I think it's unfortunate that the SR-SIS' program was not selected. As
for the program that was selected, I don't see how a "Hot Topics"
program could have but one speaker presenting one point of view, as
interesting as it may be. The "Hot Topics" program has in the past tried
to present conflicting points of view on the selected topic in the
nature of a debate. The American occupation of Iraq is certainly a hot
topic, but for the program to really work in the intended format, there
should also be a speaker taking a critical perspective on the continued
American occupation and the Americanization of Iraqi laws.
Perhaps the committee would consider running both programs.
Sam Trosow
University of Western Ontario
Stanley R. Conrad wrote:
> Since there was some discussion earlier this year about whether AALL might agree to have a discussion of the legal aspects of the politically volatile (and possibly election swinging) issue of same-sex marriage in the open "hot topic" slot at the Boston annual meeting, I'm forwarding part of the following note received today from AALL's Social Responsibility SIS (some of whose members submitted the same-sex marriage proposal).
>
> I may be out of the office for the next several days, so I'll leave any initial commentary to others for the moment.
>
> =================================<
> Stanley R. Conrad, JD/MLS
> Reference / Special Collections Librarian
> Rittenberg Law Library
> St. John's University School of Law
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> conrads@stjohns.edu
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-sr-sis-20315@aallnet.org on behalf of Ann Hemmens
> Sent: Wed 5/26/2004 5:45 PM
> To: AALL Social Responsibilities SIS
> Subject: [sr-sis] AALL 2004 Hot Topic
>
>
>
> Earlier today Gail Warren, Chair of the Annual Meeting Program Committee,
> informed the SR-SIS that our Hot Topic proposal for the 2004 AALL Annual
> Meeting in Boston, "Same-Sex Marriage: the Legal Issues" was not selected.
> The AMPC committee, which had five proposals to consider, selected the
> program "The Baghdad Biblio-Files: Tales from a Librarian at Large."
>
> The AALL Annual Meeting and Conference Update email (sent this afternoon
> from AALL) includes a description of the selected program. The text is
> copied below:
>
> "Formerly the Head of Electronic Services at George Washington University
> Law School, Kim Morris currently is Program Manager for Library and
> Information - Baghdad of the International Human Rights Law Institute at
> the College of Law, DePaul University. From her residence/office in
> Baghdad, Kim has been traveling to three law schools in Iraq and meeting
> with the deans and staff to assess their respective collections and begin
> the process of rebuilding their law libraries. This July, the Annual
> Meeting Program Committee brings you a snapshot of the challenges facing
> law librarians in Iraq by way of this year's Hot Topic program "The
> Baghdad Biblio-Files: Tales from a Librarian at Large"."
>
> [snip]
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