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Loughborough (England); England

This article provides information on an international conference on freedom and information, to be held on June 15 to 17, 2005 at Burleigh Court, Loughborough University in England. The conference will deal with the two concepts that are linked in the term Freedom of Information, providing an opportunity to explore the dimensions of the relationship between the two, and explore their significance for theory and practice in the field of information and communications. Organizers of the event are the Legal and Policy Research Group of the Department of Information Science at Loughborough University, in association with the Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression Committee of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. The conference is for practitioners and academics in the information, communication, computer, library and media domains, who are interested in ethical, legal and regulatory aspects. Abstracts of up to 400 words are invited from those interested in making a presentation at the conference. Topics could cover various aspects, such as freedom of expression, intellectual freedom, academic freedom, freedom of information laws, and transparency, among others.