American Bar Association Section of Science & Technology Law In This Issue 2006-2007 Section Officers and Council Members Join a Committee New Law Student Listserv Section Teleconferences - VOIP, E-Discovery and Personalized Medicine Upcoming Co-Sponsored Programs on Privacy, E-Discovery and Disaster Preparedness Volume 4 Issue 1 Section Home Membership Calendar Committees Publications Sites of Interest National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists (NCLS) Contact Us Section Announces 2006-2007 Officers and Council Members The 2006-2007 Officers and Council Members for the Section of Science & Technology Law are:   Section Chair:   William Sloan Coats, San Francisco, CA Chair-Elect:      Gilbert F. Whittemore, Jr., Boston, MA Vice-Chair:       Ruth Hill Bro, Chicago, IL Secretary:        Christine M. Grant, Princeton, NJ Budget Officer:  Kimberly Kiefer Peretti, Washington, DC Delegates to the   House of Delegates:    Ellen J. Flannery, Washington, DC                                     Scott F. Partridge, Houston, TX Immediate Past Chair:    Richard L. Field, Cliffside Park, NJ Past Chair Liaison:        Thomas J. Smedinghoff, Chicago, IL Council Members:          Jody R. Westby, Washington, DC                                     Stephen S. Wu, Cupertino, CA                                     Jose (Joe) Guzman, San Francisco, CA                                     Eric Y. Drogin, Hingham, MA                                     Kimberly Kiefer Peretti, Washington, DC                                     Erika F. Lietzan, Washington, DC                                     Prof. William J. Luddy, Jr., Hartford, CT                                     John H. Messing, Tucson, AZ                                     Lucy L. Thomson, Washington, DC                                     Mark D. Litvack, Los Angeles, CA                                     Heather J. Meeker, San Francisco, CA                                     Randy V. Sabett, Washington, DC   www.abanet.org/scitech Join a Committee Make the most of your membership Make the most of your Section membership by joining a committee.  The Section has 23 substantive committees from which to choose and it costs nothing to join.  Most of the Section’s committees have listservs to facilitate easy information sharing among the members, keeping you up-to-date on emerging issues affecting your practice area.   Committee membership also helps connect you to others around the country and the world who are wrestling with the same issues you are.   Becoming active in a Section committee really does help you leverage your Section membership and leads to greater professional benefits.  Join Today! Click here to see the list of committees New Law Student Listserv Subscribe now to stay in touch The Section has started an new exciting listserv for our law student members.  Law Student Division Liaison, Clara Cotrell from Wake Forest University, will host the listserv to keep students informed of Section activites and opportunities.  If you would like to subscribe to the listserv, please contact the Section office at vannd@staff.abanet.org or by phone at 312/988-5599. Mark Your Calendars for Upcoming Section Teleconferences VOIP, E-Discovery & Personalized Medicine Mark your calendars for the following Section sponsored teleconferences.  Details and registration information will be on the website as soon as they are available.  Check http://www.abanet.org/scitech for updates.   October 17, 2006, 12:00 noon EST Biotechnology Law Committee Roundtable Teleconference: Personalized Medicine & Pharmacogenomics    October 31, 2006, 12:00 noon EST E-Discovery Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - Teleconference   November 30, 2006, 12:00 noon EST Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP): What You and Your Clients Need to Know About the New Technology- Teleconference   Check the Section Website for details Three Hot Topics - Threee Great Programs Privacy, E-Discovery and Disaster Preparedness Programs Coming this Fall The Section is co-sponsoring a number of great programs this fall:   September 18-20, 2006 Legal IQ-s 2nd E Discovery Bridgewaters, New York City This event addresses the huge challenges associated with document retention and production and shows you how to proactively manage data and minimize your risks.  Featuring all new speakers, case studies, best practices, and the latest updates in the regulatory landscape, Legal IQ’s 2nd E Discovery is a must attend event.  Co-Sponsored with International Quality and Productivity Center For more information go to http://www.iqpc.com/na-2398-02   October 18-20, 2006 2006 IAPP Privacy Academy The Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, Canada This conference will provide in-depth coverage of the most pressing operational issues and managerial concerns including governance, international data transfers, Canadian privacy, identity theft and much more. Co-sponsored with the International Association of Privacy Professionals For more information go to: http://www.privacyassociation.org   November 2-3, 2006 ABA Criminal Justice Section the Disaster Preparedness and Criminal Justice Conference Hotel InterContinental, New Orleans, LA. It has become abundantly clear that criminal justice systems around the country need to be better prepared to deal with disasters, whether they come in the form of hurricanes, pandemics, earthquakes, industrial accidents, tornadoes, tsunamis, or terrorist attacks.   This conference has been designed to help criminal justice professionals learn from the lessons of Katrina about how to be prepared for the worst.   Co-sponsored with the ABA Section on Dispute Resolution Click for Conference Brochure:  http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/calendar/neworleans.pdf   ABA Copyright Statement     ABA Privacy Statement