The Chinese and American Forum on Legal Information and Law Libraries (CAFLL) and the Western Pacific Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (WestPac) will co-host a joint conference October 7- 11, 2015, at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The joint conference will feature the theme “Challenges,Competencies and Opportunities,” and is co-sponsored by the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL),China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), and East China University of Political Science and Law(ECUPL).
The Preliminary Schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM Registration
Thursday, October 8, 2015
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Opening Ceremony
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Keynote Speech
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Legal Education: Then and Now
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Incorporating Legal Research Competencies into the Law School Curriculum
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Hot Topic
6:30 PM Opening Reception
Friday, October 9, 2015
9:00 AM -9:30 AM Keynote Speech
9:30 AM- 11:00 AM Challenges of E-Legal Information Age – Collection Development and Resource Sharing in Law Libraries
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Striking the Balance in Your Library Catalog: TLI v. TMI
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Continuing Education for Law Librarians
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM User Service and Library Space Solutions for Innovative Legal Education
Saturday, October 10, 2015
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Legal Aspects of Business and Trade with China
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM The Evolving Face of Reference Service
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Optional Post Conference Educational Activities: Tour of Local Libraries and/or Universities
The Chinese and American Forum on Legal Information and Law Libraries (CAFLL), is a non-profit organization that promotes the accessibility of legal information and fosters the education of legal information professionals in the United States and China. The organization was founded in 2006.
The Western Pacific Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (WestPac) was established to promote law librarianship, to provide for the further professional education of law librarians, and to foster a spirit of cooperation among members in the law library profession nationally and within the Western Pacific region. The chapter held its charter meeting in 1967.
Full conference registration information will be released at a later date on CAFLL and WestPac websites. For more information please contact:
Evelyn Ma (CAFLL): [email protected] (203)432-7120
Mari Cheney (WestPac) [email protected] (503)768-6708
