Of possible interest. DLB ++++++ INVITATION TO THE LAW VIA INTERNET CONFERENCE 2005 +++++++++ Next month the 7th 'Law via Internet' Conference will be held on 17-19 November 2005 in Port Vila, Republic of Vanuatu. The Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII), in conjunction with the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII), will host the event. The Conference will take place on 18-19 November (with a reception on the 17th), and we would like to invite you to attend. The Conference website including online registration is at <http://www.paclii.org/ paclii/conference/2005/> and the Conference brochure is at <http:// www.paclii.org/paclii/conference/2005/brochure.pdf>. The Conference is preceded by the annual meeting of the Free Access to Law Movement on 17 November - by invitation, but please contact the Programme Co-Chairs if you are interested in attending. The draft conference programme is available at <http://www.paclii.org/paclii/conference/2005/programme.html> and includes papers by experts from 10 countries. Topics range across issues of global access to law, new techniques for development of online law resources, court computerisation, law libraries and the Internet, the sustainability of free access to law in developing countries, and commercial legal publishing online. The Conference reception and dinner will have a Pacific theme and entertainment, and will be memorable. The Conference venue is the Emalus Campus at the University of the South Pacific in beautiful Port Vila, capital of Vanuatu. Port Vila is well known as a tourist destination and for its warm Melanesian hospitality. It has a wide range of excellent resort-style accommodation as well as budget accommodation. We have secured special conference rates from a number of hotels. More information is available at: <http://www.paclii.org/paclii/conference/2005/#accommodation>. We hope you can join us in November. Robynne Blake, Director, PacLII Graham Greenleaf, Co-Director, AustLII and WorldLII Programme Co-Chairs +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dan L. Burk Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly Professor University of Minnesota Law School 229 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA *************************************** Voice: 612-626-8726 Fax: 612-625-2011