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ABA-Section of Science and Technology Law

The Section of Science and Technology Law of the American Bar Association is a trusted source of information and policy development at the intersection of law, science, and technology. The Section leads the profession in defining the legal landscape of these often uncharted areas and is home to lawyers with diverse backgrounds in areas such as computer law, electronic commerce, engineering, biotechnology, physics, and medicine.

The work of the Section is conducted through four substantive divisions (e-commerce law, computer law, communications law, and life and physical sciences) and 26 committees and task forces, which explore the legal implications of technical and scientific discoveries and developments. Members may join any of the substantive committees, which serve as project working groups and host the listserves open to them.

Through programs, projects, and publications, the Section explores issues such as e-commerce privacy and public key infrastructure, the scope of electronic notarial practice, online payment mechanisms like smart cards and digital cash, law and the Internet, information security and privacy, telecommunications law, cybercrime, biotechnology, scientific misconduct, scientific evidence, and genetics. During the Midyear and Annual Meetings, the Section offers programs on timely topics such "Human Clones and the Law: From Embryos and Stem Cells to Duplicate and Designer Babies."

The journal Jurimetrics and a newsletter BLAST (The Bulletin of Law, Science and Technology) are sent quarterly to members. They disseminate information about the relationships between law, science, medicine, and technology. BLAST offers news about Section business and activities and is also online.

The latest research and work of special Section committees is published in monographs as part of the Scientific Evidence Review series. For more information about member benefits and joining the Section of Science and Technology Law of the American Bar Association, please visit http://www.abanet.org/scitech/join.html.

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