20 April 1998 Source: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Federal Register: April 20, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 75)] [Notices] [Page 19555-19556] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr20ap98-131] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice #2789] Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy; Meeting Notice The Department of State is holding the next meeting of its Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy. The Committee provides a formal channel for regular consultation and coordination on major economic, social and legal issues and problems in international communications and information policy, especially as these issues and problems involve users of information and communication services, providers of such services, technology research and development, foreign industrial and regulatory policy, the activities of international organizations with regard to communications and information, and developing country interests. The meeting will be devoted to discussion of issues of interest to members, particularly as to the work of the State Department on telecommunications policy involving both bilateral and multilateral fora. In addition, the purpose of this meeting will be to hear reports from the working groups on various issues that chart the future direction and work plan of the committee. The members will look at the substantive issues on which the committee should focus, as well as specific countries and regions of interest to the committee. This meeting will be held on Thursday, April 30, 1998, from 9:30 a.m.--12:30 p.m. in Room 1107 of the Main Building of the U.S. Department of State, located at 2201 ``C'' Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520. Members of the public may attend these meetings up to the seating capacity of the room. While the meeting is open to the public, admittance to the State Department Building is only by means of a pre- arranged clearance list. In order to be placed on the pre-clearance list, please provide your name, title, company, [[Page 19556]] social security number, date of birth, and citizenship to Shirlett Brewer at (202) 647-8345 or by fax at (202) 647-0158. All attendees must use the ``C'' Street entrance. One of the following valid ID's will be required for admittance: any U.S. driver's license with photo, a passport, or a U.S. Government agency ID. For further information, contact Timothy C. Finton, Executive Secretary of the Committee, at (202) 647-5385. Dated: March 30, 1998. Timothy C. Finton, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 98-10382 Filed 4-17-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-45-M ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Federal Register: April 20, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 75)] [Notices] [Page 19556] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr20ap98-132] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice No. 2783] Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL) Study Group on Electronic Commerce; Meeting Notice The Study Group on Electronic Commerce of the Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL) will hold its next meeting from 9:30 to 4:00 on Thursday, April 16 in Washington, DC. The purpose of the meeting will be to review international proposals for rules on electronic signature systems. The meeting will consider authentication, message integrity, sender and user rights and obligations, and the evolving roles of third party system designers and service providers, as well as differing standards that may be appropriate for commercial and governmental applications. Both international and domestic developments will be reviewed, given the close connection between them in an era of globalization of commerce, information, and borderless connections through data networks. The status of ongoing projects at various international bodies, both intergovernmental and private sector, including UNCITRAL, OECD, the ICC and others will be reviewed. The meeting will focus on revised draft rules on electronic signatures prepared by the Secretariat of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), which will be discussed at an upcoming UNCITRAL Working Group meeting at the U.N. in June 1998. Included in that discussion will be a U.S. proposal for a multilateral treaty (convention) that could include provisions of the 1996 UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce, and possibly other provisions. Also on the agenda will be a review, as appropriate, of the latest developments in state legislatures within the U.S.; draft uniform state laws under preparation, including the proposed new Uniform Commercial Code Article 2B and Electronic Transactions Act; developments in other national legal systems; and electronic commerce initiatives of the Department of Commerce and others. Proposals on electronic commerce infrastructure, including access to markets, message integrity, and privacy issues that are expected to be discussed at the OECD in October will also be reviewed as appropriate. Suggestions on possible legal standards for determining applicable law and jurisdiction in a cross-border setting may be considered. The meeting of the Advisory Committee Study Group is open to the public up to the capacity of the meeting room. Members of the public who cannot attend are welcome to comment, including any recommendations for possible U.S. positions on these matters. The meeting will take place at the International Law Institute (ILI), 1615 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. Persons who expect to attend should advise either the Office of the Legal Adviser (L/PIL) at Suite 357, South Building, 2430 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037-2800, fax (202) 776- 8482, or Stuart Kerr at ILI, (202) 483-3036, fax 483-3029. The Office of the Legal Adviser will provide copies of, or e-mail and other sources for, UN, NCCUSL and related documents for the meeting. For further information, please contact Harold Burman, Advisory Committee Executive Director, at (202) 776-8421. The meeting will take place immediately prior to meeting in Washington, DC on April 17-19 of the National Conference of Commissioners Drafting Group on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) on the proposed Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA). Attendees at the Study Group meeting or others who may be interested in the UETA meeting should contact Patricia Fry at the Stetson University College of Law, (813) 562-7893, fax 813-347-3738, or D. Benjamin Beard at the University of Idaho Law School, 208-885-6423, fax 885-7609. Harold S. Burman, Advisory Committee, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 98-10324 Filed 4-17-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-08-M