The main focus of the conference is to discuss the key contemporary trends in law & technology, and discuss their impact on law, business, and the legal profession.

During the conference, speakers will touch upon topics such as the following:

1. Artificial Intelligence and Law

2. Informational and Personal Data Privacy: Law, Policy, Compliance

3. Big Data, Technological Giants and the Law

4. The Cloud

5. Technology Transfers & Technology Transactions

6. Intellectual Property in the Digital Age

7. International Business Transactions – post-COVID perspectives

8. Trends in E-commerce

9. Cybersecurity: Law, Policy, Compliance

10. Online Dispute Resolution: New Trend in Law

The above-mentioned thematic areas are only examples – we strongly encourage you to go beyond them. In addition, the speeches can be interdisciplinary in nature, combining a variety of scientific fields.

We believe in freedom of academic discussion and do not censor speeches for worldview or political reasons. Original and unconventional speeches will always find recognition from the Conference Committee.

• Professionals in law interested in the most up-to-date trends in law and technology, students, Ph.D. students, experienced researchers, and all others interested in law & technology can actively participate in the conference as speakers.
• Passive participants (audience) do not need to possess any prior academic knowledge or background to register and listen to the conference.

• Prof. Christopher Kelley, LL.M. (University of Arkansas School of Law) – Chairman of the Committee.
• Prof. Frank Sullivan, Jr. (Indiana University) – Vice-Chairman of the Committee.
• Prof. Howard Leib (Cornell Law School) – II Vice-Chairman of the Committee.
• Prof. Jim Chester (Southern Methodist University; Klemchuk, LLP) – Member of the Committee.
• Prof. Nina Stępnicka (Casimir Pulaski Univeristy in Radom) – Member of the Committee.
• Dr. Valery Loumber (Gavrilov & Brooks Law Firm, Sacramento/Los Angeles; Center for American Studies Director of Academic Affairs) – Member of the Committee.
• Luke Darby Bartosik, LL.M. (President of the Center for American Studies) – Secretary of the Committee.

We accept presentations in the following languages:

🇺🇲English

🇵🇱Polish

Panels (sessions) of the conference will be arranged accordingly.

Steps necessary to register for the conference as an active participant (conference speaker):

1️⃣Submit an abstract (200-300 words) and register via the Speaker Application Form at: https://forms.gle/DWJDaXF3FV7ABFb19

2️⃣Register via the Speaker Application Form by 23.59 on September 8, 2027 (we will not extend this deadline).

🔒We reserve the right to select abstracts.

📣The results of the abstract selection process will be announced by September 9, 2027.

3️⃣ Pay the conference fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the qualified speakers via email. The fee must be paid by September 11, 2027 at the latest.

➤ PASSIVE PARTICIPATION (CONFERENCE AUDIENCE)

Steps necessary to register for the conference by a passive participant (audience):

1️⃣Register via the Audience Registration Form at: https://forms.gle/5gDCRZz3NXmCcxQG7

2️⃣Register using the Audience Registration Form by midnight on September 11, 2027 (we will not extend this deadline). Failure to register using the form will result in the inability to passively participate in the conference (and thus the inability to receive a conference audience certificate).

3️⃣ Pay the fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the audience via email. The fee must be paid by September 13, 2027, at the latest.

Audience will have a chance to see the conference schedule before paying the fee. The schedule with a full list of speakers and their presentation titles will be delivered via email.

➤ SPEAKERS – 2 options:

• 269 PLN / 85 EUR – participation as a speaker + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 299 PLN / 90 EUR – participation as a speaker + digital PDF certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

➤ AUDIENCE – 2 options:

• 139 PLN / 50 EUR – audience participation + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 169 PLN / 60 EUR – audience participation + digital PDF certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

Important! Please use the following pattern when filling in the transfer title field when making the payment of your conference fee*:

"first name and last name – fee for active / passive participation (select the appropriate one) – Academic Conference on Law & Technology”

* Failure to do so may result in delays in posting the fee on the appropriate account and, consequently, even exclude your participation in the conference.

In the case of a co-authorship of a presentation by two, three or more speakers, please pay the fee for each of the co-speakers separately.

The organizers anticipate the possibility of publication in the form of a monograph. However, such possibility will depend on the number of authors willing to publish their text (chapter) in a monograph. The price for participation in the conference does not include the publication fee.

• Our certificates are widely recognized in scholarship and grant procedures by public and private universities and other entities.
• It is possible to receive a VAT invoice (please request it in the registration form – requests made later may not be satisfied).
• If your participation in the conference is to be financed by the university (institution/company), we suggest that you pay for your participation from your personal funds and then obtain reimbursement from the university (institution/company) on the basis of an invoice issued by the Center to your university (institution/company).
• The fee is non-refundable (since it grants you the right of entry to the conference).
• The link to the online conference room will be made available to registered participants within 24 hours before the start of the conference.
• It is possible to deliver a conference presentation by two or more speakers (the fee should be multiplied by the number of speakers).
• The presentation time is 15-25 minutes (depending on the fact of giving a solo or duet presentation and the total number of presentations during the conference).
• Traditional paper certificates are usually sent via traditional post within 2 months after the conference – though we will try to expedite this process given the approaching scholarship deadlines.
• Digital certificates are sent to *all* participants within one week from the conference – though we will try to expedite this process given the approaching scholarship deadlines.
• All Participants will receive an affidavit confirming the composition of the Academic Committee.
• All Participants will receive a certificate of the status of the Center for American Studies scientific society as an entity conducting primarily scientific activities in an independent and continuous manner, along with a full list of members of the Academic Council.
• The Center for American Studies arranges the order of presentations. The exact time of speaking at the conference is pre-determined by CFAS (it will be not possible to change the time of your conference presentation set in the conference schedule).
• Terms of Use (Conference Rules and Regulations): https://www.cfasofficial.com/en/terms-of-use