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12 FCIL Newsl. 1 (1997-1998)

handle is hein.lbr/aafcnlt0012 and id is 1 raw text is: Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Special Interest Section/American Association of Law Ubraries FCIL Ne wsleter Volume 12 October 1997 Number I Message from the Chair William NfC/oy University of Washington Law Library For the benefit of you who were unable to attend the Baltimore Convention or who could not make it to our annual business meeting, I will repeat a small portion of the remarks I made there. When I agreed a year and a half ago to accept your nomination as Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect of the SIS, I overcame my reluctance only after reflecting on the tremendous amount of talent, dedication, and commitment I have observed in so many of you, my colleagues. I knew that, in accepting, I would have the experience and the knowledge of many wise people to rely on. Though it is a clichh that a small number of people have done most of the work in the SIS, the reality is that the number of individuals who have held office, led working groups, organized programs, taught workshops, edited publications, spoken on panels, written for the newsletter, contributed to INT-LAW, or maintained our website is nothing short of amaz- ing. Looking back on the eight years that I have been a part of our group, overall I believe that we have learned from each other, and, though we have faced frustrations at times, that we have definitely left our imprint upon the Association. I am proud to be associated with the FCIL SIS! Reflecting on the Baltimore meeting, I would like to express my thanks to all who worked so tirelessly to make our part of it a success. Though we didn't have as many programs selected as we might have liked, members of our SIS were quite visible as speakers and coordinators of several programs and, as usual, did an excellent job. The 1998 annual meeting in Anaheim will have the theme New Horizons, and much is already happening in preparation. The Annual Meeting Program Selection Committee (AMPSC) of AALL has reworked the daily schedule and structured the programs under four sub-topics: Management, Information, Technology, and Law. For more on this, see Marci Hoffmann and Gal Partin's Education Subcommittee Report in this newsletter or check out AALLNET at www.aallnet.org. As an aside, while you're at it, take a look at our SIS webpage, skillfully maintained by Anne Burnett at www.lawsch.uga.edu/fcil/fcil.html. And if you're ever trying to get hold of colleagues (for example, me), you had better first check the online AALL Directory and Handbook acces- sible from the AALLNET homepage. In my case, that is the only place you will find my correct (direct) phone number and job title! Returning to the topic of the Anaheim meeting, I am very much tempted to usurp Gail and Marci's report and comment on the numerous excellent program proposals submitted by our membership. Suffice it to say that half of our ten excellent proposals were accepted, which unfortunately means that an equal number (which some of us thought were sure to be selected) were rejected con dnued on p. 2 LOS ubjec Heading Estabished 8+++++++++;++i+++ AALL..... Awards. ..m.a.on ...9 .. .... . Managing.. Humn..gh..WtchSe.al.1

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