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Law via the Internet '99

2nd AustLII Conference on 
Computerisation of Law via the Internet

Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) 
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, 21-23 July 1999

*announcement* Proceedings available for purchase

The proceedings of the second AustLII Conference is available for purchase.
The cost of each set (including postage and handling) is $175.
Please download this order form or email cathy@austlii.edu.au for more information.

The Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII - http://www.austlii.edu.au/) hosted its second conference on 21-23 July 1999. The conference is supported by the following sponsors and exhibitors.

The conference was held at the Haymarket Campus of the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. Maps of the venue are available at http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/conference/1999/maps.html.

Law via the Internet '99 presented over 40 speakers from 12 countries, many of them world-renowned for their work on access to law via the internet. It was a very memorable event for all attending - see the Conference Programme for details.

Tutorials on legal research on the web and on building legal web sites were offered on 21 July, and the Conference proper took place on 22-23 July.

Proceeds from the Conference will support AustLII's provision of free access to law via the net.


CONFERENCE & TUTORIAL REGISTRATION

Please read the registration details below and then complete the Registration Form.
All registration enquiries should be sent to the Conference Administrator, Cathy Thomson  (cathy@austlii.edu.au).

Conference - Registration fees for the Conference (22 & 23 July) are as follows:

Registration fee for the Conference include lunches on the two days (one will be in nearby Chinatown) and the Conference Dinner on the evening of 22 July.

Conference registration fees are reduced by A$200 for authors of papers accepted for the Conference.

Tutorials - Registration fees for the Tutorials (21 July) are additional and are as follows:

  • For the Tutorial 'Legal Research on the Web' (morning or afternoon half day session):
  • A$190 Standard registration (legal practitioners, government, business etc)
  • A$140 Academics (full-time) and community organisations (including public libraries)
  • A$90 Students (full-time) (places will be limited).
  • For the Tutorial 'An Introduction to Building a Web Site for Law' (whole day):
  • A$350 Standard registration (legal practitioners, government, business etc)
  • A$250 Academics (full-time) and community organisations (including public libraries)
  • A$175 Students (full-time) (places will be limited).
    • Registration fee for the Tutorials include lunch for Tutorial B (only).
    Authors of papers accepted for the Conference do not receive a discount on Tutorial fees.


    ACCOMODATION AND TRANSPORT

    General Information
    While AustLII is not organising accommodation in Sydney for the conference "Law Via the Internet '99", we recommend browsing the Web sites listed below as they contain many useful links to hotels nearby, and general information about Sydney. The conference venue at the University of Technology, Sydney, is located within a few minutes' walk to both Sydney's waterside tourist attraction, Darling Harbour and Chinatown, where there are dozens of inexpensive restaurants serving food of the highest quality. In addition, the Chinese Garden, Sydney Aquarium, Maritime Museum and the Powerhouse Museum are all within close proximity and well worth a visit.

    Public transport
    The monorail, which runs past the Conference venue, provides fast and convenient access to both the conference venue and to the central business district of Sydney. (The average time between monorail services is 3 - 5 minutes). In addition, Sydney's Central station is just around the corner from the venue.

    Accommodation for the Conference
    The Novotel at Darling Harbour is particularly convenient for conference attendees as there is a monorail stop outside the front door, and is only 15 minutes from Sydney's airport by taxi. The Novotel has 530 rooms and suites, with STD/IDD direct dial telephones, fax capabilities, and in-house movies. Other features it affords are an outdoor swimming pool, an "all-weather" nightlit, tennis court, and a modern private gymnasium. There are several other hotels in close proximity to the venue: see the link below concerning Sydney Hotels.

    Some useful Web links about Sydney and choosing accommodation

    Lonely Planet's Destination Sydney

    Sydney Hotels

    Travelling Australia on the Internet

    Yahoo! Travel - Sydney

    More Information
    More information on accomodation will be added to this page in the lead up to the conference.

    CONFERENCE PERSONNEL

    Conference Manager - Philip Chung, Manager, AustLII (philip@austlii.edu.au)

    Technical Director - Daniel Austin (dan@austlii.edu.au), Primary Materials & Programming Support, AustLII

    Conference Administrator - Cathy Thomson (cathy@austlii.edu.au), Administrator, AustLII

    Programme Chair - Graham Greenleaf (graham@austlii.edu.au), Co-Director, AustLII

    Joint Conference Chairs - Andrew Mowbray (andrew@austlii.edu.au) and Graham Greenleaf (graham@austlii.edu.au), Co-Directors, AustLII

    AustLII is a joint facility of the Faculties of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney and the University of New South Wales.

    4 May 1999