(Sorry for cross posting) Complete info at http://www.one-lex.eu/futureof/# Infosoc Conference The future of.. Conference on Law & Technology The future of.. On the 28th and 29th October 2008 the European University Institute will host in Florence the first edition of "The future of..." Conference on Law & Technology, organized by the InfoSoc Working Group in conjunction with the Law department of the European University Institute. Such conference aims to be an original and ground-breaking symposium, attracting quality papers dealing with prospective studies and analyzes of legal developments and transformations expected in the future. Taking into account the present technological trends affecting society, the "Future of…" Conference challenges scholars to think and foresee the main problems and changes that Law will face and suffer in the upcoming future of ambient technologies, ubiquitous and pervasive computing, web 3.0, mixed realities (convergence between virtual and physical domains), autonomous software agents, artificial intelligence and many other features and elements. The conference thus welcomes the contribution of scholars and researchers from anywhere in the world, whose interests and research are directed towards the assessment of the evolving relationship that might develop between law and technology. In particular, the contributions shall relate to the interplay of law and technology and the impact it may have on the future of the information society, with strong focus on the complementary and/or conflictual nature of technology, as it may be employed to enforce certain legal provisons, or, alternatively, to bypass the law to eventually replace the legal regime by technological means. Call for papers The deadline for submission of detailled abstracts (min 3 pages) is: *August 1, 2008 * The deadline for submission of full papers is: * September 15, 2008 * The notification of acceptance is: *August 15, 2008* The papers may only be submitted in line with the following guidelines: - The submitted papers must not have been already published or been already appointed for publication. In addition, the submitted papers may not have been previously presented and/or submitted to a conference elsewhere. - The paper must come with a title and an abstract. - The paper (including the abstract, references, as well as any additional tables, graphs, figures and/or annexes) must be sumbitted in its entirety as one single document. - The paper must be structured and formatted in strict conformity with the Style sheet specifications available here<http://www.one-lex.eu/futureof/Style%20Guidelines%20-%20The%20Future%20of...%20Conference%20on%20Law%20and%20Technology.doc> . All submitted papers will be subject to peer-review in order to determine which ones will be included into the conference. We guarantee that the peer-review process will be carried out as a blind process according to which every paper will be assessed on a strictly anonymous basis. Submissions should be sent to infosoc@eui.eu -- Alice Mattoni Department of Political and Social Sciences European University Institute Badia Fiesolana Via dei Roccettini 9 I-50016 San Domenico di Fiesole (FI) E-mail: alice.mattoni@eui.eu