IACA to Hold Regional Conference in Jakarta

Jakarta | badilag.net/English (18/05/10) - President of IACA (The International Association for Court Administration), Richard Foster, along with the Supreme Court of Indonesia will host the IACA Regional Conference in Jakarta, March 14 to 16, 2011.

The theme of the conference will be Access to Justice and will incorporate themes such as public trust and confidence, court services and the public’s access to court  and implementing a Court Excellence Framework.

• The organizing committee, chaired by Richard Foster includes the following:
• Leisha Lister, Executive Advisor Family Court of Australia.
• Widayatno Sastro Hardjono, Deputy Chief Justice Supreme Court of Indonesia.
• Wiwiek Awiati and Meissy Sabardiah, Judicial Reform Team.
• Cate Sumner, Legal Advisor Indonesia/Australia Legal Development Facility.
• Anne Wallace, Senior Lecturer, University of Canberra.
• Chris Doogan, Adjunct Professor University of Canberra and formally the CEO of the High Court of Australia.

The opening of the conference will be held in the ceremonial room at the Supreme Court of Indonesia (Jakarta) on Monday 14 March 2011 (1-3 pm) followed by afternoon tea by invitation of the Chief Justice of Indonesia.

The conference will then take place in Bogor (1 hour from Jakarta) on Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 March with the official dinner scheduled for Tuesday evening.

There will be a call for papers in June 2010 and close in August 2010. The IACA Regional Committee will finalize the program schedule and conference details in September 2010.

Source: (Richard Foster) IACA Newsletter Spring 2010