Dear ITechLaw Members,

I am deeply honored that the nominating committee and members of the International Technology Law Association have elected me President of ITechLaw for 2007-2008.

Throughout my presidency I wish to carry out some endeavours that I have always dreamt of during my previous years working for the association. My primary goal is to reach out to you, our valued members. You are our most important asset, and my presidential plan is a direct reflection of that belief. Below are some highlights of what I wish to accomplish during my term as President of ITechLaw.

Building Relationships through Strong Communication

Member Feedback: Tell Us What You Think

My first goal is to establish a direct relationship with all of our members to obtain your feedback and thereby improve our services to you. To this end, I ask permission to contact each one of you individually. I want to meet you and hear what you have to say. Specifically, I believe it is very important to gather your opinion on our past conferences, find out what you gained from them, and what you would like to see in the future. Additionally, I would like your input on our upcoming worldwide conferences, including:

ITechLaw Annual European Conference, London, November, 2007

Santiago de Chile, December, 2007

Mumbai, February, 2008

ITechLaw World Conference and Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, April, 2008

Seoul Conference, June, 2008, and;

ITechLaw Annual European Conference, Barcelona, November 2008.



Member Involvement: Call for Conference Papers

A practice that has become very successful and widespread has been ITechLaw’s Call for Papers from our membership for each of our conferences. Continuing on with this practice, I strongly urge our members to actively participate with the association at this level. Our members are ideally suited for detecting and articulating the most relevant and interesting issues in technology law today.

Member Collaboration: eNews and eBulletin

As part of my communications plan, I urge members to get involved with two of ITechLaw’s most important publications:

eNews: An electronic newsletter distributed to members in the middle of each month.

eBulletin: An interactive online law journal, published quarterly, featuring scholarly articles and other substantive law updates.

For both publications, it is essential to have your news, opinions, legal comments, editorials and the vast, rich experience gathered by each one of us in our daily work. Your valuable submissions will be reviewed, and, where accepted, published in an attractive and professional format.

Closing Message to Our Members

My overall desire is to establish a continuing personal exchange with you. In my future letters I will give you an update in this respect.

Finally, I would like to convey my warmest greetings to all of you. I look forward to meeting you.

Regards,

Enrique J. Batalla
ITechLaw President