Call for
Participation and Proposals
10th International
Conference on Contracts (KCON 10)
William S. Boyd
School of Law, UNLV
Las Vegas, Nevada
February 27 & 28, 2015
Invitation: We invite paper, presentation, and panel
proposals exploring any aspect of contract law, theory, and policy writ large
(including, but not limited to, bankruptcy/insolvency, commercial law, consumer
law, dispute resolution regimes, employment law, family law, insurance law,
legal systems, and restitution, in addition to more traditional contract
topics) from a behavioral, comparative, critical, doctrinal, economic,
empirical, equitable, historical, institutional, interdisciplinary,
jurisprudential, pedagogical, philosophical, policy-driven, or political
perspective. We also solicit volunteers to serve as moderators or
discussants for panels that are not "packaged deals."
The CFPs issued earlier this year for the AALS Section on
Contracts' and Section on Commercial and Related Consumer
Law's January annual meeting programs each yielded more excellent
proposals than either section can accommodate in Washington. There are
also issues of weather, timing, politics, and expense that may keep some away
from the AALS annual meeting. We strongly encourage those who submitted
papers or proposals to either section -- successfully or unsuccessfully -- to
submit to us. KCON 10's attendance will almost certainly exceed that of
any single session at AALS and, although there will be some overlap in the
audience, there will also be plenty of fresh eyes and ears in February in Las
Vegas.
I intend to organize a panel in memory of our dear friend
and colleague Jean Braucher and another to discuss Omri Ben-Shahar & Carl
Schneider's recent book, More Than You Wanted to Know: The Failure of Mandated
Disclosure. A couple of other panel ideas are already
brewing. Those efforts, even if all bear fruit, still leave room for many
more presenters, moderators, and discussants.
We will try to accommodate as many presenters, moderators,
and discussants as possible. We particularly encourage junior scholars
and those who work in non-U.S. legal systems to propose papers or panels and to
volunteer to serve as a discussant or moderator. We also welcome anyone
who wishes to attend the conference without presenting or serving as a
discussant or moderator. The educational and networking benefits alone
are worth the price of admission.
Publication: There is no publication requirement for
conference participants, although experience suggests that individual papers
and panels often find good homes. The Nevada Law Journal encourages
participants to submit individual and panel papers and hopes to publish several
works from the conference in upcoming issues.
Submitting a Proposal: If you would like to propose a
presentation or panel, please e-mail a title, brief description, and any
supporting materials by January 23, 2015 to keith.rowley@unlv.edu
or snail-mail it to me at the address below; if you would like to discuss or
moderate, please let me know your interests and availability by January
23. We will evaluate proposals as they come in and will consider on a
space-available basis any we receive after January 23.
Preliminary Schedule: The conference program will
begin both Friday and Saturday morning no later than 9:00 a.m. (grazing and
conversational opportunities will start earlier) and will run until 5:00 or
5:30 p.m. each day.
Accommodations: Bluegreen Club 36 near campus (372 E. Tropicana Avenue, Las
Vegas, NV 89169) is holding a block of rooms for Thursday 2/26 through Saturday
2/28 nights at a rate of $92.00 per night (plus tax) for a deluxe suite or
$82.00 per night (plus tax) for a standard suite. To book a
conference-rate suite at Bluegreen Club 36, please call (800) 456-0009 and tell
the reservations agent that you are with the UNLV Law School contracts
conference. The deadline for hotel registration at the conference rate is
February 4, 2015. However, I encourage you to book sooner, as we blocked
a limited number of rooms and will be better able to get the hotel to make the
conference rate available to additional attendees if early registration is
robust.
For those who prefer to stay on the Las Vegas Strip, we have
also secured a smaller block of rooms at the Luxor (3900 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
89119) for Thursday 2/26 through Saturday 2/28 nights for Tower Deluxe rooms (one king bed or two queen
beds) at a rate of $40.00 per night (plus tax & $18/night
resort fee) for Thursday 2/26, $89.00 per night (plus tax & $18/night
resort fee) for Friday 2/27, and $99.00 per night (plus tax & $18/night
resort fee) for Friday 2/27. The Luxor is considerably farther from
campus than Bluegreen Club 36, and traffic on and around the Las Vegas Strip
can be heavy at times; however, this is an excellent rate that appears to be
available for earlier check-in for attendees looking to spend an extra night or
two in Las Vegas. To book a conference-rate room at the Luxor, go
to https://aws.passkey.com/event/13031521/owner/4939/home.
The deadline for the conference rate at the Luxor is January 29, 2015.
Again, I encourage you to book sooner, as we blocked a smaller number of rooms
there and will be better able to get the Luxor to make the conference rate
available to additional attendees if the block fills up quickly.
Transportation: We'll provide transportation between
Bluegreen Club 36 and the law school (as well as Friday's dinner venue, if it
is off-campus). If enough attendees book rooms at the Luxor, we will
arrange shuttle service to and from there as well. Attendees who prefer
to stay elsewhere are responsible for their own transportation.
Sustenance: Your registration fee will cover the
costs of lunches both days and a reception and dinner Friday evening, as well
as coffee, fruit, and baked goods each morning and cold beverage service and
morsels each afternoon.
Registration: We're still finalizing the conference
registration fee and process. The registration fee will be no more than
$250, which will include Friday evening's conference dinner, at which we will
recognize this year's career achievement award recipient. Additional
tickets to Friday's dinner will be available for guests who are not registered
for the conference.
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