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Jul 09, 2008
Jul 11, 2008 | IBA/AMPLA Mining, Oil & Gas Law Conference
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A conference co-presented by the IBA section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law (SEERIL) and the Australian Resources and Energy Law Association (AMPLA), and supported by the IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum.
Topics will be drawn from a wide range of isses arising out of South east Asia's affect on the industries represented by both organisations. These include: the developmental process and approval terms and conditions for South east Asian countries active in mining, oil and gas; basic guidelines for the acquisition of projects; production sharing contracts; corporate social responsibility; joint ventures for resource projects; service contracts; and dispute resolution.
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Jul 10, 2008
Jul 11, 2008 | Annual Affordable Housing Update: Opportunities in a Changing Economy
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Organized by IPED and led by industry experts, this conference will provide candid insights, observations and real-life examples for how to address different issues in a changing economy.
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Jul 24, 2008 | AELEX LECTURE
Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria
AELEX is pleased to announce its 4th Annual Lecture titled “FREEDOM OF INFORMATION: BALANCING THE PUBLIC’S RIGHT TO KNOW AGAINST THE INDIVIDUAL’S RIGHT TO PRIVACY”. This year’s event promises to be quite incisive and informative as passage of a Freedom of Information Bill is currently being debated both within the National Assembly and the general populace. A very appropriate personality, Mr Dele Olojede, a Pulitzer Prize Winner and Ex-Newsday Foreign Editor & African Bureau Chief, has kindly accepted to speak on the subject. Mr. Nduka Obaigbena, Publisher of This Day Newspapers, has accepted our invitation to chair the lecture while Mr John Momoh, the Founder/CEO of Channels Television will act as Moderator. | |
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Aug 07, 2008
Aug 12, 2008 | ABA Annual Meeting 2008
New York City, United States of America
The American Bar Association is celebrating this year’s Annual Meeting in new York City. Over 200 CLE programs are being developed to help attendees to improve theirs professional skills and expertise. There will be abundant opportunities to network with judges and lawyers from around the world. The meeting also will feature the world’s largest legal EXPO, providing an array of goods and services pertaining to the practice of law.
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Aug 07, 2008
Aug 08, 2008 | The Annual National Symposium on Green Affordable Housing & Community Development Conference
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Green is becoming the affordable mainstream across the country. Developers are pushing the envelop on energy efficiency, water conservation, indoor air quality, and smart sites – and generating significant financial, health, and environmental benefits for their projects and tenants. Public policy makers are developing new resources and imposing new requirements that raise the bar on performance – and corresponding reductions in operating costs. New players – energy services companies, renewable energy providers, and environmental infrastructures experts – are responding to emerging opportunities as affordable housing and community development becomes a leading edge industry in the transformation from a carbon economy to a green economy.
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Aug 08, 2008 | WSG Networking Luncheon - 2008 ABA Annual Meeting
New York City, New York, United States of America
Nixon Peabody LLP & World Services Group will be hosting a networking luncheon for WSG members attending the 2008 ABA Annual Meeting in New York City.
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Nixon Peabody LLP
World Services Group
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Congress Event Date:
Aug 31, 2008
Sep 05, 2008 | IFA Annual Congress
Brussels, Belgium
An annual Congress hosted by one of IFA's Branches provides an opportunity for an exchange of knowledge and experience with respect to fiscal law. These congresses attract some 1000-1600 participants plus their accompanying partners. They afford scope for useful contacts with leading experts in the fiscal field, both as part of the official programme and in the course of private discussions.
Two subjects are selected each year by the Permanent Scientific Committee. These subjects form the basis of exhaustive discussions, normally resulting in some sort of concluding statement or recommendation.
The congress programme is supplemented by a choice of seminars covering more technical subjects, whether international in character or focused on the law of the jurisdiction where the congress is being held.
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Sep 12, 2008
Sep 13, 2008 | World Services Group 7th Annual Meeting
Munich, Germany
This year’s WSG Annual Meeting will be held in Munich, Germany. Join other WSG members from around the world in networking and discussing issues facing professionals today. |
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
World Services Group
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Sep 17, 2008
Sep 20, 2008 | New York State Bar Association International Law and Practice Section Seasonal Meeting
Stockholm, Sweden
The 2008 Seasonal Meeting of the New York State Bar Association’s International Law and Practice Section will be held in at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden from Wednesday, September 17 through Saturday, September 20, 2008.
The Grand Hôtel Stockholm is Scandinavia's leading hotel and a much appreciated international meeting-place.
Staying at the hotel is an experience beyond the
ordinary. The hotel opened in 1874 and has a long and fascinating history. The rooms and interiors are unique, as is the hotel's location in the centre of Stockholm. | | Details |
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Sep 17, 2008
Sep 19, 2008 | The New Focus of International Business: Asia, the centre stage
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
A conference presented by the IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum.
Topics will cover leading issues in a range of business and investment practice areas including: private equity; cartels; antitrust legislation; mergers and acquisitions; intellectual property; corporate counsel issues; banking, finance and securities; and insolvency. The event will also include a session focused on issues for women lawyers.
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Sep 22, 2008
Sep 24, 2008 | Nordic Alternative Investment Forum 2008
Stockholm, Sweden
This 6th annual Nordic Alternative Investment Forum will examine the trends that will drive the alternative investment market for the next 12 months. A leading speaker panel of pension funds from the Nordic region and across the globe will lead analysis of refreshing and different insights into the alternative investment market. | | Details |
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Sep 24, 2008 | 2008 INTA/WIPO International Forum on Trademarks and Industrial Designs
Brussels, Belgium
Join the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) at the 2008 INTA/WIPO International Forum on Trademarks and Industrial Designs, a one-day, advanced-level conference that will venture beyond the border of trademarks into the world of industrial designs.
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Sep 30, 2008
Oct 01, 2008 | Infrastructure Investment & PPP Finance in Ukraine 2008
Kiev, Ukraine
The Infrastructure Investment & PPP Finance in Ukraine 2008 Forum will happen on the occasion of the 5th Pan-European PPP Forum and will focus on Ukraine, the Caucasus and the CIS Markets.
The Forum programme is intended primarily for senior decision-makers from Ukraine, Caucasus and CIS markets. It will also have a particular appeal to many South Eastern Europe countries and the Balkans. Not least, other EU interested parties and several Mediterranean Rim countries are included within our target audience. Private sector representatives from the banking, investment, legal, consulting, engineering, utilities, real estate and construction sectors amongst other will be included.
All presentations will be delivered simultaneously in English, Ukrainian and Russian.
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Oct 12, 2008
Oct 17, 2008 | IBA Annual Conference
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The largest gathering of the international legal community in the world. A meeting place for over 3,000 lawyers and legal professionals from around the world.
Over 150 working sessions covering all areas of practice relevant to international legal practitioners. The opportunity to generate new business with many of the leading firms in the world’s key cities.
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Oct 13, 2008 | WSG IBA Networking Luncheon
Buenos Aires, Argentina
More details about WSG Networking event to follow,....
The IBA Annual Conference is the ideal opportunity for practitioners from every continent to meet and hear first-hand about legal developments in various jurisdictions. It will be a great occasion to meet again in South America. As the global voice of the legal profession, the IBA is uniquely qualified to gather delegates to exchange immensely valuable knowledge and expertise through the significant work of the specialist Committees, Constituents, Groups, and Fora.
For IBA Conference 2008 details, please copy and paste the following link: http://www.ibanet.org/conferences/BA2008/index.cfm |
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World Services Group
World Services Group
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Oct 16, 2008
Oct 19, 2008 | Commonwealth Lawyers' Association 25th Anniversary Conference
Jamaica
This event is being held to celebrate the decision made at the Commonwealth Law Conference held in Hong Kong in 1983 to form the Commonwealth Lawyers' Association (CLA) and the subsequent adoption of the first Constitution of the CLA in Jamaica in 1986.
The 25th Anniversary Conference gives the opportunity to participate in the promotion of the rule of law by hearing and examining the challenges to the rule of law that face us throughout the Commonwealth in places such as Pakistan, Fiji and Zimbabwe. There will also be lawyers in the front line who are dealing with these challenges on a daily basis. There will be a stimulating business programme with a total of 14 sessions and two keynote speeches in addition to a full social programme and a number of satellite meetings that are scheduled to take place pre and post conference.
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Oct 19, 2008
Oct 24, 2008 | XXIV Latin American Institute of Tributary Law Conference
Isla de Margarita, Venezuela
The next Latin American Taxation Conference (Jornadas Latinoamericanas de Derecho Tributario) will be held on October 19th and 24th in Porlamar, Isla de Margarita, Venezuela. The conference will be in Spanish.
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Oct 30, 2008
Nov 01, 2008 | 21st Law Asia Conference
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The 21st LAWASIA conference features well respected speakers from around the region who will share their insights and experience in these areas of the law and more. The conference will help legal professionals - and through them, their clients - navigate the vast and fluid waters of law in the Asia Pacific region.
The conference will showcase over 30 sessions including 4 plenary sessions, featuring 90 speakers from across the region. Representatives from some of the region's most respected law firms are serving as moderators and panellists.
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Oct 30, 2008
Nov 02, 2008 | The 13th International Anti-Corruption Conference
Athens, Greece
Global Transparency: Fighting Corruption for a Sustainable Future.
Come together with the leading experts and practitioners on governance, corruption and transparency at the 13th edition of the world’s leading International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC), as we survey the role of corruption and governance in the crucial social, political, economic and environmental questions that will define the quality of life for people across the globe, today and tomorrow.
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