15, 2012.
There will be six tracks for abstract submissions:
The 1st Global Thematic IASC Conference on the Knowledge Commons aims to bring together leading people from a number of international scientific research communities, social science researchers, practitioners and policy analysts, to discuss the rationale and practical feasibility of institutional arrangements designed to emulate key public domain conditions for collaborative research.
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The graduate students at Cornell University Law School will be hosting the Eighth Cornell Law School Inter-University Graduate Student Conference April 13 & 14th, 2012 in Ithaca, NY. The theme of the conference will be “Changing Faces in Legal Thinking: Revisiting
Legal Methodologies.” The hosts invite graduate students, particularly from JSD, SJD, & PhD programs to submit papers in areas of legal scholarship. The call for papers deadline is Jan. 6, 2012.
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Lexxion, publisher of the European Food and Feed Law Review (EFFL) as well as the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR), organises the 4th Summer Academy on Global Food Law & Policy July 23-27, 2012, Lake Como, Italy. mw
GW Law’s Government Procurement Law Program presents Law and Technology in the Federal Market Dec. 1, 2011. “The event will focus on emerging issues in the federal information technology market with senior members of the business, law, and academic communities.” mw
The Pace Law Review invites proposals for an issue about emerging issues in intellectual property, including grey market goods, privacy and media rights, and biotechnology. Proposals are due by Dec. 2, 2011. The full call for papers is available on SSRN. mw
The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics at Harvard Law School seeks candidates for the 2012-2014 Academic Fellowship Program. Applications will be accepted starting Sept. 1, 2011. Completed applications must be received at petrie-flom@law.harvard.edu by 9:00 a.m. on Nov. 14, 2011. Details are here. mw
The University of Miami School of Law seeks submissions for “We Robot” – an inaugural conference on legal and policy issues relating to robotics to be held in Coral Gables, Florida on Apr. 21 & 22, 2012. The school invites contributions by academics, practitioners, and industry in the form of scholarly papers or presentations of relevant projects. Proposals should be sent to robots[at]law.miami.edu by Jan. 12, 2012 consisting of : an up to three-page synopsis of the paper or presentation, and the author’s c.v.
Robotics seems increasingly likely to become a transformative technology. This conference will build on existing scholarship exploring the role of robotics to examine how the increasing sophistication of robots and their widespread deployment everywhere from the home, to hospitals, to public spaces, and even to the battlefield disrupts existing legal regimes or requires rethinking of various policy issues.
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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 Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic at Berkeley Law presents Conference on Effective Consumer Privacy Enforcement today and tomorrow, Oct. 13-14, 2011. mw
The Journal of Telecommunication and Broadcasting Law of the National University of Juridical Sciences in Kolkata, India is inviting submissions for its inaugural issue to be published in July 2012. Submissions are due by Jan. 8, 2012. Email jtbl[at]nujs.edu with questions.
The Journal of Telecommunication and Broadcasting Law (JTBL) is an international peer-reviewed, student-edited journal of National University of Juridical Sciences, India. Dedicated to pioneer legal scholarship in the field of telecommunication and broadcasting laws and addressing a global scholarly community, JTBL strives to publish relevant research on said disciplines. The Journal encourages deliberations on subjects of interdisciplinary nature and would include review of laws and policies involved in the field.
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Nuclear Law Association (NLA) of India, an organization established to discuss issues related to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy in India, will hold its 1st Annual Conference Feb. 17-18, 2012, in New Delhi. There are several opportunities for the faculty and for students to participate. The call for papers deadline (abstracts) is Sept. 30, 2011. mw
The Institute for Law Teaching and Learning and North Carolina Central University School of Law present Technology in and Beyond the Classroom: How to Use Technology to Leverage Learning March 3, 2012, in Durham, NC.
This conference will take place in Durham, North Carolina and will focus on using technology to enhance teaching and learning in and out of the classroom. Conference presenters and participants will explore how advanced use of technology can: Enhance student learning in the traditional law school classroom, maximize distance learning opportunities consistent with ABA rules, and expand the ability of clinical and pro bono programs to deliver legal services.
ILTL’s announcement says that more details will be available later this fall.mw
The Canadian Council on International Law will host its 40th Annual Conference on Culture and Innovation in International Law Nov. 3-5, 2011, in Ottawa, Canada. sr
The UDC Law Review will host “Smartphones and the Fourth Amendment: The Future of Privacy in Our Hands” in spring 2012. Submissions are due Sept. 30, 2011. The full call for papers follows the jump. Jump to full post
UCLA hosts the 8th International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society Jan. 16-18, 2012. The call for papers deadline is June 14, 2011. mw
Policy & Internet, the first major peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary journal investigating the impact of the Internet on public policy, is inviting submissions for a special issue on Internet taxation, to be published in October 2011. The submission deadline is May 31, 2011. sr
The Center for Science and Innovation Studies at UC Davis presents Bayh-Dole @ 30: Mapping the Future of University Patenting April 29 (2:15 pm) - 30, 2011. Cosponsors are Division of Social Sciences | UC Davis School of Law | King Hall Annual Fund | Science and Technology Studies Program. mw
Lexxion presents the 5th International European Food and Feed Law Conference: Regulation of Innovations, Oct. 6-7, 2011. mw
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