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    PRESS RELEASE
    By the Public Relations Committee
    April 7, 2008
    
    We are pleased to announce that the China - United States Conference on Legal Information and Law Libraries will be held for May 27-30, 2009 in Beijing, China at the Beijing Friendship Hotel. This conference, initially proposed by a group of members of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), is officially co-sponsored by the State Commission on Legal Education of the Ministry of Education, China. AALL is the first American co-sponsor of the conference. Other American and international organizations may join the co-sponsorship soon.
    
    The Conference will provide an opportunity for law librarians and legal information professionals from both countries to share experiences and exchange views in regard to legal information development and law library management. American librarians attending the Conference can share their knowledge and expertise with their Chinese colleagues, including in the area of organizing and sustaining a vibrant, professional association. Additionally, American librarians will be able to meet and connect with Chinese library and information professionals, legal publishers, and government officials responsible for dissemination of legal information. It is expected that the networking and discussions offered by the Conference will serve as catalyst for long-term collaborations between Sino-U.S law libraries and legal information professionals.
    
    CONFERENCE GOALS
    
    The Conference is intended to promote the Sino-U.S. exchanges and cooperation in the area of legal information and law libraries. The goals to be achieved include: to offer an overview of the Chinese and American law-making processes, information resources, and the legal research tools in both countries; to introduce the Chinese law librarians and information policy makers the role of American law libraries, law librarians and professional organizations; to present the state of online library systems; and to promote the opportunities for Chinese and American law libraries and law librarians to develop exchange and cooperative in education, resource sharing, and other areas of mutual interest.
    
    CONFERENCE OUTCOMES
    The Conference seeks to achieve specific outcomes, which include: Chinese attendees will learn the American legal information system and its relationship with the rule of law; American attendees will learn the great progress that China has made in modernizing its legal system and making legal information available to the public and the world in recent years; American participants will share their knowledge and expertise with the Chinese colleagues; American librarians and educators will assist the Chinese law library profession to develop educational programs to train law library personnel; American colleagues will provide advice and consultation in organizing law library professional associations in China; Chinese and American colleagues may develop exchange and cooperative programs, and further efforts in matching Chinese and American law libraries and/or librarians of common interest will be made.
    
    CONFERENCE PROGRAM
    
    The Conference program is in development and will be announced when completed. So far the Conference plans to have plenary sessions on the following topics:
    
    . American Law Making Process and Legal Information System
    . Chinese Law Making Process and Legal Information System
    . State of Chinese Legal Information in the U.S.
    . State of American Legal Information in China
    . The State of Shared Online Cataloging Systems, Integrated
    . Automated Library Systems and Comprehensive Legal Information
    . Research Systems
    . Digitizing Projects of Legal Information in China and the U.S.
    . Education and Development of Law Librarians in the U.S.
    . Education and Development of Law Librarians in China
    . Potential Areas for U.S and Chinese Institutions to Collaborate
    
    CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS - UNITED STATES
    
    Steering Committee
    Frank Y. Liu (Co-Chair)
    Director of the Center for Legal Information & Professor of Law Duquesne University School of Law
    Janis L. Johnston (Co-Chair)
    Director of the Law Library & Associate Professor of Law University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Law
    Robert H. Hu (Secretary)
    Director of the Law Library & Assistant Professor of Law St. Mary's University School of Law
    Wei Luo (Treasurer)
    Director of Technical Services and Lecturer in Law Washington University Law Library
    Joan Liu
    Head of Acquisitions & Serials New York University Law Library
    Betsy McKenzie
    Director of Suffolk University Law Library
    Kara Phillips
    Collection Development/Associate Executive Librarian Seattle University School of Law
    Leina'ala Seeger
    Director of the Law Library and Associate Professor of Law The William S. Richardson School of Law University of Hawai'i at Manoa
    Sergio Stone
    Foreign, Comparative & International Law Librarian University of Denver Sturm College of Law - Westminster Law Library
    
    Advisory Board
    Harry S. Martin (Chair)
    Henry N. Ness III Librarian and Professor of Law, Library Director Harvard Law School Library
    Robert C. Berring, Jr.
    Walter Perry Johnson Professor of Law University of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law
    Philip Berwick
    Associate Dean for Information Resources and Lecturer in Law Washington University School of Law
    Richard A. Danner
    Senior Associate Dean for Information Services Archibald C. and Frances Fulk Rufty Research Professor of Law Duke University School of Law Library
    Penny Hazelton
    Assistant Dean for Library and Computing Service, Professor of Law Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library University of Washington School of Law
    Blair Kauffman
    Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law Lillian Goldman Law Library Yale Law School
    Roy M. Mersky
    Harry Reasoner Regents Chair in Law Director of Research University of Texas School of Law
    Jamail Center for Legal Research Tarlton Law Library
    Mary Kathleen Price
    Associate Dean, Library and Technology Clarence J. TeSelle Professor of Law University of Florida Frederic G. Levin College of Law
    
    Program Committee Co-chairs
    Joan S. Howland
    Associate Dean for Information and Technology Roger F. Noreen Professor of Law University of Minnesota School of Law
    Mary Kathleen Price
    Associate Dean, Library and Technology Clarence J. TeSelle Professor of Law University of Florida Frederic G. Levin College of Law
    
    AALL Executive Board Liaison
    David S. Mao
    Section Head, Knowledge Services Group Library of Congress
    
    CONFERENCE VENUE
    The Conference will be held at Beijing Friendship Hotel located in northwest Beijing. Beijing is the capital of China, the center of Chinese politics, law, culture, arts, and history. With a dynamic economy, modern outlook, and historical charm, the city is a welcome place for international conferences and tourism. The Beijing Friendship Hotel is located in the university district of the city, close to the country's most prestigious universities, research institutes, and high-tech companies. For more information about the hotel, visit
    
    CONTACT
    Additional information about the Conference can be found on the official Conference Web site at:
    Questions concerning this Press Release should be sent to Robert Hu, Chair of the Conference Public Relations Committee. Email: rhu@stmarytx.edu, and phone: 210-431-2056.