Volume 1, Issue 1
Chair’s Welcome Practice Edge •CPO Welcome • Electronic Commerce Payments International News • 911 Systems Concerns Related to VoIP • What DOE and DOD, Radiation and the Genome Project Have in Common Colleague connection Learn about Section member professional updates. section news Committee on Rights & Responsibilities of Scientists Student Opportunity Calendar/cle ABA Annual Meeting New York City August 7-12, 2008 Book Store This new Section book explains and discusses applied scientific disciplines in jargon-free language that is specifically geared toward lawyers. It explores the definitions (what is science), the practice (what scientists do) and the professional roles (what ethical guidelines influence scientists) of professional disciplines such as: ballistics, medicine, physics, statistics, linguistics, genetics, chemistry and more. The SciTech Lawyer The Section’s quarterly magazine features practical and timely articles on a diverse range of science and technology law issues. This issue focuses on the impact of bioinformatics. Contact Us © 2008 American Bar Association	Chair's Welcome by Gilbert F. Whittemore Congratulations to all of the students who completed their spring semester, and best wishes as you either continue your studies or embark on your legal career! The Section will be a useful resource for you as it continues to lead the profession into the often uncharted intersections of law, science and technology. For example, two recent Section publications are Science for Lawyers and Virtual Law Navigating the Legal Landscape of Virtual Worlds. The Section also embraces cutting edge topics in its programs, such as virtual worlds. The Section will sponsor the innovative The Why Virtual Worlds Matter for Lawyers program on Tuesday, June 24th at 1pm EST. The program will be offered in Second Life as a drop-in session, as well as through the traditional teleconference format. It will present the legal issues arising from virtual worlds with a particular focus on the issues clients may encounter in these new spaces. Virtual worlds, or the "3D Internet," are rapidly becoming big business. The panelists and the moderator, Ben Duranske, Co-Chair of the Virtual Worlds and Multi-User Online Games, will be "in world" during the conference, represented by avatars. Click here to register now. Whittemore is of counsel for Rath, Young & Pignatelli. He can be reached at gilwhittem@aol.com. Back to top

Volume 1, Issue 1

Learn about Section
member professional updates.

Committee on Rights &
Responsibilities of
Scientists Student Opportunity

ABA Annual Meeting
New York City
August 7-12, 2008

This new Section book explains and discusses applied scientific disciplines in jargon-free language that is specifically geared toward lawyers. It explores the definitions (what is science), the practice (what scientists do) and the professional roles (what ethical guidelines influence scientists) of professional disciplines such as: ballistics, medicine, physics, statistics, linguistics, genetics, chemistry and more.

The SciTech Lawyer

The Section’s quarterly magazine features practical and timely articles on a diverse range of science and technology law issues. This issue focuses on the impact of bioinformatics.

Chair's Welcome

by Gilbert F. Whittemore

Congratulations to all of the students who completed their spring semester, and best wishes as you either continue your studies or embark on your legal career! The Section will be a useful resource for you as it continues to lead the profession into the often uncharted intersections of law, science and technology. For example, two recent Section publications are Science for Lawyers and Virtual Law Navigating the Legal Landscape of Virtual Worlds.

The Section also embraces cutting edge topics in its programs, such as virtual worlds. The Section will sponsor the innovative The Why Virtual Worlds Matter for Lawyers program on Tuesday, June 24th at 1pm EST. The program will be offered in Second Life as a drop-in session, as well as through the traditional teleconference format. It will present the legal issues arising from virtual worlds with a particular focus on the issues clients may encounter in these new spaces. Virtual worlds, or the "3D Internet," are rapidly becoming big business. The panelists and the moderator, Ben Duranske, Co-Chair of the Virtual Worlds and Multi-User Online Games, will be "in world" during the conference, represented by avatars. Click here to register now.

Whittemore is of counsel for Rath, Young & Pignatelli. He can be reached at gilwhittem@aol.com.