American Bar Association Section of Science & Technology Law In This Issue Letter from the Chair Nominating Committee Announced Committee Updates Intellectual Property Law Spring Meeting ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago Volume 2 Issue 2 Join the Section Section Home Page Section Calendar of Events Section Books Jurimetrics Journal Join a Committee Change email address End subscription Contact Us Privacy Statement Copyright statement Letter from the Chair by Ivan K. Fong Welcome to the March 2005 issue of eBLAST!   Read about the  visa resolution sponsored by the Section and adopted by the ABA House of Delegates at the February 2005 Midyear Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.  That meeting also featured a program, jointly sponsored with the Section of International Law, From Warranties to Localization of Language:  Everything You Need to Know About Selling Online Products Worldwide, and a luncheon program featuring Benjamin H. Wu, Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy for the US Department of Commerce.   Coming up:   *   The Intellectual Propoerty Law  Section's Spring Meeting on April 14-16 in Washington, DC, at which the SciTech Section is putting on three programs.   Section members are entitled to a discounted registration fee, so register today!   *  ABA Day in Washington on April 27-28.   Please participate so we can make our views and voices heard in DC!    *   The ABA Annual Meeting on August 3-8 in Chicago.   Come join us for our cutting-edge programs, fun social events, and Windy City sights!   And look for the Spring issue of The SciTech Lawyer -- coming to your mailbox soon! Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates by Richard L. Field In accordance with the Section's by laws, Section Chair, Ivan Fong, in consultation with the Section Council, has appointed the 2005-2006 Nominating Committee.  The Nominating Committee is charged with recommending a slate of candidates to fill open Officer and Council positions as of August 2005.  Positions which will be open include:  Section Delegate to the House of Delegates, Section Secretary and three Council positions.  Suggestions for candidates may be sent to any member of the Nominating Committee: Richard L. Field, Chair field@pipeline.com  Thomas J. Smedinghoff smedinghoff@bakernet.com  Susan J. Poulter poulters@law.utah.edu  Cynthia H.Cwik cynthia.cwik@lw.com Steven Brower sbrower@sortlaw.com     Committee Updates Three of our Section's substantive Committees are highlighted this in this issue of E-BLAST.  Click below to learn more... *  Special Committee on Homeland Security  *  Committee on Healthcare Privacy, Security and Information Technology *  Public Health, Environmental Law and Bioterrorism Section members are entitled to join committees free of charge.  Joining a committee is a great way to make the most of your Section membership.  Click here to see a full list of committees Section Presents 3 CLE Programs at the IP Section Spring Conference April 13-16, 2005, Washington, DC For the second year in a row, The Section of Science & Technology Law is co-sponsoring and presenting programs at the ABA Intellectual Property Law's Spring Conference.  This is a great meeting and Section members are entitled to the IP member registration fee discount .  Click here for more details ABA Annual Meeting -Better Than Ever August 3-8, 2005, Chicago, IL The ABA Annual Meeting is going to be held August 3-8, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois.  The Section has many wonderful CLE programs and social events planned and we hope you will join us for the best Annual Meeting yet!  We are pleased to announce that once again members will be able to obtain a year's worth of CLE in one venue all for the low price of $440 (if you register before May 27th).  See the ABA Registration webpage for details and click here for the Section's tentative schedule of events.  Don't delay!  Register for the Annual Meeting today. ABA Annual Meeting Registration Information