For more information, please contact:
Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, (312) 906-5251
ADVISORY TO PRODUCERS, COLUMNISTS, AND ASSIGNMENT, LEGAL, PLANNING, INTERNATIONAL, POLITICAL, CITY DESK, FEATURES AND DAYBOOK EDITORS
CHICAGO–June 5, 2007–Chicago-Kent College of Law and Stuart School of Business have experts available to discuss current issues. To reach any of our experts, call Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, at (312) 906-5251. Press releases and earlier advisories are available on our Web site: www.kentlaw.edu/news/advisory.
Travelers and identity theft. ATMs and credit and debit cards have decreased the need for vacationers to carry around large amounts of cash or travelers checks. However, the convenience afforded by the technology has increased concern about identity theft. Professor Richard Warner says travelers are often on unfamiliar ground, so it is difficult for them to assess the privacy, credit card fraud and identity theft dangers. He adds there are things travelers can do to protect themselves, “For example, use a credit card with a low limit, deal only with reputable businesses and minimize the personally identifying information divulged.” Professor Warner is available for interviews about preventing identity theft. He has lectured on Internet security at the second U.N. Economic Commission for Europe Workshop in Geneva, Switzerland. At the invitation of the FBI, he has spoken on global cybercrime before the Chicago Crime Commission.
“You have the right to remain silent...” if you are arrested in the United States. But what rights do Americans traveling abroad have? Professor Bartram S. Brown, co-director of Chicago-Kent’s Program in International and Comparative Law, says “Although foreign governments can’t force you to testify, your silence could be taken as evidence you have something to hide.” Professor Brown, an international human rights expert, is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the Board of Directors of Amnesty International USA.
Millions of foreign visitors come to the United States each year. Most require B-1/B-2 visitor visas to enter the country legally. What is the process for obtaining visitor visas? What changes have been made in the U.S. visa policy and procedures since the terrorist attacks in 2001? Professor Matthew I. Bernstein, who practices and teaches immigration and nationality law, is available for interviews.
Downtown Campus Events:
June 5: “Managing Information in One of the Biggest Companies in India” is the topic of a presentation by Ashishkumar Chauhan, president and chief information officer of Reliance Industries, a petrochemical company and India’s largest private-sector company. As CIO, Chauhan is responsible for IT applications development, configuration, rollout and operations. Chauhan is regarded as one of the five founders of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), India’s largest automated exchange, counted among the top three markets in the world by number of trades. He developed a satellite communications network for NSE which has served as a technology model for many other companies in India. At NSE, Chauhan set up the initial IT infrastructure and oversaw operations of the equity and derivatives markets for more than seven years. He is considered “the father of commercial satellite telecom and of modern exchange-traded financial derivatives markets in India.” Chauhan created the NSE-50 Index, the largest traded stock index in Indian derivatives market. This program, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 4:30 p.m. For more information, call (312) 906-6508.
June 8: 26th annual Conference on Not-For-Profit Organizations. This one-day seminar is presented by a faculty of leading organization executives, attorneys, accountants and government officials. Program highlights include “Highlights of the Pension Protection Act of 2006,” “Understanding and Planning for Unrelated Business Income,” “Executive Compensation” and “Accounting Issues – For Grants and Other Restricted Funds.” There will also be an “Intellectual Property Update” that will explore the types of intellectual property which not-for-profit organizations have and are likely to overlook protecting. Copyright, trademark and the right to publicity will be discussed. Workshops will also focus on the legislative and regulatory environment in Washington, D.C., for tax-exempt organizations, electronic filing requirements for IRS Form 990, and a report from the Office of the Illinois Attorney General on issues affecting not-for-profit groups in the state. For more information, call (312) 906-5090.
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