[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 169 (Thursday, August 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 52784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21423]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8000]


U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law: Notice of Annual Meeting

    The Department of State's Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law (ACPIL) will hold its annual meeting on developments 
in private international law on Thursday, October 11 and Friday, 
October 12, 2012 in Washington, DC. The meeting will be held at the 
Michael K. Young Faculty Conference Center, George Washington 
University Law School, 2000 H Street NW., Washington, DC 20052. The 
program is scheduled to run from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and 
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday.
    Time permitting, we expect that the discussion will focus on 
developments in a number of areas, e.g., international family law; 
federalism issues in implementing the Hague Convention on Choice of 
Court Agreements; international contract law; developments in major PIL 
organizations; agricultural finance and food security; and simplified 
incorporation and other initiatives to promote the growth of 
microenterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises. We also expect 
to discuss possible future work in the PIL field and solicit 
suggestions in that regard.
    Documents on these subjects are available at www.hcch.net; 
www.uncitral.org; www.unidroit.org; www.oas.org, and www.nccusl.org. We 
may, by email, supplement those with additional documents.
    Please advise as early as possible if you plan to attend. The 
meeting is open to the public up to the capacity of the conference 
facility, and space will be reserved on a first come, first served 
basis. Persons who wish to have their views considered are encouraged, 
but not required, to submit written comments in advance. Those who are 
unable to attend are also encouraged to submit written views. Comments 
should be sent electronically to [email protected]. Those planning 
to attend should provide name, affiliation and contact information to 
Tricia Smeltzer at 202-776-8423 and Niesha Toms at 202-776-8420, or by 
email to [email protected] and [email protected]. A member of the 
public needing reasonable accommodation should advise those same 
contacts not later than September 28th. Requests made after that date 
will be considered, but might not be able to be fulfilled.

    Dated: August 22, 2012.
Keith Loken,
Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Private International Law, Office of 
the Legal Adviser, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2012-21423 Filed 8-29-12; 8:45 am]
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