"The European Union in the 21st Century:
new challenges in law and legal information"
European University Institute
Badia Fiesolana, San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy
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Updated: April 12, 2006
The annual course in international law librarianship is the Association's main meeting and educational event of the year. There are three main themes this year: Topics that will be discussed are: the European Constitution and its ratification, its impact on the functioning of the European Court of Justice, and the Ius Commune Europaeum. Of particular relevance to librarians is the EU copyright directive which will be addressed. Time will be dedicated to the rapid development of electronic Italian legal information resources.
The Association's annual meeting will be held at the European University Institute in the beautiful countryside close to San Domenico, a small village halfway between Florence and Fiesole, an Etruscan town in the hills north of Florence.
For tourist information on Florence and Fiesole, consult http://www.firenzeturismo.it/Categorie/
On Sunday, after a talk on local history, there will be a welcome reception and buffet on the Loggia of the Badia Fiesolana.
Registration for the 24th Annual Course was closed on August 3!
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IALL is pleased to announce the availability of financial assistance to enable law librarians who are normally unable to benefit from Association activities to attend this year meeting. Deadline for applications is April 30th, 2005. Learn more...
The conference venue is the Badia Fiesolana, the main building of the European University Institute (EUI) in San Domenico. The EUI was founded in 1972 by the European Community Member States to provide advanced academic training to PhD students and to promote research at the highest level. It carries out research from a European perspective in history, law, economics, and political and social science. The Badia Fiesolana is an ancient building, perched in the hills overlooking Florence. The conference sessions will take place in the main lecture theatre and the building also contains the Institute Library. Coffee, tea breaks and buffet lunches will be on the Loggia and in the courtyard of the Badia next to the Publishers' exhibition area.
Florence airport http://www.aeroporto.firenze.it has flights from a range of European cities. There is an airport bus to the city centre and taxis are available. Pisa airport http://www.pisa-airport.com is 80 km away and Florence can be easily reached by train and bus. It is served by several budget airlines. Visa information can be found at, for example, http://www.worldtravelguide.net/data/ita/ita040.asp but check this with your own authorities.
Delegates must book and arrange payment for their own accommodation direct with their chosen hotel. There is no official conference hotel. Rooms have been blockbooked in three small sized family hotels in Fiesole and in one residential educational college in the area of San Domenico close to the conference venue. There are few hotels nearby and the rooms held for conference delegates will be released by early July.
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