The 2005 LAWSS symposium will focus on the current development of commerce and banking law. A number of prominent speakers will review the pact of stability, banking supervision, international mergers of companies or banks.

The Symposium is open to all the Salzburg Seminar alumni and young professionals of exceptional promise interested in law on a space available basis. Alumni are welcome to bring guests. The program will include plenary presentations, discussion and working groups. In addition, events include a concert, barbeque, receptions, a gala dinner and a lake-tour.

NOTE: This session may be taken for continuing legal education (CLE) credit. Offered in association with the Center for International Legal Studies (CILS), this conference is recognized by the Law Society of England and Wales, the General Council of the Bar of England and Wales, and the Netherlands Bar for Continuing Professional Development Credit (CPD), the states of New York, California, and Colorado under the approved jurisdictions rule, as well as West Virginia, New Hampshire and South Carolina for Continuing Legal Education Credit (CLE).

In addition, due to CILS' recognized sponsorship with the above states, lawyers from the following jurisdictions will qualify for CLE credits: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington State, Wisconsin, and Wyoming and Hong Kong. There is an additional fee of EUR170 to register for CLE credit.

Payment Information The fee for this symposium is EUR 1050 for a single and EUR1600 for a couple. If you and two colleagues of your company or alumni of your session register together, the fee will be discounted to EUR 950 for a single and EUR1450 for a double. This discount also applies to anyone registering and submitting payment before March 31, 2005. The fee includes room and board for four nights, tuition, lake-tour, fees and social events. Bank Transfer: (Bankhaus Carl Spängler & Co., Salzburg, Account No.:AT 401953000100180942 BIC SPAET2S UID-No.: ATU33978602) Credit cards are also accepted. Children under 12 are free.

Spaces are limited and reservations will be confirmed in the order in which they are received. For further information, contact

the alumni office alumni@salzburgseminar.org