American Bar Association Section of Science & Technology Law In This Issue Join One of the Section’s New Committees Today! The SciTech Lawyer Seeks Input Through On-Line Survey Apply Now for a Committee Student Representative Position Before the Deadline New Biotech Briefing Available On-Line Register Now to Attend Animals and Bioengineering Program at Duke Mark Your Calendar for Up-Coming Section Events Volume 5 Issue 1 Section Home Membership Calendar Committees Publications Sites of Interest National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists (NCLS) Contact Us Join One of the Section’s New Committees Today! Our Section committees lead the way when it comes to emerging legal issues in science and technology, well before they become mainstream.   This allows you to get the jump on opposing counsel and distinguish yourself from other law practices.    Join one of the Section’s new cutting-edge committees today: Animal Research, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Blogs and User Generated Content on the Internet, Museum Law, Rights & Responsibilities of Scientists,  Virtual Worlds and Multi-user Online Games and  Wi-Fi.!  Click here to find out more information about these committees. The SciTech Lawyer Seeks Input Through On-Line Survey Provide valuable input to help The SciTech Lawyer Editorial Board better meet your needs.   Click here to complete The SciTech Lawyer survey.   Apply Now for a Committee Student Representative Position Before the Deadline The Biotechnology Law Committee, E-Privacy Law Committee and Voice Over Internet Protocol Committee seek candidates to be considered for the position of Student Representative to each committee.    Law students will work directly and creatively with the committee leadership in order to achieve the committee's goals.   Please submit your resume and a brief note about why you would like to serve in this role to Julia Gillespie at gillespj@staff.abanet.org before Monday, September 24th. Students must currently belong to the committee or must join the committee in order to serve in this role.  Each student, who submits their resume, will be informed about the status of their application after October 15th.   Each student representative will provide a description of their project and the committee's work for The SciTech Lawyer in a format that is 250 words or less.  Each representative may coordinate with additional student volunteers for committee projects.  The committee leadership will elaborate on specific projects, such as a research project, for the student representative. New Biotech Briefing Available On-Line The Biotechnology Law Committee publishes a free newsletter three times a year.   Click here to view the latest issue of Biotech Briefing.   Join the Biotechnology Law Committee  to receive this newsletter.     Register Now to Attend Animals and Bioengineering Program at Duke Animals & Bioengineering – A Consideration of Law, Ethics and Science is scheduled November 9-10, 2007 at Duke University School of Law in Durham, North Carolina. Since 1976, when genetic material from one species was first introduced into another, animal bioengineering has been a controversial topic. Join us for this exciting and innovative conference, as lawyers and scientists from across the country come together to explore and discuss the evolution and development of laws relating to the use of animals in bioengineering. Register Now!   Mark Your Calendar for Up-Coming Section Events September 25, 2007 WiFi Liability: Legal Risks in Accessing and Operating Wireless Internet Webcast/ Teleconference October 30, 2007 Legal Aspects of Biometrics Webcast/ Teleconference   November 9-10, 2007 Animals and Bioengineering – A Consideration of Law, Ethics and Science Duke University School of Law Durham, NC   November 27, 2007 HIPAA Security and the Law Web Cast/Teleconference   February 8-10, 2008 2008 ABA Midyear Meeting Los Angeles, California ABA Copyright Statement     ABA Privacy Statement